is enjoying u self allowed at work?

[bellend boy]

do people really not enjoy this job?as seem to be seeing a lot of people seem to be frowning and looking unhappy and generally not making a effort to be socialable is smiling an being happy a bad thing around here?we have some gd workers in our depot who do the work an generally enjoy it

[theblackdragon]

There's nothing wrong with enjoying something, especially if others around you enjoy what they're doing too. It partly makes a job what it is, except for the obvious money side of things. But if you're miserable about it, then what's the point? The shifts will just seem to last for far longer.

[Leonard69]

It probably depends on whether you are used to working on your feet for 8 hours with only a 40 minute break in an organisation with the lowest staff morale I have ever come across, doing mind numbingly repetitive work with a high number of mis-sorts interfering with your productivity and the permanent staff telling you not to work so fast though you know that you have to finish all the mail that comes in before you go off and that the last hour will be hectic however much the previous 7 have dragged and if you do finish with half an hour to spare they'll make you move empty yorks around just to keep you busy and at the end of the day you don't know whether you'll get paid on time or accurately and you'll be half deafened by the irritating radio, your hands will be filthy and the air is dry and producing coughs in most of my fellow workers.

If you can enjoy that then look forward to working for angard and RM for christmas. If you've got any sanity at all you'll get a job doing anything else at all next year. I'm thinking of taking up male prostitution, drug dealing, gun running and armed robbery (not necessarily in that order): they'd all be more fun than working for angard/RM................

[rmgcasual]

I've worked for RMG for the last couple of years at Christmas, and they were definitely the worst work experiences of my life. I'm shocked they somehow managed to make it worse this year, by not telling me anything until 3 days before I'm due to start and making me worried about if I'll get turned away or even paid properly when I start.

[madcyril71]

It probably depends on whether you are used to working on your feet for 8 hours with only a 40 minute break in an organisation with the lowest staff morale I have ever come across, doing mind numbingly repetitive work with a high number of mis-sorts interfering with your productivity and the permanent staff telling you not to work so fast though you know that you have to finish all the mail that comes in before you go off and that the last hour will be hectic however much the previous 7 have dragged and if you do finish with half an hour to spare they'll make you move empty yorks around just to keep you busy and at the end of the day you don't know whether you'll get paid on time or accurately and you'll be half deafened by the irritating radio, your hands will be filthy and the air is dry and producing coughs in most of my fellow workers.

If you can enjoy that then look forward to working for angard and RM for christmas. If you've got any sanity at all you'll get a job doing anything else at all next year. I'm thinking of taking up male prostitution, drug dealing, gun running and armed robbery (not necessarily in that order): they'd all be more fun than working for angard/RM................

love the last few lines very funny and true

[Sortlettersallday]

It probably depends on whether you are used to working on your feet for 8 hours with only a 40 minute break in an organisation with the lowest staff morale I have ever come across, doing mind numbingly repetitive work with a high number of mis-sorts interfering with your productivity and the permanent staff telling you not to work so fast though you know that you have to finish all the mail that comes in before you go off and that the last hour will be hectic however much the previous 7 have dragged and if you do finish with half an hour to spare they'll make you move empty yorks around just to keep you busy and at the end of the day you don't know whether you'll get paid on time or accurately and you'll be half deafened by the irritating radio, your hands will be filthy and the air is dry and producing coughs in most of my fellow workers.

If you can enjoy that then look forward to working for angard and RM for christmas. If you've got any sanity at all you'll get a job doing anything else at all next year. I'm thinking of taking up male prostitution, drug dealing, gun running and armed robbery (not necessarily in that order): they'd all be more fun than working for angard/RM................

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30 minute break!

[phart]

It probably depends on whether you are used to working on your feet for 8 hours with only a 40 minute break in an organisation with the lowest staff morale I have ever come across, doing mind numbingly repetitive work with a high number of mis-sorts interfering with your productivity and the permanent staff telling you not to work so fast though you know that you have to finish all the mail that comes in before you go off and that the last hour will be hectic however much the previous 7 have dragged and if you do finish with half an hour to spare they'll make you move empty yorks around just to keep you busy and at the end of the day you don't know whether you'll get paid on time or accurately and you'll be half deafened by the irritating radio, your hands will be filthy and the air is dry and producing coughs in most of my fellow workers.

If you can enjoy that then look forward to working for angard and RM for christmas. If you've got any sanity at all you'll get a job doing anything else at all next year. I'm thinking of taking up male prostitution, drug dealing, gun running and armed robbery (not necessarily in that order): they'd all be more fun than working for angard/RM................

You get 40 mins, you lucky lucky person.

9 of us in a shoe box...

But seriously we get 30 mins.

[acmilano]

yeah i was thinking the same thing. funny how the casuals at our depot have so much more about them. Seriously how do some of the perm staff keep there jobs. Was working today with all the regulars and there is a mail sorter next to me doing about 5 letters an hour. So management come round waste even more time talking to everyone even if you are pulling you weight and he turns round and says I blame the temps. I told him what I thought and he needed a kick up the arse cmon does nobody see this/.

[steven100]

Hope none of you get kept on on temporary contracts. Enjoy yourself, i'd rather spend time in Alcatraz!!!1

[markadam1962]

yeah i was thinking the same thing. funny how the casuals at our depot have so much more about them. Seriously how do some of the perm staff keep there jobs. Was working today with all the regulars and there is a mail sorter next to me doing about 5 letters an hour. So management come round waste even more time talking to everyone even if you are pulling you weight and he turns round and says I blame the temps. I told him what I thought and he needed a kick up the arse cmon does nobody see this/.

5 letter per hour was worked out as a national mail centre average after long exhaustive negotiations by the unions! Seriously in answer to your question YES we do see it but to be honest I never let it bother me, its not my place to do anything about it. There are however people paid money to be "managers" who believe it or not have as part of the job description a duty to manage.

[POSTMAN]

There are however people paid money to be "managers" who believe it or not have as part of the job description a duty to manage.

Wash your mouth out young man!

[markadam1962]

There are however people paid money to be "managers" who believe it or not have as part of the job description a duty to manage.

Wash your mouth out young man!

At 50 i'm long past caring!

[Garshin]

re. Line Managers i/c of casuals: they're usually ordinary RM-ers bumped up to temp manager status. The one we've got this year can't sort for toffee, but does know how the system works ie how long we've got 'til tie-up etc. & what to prioritise. Very nice lady though. Honest. Last year's bloke cheerfully admitted to wearing an Oxfam suit & tie for the occasion. Met him in Feb. & he was back to fixing the CFC thing's conveyor belt.

As for the mighty Bellend Kid, maybe no-one's smiling at him cos of his chat up lines.

And does anyone know why Ilford is IG?

[guitar-mike]

Enjoying yourself is not allowed. Seriously. Last night in work two guys sorting mail next to me were chatting away whilst working and they got split up. No joke.

[TeeferTiger]

Enjoying yourself is not allowed. Seriously. Last night in work two guys sorting mail next to me were chatting away whilst working and they got split up. No joke.

When we used to do the Xmas sorting at our DO, if we were chatting and having a laugh we got moved...