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The Busiest Day

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Puppetmaster
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The Busiest Day

Post by Puppetmaster »

Certainly today had to be the busiest day of the year in my office.Never ever seen so many people leave the office light and so many packets.Today we each had 4 packet bags,
last Xmas only 2.Locker is running out of room for 739 packets.

Must be a record year for Packets, now could not say who is winning Amazon or Play it . com.Certainly in our office wich is a large office,never ever seen this volume of packets
What about you/
fishtank
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by fishtank »

WE had our highest traffic figures for 3 years today and the mail is dying away. :cuppa
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
underpaidoverwalked
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by underpaidoverwalked »

r u on drugs still quiet where i am got finished 1hour b4 my cut off time
delboy
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by delboy »

yeah got to be one of the busiest days I've seen so far.. :crazy:
How they think we can carry so much is beyond me! could of done with a hgv for all my packets today..
dejavu
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by dejavu »

Certainly the busiest I've seen it on packet. Had 3 bags all week and today 4. All the other years even at its peak there was only a maximum of 2 bags. Good job RM were prepared for it. :crazy: :d'oh!
spilie
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by spilie »

underpaidoverwalked wrote:r u on drugs still quiet where i am got finished 1hour b4 my cut off time
better change to overpaidunderwalked
red72
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by red72 »

delboy wrote:yeah got to be one of the busiest days I've seen so far.. :crazy:
How they think we can carry so much is beyond me! could of done with a hgv for all my packets today..
Give em to the drivers . Lol . If only.
coxie
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by coxie »

next week will be worse
Exrep
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by Exrep »

underpaidoverwalked wrote:r u on drugs still quiet where i am got finished 1hour b4 my cut off time
Do you work in a rural area and your smoking dried cow pats snotted everyday in our office so far.

Brace yourself under its coming to were you are very very soon.
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slinger
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by slinger »

^^^ telling you it's a DIM on a wind up! :Applause
Captain Scarlet
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by Captain Scarlet »

Underpaid, you must be having a laugh...so busy in our DO that guys are asked to work nights on day's off to sort packets that have been left from day before, is that what is happening in any other DO's, we stop sorting by a certain time cos Dim knows we will cut off as no-one likes him :Very Happy
Anyway be prepared for more of the same after Xmas cos when van sharing comes in the packet duties(in our DO anyway) could disappear overnight cos we will all be carrying them with us, now wether that will be a better service what with 3 dely's into 2 and the increase in packets that RM can see coming hence the rush to VShare I see more cut off's in a lot of places :cuppa So make the most off it underpaid next Xmas will be a nightmare....that's if you still have a job with RM by then :Boo hoo! :Boo hoo!
muckyboots
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by muckyboots »

i've been on an AG walk this week and it's been a dream ... next week i'm on an unfamiliar full time walk that gets hammered all year round, fack knows how bad its going to be! my driver is going to love me and my every-20-mins bag meets :nana
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

Was today - half the sorting time available and double the amount to do - no surprises what happened, Goodwill :whistle
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baldrick
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by baldrick »

We were told that Monday (14th) should be the peak day - don't know if that is just our MC though.
Grinder64
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Re: The Busiest Day

Post by Grinder64 »

Bearing in mind the amount of those shitting lightbulbs we had today (and I got off lightly compared to some who had literally dozens!) I'd say today edged it in terms of sheer volume. Who the hell negotiated the contract for those things AT THIS TIME OF YEAR ffs!!!
They need shooting... :d'oh!
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