Apprenticeship room of doom.

Post by **TeeferTiger** » 01 Jan 2012, 13:30

One of the guys I worked with was a PHG AND he got the supervisor allowance. Last I heard even he'd quit the RLE, but that was after it became not quite so cushy.

arnold cheshire · Post by **arnold cheshire** » 01 Jan 2012, 13:32

TeeferTiger wrote:One of the guys I worked with was a PHG AND he got the supervisor allowance. Last I heard even he'd quit the RLE, but that was after it became not quite so cushy.

phg doesnt exist anymore you just work in the locker

Post by **TeeferTiger** » 01 Jan 2012, 13:34

No, he still got the PHG allowance I meant, AND the supervisor allowance.

Post by **TeeferTiger** » 01 Jan 2012, 13:35

Then I was in there, as an OPG but also WPC, doing the work of 2 people in the morning, then my own shift in the afternoon for over 3 weeks and the office was the tidiest it's ever been

Post by **Straight4ward** » 01 Jan 2012, 13:52

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Post by **dvbuk55** » 01 Jan 2012, 15:03

I did the callers for about 15 months and you definitely need a thick skin and a sense of humour. I don't know about using apprenticeship schemes but I definitely think that every new starter should have a spell in there.

bakerstreetirregular · Post by **bakerstreetirregular** » 01 Jan 2012, 22:07

After spending most of December in the callers office, I can only echo many of the sentiments already posted. Perhaps if "new starts" were put in the "Room Of Doom" they might actually understand the importance of filling out a 739 card out properly!. I mean the real basic stuff such as ticking the right box (or any box for that matter) and putting a decent description on the card as opposed to "box". In fact while I think about it maybe all those who can't fill in a card properly should have a wee turn especially when its busy, so can feel the joy of saying to someone "I'm sorry I can't find your parcel.."

dan1986ccfc · Post by **dan1986ccfc** » 01 Jan 2012, 22:13

Is it really that bad?
Your just handing out parcels. So what if it gets busy. So what if you cant find a packet. Not my problem! I've dealt with many angry customers before in previous jobs and it doesn't worry me in the slightest. Quite looking forward to having a day off from a back breaking park and loop round tbh!

Post by **TeeferTiger** » 01 Jan 2012, 22:13

dan1986ccfc wrote:Is it really that bad?
Your just handing out parcels. So what if it gets busy. So what if you cant find a packet. Not my problem! I've dealt with many angry customers before in previous jobs and it doesn't worry me in the slightest. Quite looking forward to having a day off from a back breaking park and loop round tbh!

Get yourself volunteered to be in there then!

dan1986ccfc · Post by **dan1986ccfc** » 01 Jan 2012, 22:15

TeeferTiger wrote:
dan1986ccfc wrote:Is it really that bad?
Your just handing out parcels. So what if it gets busy. So what if you cant find a packet. Not my problem! I've dealt with many angry customers before in previous jobs and it doesn't worry me in the slightest. Quite looking forward to having a day off from a back breaking park and loop round tbh!
Get yourself volunteered to be in there then!

I have thought about it... Although I'll review the situation again after my first day in there Tuesday

Post by **TeeferTiger** » 01 Jan 2012, 22:37

I only quit it because of the abuse from the staff, management and then the customers. I could handle the customer abuse because I've dealt with it all before in other jobs. It was the staff and management abuse I was fed up with, and the constant piss taking i.e. they would loan me out to another office for the week, tell me I was there ALL week, then phone me up on Friday morning and tell me that I was back in the RLE at my regular office on Saturday. This wouldn't have been a problem had I not already worked out my hours with the other office, they having decided that they didn't need me on Saturday and so agreed I could make up my hours during the week as it would suit them better to have me there longer during the week.

They constantly messed me about with the RLE, moving people around and shifting me into there on a Saturday afternoon because they couldn't get walks covered so I was always in there until gone 3pm on a Saturday. Sometimes I wouldn't find out until I got into work either that they'd moved my shift to 2 hours later but I "could have the OT if I wanted it".

not me · Post by **not me** » 02 Jan 2012, 02:21

dan1986ccfc wrote:Is it really that bad?
Your just handing out parcels. So what if it gets busy. So what if you cant find a packet. Not my problem! I've dealt with many angry customers before in previous jobs and it doesn't worry me in the slightest. Quite looking forward to having a day off from a back breaking park and loop round tbh!

one days fine
however,do it long term and its soul destroying

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