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Staying or going ???

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Staying or going ???

Post by protect us »

Ok so just a quick idea on if you intend on staying or going since the revisions , P&l , resigns etc etc !
5plusbonusball
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by 5plusbonusball »

Most people want to go now because the job has changed so much that there is now not enough time in the day to do the job. All the managers say is " you are not used to working harder , you have had it cushy for all those years" etc.
BUT its the managers who STILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO when we go out, I say GET THE MANAGERS OUT ON THE STREETS DELIVERING TO OUR CUSTOMERS , NOT STUCK INSIDE DOING NOTHING. must calm down sorry. :mad
Why are lino's paid full-time ??
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by protect us »

You have said it exactly how it is !! Good shout mate ! Think we all knew it had to change but not like this !
Patrick Clifton
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by Patrick Clifton »

I think its maybe best that some move on, sooner rather than later, instead of constantly moaning about their job and dragging up the most mundane bull in an attempt to put a spanner in the works.
fishtank
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by fishtank »

5plusbonusball wrote: I say GET THE MANAGERS OUT ON THE STREETS DELIVERING TO OUR CUSTOMERS , NOT STUCK INSIDE DOING NOTHING.

Why would anyone want managers doing our job?
Haven't we lost enough jobs?
If there is an argument for operational management rationalisation let the cost be borne by management grades not OPG's.
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
P13
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by P13 »

tolkien wrote:
fishtank wrote:
5plusbonusball wrote: I say GET THE MANAGERS OUT ON THE STREETS DELIVERING TO OUR CUSTOMERS , NOT STUCK INSIDE DOING NOTHING.

Why would anyone want managers doing our job?
Haven't we lost enough jobs?
If there is an argument for operational management rationalisation let the cost be borne by management grades not OPG's.
last sat it took 3 of them to cover one delivery , not much of a threat from them especally as they left all the large packets , recordeds and sent the specials out with our conveyance driver
Bet they managed to do it in half the time the regular Postman takes :chuckle
pokos27
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by pokos27 »

its going to get worse, dont blame the managers they are only cogs, if you can find a better alternative then do it, what other jobs are going locally, or wait to get some shares if it goes private.
spoodoo
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by spoodoo »

We need to get back to thinking about customers etc ,scrap all this shi. It was a great company ruined by bad management ,only interested in lining there own pockets.
pokos27
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by pokos27 »

the bonus system doesnt help, dsa is s**t, you are shafted due to heavier sats, and door to doors not paid per item.
gazzariah
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by gazzariah »

Patrick Clifton wrote:I think its maybe best that some move on, sooner rather than later, instead of constantly moaning about their job and dragging up the most mundane bull in an attempt to put a spanner in the works.
You are a manager) you provoke by every comment you make on these forums .I smell by your unfeeling and haughty attitude that you dont give a s**t about the very real and difficult new methods that the foot soldiers have to undertake and if i am wrong and you are a foot soldier or blue shirt, :whistle become a manager and act out your fantasy .
pokos27
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by pokos27 »

i hate the way postmen lost their bikes and have to use trolley.
Budfrog
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by Budfrog »

5plusbonusball wrote:I say GET THE MANAGERS OUT ON THE STREETS DELIVERING TO OUR CUSTOMERS , NOT STUCK INSIDE DOING NOTHING. must calm down sorry. :mad
Valid point ... but if they did they would no longer be 'Managers' but Team Leaders or Chargehands with a salary level to suit.
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

Budfrog wrote:
5plusbonusball wrote:I say GET THE MANAGERS OUT ON THE STREETS DELIVERING TO OUR CUSTOMERS , NOT STUCK INSIDE DOING NOTHING. must calm down sorry. :mad
Valid point ... but if they did they would no longer be 'Managers' but Team Leaders or Chargehands with a salary level to suit.
Line managers are charge hands/team leaders in all but name and pay. One at our place one had the gall to say that Royal Mail Managers are regularly head hunted because they are in charge of up to 20 people. Pricked his bubble when I said a Corporal/Killick in the Forces could be in charge of 100 or more. :left: :left: :left:
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Patrick Clifton
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by Patrick Clifton »

gazzariah wrote:
Patrick Clifton wrote:I think its maybe best that some move on, sooner rather than later, instead of constantly moaning about their job and dragging up the most mundane bull in an attempt to put a spanner in the works.
You are a manager) you provoke by every comment you make on these forums .I smell by your unfeeling and haughty attitude that you dont give a s**t about the very real and difficult new methods that the foot soldiers have to undertake and if i am wrong and you are a foot soldier or blue shirt, :whistle become a manager and act out your fantasy .
Maybe I am, maybe I am not, doesnt make what I said untrue :Very Happy

I can assure you that I very much do give a s**t about the new delivery methods, having had to fight tooth and nail to get across my viewpoint that the job did not have adequate time to complete within its allocated time.

However, I dont let that mould my view on the job. I like my job and the work that I do. I dont think it is a sensible position for anyone to be in when they loathe walking into the building of their employment. I dont think its a sensible position for anyone to be in when they are looking for some loophole to get around having to pull a dipstick out of the engine to check the oil level or walk around the vehicle to check the lights are working.

Yes, I have my off days like anyone else. Days where I cant be arsed with the place, but I try to keep them few and far between.
5plusbonusball
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Re: Staying or going ???

Post by 5plusbonusball »

I want a fair workplace where everyone gets along , works hard , gets a flyer now and again , makes profit etc , like the old days , but now it's like the gestapo have taken over, people who have never been on a park and loop duty, failed posties who get on with the doms and who have been made up because of that!
I couldn't be a manager , doing nothing all day, just watching and bullying the staff , not touching any of the "stock" , we just don't need them anymore , just a dom , underdom and a dom support is all that we need.
In the past i was a manager in another business but the difference was that I worked just as hard , the same hours and we were all happy!
As for Mr Clifton , I think you are one of the newbies who "knows" the dom too well and who is in his first ever employment!
Why are lino's paid full-time ??