I cut off today for the first time ever.

InfuriatedToast · Post by **InfuriatedToast** » 22 Mar 2008, 12:19

I cut off today for the first time in my 3 years at RM

That will teach them for giving us Good Friday off.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 22 Mar 2008, 12:41

Congratulations on losing your cut off virginity

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 22 Mar 2008, 13:14

Manager put in CO today and then had the cheek to ask me to do my walk - he can

right off.

axeman · Post by **axeman** » 22 Mar 2008, 13:23

Stupid amounts of mail at ours today a lot was just left there after all big al did say that saturday was our day and it would be significantly lighter. Well al so much for your untruths where's the regulator now to hand out the big fines for failing to meet out targets ?. Cause we know that the mail is failing all the more regularly now we have these later starts................or do they just belive r.m's figgures which we all know are basicaly false accounting

glenfiddich · Post by **glenfiddich** » 22 Mar 2008, 13:55

Can't wait for tuesday

postyparker · Post by **postyparker** » 22 Mar 2008, 14:16

In the 3 and a half months I've been with RM today has been the lightest day.

Finished at half 11 when the earliest before that is 12:15. Plus I'm off Tuesday as it's my day off which also happens to be my 21st Birthday

Post by **POSTMAN** » 22 Mar 2008, 15:02

InfuriatedToast wrote:I cut off today for the first time in my 3 years at RM That will teach them for giving us Good Friday off.

Congratulations and welcome to the club.

May you and your children have many more cut offs in the future.

simply_the_best · Post by **simply_the_best** » 22 Mar 2008, 15:14

Quiet day for us up here in Scotland, probably thanks to you lot being off yesterday.

I think we'll pay for it on tuesday

i love mail sort · Post by **i love mail sort** » 22 Mar 2008, 16:27

I came in a hour before i was meant to start i usually come in on time but i had to be elsewhere. I must of had about 20 bundles on my bench. I will make sure i took next easter off. Least i am off on Tuesday so its a long weekend for me.

InfuriatedToast · Post by **InfuriatedToast** » 22 Mar 2008, 16:50

POSTMAN wrote:
InfuriatedToast wrote:I cut off today for the first time in my 3 years at RM That will teach them for giving us Good Friday off.
Congratulations and welcome to the club.
May you and your children have many more cut offs in the future.

Thanks

I can feel a repeat coming on Tuesday. If only everybody stuck together and did the same. Most of them in our office just keep their heads down and get on with the job. I feel like I'm the only one who will stand up to RM and not take any crap from them.
It felt really good to cut off today, even though I do feel a bit guilty. I just hope I won't get any grief from the manager's next week. But I don't care anymore, I am almost ready to walk out of the job anyway.

leiwolf · Post by **leiwolf** » 22 Mar 2008, 16:58

Royal mail can not force anyone to come in early or finish later
I know in my do if you cut off, the manager would ask you where you will be at 1pm, I am sure stuff like that is harrasment

dongash · Post by **dongash** » 22 Mar 2008, 17:48

loads of mail failed at macclesfield today!!! mail centre worked yesterday, no night staff anymore at our d.o = too much mail, not enough people to clear it! to many walks to throw out for 24hr people! even with managers doing postmans work ie pouch dropping,ips,walk prep etc!!! it wasn't broke so why are you so intent on breaking it??? :cfo :lfo :cfo :lfo

Post by **POSTMAN** » 22 Mar 2008, 17:52

even though I do feel a bit guilty

I don't like doing it,i know we've been caned by the press (proper press not a wanky website)before because of cut offs and our comments,but we have to make a stand.

Post by **solcat** » 22 Mar 2008, 18:37

I managed my mail but NO CHANCE of any Parcels

,the lads on the van brought a lot back

Post by **rhino49** » 22 Mar 2008, 19:18

I am fortunate that I do not have any other demands on my time and I do feel a responsibility to a great group of customers so I have never culled, but what I will not accept is a query over why I am booking for extended delivery and how much. I can almost state which house I will be at at any given time after doing the walk for nearly 8 years. We have to pre-book extended delivery before leaving the office and many staff face the third degree about it.

Simple answer - They pay - We play, otherwise InfuriatedToast has the right idea and the courage to show it. It is now a sellers market - don't sell yourselves short - make sure you are rewarded or respected for what you do because many (not all I must admit) managers still don't seem to realize or give us credit for what we accomplish every day and the people at the top are so far removed from reality that they may as well be Heather Mills financial advisers.

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