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mailmonkey
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Leaving here....

Post by mailmonkey »

It's just the same as our office....

Backbiting, F/T slagging off P/T, Old Boys slaggin off the noobs, rurals and townies each thinking they got it harder.....People on here talking about grassing up their colleagues, this place is as full of bullies as bad as you all accuse management of being....

Just makes me sad reading most of the threads here...

Thanks for some good advice I've had on here previously...

RM management must be rubbing their hands together when they see the state of things on this forum.

MM


EDIT...am back, lol, bit of a hissy fit there.....need to stick together and all that... :mfo :cfo :lfo
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DGP1
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Post by DGP1 »

I was going to make a post but because I don't want to start another flame I deleted it.
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dvbuk55
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Post by dvbuk55 »

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:I was going to make a post but because I don't want to start another flame I deleted it.
What were you rubbing together?
DGP1
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Post by DGP1 »

dvbuk55 wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:I was going to make a post but because I don't want to start another flame I deleted it.
What were you rubbing together?
To girl guides :nervous
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
andy2007
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Post by andy2007 »

mailmonkey wrote:It's just the same as our office....

Backbiting, F/T slagging off P/T, Old Boys slaggin off the noobs, rurals and townies each thinking they got it harder.....People on here talking about grassing up their colleagues, this place is as full of bullies as bad as you all accuse management of being....

Just makes me sad reading most of the threads here...

Thanks for some good advice I've had on here previously...

RM management must be rubbing their hands together when they see the state of things on this forum.

MM
Yes, there are some people, who've let their tempers get the better of them recently. The same thing happened in '07, and will probably happen whenever tensions are high. That's why we have Moderators. I must admit, that over the weekend, I wasn't able to keep up. And I'm sorry that you seem to think that we've let you down. But we're only Human, and can only do so much.

Whenever things get out of hand (e.g. the FAO: the head in the sand brigade thread). We have to try to balance freedom of speech, with the need to avoid people suffering abuse. That's the point of my Anouncement: http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... =7&t=16725" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

We've had people on BOTH sides of the argument, considering leaving. And in a couple of cases, even challenging us to give them a permanent Ban! Because both sides think that we're favouring the other.

The fact of the matter is: Although we all have our own opinions. And as Moderators and Admin, we're just as entitled to express them as everyone else. When it comes to people getting out of hand: We try to be as fair as possible, even if that means going against our own beliefs.

For example: I personally, have a very dim view of anyone who works for free and uses their own car. Because it gives the Managers leverage, to try to force others to do the same. But if someone starts giving someone abuse about it, rather than trying to convince them that they're wrong, in a Civilised manner. Then I can, and do, intervene.

What more can we do?
Don't knock Insanity
it's just another outlook on Reality!
calpsy
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Post by calpsy »

Well it looked like I never received a helping hand from anyone when stating my case .

I was called allsorts and even invited to crash my car and DIE ffs :shock:

So if anyone feels the need to leave then let them ... they only want attention .
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Post by andy2007 »

Yes, there were some terrible comments made. And you're quite right to be furious about it. But they were dealt with at the time, and continuing to taunt people, in a transparent attempt to get those you dislike Banned. Isn't going to help really, is it?
Don't knock Insanity
it's just another outlook on Reality!
Tman
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Post by Tman »

calpsy"]Well it looked like I never received a helping hand from anyone when stating my case .

I was called allsorts and even invited to crash my car and DIE ffs :shock:
Strange that a fellow human being would wish that on anyone, and as with the threat of bubbling to the IB, it shows the disturbing way some minds work when you "cross" them.

You should've realised by now Calpsy, that daring to disagree with the common herd instinct on here brings vilification, and that's just from the mods............ :chuckle
calpsy
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Post by calpsy »

Tman ........ spot on m8 . Why the hell would someone want you dead for coming in early ??? i bet they regretted it as soon as it was up cos they see just how stupid they look now .

This is why I am standing up to them . I will stand my ground all day long against whoever . yes it might or might not be wrong doin what we do but its what I want to do .

They keep on about job losses and heavier loads blah blah blah ......... its happening no matter what me or you do . How hard is it to understand ?
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Post by Pat Ostman »

calpsy, may I apologise on whoever's behalf it was who upset you but answering back just fuels the problem.

You must understand though that a mentality like 'the job is fooked' so I'll just do what I want will always attract unwanted attention. It's a little like knocking the whole dam down because you spot a hole in it. We should all band together in times like this.

In-fighting, name calling and us v them is getting us all nowhere - you can rest assured the lino's are pissing themselves laughing though. :wave
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robd
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Post by robd »

Calpsy,
Whilst i can't condone some of the comments you've received,it seems you are harbouring
a lot of resentment towards something,and in your time in Royal Mail,rightly or wrongly
you've seen other people cutting corners and decided if it's good for them it's good for me.
So it's not just what you've said(in your posts)it's your actions that have upset people,for me
you have actually raised a good issue that i have touched on before,how do the union go about
clamping down on this?
By that i mean,for all the talk of sticking together,i assume it is the same in your D.O. that
it is very much a case of every man for himself.
I have to disagree with you though,as regards what will be will be,we are now at the start of
summer savings,and should be lapsing more duties,but we simply don't have the staff to cope,
if anything we won't see job losses more likely the opposite.
I can give you an example of why you should try and 'do the job properly'.
We have just had literally hundreds of free light bulbs for every walk,and we have been instructed
to doorstep them,(not leave a notice or even knock on the door)while you might think great,it all
takes hours out of the office,and is a clear sign of the businesses contempt for the job.
Don't give them anything for nothing!
pony
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Post by pony »

It reflects what happens in our office.People are bickering and have your say wasn't pretty.
Everyone is under pressure and the management seem to encourage certain workers to "manage" the rest.
But we need to stick together and try and discuss things rationally.If people are doing something and can't see the long term drawbacks then tell them so,but no need to go mental.
Our office has early boys and slow coaches.Some rush and go home early and some slow time so they can carry on doing a 3 hour walk in 4 hours.
I like to think i'm somewhere in the middle :p
All we can do is sort things out at our own offices first.
People will always have different opinions and its arrogant to always think your view is the correct one.
Lounge Lizard
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Post by Lounge Lizard »

andy2007 wrote:
mailmonkey wrote:It's just the same as our office....

Backbiting, F/T slagging off P/T, Old Boys slaggin off the noobs, rurals and townies each thinking they got it harder.....People on here talking about grassing up their colleagues, this place is as full of bullies as bad as you all accuse management of being....

Just makes me sad reading most of the threads here...

Thanks for some good advice I've had on here previously...

RM management must be rubbing their hands together when they see the state of things on this forum.

MM
Yes, there are some people, who've let their tempers get the better of them recently. The same thing happened in '07, and will probably happen whenever tensions are high. That's why we have Moderators. I must admit, that over the weekend, I wasn't able to keep up. And I'm sorry that you seem to think that we've let you down. But we're only Human, and can only do so much.

Whenever things get out of hand (e.g. the FAO: the head in the sand brigade thread). We have to try to balance freedom of speech, with the need to avoid people suffering abuse. That's the point of my Anouncement: http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... =7&t=16725" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

We've had people on BOTH sides of the argument, considering leaving. And in a couple of cases, even challenging us to give them a permanent Ban! Because both sides think that we're favouring the other.

The fact of the matter is: Although we all have our own opinions. And as Moderators and Admin, we're just as entitled to express them as everyone else. When it comes to people getting out of hand: We try to be as fair as possible, even if that means going against our own beliefs.

For example: I personally, have a very dim view of anyone who works for free and uses their own car. Because it gives the Managers leverage, to try to force others to do the same. But if someone starts giving someone abuse about it, rather than trying to convince them that they're wrong, in a Civilised manner. Then I can, and do, intervene.

What more can we do?
Andy. All will agree with you that there's a need to balance freedom of speech with the need to avoid people suffering abuse and I personally believe that you and your colleages do a great job in keeping this most valuable resource running. :Very Happy That same balance between freedom and abuse is an issue in the wider world following the election of those two BNP MEPs, not that that's an issue that should merit too much discussion on here.
:shock:
calpsy
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Post by calpsy »

robd wrote:Calpsy,
Whilst i can't condone some of the comments you've received,it seems you are harbouring
a lot of resentment towards something,and in your time in Royal Mail,rightly or wrongly
you've seen other people cutting corners and decided if it's good for them it's good for me.
So it's not just what you've said(in your posts)it's your actions that have upset people,for me
you have actually raised a good issue that i have touched on before,how do the union go about
clamping down on this?
By that i mean,for all the talk of sticking together,i assume it is the same in your D.O. that
it is very much a case of every man for himself.
I have to disagree with you though,as regards what will be will be,we are now at the start of
summer savings,and should be lapsing more duties,but we simply don't have the staff to cope,
if anything we won't see job losses more likely the opposite.
I can give you an example of why you should try and 'do the job properly'.
We have just had literally hundreds of free light bulbs for every walk,and we have been instructed
to doorstep them,(not leave a notice or even knock on the door)while you might think great,it all
takes hours out of the office,and is a clear sign of the businesses contempt for the job.
Don't give them anything for nothing!
Not harbouring anything against anyone . Just dont know why you wont accept the truth . thats it .
postghost
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Post by postghost »

calpsy wrote:
robd wrote:Calpsy,
Whilst i can't condone some of the comments you've received,it seems you are harbouring
a lot of resentment towards something,and in your time in Royal Mail,rightly or wrongly
you've seen other people cutting corners and decided if it's good for them it's good for me.
So it's not just what you've said(in your posts)it's your actions that have upset people,for me
you have actually raised a good issue that i have touched on before,how do the union go about
clamping down on this?
By that i mean,for all the talk of sticking together,i assume it is the same in your D.O. that
it is very much a case of every man for himself.
I have to disagree with you though,as regards what will be will be,we are now at the start of
summer savings,and should be lapsing more duties,but we simply don't have the staff to cope,
if anything we won't see job losses more likely the opposite.
I can give you an example of why you should try and 'do the job properly'.
We have just had literally hundreds of free light bulbs for every walk,and we have been instructed
to doorstep them,(not leave a notice or even knock on the door)while you might think great,it all
takes hours out of the office,and is a clear sign of the businesses contempt for the job.
Don't give them anything for nothing!
Not harbouring anything against anyone . Just dont know why you wont accept the truth . thats it .
Ironically robd posted the truth.