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track and trace

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joeboy
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track and trace

Post by joeboy »

we are now delivering around 300 track and trace per week, between two drivers, plus 250 specials and two hour dely on top, plus bag drops, and the packets are failing daily, have been asked by the dom why this is? wot should I tell him!!!!
moyas slave
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Post by moyas slave »

we have the same problem.
our driver simply works his hours and leaves packets.
they were backing up for weeks but they are now being cleared on OT by other drivers.
i dont lie to customers anymore and when asked about parcels i tell them there is a mountain of them in the DO and give them the managers mobile number.
youwot!!!!!
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Post by youwot!!!!! »

joeboy wrote:we are now delivering around 300 track and trace per week, between two drivers, plus 250 specials and two hour dely on top, plus bag drops, and the packets are failing daily, have been asked by the dom why this is? wot should I tell him!!!!
tell him that there is too much to do in your duty time and you are not prepared to bail him out of the s**t anymore.
who the hell invests £2 billion into a servic and makes it worse?????????????
you really couldn't make it up!!!!!!!!!!!
IcanthelpthewayIam
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Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

joeboy wrote:we are now delivering around 300 track and trace per week, between two drivers, plus 250 specials and two hour dely on top, plus bag drops, and the packets are failing daily, have been asked by the dom why this is? wot should I tell him!!!!

That works out roughly 9 or 10 packets an hour,
Beforenineoclockgoodone
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Re: track and trace

Post by Beforenineoclockgoodone »

our driver simply works his hours and leaves packets.



So he can, doesn't have to work anymore hours than he is paid for. What a daft statement that is?
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joeboy
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Re: track and trace

Post by joeboy »

we have over 100 pouch boxes as well, add them in we must be doing 30 per hour, dontcha think!!!
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Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

joeboy wrote:we have over 100 pouch boxes as well, add them in we must be doing 30 per hour, dontcha think!!!
Individually you are doing rougly 15 to 16 items an hour, which doesn't seem that extreme actually
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Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

zx135 wrote:
joeboy wrote:we have over 100 pouch boxes as well, add them in we must be doing 30 per hour, dontcha think!!!
Individually you are doing rougly 15 to 16 items an hour, which doesn't seem that extreme actually
Which the adds credence as to the fact that they cannot do packets, as they would have to do the tracked and specials faster than your figure to do the packets. :hmmmm
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soltan
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Post by soltan »

All dependent on when you are actually out delivering them and if you convey and if the 2 hour delivery is between 2 of you or 2 hours a piece. Add in all those factors for your potential delivery span.
joeboy
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Re: track and trace

Post by joeboy »

hold on, duty 5am -1pm. 5-6 sorting packets and letters, 6-630 prepping my frame, 6.30-7.00 sorting packets(2ndvan) 7-9, 9.30 delivery specials+tracked, 9.30-10.00 prepping dely again, 10-12 delivering walk, 12-1220 return to office pouch off, these times approx.... still think we are doing 16 per hour!!!
Pinky 1
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Post by Pinky 1 »

joeboy wrote:hold on, duty 5am -1pm. 5-6 sorting packets and letters, 6-630 prepping my frame, 6.30-7.00 sorting packets(2ndvan) 7-9, 9.30 delivery specials+tracked, 9.30-10.00 prepping dely again, 10-12 delivering walk, 12-1220 return to office pouch off, these times approx.... still think we are doing 16 per hour!!!
Don't work through your break mate, according to your workday you're going 7hrs,20mins. without one.
May i suggest you take a break before you commence your walk delivery ?
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LouBarlow
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Post by LouBarlow »

Tracked are also generally spread out all over town, so there is no way you would deliver as quickly as you would regular parcels over a smaller area.
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Post by banner18 »

joeboy wrote:hold on, duty 5am -1pm. 5-6 sorting packets and letters, 6-630 prepping my frame, 6.30-7.00 sorting packets(2ndvan) 7-9, 9.30 delivery specials+tracked, 9.30-10.00 prepping dely again, 10-12 delivering walk, 12-1220 return to office pouch off, these times approx.... still think we are doing 16 per hour!!!

The real deal here then. It is simple thinking that makes these duties so hard.
No point looking at 5 hours as total packet delivery time. There are businesses to drop, traveling times between your office and the area. pouching off times. It's the mundane stuff that is missed by the planners.
joeboy
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Re: track and trace

Post by joeboy »

does'nt matter if I take a break(I DONT), figures are still the same. job cannot be done, and they cut hours last year, when I told them it could'nt be done, they will have to put hours back in, but we are all under suspicion of not working properly.. it bloody stinks!!!
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Re: track and trace

Post by Dorset Plodder »

Hi Joeboy, don't get stressed mate we're all in the same boat! Just make sure you're doing your job properly, so no-one can have a go at you, cover your arse and go home on time. Simples. :Very Happy
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