The walk i am on this week is huge and with all the backlog of mail to make things worse. Yesterday it was thrown in by a manager and when I came in this morning the fitting was solid, hardly any room for any more mail. We were put on the IPS nearly straight away and about 8 O,Clock were told to have a 5 minute break
By the time I got my packet bag, done the redirections etc I started to prise the mail out of the fitting when I thought I am going to need a ruling, this was quickly agreed as they could see the amount of mail in the fitting and what drop bags I had done.
Only done this walk for a couple of days before as well, and had to split bags to keep the weight down which created some dead walking.
Got to walk about 10 O,clock and about 12.30 manager pulls up in van and says get in, he then questioned me on mail which was returned to the office yesterday, I explained it was my day off but that I did know that 2 bags had been returned to the office officially (nothing to hide there)
He said I should of thrown that mail in the fitting, explained about the time issue and the fact that there was no room in the fitting, which he agreed on and that he had stuck up for me against the cluster manager.
Then he asks me for the keys to my drop point so he could check what i had left to deliver.
Finishes walk and goes back to office 15 minutes over my time had 2 F/S packets 1 RTS letter and 1 missorted letter, threw the letters on my fitting and a woman manager who I dont know says "what are they" told her what they were and she accuses me of throwing them at her. I walked of saying Oh for f**ks sake I didnt throw them at you. (could be in trouble there
I am now completely f**ked off and thought I better just go home and not open my mouth to anyone before I lose the plot.
But on the way out theres the DOM so had a go at him about why I was been checked up on, and about the woman manager.
He says that I was approached because when I left the office 4 bundles of mail turned up on my fitting that looked like it had been returned, and he said to just ignore the manager.
What a f**kin day raining as well.
If any one thinks I shouldnt of posted this let me know cos ime going to bring all this up tommorrow.
Ah well a couple of hours to calm down now
Happy Days