going out

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 19 Dec 2008, 20:04

tolkien wrote:how do you all feel that large parts of the country have stopped work for Christmas now ,and in the next few days ,and have started partying ,yet we all have to struggle with the job untill we get our two days off ,christmas and boxing days ,without any thanks or appreciation from royal mail.
just a bit bitter as i have been asked out tonight but had to turn it down as up early for work tomorrow and too knackered now,hey maybe we will still get the 27th off

You have more chance of ADAM :cfo DOING A FULL WALK IN DECEMBER THAN HAVING THE 27TH OFF.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 19 Dec 2008, 20:08

k979aaa wrote:
tolkien wrote:how do you all feel that large parts of the country have stopped work for Christmas now ,and in the next few days ,and have started partying ,yet we all have to struggle with the job untill we get our two days off ,christmas and boxing days ,without any thanks or appreciation from royal mail.
just a bit bitter as i have been asked out tonight but had to turn it down as up early for work tomorrow and too knackered now,hey maybe we will still get the 27th off
You have more chance of ADAM :cfo DOING A FULL WALK IN DECEMBER THAN HAVING THE 27TH OFF.

It's a sick day for me

Post by **dvbuk55** » 19 Dec 2008, 20:12

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
k979aaa wrote:
tolkien wrote:how do you all feel that large parts of the country have stopped work for Christmas now ,and in the next few days ,and have started partying ,yet we all have to struggle with the job untill we get our two days off ,christmas and boxing days ,without any thanks or appreciation from royal mail.
just a bit bitter as i have been asked out tonight but had to turn it down as up early for work tomorrow and too knackered now,hey maybe we will still get the 27th off
You have more chance of ADAM :cfo DOING A FULL WALK IN DECEMBER THAN HAVING THE 27TH OFF.
It's a sick day for me

Every day is a sick day for you

There is no chance of a reprieve, which surprises me a bit because I would have thought RM would have wanted to show a little good will to "our people" now the shafting has taken place.

pickaname · Post by **pickaname** » 20 Dec 2008, 12:37

Stop moaning and get on with it - work is why you were born. You must work until you are physically and metally exausted for this is how performance is gauged in the modern era.

Remember Royal Mail refer to you as "our people" and you will be treated as such.

Posties are lazy overpaid under worked luddites, so if you dont like it leave - you could always add a reasonable 50 mile round trip into the equation too.

Post by **dvbuk55** » 20 Dec 2008, 12:39

pickaname wrote:Stop moaning and get on with it - work is why you were born. You must work until you are physically and metally exausted for this is how performance is gauged in the modern era.

Remember Royal Mail refer to you as "our people" and you will be treated as such.

Posties are lazy overpaid under worked luddites, so if you dont like it leave - you could always add a reasonable 50 mile round trip into the equation too.

OK I'm convinced - get me a white van now

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 20 Dec 2008, 13:09

dvbuk55 wrote:
pickaname wrote:Stop moaning and get on with it - work is why you were born. You must work until you are physically and metally exausted for this is how performance is gauged in the modern era.

Remember Royal Mail refer to you as "our people" and you will be treated as such.

Posties are lazy overpaid under worked luddites, so if you dont like it leave - you could always add a reasonable 50 mile round trip into the equation too.
OK I'm convinced - get me a white van now

There's probably thousands of them parked next to the dented and unwashed red ones - take one of them they won't notice for a while. Just bring it back after Christmas.

not me · Post by **not me** » 20 Dec 2008, 18:16

tolkien wrote:how do you all feel that large parts of the country have stopped work for Christmas now ,and in the next few days ,and have started partying ,yet we all have to struggle with the job untill we get our two days off ,christmas and boxing days ,without any thanks or appreciation from royal mail.
just a bit bitter as i have been asked out tonight but had to turn it down as up early for work tomorrow and too knackered now,hey maybe we will still get the 27th off as there is apparently new cooperation between the union and royal mail,over the cancelled strikes

could be worse,i was a chef for years
no xmas/boxing day off there

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 20 Dec 2008, 19:38

In the forces I think I had 2 Christmases off out of 16 - Ho Hum.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 20 Dec 2008, 19:44

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:In the forces I think I had 2 Christmases off out of 16 - Ho Hum.

Yeah but in the forces, bad managers/officers run the risk of being fragged

Post by **darth** » 22 Dec 2008, 00:05

alot of places who get the time off have to use it as annual leave which a week or fortnight in winter wouldnt be my cup of tea.