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overtime

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
dante
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overtime

Post by dante »

Who decides who gets the overtime, if any going on that day?

Thanks
Pat Ostman
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Location: In the Line Managers office being screwed over.

Re: overtime

Post by Pat Ostman »

In our do it's the ones with the biggest tongues.
Run, rabbit run. Dig that hole, forget the sun.
And when at last the work is done. Don't sit down, it's time to dig another one
BillyPosty
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Re: overtime

Post by BillyPosty »

In ours its the DOMs pets / females who get first pick.
AnotherLimey
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Re: overtime

Post by AnotherLimey »

Availibility list and aggregate system, put your name up for overtime and the person with the lowest aggregate gets it, simplze :cuppa
redneck
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Re: overtime

Post by redneck »

AnotherLimey wrote:Availibility list and aggregate system, put your name up for overtime and the person with the lowest aggregate gets it, simplze :cuppa
That sounds fair. I've never come across something as fair as that where I work, usually a very ad hoc affair i.e. the first person the DOM bumps into when the 'crisis' occurs.
dante
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Re: overtime

Post by dante »

But where is the fairness in that i work out in the sticks in a small office when there is overtime going in the main office we don't get to know about it and to be honest i'm thinking of taking a grievence out because we are told nothing.Everweek there is a list where you put your name down to state what days you can do OT i fill this out but yet get none and i know others in the main office aregetting it.Before i get replies of go to the union...the deputy union rep is the main OT king.
krussel
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Location: Out on the streets.

Re: overtime

Post by krussel »

I am affraid that OT is rarely fair within RM.
The grabbers, flyers and guvs favs normally get the lions share in our office :sad:
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..........
dante
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Re: overtime

Post by dante »

Yes but that's not fair surely thats discrimination?Why should he get it and not me?Do you see where i'm coming from?Is there anything i can do?
krussel
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Re: overtime

Post by krussel »

Yes you should get offered a fair quota.

If your CWU then speak to your rep about the problem and see if that works. :hmmmm
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..........
anTi
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Re: overtime

Post by anTi »

I can't believe that none of your offices have a dedicated overtime officer. We do, he is payed 10 hours SA for the pleasure. Overtime sheet goes up on the board on a Thursday for the following week then its offered out based on lowest aggregate.
krussel
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Re: overtime

Post by krussel »

anTi wrote:I can't believe that none of your offices have a dedicated overtime officer. We do, he is payed 10 hours SA for the pleasure. Overtime sheet goes up on the board on a Thursday for the following week then its offered out based on lowest aggregate.
Blimey 10 hours a week. Not even our rep gets any OT.
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..........
shepherdess
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Re: overtime

Post by shepherdess »

anTi wrote:I can't believe that none of your offices have a dedicated overtime officer. We do, he is payed 10 hours SA for the pleasure. Overtime sheet goes up on the board on a Thursday for the following week then its offered out based on lowest aggregate.
i dont believe that the ot captain is usually the one who gets the most picks the pick of the crop and lets everyone else argue about whats left
MentalVortex
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Re: overtime

Post by MentalVortex »

Jeez, the offices you guys work in sound like heaven.

In our office we get forced to work overtime and harrassed and bullied if you say you need to cut off at your contracted hours. If you go ahead and actually follow through on cutting off you're hauled upstairs and interrogated / made to feel like s**t by the dom and, in some instances, are then told you'll never be offered overtime ever again.
paranoid-android
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Re: overtime

Post by paranoid-android »

MentalVortex wrote:Jeez, the offices you guys work in sound like heaven.

In our office we get forced to work overtime and harrassed and bullied if you say you need to cut off at your contracted hours. If you go ahead and actually follow through on cutting off you're hauled upstairs and interrogated / made to feel like s**t by the dom and, in some instances, are then told you'll never be offered overtime ever again.
its the same in our office, but with one small difference...............they won't pay you :arrrghhh
combo_king
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Re: overtime

Post by combo_king »

its really not fair the way pressure ot is dished out, same handful in my office get first refusal every day, the schedules are just as bad, been stabbed in the back many a time for a sched,
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