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Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
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Stammerking
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Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
Starting us an hour and half early on Sa to deal with the IPS but we are not exactly busy ok parcels(small) are in abundance but xmas cards seem well down
.Was looking forward to my week off after xmas to recover but looks as though I need not have bothered.
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krussel
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Re: Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
Well personally YES because iam only working my hours
The mail seems very down, esp flats
I am hoping that its because it all got delayed the last couple of years due to the bad weather and that RM are more on top of things this year.
The mail seems very down, esp flats
I am hoping that its because it all got delayed the last couple of years due to the bad weather and that RM are more on top of things this year.
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
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hans solo
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Re: Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
i think its due to when xmas falls rem still this week to finish and then another full week after that.
suspect this weekend fri sat mon will be hammered
also think rm and our dsa partners have held back flats mags etc until after xmas
wait and see the amounts of flats then
nb. i still havnt sent my cards yet plenty of time
suspect this weekend fri sat mon will be hammered
also think rm and our dsa partners have held back flats mags etc until after xmas
wait and see the amounts of flats then
nb. i still havnt sent my cards yet plenty of time
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krussel
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Re: Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
I have a feeling many will post out this weekend. Its jam the postbox time, againhans solo wrote:i think its due to when xmas falls rem still this week to finish and then another full week after that.
suspect this weekend fri sat mon will be hammered
also think rm and our dsa partners have held back flats mags etc until after xmas
wait and see the amounts of flats then
nb. i still havnt sent my cards yet plenty of time
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
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doorstepped
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Re: Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
last few years on Xmas eve I have got back to the DO to see yorks full of flat, mags, brochures etc ready to go out the first day back after the holidays.
so yes, they do get held back then the first two weeks of the new year it goes mental with the things and then settles down again.
its not nice though knowing that while I am at home enjoying the break, that its gonna be hard going when I go back to work.
so yes, they do get held back then the first two weeks of the new year it goes mental with the things and then settles down again.
its not nice though knowing that while I am at home enjoying the break, that its gonna be hard going when I go back to work.
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jockstrapp
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Re: Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
Still managing to cut off

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TrueBlueTerrier
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Re: Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
I think thats what RM are expecting they were round the office today asking for collections volunteers to do Sunday.krussel wrote:I have a feeling many will post out this weekend. Its jam the postbox time, againhans solo wrote:i think its due to when xmas falls rem still this week to finish and then another full week after that.
suspect this weekend fri sat mon will be hammered
also think rm and our dsa partners have held back flats mags etc until after xmas
wait and see the amounts of flats then
nb. i still havnt sent my cards yet plenty of time
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Judgee
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Re: Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
Could be that due to all that snow last year, people have ordered all thier online shopping early this year!
Then again could just be that we are going to get hit hard next week!
Personally I couldn't give a hairy turd as I still cut off every day, even though it hasn't been especially heavy this xmas so far! The heavier it gets the more I take back to the office. Turned down the xmas deal and have never had a more relaxing xmas!
Then again could just be that we are going to get hit hard next week!
Personally I couldn't give a hairy turd as I still cut off every day, even though it hasn't been especially heavy this xmas so far! The heavier it gets the more I take back to the office. Turned down the xmas deal and have never had a more relaxing xmas!
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krussel
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Re: Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
Same here, totally chilledJudgee wrote:Turned down the xmas deal and have never had a more relaxing xmas!
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
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mandelsons_toenail
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Re: Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
No problems for me either
I finish at 240pm if ive taken a break if not 2pm
Let the managers take the cut offs out
They have taken us too far and now more and more are just chilled and cutting off
Its great

I finish at 240pm if ive taken a break if not 2pm
Let the managers take the cut offs out
They have taken us too far and now more and more are just chilled and cutting off
Its great
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NewPostieUK
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Re: Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
Had one of the hardest days since I started today. Two hours overtime.
So no, its not easy this year.
So no, its not easy this year.
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mandelsons_toenail
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Re: Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
But thats your faultNewPostieUK wrote:Had one of the hardest days since I started today. Two hours overtime.
So no, its not easy this year.
Just cut off
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crezz
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Re: Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
not everybody has the luxury of not needing overtime tho,But thats your fault
Just cut off
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mandelsons_toenail
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RedBagMan
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Re: Anyone else finding Xmas pressure this year to easy?
No
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