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Lost Special

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Barnacle
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Re: Lost Special

Post by Barnacle »

clashcityrocker wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 17:11
tramssirhc wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 16:12

The CWU let's it's members do whatever they want despite knowing full well what that means when things go wrong. So yeah, the CWU is to blame.
What sort of discipline would the rank and file committees impose upon us?
I’d forgotten about them. Hope they’re ok 😂
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’
postmanplod2025
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Re: Lost Special

Post by postmanplod2025 »

i think youll be okay especially at this time of year, the volume of parcels through roof, dont worry about the special trust me no one wants to do the job they wont want to lose a good postman, bound to be hundreds of errors with the volumes now
pinstripe
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Re: Lost Special

Post by pinstripe »

Barnacle wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 17:14
clashcityrocker wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 17:11
tramssirhc wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 16:12

The CWU let's it's members do whatever they want despite knowing full well what that means when things go wrong. So yeah, the CWU is to blame.
What sort of discipline would the rank and file committees impose upon us?
I’d forgotten about them. Hope they’re ok 😂
They’re both fine
Clappedoutpostie
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Re: Lost Special

Post by Clappedoutpostie »

Did it turn up?
TooManyLoops
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Re: Lost Special

Post by TooManyLoops »

Clappedoutpostie wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 18:34
Did it turn up?
No

Got to stress it out now, waiting for the complaint to come in
Barnacle
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Re: Lost Special

Post by Barnacle »

pinstripe wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 17:43
Barnacle wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 17:14
clashcityrocker wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 17:11
tramssirhc wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 16:12

The CWU let's it's members do whatever they want despite knowing full well what that means when things go wrong. So yeah, the CWU is to blame.
What sort of discipline would the rank and file committees impose upon us?
I’d forgotten about them. Hope they’re ok 😂
They’re both fine
😂😂😂
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’
sindba
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Re: Lost Special

Post by sindba »

TooManyLoops wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 19:44
Clappedoutpostie wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 18:34
Did it turn up?
No

Got to stress it out now, waiting for the complaint to come in
It was a mistake.

You prioritised the special by keeping it seperate ( although they should be kept completely seperate from your general mail - you messed up a bit here)

You tried your best to rectify your mistake, then you immediately owned up to it.

You didn't, from what you've said, seriously disregard the security of mail procedure or anything else.

Mistakes happen, occasionaly even with specials. You'll be fine.
Clappedoutpostie
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Re: Lost Special

Post by Clappedoutpostie »

TooManyLoops wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 19:44
Clappedoutpostie wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 18:34
Did it turn up?
No

Got to stress it out now, waiting for the complaint to come in
Don’t stress it too much. Must have happened 100’s of times before, your certainly not the 1st.
Deadly
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Re: Lost Special

Post by Deadly »

TooManyLoops wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 19:44
Clappedoutpostie wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 18:34
Did it turn up?
No

Got to stress it out now, waiting for the complaint to come in
Are you basing that on the tracking?

There's always the chance that it was mis-delivered or dropped and someone has found it and posted it through the customers door.
Dan jack
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Re: Lost Special

Post by Dan jack »

Any updates on this ???

Did u find the special ??
qwerty2
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Re: Lost Special

Post by qwerty2 »

Dan jack wrote:
19 Dec 2025, 18:16
Any updates on this ???

Did u find the special ??
This is more exciting than Eastenders
Barnacle
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Re: Lost Special

Post by Barnacle »

If nothing has been said yet, it maybe was delivered by someone else.
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’
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Re: Lost Special

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

tramssirhc wrote:
17 Dec 2025, 16:12

The CWU let's it's members do whatever they want despite knowing full well what that means when things go wrong. So yeah, the CWU is to blame.
I’m intrigued by your perspective. The CWU is a voluntarily joined organisation that provides invaluable guidance and negotiates on behalf of its members, whether advocating for an individual or representing the entire workforce, including non-members. Notably, their literature does not claim any disciplinary authority over members, even when they choose to ignore the union's advice. This brings to mind the timeless saying: You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.
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TooManyLoops
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Re: Lost Special

Post by TooManyLoops »

Dan jack wrote:
19 Dec 2025, 18:16
Any updates on this ???

Did u find the special ??
No update, nothing has been said, and I didn't find it

I handed a packet to the address today, I was half expecting them to ask about it, but nothing
celtic1967
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Re: Lost Special

Post by celtic1967 »

Do you think you maybe just delivered it withoutout realising?