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would you work for free

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
General Mannerheim
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Re: would you work for free

Post by General Mannerheim »

Hell yes!
I`d sell the house,car,wife and kids just so Adam and his mateys could live a life that they are accustomed with. ;liar :crazy: :cfo
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NWpostie
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Re: would you work for free

Post by NWpostie »

Any Company that cannot pay you, may not be able to pay defered wages in the near future and could go under, the Ex Employees are usually last in the lines of Creditors as many have discovered to their own cost.

I would refuse to work for nothing, if the company starts get shaky thats probably the best time to leave, I would take VR and look for another job.

at this moment in time, Royal Mail as a Govt owned shareholder and is currently solvent, it would have to be bailed out by the Government if it gets into financial difficulties, which means the tax payer could be picking up the bill, the last thing the Govt would want is another 180,000 on the dole and 180,000 less taxes to pay for it.
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darth
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Re: would you work for free

Post by darth »

unfortunately there are an awful lot of posties who already give their time quite willingly to royal mail by starting early.its got to a situation where a chap who is on indoor duties and fighting for his job as they are wanting to medically retire him has to fight off people who help themselves to sequenced mail ajob which is critical to his argument.

but on the broader picture i would never give royal mail more than my alloted hours they treat people with disdain so they should expect it back.
DGP1
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Re: would you work for free

Post by DGP1 »

I work for 40 hours a week and I expect to get paid for those 40 hours, if any company gets itself into a situation which it asks for people to work for free then it's been badly run for a long period of time and therefore it starts at the top and works its way down until (at the very last) the foot soldiers.
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eian687
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Re: would you work for free

Post by eian687 »

balls to that
calpsy
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Re: would you work for free

Post by calpsy »

I do already and I feel better for it .

:nana
postghost
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Re: would you work for free

Post by postghost »

calpsy wrote:I do already and I feel better for it .

:nana
Good stuff!!

You'll be used to it when you get even more work to do for FREE!!! :left:
calpsy
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Re: would you work for free

Post by calpsy »

LOL Soviet ......... you should listen to yourself before preaching to others . You always bite .

Im not always winding up :left: ........ just when I know the usual crew are watching and you all dont fail to deliver . :left:

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jockstrapp
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Re: would you work for free

Post by jockstrapp »

I already am working for free because the thieving b@stards have'nt paid the overtime I worked last week. :cfo
westlondonpostie
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Re: would you work for free

Post by westlondonpostie »

If I was like Willie Walsh of BA or our very own little sh*t Crozier on £69k a month plus a £700k bonus at the end of the year I might consider working 1 month for free but only 1 month!
DGP1
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Re: would you work for free

Post by DGP1 »

westlondonpostie wrote:If I was like Willie Walsh of BA or our very own little sh*t Crozier on £69k a month plus a £700k bonus at the end of the year I might consider working 1 month for free but only 1 month!
I'd only do it if they defered the one month plus added 10% compound interest per month until it was paid in full. :crazy:
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weetrogg
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Re: would you work for free

Post by weetrogg »

F**ksake most delivery staff already work for nothing. Come in early,no break.using CAR :evil/mad :evil/mad :evil/mad You reap what you sow!! :sad: :sad: This time next year you'll be an 8am start, unless you stand up now and fight for the terms and conditions that previous generations have fought for :Applause :Applause :Applause If your not ready to join the strike just "do your job properly" This will cripple your office!!!


WE are the union :nana :nana :nana
calpsy
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Re: would you work for free

Post by calpsy »

That made sense . Try using some punctuation marks in your sentence . Makes the world of a difference .

Cheers
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Re: would you work for free

Post by BELIAL »

:wave Pantyhose :chuckle
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mailsort6
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Re: would you work for free

Post by mailsort6 »

No way would I work for nothing, I have seen posties ask for reduction in hours, career breaks , etc and some have been turned down. The way RM treats its workers I don't think many posties would work for free, especailly when RM profits have risen and we have had a pay freeze for no reason what so ever.