OFFICES WITH A FAILING REVISION:LIST

[skull]

At our office the managers look a little stressed and would probably swap jobs with Nick Clegg and Vince Cable just to get a little less hassle .

[Big Daz]

What about a list of successful revisions

Perhaps there aren't any

According to dingo there are many and only those on RMC say otherwise

Ah yes those famous "self starter" revisions, they never seem to fail...............then again are they really revisions

define revision, then put to it a vote!

[dvbuk55]

What about a list of successful revisions

Perhaps there aren't any

According to dingo there are many and only those on RMC say otherwise

Ah yes those famous "self starter" revisions, they never seem to fail...............then again are they really revisions

define revision, then put to it a vote!

Why....................it would just get turned down

[mailmonkey]

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[spirif]

I seriously doubt that 500+ hrs of overtime in the 1st weeek of revision at Barrow -In-Furness can be passed off so easily. We are into week 3 now and it's getting worse Imo.Overtime rates won't be dropping anytime soon.

To put things into perspective, at the beginning of week one.If you were caught carrying your bag to deliver mail it was a 12 month disciplinary.Caught a 2nd time and it would be dismissal.By the end of the 1st week the Dim was asking us to carry bags again " a sensible amount" he said,(define sensible in snow and ice?).....Using trolleys to deliver mail is by their own admission a failure!!! It adds to much time onto the delivery.

sick levels are running at approx 20% complete duties are being left undelivered for up to 3 days,and Vast amounts of overtime are being booked.People are being bullied into completing deliveries under the premise that the round or themselves will be tested to see who is at fault if mail is brought back.The emphasise here is on the Postie being at fault. what a surprise!

I seem to recall that the last revision involved more work, but we were given more time in which to complete our deliveries. Now we find ourselves on ce again in the position of having more workload shoved onto us,only now with no extra time to complete it..You don't have to be a mathmetician to figure this one out.

[NWpostie]

I've had reports Leigh is struggling a bit, Packets being brought back, bullying and harrasment has started.

[skull]

Yes sad to see that harassment started with a vengeance at the Barrow-in-Furness office this week . Some of the posties who have been willing to give revision a fair go for the last 3 weeks have now started to cut off and are now getting threats about being performance tested . These staff have got years and years of experience and have had no problems with performance in the past . What respect I had for our managers as just been eradicated this week .

[gb93]

Not another scare story over offices after a revision and B&H.
Being sarcastic Skull.
You will have to be strong as a office Skull

[swintontillidie]

I have worked at Royal Mail for over 25 years and have never been as depressed about the job as I am now.I actiually dread going to work ! I know that at some point tomorrow I will be faced with confrontation about exactly what can be achieved on my walk.I am sick to the back teeth with it! all I want to do is a walk that can be completed in a reasonable amount of time not one that sees me working in the dark putting my safety at risk crossing busy main roads in the rush hour.There is not a cat in hells chance of the walk im on completing in the four hour span but management refuse to believe it!Last week on one of the walks I do we had five yes FIVE full packet bags an absolute joke.They tested a loop on a day when the mail was light and decided that the evidence suggests the walk can be complemeted.I really do not know where to turn im totally demoralised.The latest management tactic at our office is to threaten people that they will lose their walks or be moved to other offices if they are not upto standard.Somebody please help,this is the 21st century and I shouldnt have to put up with this.The whole thing is making me ill,ive lost nearly a stone since the revision was introduced as a result of worry and depression.

[morleyposty]

I have worked at Royal Mail for over 25 years and have never been as depressed about the job as I am now.I actiually dread going to work ! I know that at some point tomorrow I will be faced with confrontation about exactly what can be achieved on my walk.I am sick to the back teeth with it! all I want to do is a walk that can be completed in a reasonable amount of time not one that sees me working in the dark putting my safety at risk crossing busy main roads in the rush hour.There is not a cat in hells chance of the walk im on completing in the four hour span but management refuse to believe it!Last week on one of the walks I do we had five yes FIVE full packet bags an absolute joke.They tested a loop on a day when the mail was light and decided that the evidence suggests the walk can be complemeted.I really do not know where to turn im totally demoralised.The latest management tactic at our office is to threaten people that they will lose their walks or be moved to other offices if they are not upto standard.Somebody please help,this is the 21st century and I shouldnt have to put up with this.The whole thing is making me ill,ive lost nearly a stone since the revision was introduced as a result of worry and depression.

happening in our office too and more likely in every do's up and down the country...

[london sub]

I have worked at Royal Mail for over 25 years and have never been as depressed about the job as I am now.I actiually dread going to work ! I know that at some point tomorrow I will be faced with confrontation about exactly what can be achieved on my walk.I am sick to the back teeth with it! all I want to do is a walk that can be completed in a reasonable amount of time not one that sees me working in the dark putting my safety at risk crossing busy main roads in the rush hour.There is not a cat in hells chance of the walk im on completing in the four hour span but management refuse to believe it!Last week on one of the walks I do we had five yes FIVE full packet bags an absolute joke.They tested a loop on a day when the mail was light and decided that the evidence suggests the walk can be complemeted.I really do not know where to turn im totally demoralised.The latest management tactic at our office is to threaten people that they will lose their walks or be moved to other offices if they are not upto standard.Somebody please help,this is the 21st century and I shouldnt have to put up with this.The whole thing is making me ill,ive lost nearly a stone since the revision was introduced as a result of worry and depression.

I feel your pain . Depression is a killer and shouldn't be tolerated within a work place. Some might say royal mail are to blame, but personally its the management again that are at fault by trying to keep targets, save money, and get a bonus out of it all. Royal mail are making the job easier by using machines for walk sequence, the problem is using it to its full capacity. Taking weight off our shoulders is supposedly a good thing, but i am still seeing posties carrying bags over their shoulder with up to 4 bundles plus packets in a bag. Alot of people think this its acceptable to carry a bag over ones shoulder...i tell people the reason for moderisation is to make the job at hand easier by taking the weight off ones shoulder but many refuse to listen.

All i see in my office, is trolleys being left in a corner gathering dust, what a waste of money if they are not getting used.

[johnnyp]

f***ing hell ,theres some grim reading in this thread

[dvbuk55]

f***ing hell ,theres some grim reading in this thread

Even grimmer when you're still waiting for the money and the obstacles to getting it gow ever higher.............wonder how many of those 500 revisions have been paid

[Kidd Out]

As others have said, still a shambles in sunny Swinton. 25000 items failing daily, and thats just one office.

[dvbuk55]

Well it was announced today that we are going to get the money in the New Year............despite not being signed off.....although I suspect it's more to do with the CSS arriving in February and therefore the WS Revision process needing to get underway.