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managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
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SeriousSam
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managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
my manager has told me i have to work extra over christmas to pay back time i took off 3 months ago when I took time off due to an ankle i thought was broken but it turned out to be a bad twist and spraini. he said i have to work extra to make up for it, he said i need to "pull my socks up and get on with it" in a raised voice when i questioned this,
is this a legit way of forcing extra hours around xmas onto staff who dont want them?
is this a legit way of forcing extra hours around xmas onto staff who dont want them?
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oggie
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
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of course he can, he is a royal mail manager LMAO
of course he can, he is a royal mail manager LMAO
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ronpetetrevchris
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
ffs, so much honouring of the interim agreement makes me maaaaaad!

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norbert
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
Absolute boll**** ! - they tried this on ( probably quite deliberately ? ) at Bristol , it caused a strike !
Get a grievance in against that manager and if he doesn't pull his socks up & get on with it , B&H him . This is what makes me laugh about these hyped up , committed managers , is he personally paying your wages out of his pocket ? - No !
OK , it wasn't quite as serious as it seemed to be , was it your fault ? , OK you might have got more time out of RM than you should have , that's just unfortunate for them and their budgets . If he wants to settle petty vendettas he can use RMAP , he knows that hence the sour grapes .
A Industrial Tribunal / The Health & Safety Executive would take a very dim view of unfair detriment for legitimate Health & Safety concerns . If your ankle was damaged at work , it should have been reported to the Department of Work & Pensions ( The Social ) as a Industrial Injury , if you don't report RM , RM will close ranks and bully people - end of .
If he tried that with a more senior postman who had been seriously ill outside work , somebody would have knocked that manager out ? - ask him to put that in writing , he wouldn't have dared to try that in front of a rep ? .
Next time record it if he starts willy waving and diarize everything , who , what , when , where etc . P*** poor man management and a mere bully who has never left the playground . I accept that there are professional claimers and skivvers but RM can turn a blind eye to them when it suits them .
Get a grievance in against that manager and if he doesn't pull his socks up & get on with it , B&H him . This is what makes me laugh about these hyped up , committed managers , is he personally paying your wages out of his pocket ? - No !
OK , it wasn't quite as serious as it seemed to be , was it your fault ? , OK you might have got more time out of RM than you should have , that's just unfortunate for them and their budgets . If he wants to settle petty vendettas he can use RMAP , he knows that hence the sour grapes .
A Industrial Tribunal / The Health & Safety Executive would take a very dim view of unfair detriment for legitimate Health & Safety concerns . If your ankle was damaged at work , it should have been reported to the Department of Work & Pensions ( The Social ) as a Industrial Injury , if you don't report RM , RM will close ranks and bully people - end of .
If he tried that with a more senior postman who had been seriously ill outside work , somebody would have knocked that manager out ? - ask him to put that in writing , he wouldn't have dared to try that in front of a rep ? .
Next time record it if he starts willy waving and diarize everything , who , what , when , where etc . P*** poor man management and a mere bully who has never left the playground . I accept that there are professional claimers and skivvers but RM can turn a blind eye to them when it suits them .
Last edited by norbert on 14 Nov 2009, 10:24, edited 1 time in total.
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SeriousSam
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
I feel like he is asking me because he knows i try not to be offensive and rude (due to my aspergers, which im open about at work) i feel used and abused tbh....norbert wrote:Absolute boll**** ! - they tried this on ( probably quite deliberately ? ) at Bristol , it caused a strike !
Get a grievance in against that manager and if he doesn't pull his socks up & get on with it , B&H him . This is what makes me laugh about these hyped up , committed managers , is he personally paying your wages out of his pocket ? - No !
OK , it wasn't quite as serious as it seemed to be , was it your fault ? , OK you might have got more time out of RM than you should have , that's just unfortunate for them and their budgets . If he wants to settle petty vendettas he can use RMAP , he knows that hence the sour grapes .
If he tried that with a more senior postman who had been seriously ill outside work , somebody would have knocked that manager out ? - ask him to put that in writing , he wouldn't have dared to try that in front of a rep ? .
Next time record it if he starts willy waving and diarize everything , who , what , when , where etc . P*** poor man management and a mere bully .
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norbert
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
Get it all diarized - everything , who , what , when etc - all these incidents may sound relatively trivial in isolation but if you get it down on paper ( Primary Evidence ) in Black & White , it paints a picture if you will and backs up your claims ?SeriousSam wrote:I feel like he is asking me because he knows i try not to be offensive and rude (due to my aspergers, which im open about at work) i feel used and abused tbh....norbert wrote:Absolute boll**** ! - they tried this on ( probably quite deliberately ? ) at Bristol , it caused a strike !
Get a grievance in against that manager and if he doesn't pull his socks up & get on with it , B&H him . This is what makes me laugh about these hyped up , committed managers , is he personally paying your wages out of his pocket ? - No !
OK , it wasn't quite as serious as it seemed to be , was it your fault ? , OK you might have got more time out of RM than you should have , that's just unfortunate for them and their budgets . If he wants to settle petty vendettas he can use RMAP , he knows that hence the sour grapes .
If he tried that with a more senior postman who had been seriously ill outside work , somebody would have knocked that manager out ? - ask him to put that in writing , he wouldn't have dared to try that in front of a rep ? .
Next time record it if he starts willy waving and diarize everything , who , what , when , where etc . P*** poor man management and a mere bully .
That's how a bully works - you'll have to be a lot smarter than them ? - give him enough rope to hang himself
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norbert
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
SeriousSam wrote:I feel like he is asking me because he knows i try not to be offensive and rude (due to my aspergers, which im open about at work) i feel used and abused tbh....norbert wrote:Absolute boll**** ! - they tried this on ( probably quite deliberately ? ) at Bristol , it caused a strike !
Get a grievance in against that manager and if he doesn't pull his socks up & get on with it , B&H him . This is what makes me laugh about these hyped up , committed managers , is he personally paying your wages out of his pocket ? - No !
OK , it wasn't quite as serious as it seemed to be , was it your fault ? , OK you might have got more time out of RM than you should have , that's just unfortunate for them and their budgets . If he wants to settle petty vendettas he can use RMAP , he knows that hence the sour grapes .
If he tried that with a more senior postman who had been seriously ill outside work , somebody would have knocked that manager out ? ( however that type would milk for all it's worth if it did happen ? & there's the danger of the sack and a criminal record ) ) - ask him to put that in writing , he wouldn't have dared to try that in front of a rep ? .
Next time record it if he starts willy waving and diarize everything , who , what , when , where etc . P*** poor man management and a mere bully .
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baldrick
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
Bullies do pick on people who are quiet and inoffensive because they think they will be easy targets.SeriousSam wrote:I feel like he is asking me because he knows i try not to be offensive and rude (due to my aspergers, which im open about at work) i feel used and abused tbh....
If you stand up to them (and you don't need to be rude or offensive) they will usually back off.
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norbert
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
don't take the bait though and rise above his level - you have to come out whiter than white if you're playing the long term game . These people are so stupid and thick , they can only think in the short term .baldrick wrote:Bullies do pick on people who are quiet and inoffensive because they think they will be easy targets.SeriousSam wrote:I feel like he is asking me because he knows i try not to be offensive and rude (due to my aspergers, which im open about at work) i feel used and abused tbh....
If you stand up to them (and you don't need to be rude or offensive) they will usually back off.
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SeriousSam
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
another thing he does which is kinda annoying/strange... when ive done a 'good job' (finished a task etc) he patts me on the butt and kinda pinches/rubs it, its not in a sexual way just in a manly friendly way, but its still wierd ... -_-
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baldrick
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
SeriousSam wrote:another thing he does which is kinda annoying/strange... when ive done a 'good job' (finished a task etc) he patts me on the butt and kinda pinches/rubs it, its not in a sexual way just in a manly friendly way, but its still wierd ... -_-
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Stormproof
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
Thats sounds a bit weird to meSeriousSam wrote:another thing he does which is kinda annoying/strange... when ive done a 'good job' (finished a task etc) he patts me on the butt and kinda pinches/rubs it, its not in a sexual way just in a manly friendly way, but its still wierd ... -_-
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SeriousSam
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
like; "hey *******, nice job" *patt* *patt* *rub(with a kind of pinch at the end)*Stormproof wrote:Thats sounds a bit weird to meSeriousSam wrote:another thing he does which is kinda annoying/strange... when ive done a 'good job' (finished a task etc) he patts me on the butt and kinda pinches/rubs it, its not in a sexual way just in a manly friendly way, but its still wierd ... -_-
RM managers are the worst!, how can someone do that in a friendly way?
its not in a gay way or anything.... im not gay :S
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Stumpy
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
We had a manager who tended to be touchy feely, many moons ago.
Went up to one guy and gave him a little pat and the chap turned round, pointed a finger at him and said, "Don't do that again, I don't like it", in a rather loud voice. Everybody who saw it was pi--ing themselves.
Said manager turned bright purple and slunk off into his den.
Went up to one guy and gave him a little pat and the chap turned round, pointed a finger at him and said, "Don't do that again, I don't like it", in a rather loud voice. Everybody who saw it was pi--ing themselves.
Said manager turned bright purple and slunk off into his den.
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norbert
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Re: managers sqeeze near xmas, legit?
sometimes this " male bonding " is a way of softening people up for the next thing he has planned for you , see how far he'd get on the town on a Friday / Saturday night acting in a " manly friendly way "SeriousSam wrote:like; "hey *******, nice job" *patt* *patt* *rub(with a kind of pinch at the end)*Stormproof wrote:Thats sounds a bit weird to meSeriousSam wrote:another thing he does which is kinda annoying/strange... when ive done a 'good job' (finished a task etc) he patts me on the butt and kinda pinches/rubs it, its not in a sexual way just in a manly friendly way, but its still wierd ... -_-
RM managers are the worst!, how can someone do that in a friendly way?
its not in a gay way or anything.... im not gay :S