Are there any Good Managers

[ballee]

Yes, I would have to say that our manager is totally fair. He keeps most problems ih-house and believes that a stern talking to to supported by the local Rep is the way to deal with local problems. This saves it going out to dickheads who have never worked in a DO

I would say that on numerous occassions he has argued his point with senior management regarding lapsings and savings and we have not done to badly. Attending Reps meetings I am aware that there are complete dickhead managers out there.


What I do find is that the lazy careless dough heads in our office are his biggest critics. these are the people wrecking this Union.

[islfor]

Postmen that become managers are the worst.......they seem to get taken to another planet & brainwashed, they suddenly dont remember how s**t postmen they were before becoming a manager.....so sad.
They use to want the CWU help all the time to keep them in their jobs, with so many mistakes they did.........going off route, bullying, AWOL, sick all the time & cutting corners.

[TeeferTiger]

Postmen that become managers are the worst.......they seem to get taken to another planet & brainwashed, they suddenly dont remember how s**t postmen they were before becoming a manager.....so sad.
They use to want the CWU help all the time to keep them in their jobs, with so many mistakes they did.........going off route, bullying, AWOL, sick all the time & cutting corners.

I think that's unfair to tar them all with the same brush. I know a few VERY good managers who were posties and at least they've done the job.

Don't forget that managers get told what to do by their managers and if they don't do what they've been instructed, they'll just bring in someone else who will. Doesn't give them the right to act like plonkers though but still...

[k979aaa]

Postmen that become managers are the worst.......they seem to get taken to another planet & brainwashed, they suddenly dont remember how s**t postmen they were before becoming a manager.....so sad.
They use to want the CWU help all the time to keep them in their jobs, with so many mistakes they did.........going off route, bullying, AWOL, sick all the time & cutting corners.

I think that's unfair to tar them all with the same brush. I know a few VERY good managers who were posties and at least they've done the job.

Don't forget that managers get told what to do by their managers and if they don't do what they've been instructed, they'll just bring in someone else who will. Doesn't give them the right to act like plonkers though but still...

Well said but just goes to show we are not just against some managers but the system behind them that bullys them as well as us all it all started when :lfo took control of royalmail.

[andy2007]

Postmen that become managers are the worst.......they seem to get taken to another planet & brainwashed, they suddenly dont remember how s**t postmen they were before becoming a manager.....so sad.
They use to want the CWU help all the time to keep them in their jobs, with so many mistakes they did.........going off route, bullying, AWOL, sick all the time & cutting corners.

I think that's unfair to tar them all with the same brush. I know a few VERY good managers who were posties and at least they've done the job.

Don't forget that managers get told what to do by their managers and if they don't do what they've been instructed, they'll just bring in someone else who will. Doesn't give them the right to act like plonkers though but still...

Not neccessarily: We have one Manager (admittedly at an RDC, not a DO) who does what's right for his section. Instead of simply "following the RM line". He's often got into trouble for it, but because he's put himself on the line for us, so many times. He has the total respect of most of us.

Sadly, he seems to be the exception that proves the rule.

[johnnyp]

Our Dom and line manager are both fair and ok.

[luddite]

Ours is a vicious, bullying, smug meglomaniac who in the real world should be taken out the back and 'taught' some manners.....harsh I know but true!

[saga]

by canolman » Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:38,pm
Ours

I think the above description is the model manager which Royal Mail will want for all offices in the future and all decent managers that do not conform will be out!

[mailsort6]

There are 2 good managers out of about probably 19 to 21 at my office that are understanding and a great pleasure to work for.

[POSTMAN]

2 out of about 12 i've had dealings with,not very good odds is it!

[andy2007]

No it's not. But at least there are SOME good ones left. I wonder how much longer they can last, before they get ground down by their "superiors".

[clagnet]

Most are scared stiff of losing their jobs and get bullied by their bosses in to bullying us.

[Sparrowhawk]

I wouldnt mind going that little bit extra for one of my managers He looks a good and decent guy

[TeeferTiger]

I wouldnt mind going that little bit extra for one of my managers He looks a good and decent guy

There's a couple of managers near us like that. Shame they're not at our office anymore <sigh>

[teruah]

i don't know? i tend to avoid them as much as possible, our current manager (we've had many, they don't seem to last long) is a graduate trainee and been in RM for 2 years, never been a postman, he's very smug and sarcastic.