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Walk test time
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Marston
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Walk test time
Just a quick one.
Just had a 3 hour 50 min duty tested, came out as 4 hours 4 minutes (14 mins over its time).
DOM says it was a slightly busier day, so he could knock that down to 3 hours 40.
Can he just say 3.40 off the top of his head, or does he have to use some sort of guide for that estimate? Call rate wasn't particularly high apparently, the guy was walking by a fair amount of doors, not hitting all of them by a long way.
Just had a 3 hour 50 min duty tested, came out as 4 hours 4 minutes (14 mins over its time).
DOM says it was a slightly busier day, so he could knock that down to 3 hours 40.
Can he just say 3.40 off the top of his head, or does he have to use some sort of guide for that estimate? Call rate wasn't particularly high apparently, the guy was walking by a fair amount of doors, not hitting all of them by a long way.
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ronpetetrevchris
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Re: Walk test time
No, LOL, what was the point of testing it in the first place if he just adjusts the answer to suit.Marston wrote:Just a quick one.
Just had a 3 hour 50 min duty tested, came out as 4 hours 4 minutes (14 mins over its time).
DOM says it was a slightly busier day, so he could knock that down to 3 hours 40.
Can he just say 3.40 off the top of his head, or does he have to use some sort of guide for that estimate? Call rate wasn't particularly high apparently, the guy was walking by a fair amount of doors, not hitting all of them by a long way.
What does geo route say is the correct timing of the walk? Georoute (imo) is fairly consistent in most duties.
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Marston
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Re: Walk test time
In my DO Georoute is missing in action. We have a phantom manager 'away on a course' to learn it, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting.
The DOM is working on the sly here, he picked this duty to test because he thought it was easy, that opinion being in his words because "floaters don't complain when they're on it". It came out over time and there have been no more duties tested.
The DOM is working on the sly here, he picked this duty to test because he thought it was easy, that opinion being in his words because "floaters don't complain when they're on it". It came out over time and there have been no more duties tested.
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belle smith
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Re: Walk test time
Lucky you's, geo route would probably have it as 3 hours.Marston wrote:In my DO Georoute is missing in action. We have a phantom manager 'away on a course' to learn it, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting.
I think you should stick to your guns here. it was tested at 4 hours 4 mins then thats what it is.
Ps. Bravo for being able to get a duty tested.
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welshy808
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Re: Walk test time
What good does a walk test do now that our shitttty union has got rid of maximum delivery spans. Surely Dave and Billie would just allow the DOM to get you the door earlier.belle smith wrote:Lucky you's, geo route would probably have it as 3 hours.Marston wrote:In my DO Georoute is missing in action. We have a phantom manager 'away on a course' to learn it, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting.
I think you should stick to your guns here. it was tested at 4 hours 4 mins then thats what it is.
Ps. Bravo for being able to get a duty tested.![]()
This just underlines how bad we did at the last national negotiations and why we need shot of anyone involved in them.
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IloveMYredTROLLEY!
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Re: Walk test time
Strange how a Tuesday was picked for testing, often seen as a lighter mail day but more specials (I had 7 SD and 14 recorded today, lovely, 50 minutes extended delivery o/t)... 
If a single day's test is standard proceedure throughout the company, the whole thing is a farce, especially if nobody in your office is going to challenge your DOM's "fudging" of 3hrs40mins after it taking 4hrs4mins! A testing week of six continuous days, Monday to Saturday, would give a much more statistically accurate results.
Kittikat say "8 out of 10 cats preferred it," but they probably used more than ten cats to draw that conclusion!
If a single day's test is standard proceedure throughout the company, the whole thing is a farce, especially if nobody in your office is going to challenge your DOM's "fudging" of 3hrs40mins after it taking 4hrs4mins! A testing week of six continuous days, Monday to Saturday, would give a much more statistically accurate results.
Kittikat say "8 out of 10 cats preferred it," but they probably used more than ten cats to draw that conclusion!
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jockstrapp
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Re: Walk test time
I got my walk tested on a Wednesday (which I agreed to) all though the area rep said it should only be done thursday or friday never the less it was still 1.5hrs over 4.25 hrs
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ronpetetrevchris
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Re: Walk test time
Beacuse until you have a revision the 3.30 stands!!!!!!welshy808 wrote:What good does a walk test do now that our shitttty union has got rid of maximum delivery spans. Surely Dave and Billie would just allow the DOM to get you the door earlier.belle smith wrote:Lucky you's, geo route would probably have it as 3 hours.Marston wrote:In my DO Georoute is missing in action. We have a phantom manager 'away on a course' to learn it, but I wouldn't hold my breath waiting.
I think you should stick to your guns here. it was tested at 4 hours 4 mins then thats what it is.
Ps. Bravo for being able to get a duty tested.![]()
This just underlines how bad we did at the last national negotiations and why we need shot of anyone involved in them.
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music4essex
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Re: Walk test time
[quote][/quote]Beacuse until you have a revision the 3.30 stands!!!!!!
In our office when i say this if I go over dom/lino say that does not stand anymore
My duty span is 4.5 hours most days now before I get alledgly 200 more calls
Essex mum
In our office when i say this if I go over dom/lino say that does not stand anymore
My duty span is 4.5 hours most days now before I get alledgly 200 more calls
Essex mum
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fishtank
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Re: Walk test time
music4essex wrote:Beacuse until you have a revision the 3.30 stands!!!!!!
In our office when i say this if I go over dom/lino say that does not stand anymore![]()
My duty span is 4.5 hours most days now before I get alledgly 200 more calls![]()
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Essex mum
So what's his genuine and demonstrable solutions to weight and fatigue?In units where agreement for change is required in advance of local deployment of the transformation project/delivery methods, consideration can be given to varying the span length provided that genuine and demonstrable solutions to weight and fatigue are introduced.
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
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clashcityrocker
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Re: Walk test time
A solution to weight is smoking.
And a solution to fatigue is cocaine.
Sorry I didn't read any of the thread.
And a solution to fatigue is cocaine.
Sorry I didn't read any of the thread.
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
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postietaz
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Re: Walk test time
hey jockstrap hope you get busy days tested also
,or do they not exits where you are????
