Why do you all think so little of yourselves? It speaks volumes of how brain numbing this job has made you, and was for me as well until I got out and the RM institutional fog suddenly cleared after over 25 years. When looking for new employees, most employers want honest, reliable people who are happy to do their bit. Posties will always get looked on favourably as most are seen to be friendly and regular, reliable people on the doorstep - good job they can't see inside the DO's though lol.
The most sensible ones can see this company is going downhill fast, realising that what they are seeing now is the future, and getting out. Terms and conditions will be on par with similar courier companies in a year or so. As Thompson has made clear - and it is actually written in their job vacancy info now - RM is transforming FROM a letters TO a parcels business, and the union will still be bereft to do anything about it except hold never ending talks with an employer who is hell bent on just stringing them along but will continue to impose everything anyway through EA. In order to compete price wise for parcels business, RM will need to have a similar business management ethos to the other parcel companies, it's not rocket science.
Those hundreds of long serving, old school, reliable posties with 20/30/40+ years service leaving the job tells you a HUGE story - they are the ones to take note of.
Good luck to those who intend to stick with it - you will certainly need it!
