The "How was your day" thread.

[Joshymitsu]

My first day today. Got paired up with my coach who showed me the ropes. Had to prep my bags even though I'm meant to be delivery only. Had four door to doors which are pretty annoying, no specials and only about 7 packets, very light day, or so I'm told. Went out on the bike as was advised against using my car and finished the walk in about 2.5 hours. The walk is well laid out, each bag ends right at a drop box. All in all a good first day and looking forward to getting out there again.

Turns out tomorrow is my day off which I'm going to work, with a 25 hour contract I need all the overtime I can get.

I'm with my coach tomorrow again and then the walk is mine for the rest of the week! Going to be interesting on my own lol. Then next week I've been told I'll be assigned my own walk which will be nice as I was expecting to be a floater.

Got given a brand new jacket today and ordering the rest tomorrow.

Finished for 12.30, home for 01.00, pretty good I think :)

[NEmallard]

lapsing


enough said

[Joshymitsu]

what is lapsing? I'v hear it a lot lol

[Stormproof]

Last week was my first full week doing a full duty since 'the knee' op and I could feel my knee getting worse. Went in Monday and told them I doubt I could complete a duty because my knee had swollen up and was painful........got told to go home. This is day 3 of sitting on my arse and too be honest I'm getting a little bored of doing it

[heapsy]

Tuesday and Wedneday, still getting my head around the new look walk. Wednesday did really show it up as a long drawn out thing. Shattered at the end. Went in today, day off, for just under 5 hours, ASAP etc. Don't think I would be prepared to do a walk on my day off now. They are long and very tiring. Haven't actually started using the HCT yet, just getting a feel for the walk and sorting out a few glitches, like the fact the walk was sequenced completely unlike how I actually wanted it.

[taurus88]

We've got some new-starts in our office! They don't seem to have anyone to train them though. I worry for them. May we all utter a silent prayer for them tomorrow, when they'll probably be out doing the walk on their own after two days of "training".

[NEmallard]

very light for a friday , took half another round out on overtime

first letter 10.00
last letter 15.00

[krussel]

Finished the second week using the HCT. Getting just a little upper back ache in the last half hour but its gone by the time i get home. New duty is taking me right up to my time and infact i went over a little and booked this week.

There is talk of absorbtion/ laspsing coming back in a couple of weeks but for me no chance with the HCT

[mma83]

We've got some new-starts in our office! They don't seem to have anyone to train them though. I worry for them. May we all utter a silent prayer for them tomorrow, when they'll probably be out doing the walk on their own after two days of "training".

Our office had some new guys/gals being trained up buy some1 who has been there 3 months! And he didn't know that he should be entitled(I believe) to extra for this role....or as he sees it some1 to do 1/2 his walk

Anyhow, cant be any worse than the 'training' we had

[dohnut]

We've got some new-starts in our office! They don't seem to have anyone to train them though. I worry for them. May we all utter a silent prayer for them tomorrow, when they'll probably be out doing the walk on their own after two days of "training".

Our office had some new guys/gals being trained up buy some1 who has been there 3 months! And he didn't know that he should be entitled(I believe) to extra for this role....or as he sees it some1 to do 1/2 his walk

Anyhow, cant be any worse than the 'training' we had [/quo

I had to take out a new starter the other week he has now been 'left' lol, am Isupposed to get extra pay for this?, No one told me they just rolled up on the morning and said there you go he's with you?, this is the second time I have taken someone out the first time he lasted 1.5 years this new guy though jesus.

[BettySwollocks]

I was (abeit very briefly) a trainer when i was a postie,
u should get an extra £20 for every week u train someone.

[Stormproof]

I was (abeit very briefly) a trainer when i was a postie,
u should get an extra £20 for every week u train someone.

I think they put a stop to the training money. The Work Place Coach should be training new starters up.

[clashcityrocker]

I was (abeit very briefly) a trainer when i was a postie,
u should get an extra £20 for every week u train someone.

I think they put a stop to the training money. The Work Place Coach should be training new starters up.

The Workplace Coach gets £30/week and I don't see where it says this is pro-rata.
Anyone training as well is entitled to the daily training allowance.

Where there is more than one New Entrant commencing in the same week
Coaches will be required to provide a suitably experienced individual that the
New Entrant can shadow. These individuals will receive the daily non-school
training allowance for each day they are assisting with the Delivery Coaching.

[BettySwollocks]

Its a long time since i did it, it might have been £30,
i have the memory span of a goldfish.

[heapsy]

Friday and Saturday. Really heavy days. Finished 14.30 on a Saturday! Wiped out completely.