Hi, i'm a reserve, and am constantly asking my dom what duty will I be covering next week, and when is my day off? This happens most weeks, as he doesn't put the list up until the thursday before.
I've asked him why he can't do the rotas earlier, and he says ' because someone might go sick, and it'll change'.
What i'd like to know is, is this normal procedures in other offices, or when do you know what duty you'll be on the following week.
Cheers all.
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Reserve posties
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ghostgirl
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Re: Reserve posties
In our office they only put the rotas for reserves duties up on a Friday...then normally your day off will be whatever that dutys day off is...subject to change by the Dom though...this has happened to me in the past, and the worst of all is when you are classed as spare and on a different duty every day then they will give you Tuesday off guaranteed as it's the easiest day.
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jessthecat
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Re: Reserve posties
So I should be gratefull it's put up before yours then!!
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Cheers!
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DGP1
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Re: Reserve posties
Mine puts up the list just before he leaves the office on a Saturday morning, he decides on what day you'll have off (but that can change at very very short notice).
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POSTMAN
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Re: Reserve posties
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The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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POSTMAN
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Re: Reserve posties
And please please please rem people,your day off is the one the duty has that you are covering.
Not what the dom wants,they can't change the day off of a duty to suit them!!
Not what the dom wants,they can't change the day off of a duty to suit them!!
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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delboy
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Re: Reserve posties
Ours put them up Monday morning, many a time reserve posties come in Monday morning to be told it is there day off.. 
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bedfordrl
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Re: Reserve posties
Really?, is that in writing somewhere?.POSTMAN wrote:And please please please rem people,your day off is the one the duty has that you are covering.
Not what the dom wants,they can't change the day off of a duty to suit them!!
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bedfordrl
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Re: Reserve posties
Quote• Is facility time required for the CWU Rep (If yes, is it covered? or how will it be covered?) 
God ,that is funny.
God ,that is funny.