I had to listen to people having a go at me all saturday morning about these :(
I didn't get some of my work done because I was trying to get the missorts done and onto the van for the wagon for 13:00 but because we had so many surcharges, I was to and fro to the office all morning as people turned up to collect them and my hip feels like I've done a full round. I also must've lifted a crate that was a little heavy and my shoulder is hurting again.
Had to leave some of my work and left a note to apologise (I assumed it would be left for me to do today anyway) and went to apologise again when I got in this morning as a courtesy. I got an absolute ear full from the guy in the office saying "someone on their own on a Monday morning shouldn't come into work left like this, you had 6 hours to do it, the enquiry office was only open until 12 and you were here until 3".
I was so shocked at his rant that I couldn't say "yes but the enquiry office was very busy, the phone didn't stop ringing, I was doing the missorts (not my job) that I didn't finish until 12:45, I then had to prioritise the remaining work meaning I didn't get the teeny tiny bit of work done that I left. The poo hit the fan good and proper, even the manager didn't leave until gone 2pm, I had 9 boxes not collected from, no van to take the mail to the wagon, no one to drive the van to the wagon... I finished work late and because I'm on light duties I don't get O/T so I tried to leave on time... Saturdays are much busier than Mondays... The first time I sat down on Saturday was when I went to the toilet!!"
Then today I had to go out on delivery with my sore hip and shoulder, got wet and blown about and then didn't get time for a break again today due to the aforementioned work that was left for me.
I've had a really pants couple of days
because every minute I spent on a picket line was brilliant 
