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quiet today eh?

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
bensonhedge
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Joined: 15 Mar 2010, 20:14
Gender: Male

quiet today eh?

Post by bensonhedge »

yeah right!
wiganpostie
Posts: 670
Joined: 09 Mar 2010, 20:16
Gender: Male

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by wiganpostie »

Probably our heaviest day in about six months. Packets went through the roof. Our lino was sweating so badly at the back of his neck that he developed a damp patch on the back of his shirt :left:
Richard007
Posts: 84
Joined: 09 Mar 2010, 20:34
Gender: Male

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by Richard007 »

Yep believe the Royal Mail they keep banging on about mail dropping off -------MY ASS :nana
Ossie From Preston
Posts: 148
Joined: 20 Mar 2010, 18:42
Gender: Male

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by Ossie From Preston »

Disaster in mine cut offs, mail left, packets left in, love it.
edwardo
Posts: 180
Joined: 23 Sep 2010, 19:01
Gender: Male

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by edwardo »

busy to , plus 34% more packets and parcels this xmas according to dom
ebbzie
Posts: 660
Joined: 14 Jun 2011, 17:22
Gender: Male

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by ebbzie »

Did the DIM stand there with his :cuppa saying "mails down" :cuppa
monkeymutha
Posts: 317
Joined: 15 Mar 2012, 18:00
Gender: Female
Location: At the bottom of the bottomless pit

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by monkeymutha »

Busy at my office too. Everyone seemed to have a full york going out. Finished 10 mins overtime. Dunno if stuff came back.
cyrus
Posts: 215
Joined: 09 Mar 2010, 20:38
Gender: Male

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by cyrus »

Yep,so busy today, that my full time park and loop partner informed my line manager nice and early that. I wouldn't be able to prep the walk in time as I am a part timer.His response was to ....test my prep rate when I came in.Failed by a few mins.Of course this is the real reason We left several bags in :wink: ..Now, if I could just meet Royal Mail's RM2000 test.I'm sure I could clear my over size duty in time. :crazy:
gb93
Posts: 1462
Joined: 29 Oct 2009, 16:25
Gender: Male

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by gb93 »

"failed by a few mins" How does that happen in a 1 minute test. :crazy:
This ain't no baseball game, you get only one chance and you blew it.
Mr Rush
Posts: 3335
Joined: 05 Aug 2011, 14:27
Gender: Male

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by Mr Rush »

Hit every door with housing association letters and must have written about twenty P739s. First time in six months we've had to cut loops and leave a york of oversized parcels behind. 9 weeks to Christmas pressure :nana
The machine stops.
cyrus
Posts: 215
Joined: 09 Mar 2010, 20:38
Gender: Male

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by cyrus »

gb93 wrote:"failed by a few mins" How does that happen in a 1 minute test. :crazy:

Haven't done a "union agreed" minute prep test in years.Managers like to use Royal Mail's"unagreed" prep your frame at 22 items a minute, for as much mail as you have(big and small letters).So if I have 440 items it should take me 20 mins.Haven't past the test yet.It's such a shame :left: .Their so supposed to offer me counseling and retraining :wink: .I even pester them for it.They cant even get someone to demonstrate sorting to their standard on my frame.:cuppa
spoodoo
Posts: 829
Joined: 06 Sep 2009, 18:07
Gender: Male

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by spoodoo »

Because of his sh it agreement 2 in a mess thing ,I now only get my mail say twice a week as they can't get into building or they cut off ,handy when I'm waiting for sum important stuff. To me it just seems the ppl at the top are completely destroying this once great company,,,,,
BingBong
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 755
Joined: 12 May 2011, 12:36
Gender: Female
Location: the north

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by BingBong »

bensonhedge wrote:yeah right!
We failed on mail and packets...nobody lapsed and loads of cut offs...i was on a late turn too...i laughed and said ill do what I can lol...no point stressing...i do my time and go home...
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postypie
Posts: 435
Joined: 18 Mar 2012, 19:37
Gender: Male

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by postypie »

Ossie From Preston wrote:Disaster in mine cut offs, mail left, packets left in, love it.

Likewise at our place
wheresourmoney
Posts: 170
Joined: 27 Jan 2011, 14:50
Gender: Male

Re: quiet today eh?

Post by wheresourmoney »

most cut offs since our revisions, but what started out as a crap day got better when dom threw a wobbler and sent out all managers and office staff to do cutoffs,never seen so much sweat, before or after.