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how long have you been on same walk

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Pat Ostman
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Location: In the Line Managers office being screwed over.

Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by Pat Ostman »

I would rather have the worse duty in the office then be what I am, a reserve.

Consider yourself lucky.

You know all the shortcuts, you know all the roads, you know where your going. You know when your day off is. I never get to know what duty I am on until I walk in the office, I never know what my day off is until the last moment. (Usually mon or tue though). :roll:
Run, rabbit run. Dig that hole, forget the sun.
And when at last the work is done. Don't sit down, it's time to dig another one
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mclovin
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Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by mclovin »

Done my current one for 8 or 9 years and in that time it went from being easy to bloody hard to a happy medium.

Of the duties I have called "my own" I'd say none of them have been too bad, but I did hate vicing as a PTer and a FTer.
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el_cartero
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Joined: 27 Oct 2009, 17:43
Gender: Male

Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by el_cartero »

Sherpas Rule wrote:
el_cartero wrote:What tactics is there to getting a better walk? or are you just offered it .. im at the bottom of the picking order right now.

worst walk in office.

shurly when another walks comes available i should move up one?? even if that walk isnt that great.

PLEASE TELL ME THATS THE CASE OR IM OUT OF HERE
It isn't the case. Cheerio.

i will be off mate no danger im doing this walk for 5- 10 years jesus christ! NO WAY ... give me a few months ill be gone buddie
just going to start searching just npw on job site.
can i beat 138 a week?
YOUR f***ing RIGHT I CAN

what makes you think the jobs so special that i woodnt leave get a grip of urself.

its probably one of the worst jobs ive ever had and theres been a few ...

never have i been treated with such disrespect not just from managers from from full timers to - aslogn as they have thre cushty walks tho eh.

because thats all that matters to them not the part timers getting hammered and under loads of pressure no.
the answer to full timers walks being crap ISNT TO THROW IT ALL ONTO A PART TIMERS .

RAM THE CWU UP UR f***ing ARSES :cry
Last edited by el_cartero on 18 Feb 2010, 19:35, edited 1 time in total.
one day part timers will have the same right as full timers
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IWW Fellow Worker
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Joined: 30 May 2007, 14:27
Gender: Male

Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by IWW Fellow Worker »

23 years. The people are great. Many of them have become good friends of mine over the years.
The Industrial Workers of the World. The union whose members never scab!

"The working class and the employing class have nothing in common."
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Caniel
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Joined: 03 Jul 2009, 18:25
Gender: Female
Location: The Batcave

Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by Caniel »

1. 2 Years

2. 5 Years


I signed for a vacant floater duty where you cover the days off of the same 5 deliveries, I had been on processing part time for about a year and a half but wanted full time hours so after seeing this duty go up on the board several times I thought sod there's my chance to go full time. It had 4 of the worst deliveries in the city all in the same horrible part of town, heavy as hell with lots of flats and stairs. It's 5th delivery tho was an easy senior guys walk on the edge of the shitty bit of town.

That was my foot in the door tho it got me full time hours and 5 years on I have my own walk, which is heavy as hell and a long ride out of the office but the area is really nice and it's my own delivery.
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lazyjack
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Joined: 12 Apr 2008, 23:53
Gender: Male
Location: Scotland

Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by lazyjack »

Been with royal fail now for nearly 9yr and always been a res :sad: Although i did just miss out on a duty at the last re-sign due to the f/t, p/t duty ratio :mad Still can't understand why the need for p/t duties? why can't they just fill the res positions with p/timers :mad
THOSE RESPONSIBLE SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE
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Judgee
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 23 Oct 2007, 15:18

Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by Judgee »

If the bosses have thier way, soon there will be no nice walks so you might as well get use to the crap one your on :wink:
Union what Union? Do we have a union?
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krussel
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Joined: 26 Jan 2009, 18:03
Gender: Male
Location: Out on the streets.

Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by krussel »

Been bout 7 years now. Its grown from a nice 2hr 45min to 4hrs 50 min (inc absorbtion) :sad: :sad: :sad:
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
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krussel
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Gender: Male
Location: Out on the streets.

Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by krussel »

el_cartero wrote:
Sherpas Rule wrote:
el_cartero wrote:What tactics is there to getting a better walk? or are you just offered it .. im at the bottom of the picking order right now.

worst walk in office.

shurly when another walks comes available i should move up one?? even if that walk isnt that great.

PLEASE TELL ME THATS THE CASE OR IM OUT OF HERE
It isn't the case. Cheerio.

i will be off mate no danger im doing this walk for 5- 10 years jesus christ! NO WAY ... give me a few months ill be gone buddie
just going to start searching just npw on job site.
can i beat 138 a week?
YOUR f***ing RIGHT I CAN

what makes you think the jobs so special that i woodnt leave get a grip of urself.

its probably one of the worst jobs ive ever had and theres been a few ...

never have i been treated with such disrespect not just from managers from from full timers to - aslogn as they have thre cushty walks tho eh.

because thats all that matters to them not the part timers getting hammered and under loads of pressure no.
the answer to full timers walks being crap ISNT TO THROW IT ALL ONTO A PART TIMERS .

RAM THE CWU UP UR f***ing ARSES :cry

Mate your clearly not happy at all and are in the wrong job :sad: If i was you i would get out ASAP :dance
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
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realitybites
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Joined: 06 Feb 2009, 11:28
Gender: Male

Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by realitybites »

el_cartero wrote:
Sherpas Rule wrote:
el_cartero wrote:What tactics is there to getting a better walk? or are you just offered it .. im at the bottom of the picking order right now.

worst walk in office.

shurly when another walks comes available i should move up one?? even if that walk isnt that great.

PLEASE TELL ME THATS THE CASE OR IM OUT OF HERE
It isn't the case. Cheerio.

i will be off mate no danger im doing this walk for 5- 10 years jesus christ! NO WAY ... give me a few months ill be gone buddie
just going to start searching just npw on job site.
can i beat 138 a week?
YOUR f***ing RIGHT I CAN

what makes you think the jobs so special that i woodnt leave get a grip of urself.

its probably one of the worst jobs ive ever had and theres been a few ...

never have i been treated with such disrespect not just from managers from from full timers to - aslogn as they have thre cushty walks tho eh.

because thats all that matters to them not the part timers getting hammered and under loads of pressure no.
the answer to full timers walks being crap ISNT TO THROW IT ALL ONTO A PART TIMERS .

RAM THE CWU UP UR f***ing ARSES :cry
As above, if you really are that unhappy it is not worth your sanity, life is about being happy, quality of life should be paramount to you, money should always be second to quality of life
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lekker
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 23 Oct 2008, 21:26
Gender: Male

Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by lekker »

4 years on reserve and 28 years on my last walk until i retired :crazy:
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bandit650
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Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by bandit650 »

I went back to delivery's about 8 years ago and have been lucky as i have been on the same walk,it has changed alot since i first picked it up but it's a great walk,it's very bulky and it takes 4hrs 15 minutes to do on a bad day but i have learnt to survive without the managers becoming to bigger pain in the a***e,they are just going to build in the gaps but they are doing that all over the country,the people who are out on my delivery are fantastic and they treat me as though i am one of them-part of the crowd.I have watched kids grow up and i have seen a few get married and of course i have lost a few due to age,cancer and heart trouble,but hay hoe you learn it's life, :hmmmm
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el_cartero
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Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by el_cartero »

bandit650 wrote:I went back to delivery's about 8 years ago and have been lucky as i have been on the same walk,it has changed alot since i first picked it up but it's a great walk,it's very bulky and it takes 4hrs 15 minutes to do on a bad day but i have learnt to survive without the managers becoming to bigger pain in the a***e,they are just going to build in the gaps but they are doing that all over the country,the people who are out on my delivery are fantastic and they treat me as though i am one of them-part of the crowd.I have watched kids grow up and i have seen a few get married and of course i have lost a few due to age,cancer and heart trouble,but hay hoe you learn it's life, :hmmmm

msut be mad being a postie for 20- 30 years youll see a whole man grow from birth to a 30 year old haha HAHAHA

you will be like a father

u might even be the father :shhhhh
one day part timers will have the same right as full timers
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krussel
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Joined: 26 Jan 2009, 18:03
Gender: Male
Location: Out on the streets.

Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by krussel »

el_cartero wrote:
bandit650 wrote:I went back to delivery's about 8 years ago and have been lucky as i have been on the same walk,it has changed alot since i first picked it up but it's a great walk,it's very bulky and it takes 4hrs 15 minutes to do on a bad day but i have learnt to survive without the managers becoming to bigger pain in the a***e,they are just going to build in the gaps but they are doing that all over the country,the people who are out on my delivery are fantastic and they treat me as though i am one of them-part of the crowd.I have watched kids grow up and i have seen a few get married and of course i have lost a few due to age,cancer and heart trouble,but hay hoe you learn it's life, :hmmmm

msut be mad being a postie for 20- 30 years youll see a whole man grow from birth to a 30 year old haha HAHAHA

you will be like a father

u might even be the father :shhhhh
Buddy your not joking. When i started I had this sweet little girl about 6 years old who used to cycle down the road and get her mums mail during the half term. Last time i caught up she had a kid about the same age herself. :crazy: Thata what 22 years in the job does for you :crazy: :crazy: :sad:
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
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Big Daz
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Joined: 17 Apr 2007, 20:27
Gender: Male

Re: how long have you been on same walk

Post by Big Daz »

On and off since september 1991 on the same delivery and all its various incarnations.

91 to 93 was every third week

93-02 on and off

02-07 every other week

07-08 on and off

08 to 2010 every week.
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