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Post Office maths question

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shipmaster122
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Post Office maths question

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Just wondered if the PO's Horizon system tells the counter clerk the amount of change to give back to the customer? Or if basic maths is involved? Thanks in advance.
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Re: Post Office maths question

Post by paulpg36 »

It depends on how you settle the transaction. You can settle it so Horizon tells you how much change to hand out or otherwise, as I think most of us do, just work out yourself how much to give back.

Hope this helps.
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Re: Post Office maths question

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I don't hold with all this new fangled computer stuff - I like to use my brain...
And then wonder why I haven't balanced...
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Re: Post Office maths question

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Thanks for the responses!
It's just that my business has given me a lot of spare time recently, and there's a job going for a part time (I think either 12 or 16hrs/week) job as a counter clerk at my local PO, so thought I might go for it to give me a little extra money. Could imagine myself starting work at 8:30am and giving someone the wrong change or something.. so at least there is an option for the computer to do it :left:

I could imagine myself enjoying that sort of job just dealing with local customers and their parcels and other PO stuff (the PO does so much nowadays.. :crazy: )
Are there are any good benefits of working for the Post Office?

Thanks
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Re: Post Office maths question

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shipmaster122 wrote:Thanks for the responses!
It's just that my business has given me a lot of spare time recently, and there's a job going for a part time (I think either 12 or 16hrs/week) job as a counter clerk at my local PO, so thought I might go for it to give me a little extra money. Could imagine myself starting work at 8:30am and giving someone the wrong change or something.. so at least there is an option for the computer to do it :left:

I could imagine myself enjoying that sort of job just dealing with local customers and their parcels and other PO stuff (the PO does so much nowadays.. :crazy: )
Are there are any good benefits of working for the Post Office?

Thanks
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shipmaster122
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Re: Post Office maths question

Post by shipmaster122 »

As fun as working for RM then? :arrrghhh
shipmaster122
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Re: Post Office maths question

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Anyone working part-time at a PO know how hard it would be to get two weeks off if I was doing 12/16hrs per week?
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Re: Post Office maths question

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PO1 wrote:
shipmaster122 wrote:Thanks for the responses!
It's just that my business has given me a lot of spare time recently, and there's a job going for a part time (I think either 12 or 16hrs/week) job as a counter clerk at my local PO, so thought I might go for it to give me a little extra money. Could imagine myself starting work at 8:30am and giving someone the wrong change or something.. so at least there is an option for the computer to do it :left:

I could imagine myself enjoying that sort of job just dealing with local customers and their parcels and other PO stuff (the PO does so much nowadays.. :crazy: )
Are there are any good benefits of working for the Post Office?

Thanks
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