Smart Casual is the same all over I thought.
Ironed trousers, shirt (no tie) and polished shoes.
Ie no trainers, no jeans no t shirts or rugby tops. But thas for the interviews.
Once your working, anything clean and tidy and not to garish.
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Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
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atw88
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
Will just roll with what I went for my interview with minus the tie. Plenty of people turned up on the day in jeans and trainers which surprised me a tad
do they usually say your next shifts at the end of the training day or is it just go home later and wait for a phone call?
do they usually say your next shifts at the end of the training day or is it just go home later and wait for a phone call?
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Stampy
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
They'll probably give you a date and time to start...
Although, speaking to a colleague who's based at Peterborough's SOUTH office - they don't even know about the Amazon contract yet!
Although, speaking to a colleague who's based at Peterborough's SOUTH office - they don't even know about the Amazon contract yet!
And after a while, you can work on points for style,
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake,
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile.
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their backs on you,
You'll get the chance to put the knife in.
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake,
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile.
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their backs on you,
You'll get the chance to put the knife in.
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atw88
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
Pretty standard kind of day really, induction stuff blahblahblah.
Twiddling my thumbs and looking for other work whilst I wait.
Twiddling my thumbs and looking for other work whilst I wait.
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atw88
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
yeah, not had a proper peep in at all, hah. oh well.
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atw88
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
Right, who would I speak to in regards to trying to get SOME shifts? I know it's 'they'll call you when you're needed' but I've expected a little bit more than just one induction day!
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Stampy
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
That's probably what RM want all the Full Time staff to do as well.....atw88 wrote:Right, who would I speak to in regards to trying to get SOME shifts? I know it's 'they'll call you when you're needed' but I've expected a little bit more than just one induction day!
And after a while, you can work on points for style,
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake,
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile.
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their backs on you,
You'll get the chance to put the knife in.
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake,
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile.
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their backs on you,
You'll get the chance to put the knife in.
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atw88
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
That helps me in literally no way whatsoever.
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POSTMAN
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
It is exactly as you said............they'll call you when you're needed welcome to RM world.atw88 wrote:That helps me in literally no way whatsoever.
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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Stampy
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
True...
We've been running a VERY heavy sorting plan on the LSM this week with just 2 staff...
An hour and a half on the packets, then onto the LSM's until dinner, then 2 hours work before going back onto Packets for 1 1/2 hours!
Can't wait to see where I end up after the revision!
We've been running a VERY heavy sorting plan on the LSM this week with just 2 staff...
An hour and a half on the packets, then onto the LSM's until dinner, then 2 hours work before going back onto Packets for 1 1/2 hours!
Can't wait to see where I end up after the revision!
And after a while, you can work on points for style,
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake,
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile.
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their backs on you,
You'll get the chance to put the knife in.
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake,
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile.
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their backs on you,
You'll get the chance to put the knife in.
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atw88
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
Yeah, still nothing, unsurprisingly. Makes you wonder why I even bothered
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Stampy
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
Welcome (again) to the world of Royal Mail - where you are treated like a Mushroom..atw88 wrote:Yeah, still nothing, unsurprisingly. Makes you wonder why I even bothered
Kept in the dark and fed Bullshit.
And after a while, you can work on points for style,
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake,
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile.
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their backs on you,
You'll get the chance to put the knife in.
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake,
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile.
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their backs on you,
You'll get the chance to put the knife in.
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atw88
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
I still haven't been paid for my induction day either!
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andy2007
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
Chase it up with HR Services. The number is: 0845 606 0603 (open Mon - Fri 8:00 - 17:30).
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it's just another outlook on Reality!
it's just another outlook on Reality!
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atw88
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Re: Casual mail sorter, any help/tips
Called them earlier and said they'd get back to me, see what happens