Cheers guys/gals. If the management had any business acumen and knowledge of the workload involved, maybe I wouldn't have witnesses the amount of new guys leaving after a week or 2 as I did. I managed 4 months and the only thing I ever got from them was some useless spikes(That I couldn't use as I wasn't provided with Shoes/Boots) and a Hi-Vis vest. I do miss the freedom of being on a walk etc, but then again as mentioned, did my fair share of the crappy walks in the office- maybe most floaters do in other D.O's?? Or maybe it was because I worked to my time, cut-off and challenged management time and time again
I did wonder if it was just the D.O I was at that was 'run' the way it was, but from the posts on here it seems like majority across the U.K are like it. Maybe the fact that there was no union rep on site made it easier for the bullying etc, not just to new guys either

Lost count the amount of times I and some other new guys would just do housekeeping etc and once every1 had left the office, taken to a frame(At approx 12.00 that was either half empty or on some occasions, completely empty and expected to prep and complete a unknown walk.
I took great pleasure in not letting my LINO/DOM know I wasn't returning to work and hoped that 1 of them had some stress/exercise from it

Yet, I only did this as I already had a start date for a new job.
Also, I was surprised at the extreme differences in the walks I experienced(Probably around 50 different walks in the 4 months) across 3 postcodes. Some I could complete in 2 hours on an average day and others would be 4 hours on a light day.
I also hope that any new starters will actually have some sort of training, not just sit in a van 1 day and the 2nd day do 1 half of a posties regular walk. Nothing on proceedures/specials/parcels/d2ds

and then the bosses wonder why you do not ring/txt in to confirm specials
Anyway, enjoy the summer as i'm sure xmas will be just as bad as the last one
