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least amount of overtime

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tiredwalker
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Re: least amount of overtime

Post by tiredwalker »

tolkien wrote:i wonder what is the least amount of overtime you have booked ,since this summer so called efficencey i have booked as little as 5 mins and as much as a hour and 1/2 as there is no give and take now i am always over and either cut off or book it , i assume if you dont book it it does not show as a failure and the managment will say that it is all working and that we are still making time (lot of posties still are though going home hours earlier than me and others )
although there are loads working over and not claiming it so as not to rock the boat you should hear the comments i get from the managers when i book it though,should have run , not take tea break etc ,but as they are out watching and i have yet to be bollocked i can only assume they can not fault me yet
I always book everything including 5mins but I have been known to book 2 or 3 mins when RM pissing me off and am making a point.
kanuuuuuu
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Joined: 20 Sep 2007, 15:01

Re: least amount of overtime

Post by kanuuuuuu »

"should have run , not take tea break etc "

this sounds like they are having a joke with you - if not id start cutting off and wouldnt help them out by going over.
kanuuuuuu
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Re: least amount of overtime

Post by kanuuuuuu »

as i said, i wouldnt be doing them any favours if this is their attitude.
dvbuk55
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 02 Jun 2007, 19:17
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Re: least amount of overtime

Post by dvbuk55 »

I don't know if it is a rule at RM but there used to be a sliding scale for O/T:

1 min over = 15 mins, 16 = 30 mins and so on - O/T could only be booked in quarter hour blocks for ease of auditing/pay roll.
dohnut
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Re: least amount of overtime

Post by dohnut »

tiredwalker wrote:
tolkien wrote:i wonder what is the least amount of overtime you have booked ,since this summer so called efficencey i have booked as little as 5 mins and as much as a hour and 1/2 as there is no give and take now i am always over and either cut off or book it , i assume if you dont book it it does not show as a failure and the managment will say that it is all working and that we are still making time (lot of posties still are though going home hours earlier than me and others )
although there are loads working over and not claiming it so as not to rock the boat you should hear the comments i get from the managers when i book it though,should have run , not take tea break etc ,but as they are out watching and i have yet to be bollocked i can only assume they can not fault me yet
I always book everything including 5mins but I have been known to book 2 or 3 mins when RM pissing me off and am making a point.
No offence but booking for 3 mins overtime :shock: , Dont get me wrong if I go over I book it, I never take break in the last 2 years and have been lucky in 'most' duties that I finish on time. But in my mind it is swings and roundabouts if I finish 30 mins early one day and say go ver 15 mins the next I dont book overtime, however if I was 30 mins overtime easch day I would book it.
tiredwalker
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Joined: 16 Dec 2008, 15:48
Gender: Male

Re: least amount of overtime

Post by tiredwalker »

Finish early some days. Does not happen to often especially with lapsing if I go over I book f under leave to the dom to work out. I record my total ot on week taking into account what I've booked compared to days I've been under. I can count on one hand how many days I've been under in the last year.