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bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

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lisa8739
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bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by lisa8739 »

hate working on sats ,earlier start than the rest of the week as well!! so my friday nite is F****d, and im like a bloody zombie on satday nites cause i been up so early ,,...grrrrrrrr hurry up an modernise and look after your workforce :evil/mad rant over be in bed soon :sad:
5plusbonusball
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Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by 5plusbonusball »

slightly lighter day today , hurray BUT - boss said some mail was missed somewhere so could be busy saturday :arrrghhh bet theyre not at work after 11 though :mad
Why are lino's paid full-time ??
fishtank
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Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by fishtank »

lisa8739 wrote: hurry up an modernise and look after your workforce
Lol.
It's modernisation that's ruined your saturdays.
15 years ago i could still go out on a friday night even though i was working the next day safe in the knowledge that i would be back home in bed on saturday morning by 0900 at the latest after a tough 4 hour sort,prep and once over the ground...including my break. :whistle
I loved a saturday morning then. :sad:
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
dohnut
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Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by dohnut »

I now start at 8.30 every day, no problems with early starts, but obviously finish later. I used to hate the earlier starts on a saturday and as you say was falling asleep come 10pm on saturday night not any more.
lisa8739
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Joined: 03 Feb 2008, 11:06

Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by lisa8739 »

i remember them days wen i had to wait for the shop to open so i cud finish lol,, scary bit is we aint had no modernisation yet ,its all gradually creeping in ,abit at a time last week we was told to sort and take mailsort on a sat :evil/mad .... i said if theres no one there wen i get bak my pouch will be launched over the gates ,unless my dom or lakys wants to return from there static caravans to pik my s**t up out my puch from off the yard the office betta be open !! they say ohhhhhh the lorrys are comin later ,so u wanna change my times ,,EASY DEAL giv me summat in return and your wish is granted oh mighty dom.... :crazy:
olilew
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Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by olilew »

well we still start at 05:30 and i hope it stays that way!
"Just take it out and see how you go......."
lisa8739
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Joined: 03 Feb 2008, 11:06

Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by lisa8739 »

i dont ! 6.15 all week till sat then 5.20 ,...poooooo shud keep it all week at 6.15...
comeracing
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Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by comeracing »

fishtank wrote:
lisa8739 wrote: hurry up an modernise and look after your workforce
Lol.
It's modernisation that's ruined your saturdays.
15 years ago i could still go out on a friday night even though i was working the next day safe in the knowledge that i would be back home in bed on saturday morning by 0900 at the latest after a tough 4 hour sort,prep and once over the ground...including my break. :whistle
I loved a saturday morning then. :sad:
yes them were the days fishtank,struggle to keep awake for match of the day nowadays,thanks to busy sats
DGP1
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Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by DGP1 »

I don't know what people are complaining about, I don't mind working a Saturday, just make sure you get a power nap in the afternoon and I find I can make the whole of MOTD :Very Happy
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
Darren Bent
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Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by Darren Bent »

worry about MOTD :crazy:

I party on Friday night and go to sleep at 2.00am ish then wake up at 5.45 for work at 7.00am then finish about 2pm then sleep 2 hours in afternoon and party all night from 10pm - 2.30am and go to sleep at 3.30am.
DGP1
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Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by DGP1 »

Darren Bent wrote:worry about MOTD :crazy:

I party on Friday night and go to sleep at 2.00am ish then wake up at 5.45 for work at 7.00am then finish about 2pm then sleep 2 hours in afternoon and party all night from 10pm - 2.30am and go to sleep at 3.30am.
You must be a young 'un then :wink: It's been many years since I could do that and if I do have a late night partying then I need at least a week to get over it :nervous
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
BettySwollocks
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Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by BettySwollocks »

lisa8739 wrote:hate working on sats ,earlier start than the rest of the week as well!! so my friday nite is F****d, and im like a bloody zombie on satday nites cause i been up so early ,,...grrrrrrrr hurry up an modernise and look after your workforce :evil/mad rant over be in bed soon :sad:
Maybe you should consider becoming a DOM,
ours has almost every saturday off :wink:
hampshireman
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Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by hampshireman »

lisa8739 wrote:i remember them days wen i had to wait for the shop to open so i cud finish lol,, scary bit is we aint had no modernisation yet ,its all gradually creeping in ,abit at a time last week we was told to sort and take mailsort on a sat :evil/mad .... i said if theres no one there wen i get bak my pouch will be launched over the gates ,unless my dom or lakys wants to return from there static caravans to pik my s**t up out my puch from off the yard the office betta be open !! they say ohhhhhh the lorrys are comin later ,so u wanna change my times ,,EASY DEAL giv me summat in return and your wish is granted oh mighty dom.... :crazy:
Maybe i am getting too old. What does the above mean?
anTi
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Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by anTi »

Just got home. P&L is pure evil !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SpacePhoenix
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Re: bloody stupid saturdays !!!!

Post by SpacePhoenix »

lisa8739 wrote:i remember them days wen i had to wait for the shop to open so i cud finish lol,, scary bit is we aint had no modernisation yet ,its all gradually creeping in ,abit at a time last week we was told to sort and take mailsort on a sat :evil/mad .... i said if theres no one there wen i get bak my pouch will be launched over the gates ,unless my dom or lakys wants to return from there static caravans to pik my s**t up out my puch from off the yard the office betta be open !! they say ohhhhhh the lorrys are comin later ,so u wanna change my times ,,EASY DEAL giv me summat in return and your wish is granted oh mighty dom.... :crazy:
Mailsort only arrives in MCs now the day before it's due for delivery so should be reaching DOs on the day it's due for delivery so hence why the DOMs making you sort and take it out for delivery (probably well over 90% of what used to me Mailsort has gone over to DSA over the last few years.

The lorrys that arrive at MCs with inward work arrive later now because AFAIK logistics will wait until an artic is full before it is sent so with the work arriving at the MC later it gets processed later and with the distribution drivers now coming under logistics it can only be a matter of time before the lorrys that take the stuff to the DOs from the MCs only get sent out when they are full.