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el_cartero
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Royal mail rubber band
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one day part timers will have the same right as full timers
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POSTMAN
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
I can not believe there is a wiki on this 
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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ashadd
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
You really ought to get out moreel_cartero wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mail_rubber_band
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
In a response to a Freedom of Information Act request made by Steve Woods to the Royal Mail in December 2008, the company disclosed that it used the following numbers of rubber bands in each of the three years listed:
2007/8 - 871,695,000
2006/7 - 825,750,000
2005/6 - 753,480,000
so if volumes are falling how come we are using more bands are they that rubbish
10% mail reduction means a rise of 5.56% in rubber band usage.
2007/8 - 871,695,000
2006/7 - 825,750,000
2005/6 - 753,480,000
so if volumes are falling how come we are using more bands are they that rubbish
10% mail reduction means a rise of 5.56% in rubber band usage.
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
TrueBlueTerrier wrote:In a response to a Freedom of Information Act request made by Steve Woods to the Royal Mail in December 2008, the company disclosed that it used the following numbers of rubber bands in each of the three years listed:
2007/8 - 871,695,000
2006/7 - 825,750,000
2005/6 - 753,480,000
so if volumes are falling how come we are using more bands are they that rubbish![]()
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10% mail reduction means a rise of 5.56% in rubber band usage.
Yep the red ones are really that s**t, found some of the old brown ones, after 5 years of being stashed in my locker, their as good as new and I'm reusing them day in day out and they aint snapping.
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DGP1
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
Going forwards we have a number of process reengineering initiatives that
should reduce the volume of elastic bands we use in our operation:
• collection reengineering
• customer traying
• Reengineering mail handling equipment
How would that reduce the number of bands used by posties on the street?
should reduce the volume of elastic bands we use in our operation:
• collection reengineering
• customer traying
• Reengineering mail handling equipment
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OnAFlyer
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
Wait until the figures come out for the red bands, the usage will be through the roof. Mine go straight in the bin after one use because they're crap.TrueBlueTerrier wrote:In a response to a Freedom of Information Act request made by Steve Woods to the Royal Mail in December 2008, the company disclosed that it used the following numbers of rubber bands in each of the three years listed:
2007/8 - 871,695,000
2006/7 - 825,750,000
2005/6 - 753,480,000
so if volumes are falling how come we are using more bands are they that rubbish![]()
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10% mail reduction means a rise of 5.56% in rubber band usage.
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woofwoof
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
under health & safety we DO NOT REUSE elastic bands they lose there strength and are more prone to snap and take your eye out
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DGP1
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
FFS they break the first time they are usedwoofwoof wrote:under health & safety we DO NOT REUSE elastic bands they lose there strength and are more prone to snap and take your eye out
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Pegman
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
One of our posties copped one in the eye when it snapped, left a real nasty mark for a couple of days.
HSE will have us wearing goggles when we band up soon
HSE will have us wearing goggles when we band up soon
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
He can't. He's only on 7 grand a year.ashadd wrote:You really ought to get out moreel_cartero wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mail_rubber_band![]()
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krussel
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
Ouch thats a bit under the beltclashcityrocker wrote:He can't. He's only on 7 grand a year.ashadd wrote:You really ought to get out moreel_cartero wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mail_rubber_band![]()
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dohnut
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
clashcityrocker wrote:He can't. He's only on 7 grand a year.ashadd wrote:You really ought to get out moreel_cartero wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mail_rubber_band![]()
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
carnt wait for the next team brief i want my gogglesDGP1 wrote:FFS they break the first time they are usedwoofwoof wrote:under health & safety we DO NOT REUSE elastic bands they lose there strength and are more prone to snap and take your eye out
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Caniel
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Re: Royal mail rubber band
I have red marks on my forearms from the bands breaking every time I tie up and get hit in the face by quiet often, it's only a matter of time before I cop one in the eye :(. I might buy some string and tie dolly knots with that instead, at least I can use the string more than once :PPegman wrote:One of our posties copped one in the eye when it snapped, left a real nasty mark for a couple of days.
HSE will have us wearing goggles when we band up soon