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garry6677
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what a joke

Post by garry6677 »

Hi All,
ok here goes i started work with royalmail 2 weeks ago and cannot belive what iv seen, some rounds not going out for 3-4 days, overweight parcels been in office for 10 days + loads of these sent 1st class recorded,
no proper traning ie our second day on the job out on our own not knowing how to do the round, not knowing what we are doing 1 day to the next, being asked to run round the delivery so we can complete, ask about special delivery getting them there by 10clock being told not to worry about them just get them there when we can, being asked to use our cars on delivery so they dont have to worry about drop bags,
what is the point of the union if royal mail is like this? the 2 other guys who started with me have allready quit lasted 1 week.
so is this what it is like at every office or am i just unlucky?
fishtank
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Re: what a joke

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garry6677 wrote:Hi All,
ok here goes i started work with royalmail 2 weeks ago and cannot belive what iv seen, some rounds not going out for 3-4 days, overweight parcels been in office for 10 days + loads of these sent 1st class recorded,
no proper traning ie our second day on the job out on our own not knowing how to do the round, not knowing what we are doing 1 day to the next, being asked to run round the delivery so we can complete, ask about special delivery getting them there by 10clock being told not to worry about them just get them there when we can, being asked to use our cars on delivery so they dont have to worry about drop bags,
what is the point of the union if royal mail is like this? the 2 other guys who started with me have allready quit lasted 1 week.
so is this what it is like at every office or am i just unlucky?

No it's not like that at every office.
Some are much much worse. :wave
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fishtank wrote:
garry6677 wrote:Hi All,
ok here goes i started work with royalmail 2 weeks ago and cannot belive what iv seen, some rounds not going out for 3-4 days, overweight parcels been in office for 10 days + loads of these sent 1st class recorded,
no proper traning ie our second day on the job out on our own not knowing how to do the round, not knowing what we are doing 1 day to the next, being asked to run round the delivery so we can complete, ask about special delivery getting them there by 10clock being told not to worry about them just get them there when we can, being asked to use our cars on delivery so they dont have to worry about drop bags,
what is the point of the union if royal mail is like this? the 2 other guys who started with me have allready quit lasted 1 week.
so is this what it is like at every office or am i just unlucky?

No it's not like that at every office.
Some are much much worse. :wave
That's soo true, I've known people to last a part shift - when they found out that you didn't just lift one bag and go out and deliver it :chuckle
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DGP1 wrote:
fishtank wrote:
garry6677 wrote:Hi All,
ok here goes i started work with royalmail 2 weeks ago and cannot belive what iv seen, some rounds not going out for 3-4 days, overweight parcels been in office for 10 days + loads of these sent 1st class recorded,
no proper traning ie our second day on the job out on our own not knowing how to do the round, not knowing what we are doing 1 day to the next, being asked to run round the delivery so we can complete, ask about special delivery getting them there by 10clock being told not to worry about them just get them there when we can, being asked to use our cars on delivery so they dont have to worry about drop bags,
what is the point of the union if royal mail is like this? the 2 other guys who started with me have allready quit lasted 1 week.
so is this what it is like at every office or am i just unlucky?

No it's not like that at every office.
Some are much much worse. :wave
That's soo true, I've known people to last a part shift - when they found out that you didn't just lift one bag and go out and deliver it :chuckle

Had one turn up,look in the door and feck off.That must be a record. :wave
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jaja
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Post by jaja »

garry6677 wrote:Hi All,
ok here goes i started work with royalmail 2 weeks ago and cannot belive what iv seen, some rounds not going out for 3-4 days, overweight parcels been in office for 10 days + loads of these sent 1st class recorded,
no proper traning ie our second day on the job out on our own not knowing how to do the round, not knowing what we are doing 1 day to the next, being asked to run round the delivery so we can complete, ask about special delivery getting them there by 10clock being told not to worry about them just get them there when we can, being asked to use our cars on delivery so they dont have to worry about drop bags,
what is the point of the union if royal mail is like this? the 2 other guys who started with me have allready quit lasted 1 week.
so is this what it is like at every office or am i just unlucky?
Welcome aboard Garry :wave what a great company Royal Mail are......... Ermmm NOT
knackeredneedadayoff
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Re: what a joke

Post by knackeredneedadayoff »

just cleared a backlog of packets and parcels over 3 weeks old 1st class items included. 30 yorkies
cybergrinder
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Post by cybergrinder »

sounds like our office..........and the best about it is our 5 bosses are sitting in the local resturant eating all the profits!!!!!!! and laughing at us.
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garry6677 wrote:Hi All,
ok here goes i started work with royalmail 2 weeks ago and cannot belive what iv seen, some rounds not going out for 3-4 days, overweight parcels been in office for 10 days + loads of these sent 1st class recorded,
no proper traning ie our second day on the job out on our own not knowing how to do the round, not knowing what we are doing 1 day to the next, being asked to run round the delivery so we can complete, ask about special delivery getting them there by 10clock being told not to worry about them just get them there when we can, being asked to use our cars on delivery so they dont have to worry about drop bags,
That is a bad start they don't start that sort of thing in my DO till you have your feet under the table.

garry6677 wrote:what is the point of the union if royal mail is like this? the 2 other guys who started with me have allready quit lasted 1 week.
The Union can only advise people what their rights are and help defend them if management go too far. My advice would be check with your rep, or Area Rep to make sure eveything is OK - its not but it should help you get backed up if things go really wrong. BTW have you joined.
garry6677 wrote:so is this what it is like at every office or am i just unlucky?
No what you mention goes in in every office and is usually down to mismanagement and the pursuit of bonuses and profits (neither of whoch we share in :sad: )


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lazyjack
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They're too busy ripping out hours to worry about that sort of thing :mad
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WELCOME TO HELL :arrrghhh
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Post by dados »

don't take it to heart mate,after a few weeks you'll see its much,much worse
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rowdogg
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Post by rowdogg »

gotta say my office isnt anywhere like that although management are uselss, hardly ever have cut offs in our (apart from me :-) ) when theyre is one the management cant deal with one!!! cut off
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:funneh That's right guys,cheer him up :left:
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Post by lekker »

I think RM is a really great place to work - mind you I've just had EVR :dance :dance :dance