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The "How was your day" thread.

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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Heavy again today, too many people on prep/prep and not enough on IPS, which has a knock on effect to people getting out late (doesn't affect me, I just cut off at the end of my time :Very Happy ).
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Really light day, 2 large trays of mail and a pouch. Quite a few large parcels. Would've been done by 11 but some idiot fly tipped a load of rubble in a country lane and I had to do a 4 mile detour :arrrghhh Now off for a week :nana :nana :nana
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Yep light day here as well - looks like the Network drivers strike caused some "difficulties" :Applause :Applause :Applause
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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It was just a normal Saturday here but I did notice a lot of large parcels :hmmmm but I at least finished on my time :nana
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Yesterday i had a really good day, sent back 2 bundles of mail, and plenty of packets. Dom even told me i could keep packets in house, had second thoughts and went to post office. Only to find the mail had already been collected.
Should be a interesting day tomorrow.
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Friday was a bit easier. Saturday was not bad at all, very good for packets. Monday was busy. Last week we went on to 2/3rd of a row for lapsing, from 1/3rd previously.
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linkinpark wrote:
heapsy wrote:Friday was a bit easier. Saturday was not bad at all, very good for packets. Monday was busy. Last week we went on to 2/3rd of a row for lapsing, from 1/3rd previously.
Ha Ha, we are still talking lapsing WTF is that? something from the Chinese take away on a Saturday night? Stll not done any and wont because i dont have time if you do its because you walks easy! (Get over it and do it!) Or your a flyer (Try to do your job properly instead of risking your job and life!) or an office creep (Fill your boots youl get what you deserve!) FFS how hard is this? WE WORK OUR HOURS NO MORE NO LESS unless we wish!
I agree there are a lot of people who work at my do, who have had it easy for a long time, they basically have being working 30 hours and getting paid for 40 hours, not saying this is happening everywere but some of the walks in my place are a joke i.e 2.5 hours, others are over 4 hours?. So you have this divide between people finishing 1.5 hours early, and those going over there time, fair I dont think so. These guys with the easy walks are in for a shock as we have had a revision and it is way out as I have done quite a few walks and some of these are going to be 4.5 hours?. This revision took 2 years and they still got it way wrong.
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Today is going to be a great day! My day off and they were nearly begging me to work it as we have so many on sick. :nana
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My week off :dance and there is no way they are going to ring me, I got rid of my mobile and have caller display at home :Very Happy
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For the first time in months, I actually finished early :shock: only by 20 minutes but it's still early and when I arrived back in the office I went looking for my lapsing only to find it not there :shock: so I waited until my finishing time and then went home :Very Happy :dance
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linkinpark wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:For the first time in months, I actually finished early :shock: only by 20 minutes but it's still early and when I arrived back in the office I went looking for my lapsing only to find it not there :shock: so I waited until my finishing time and then went home :Very Happy :dance
Your f*cking hardcore LOL! Gonna try that myself.
The longer I spend in this job the more annoying I become :Very Happy the only problem being that the manager might want to talk to me :shock: :sad: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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took a second delivery out on OT after my round. Got paid 4 hours.
Was still finished near bang on original time of 2.15

Rare quiet day and a nice bonus. Hit 510 drops from 1157 across both duties

No signed for :Very Happy

and only 5 packets :cool
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Didn't do a stitch for :cfo

Was on my picket line, now am at home. Nice early finish for a change. :cool
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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Monday and Tuesday were not too bad. Day off Wednesday, (bad day I heard). Today was ok, lapsing tomorrow.
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Re: The "How was your day" thread.

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linkinpark wrote:
heapsy wrote:Friday was a bit easier. Saturday was not bad at all, very good for packets. Monday was busy. Last week we went on to 2/3rd of a row for lapsing, from 1/3rd previously.
Ha Ha, we are still talking lapsing WTF is that? something from the Chinese take away on a Saturday night? Stll not done any and wont because i dont have time if you do its because you walks easy! (Get over it and do it!) Or your a flyer (Try to do your job properly instead of risking your job and life!) or an office creep (Fill your boots youl get what you deserve!) FFS how hard is this? WE WORK OUR HOURS NO MORE NO LESS unless we wish!
Linkin, you are a complete idiot. My walk, as are many of the walks in our office, take about 4 hrs. I don't call that easy, with nearly 550 drops and a call rate of about 90%. As for the lapsing, well theres a silver lining there. If people can't do the job in time, they claim the docket, which also stops the problem of willful delay/ conduct issues. As for being a flyer, no, I come in on time and do the job right. I also have to say that I work in one of the biggest and busiest offices in Manchester, but we are surrounded by offices with less mail and easier walks.