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Miserable staff raging from greenford mc

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Miserable staff raging from greenford mc

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greenford mc treats their staff like ancient animals(cuz even animals nowadays are treated with dignity n giving a lot of rights)all the staffs are very miserable.we are hardworking everyday but are paid zero respect.we'd be very much proud to be royal mailians only if we're treated with slightest amount of respect n acknowledgement but we weren't.job satisfaction of the staff is the crucial factor for company's development.you can't measure it by the amount of salary alone.this organization will become third-rated post company in the near future mainly becuz of the management inefficiency,administrative failure n bureaucracy.believe me.they don't treat every staff fairly!some don't need to work hard esp same ethnic group staff(I won't say which ethnic,another ethnic group is also spared cuz they live in their country otherwise they will be kicked out)n given a lot of favor n easy work,they totally ignore their laziness while other groups of ethnic always become the target for heavy work n become scapegoat when there is failure.rubbish!rubbish!faireness is even present in hell than in greenford mc.give us some respect like u treat those brothers n sisters from ur country.we'll be 100 percent satisfied with this even if u give us a lot of challenges n hardwork provided that every staff are treated equally without discrimination.
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Stefeno wrote:greenford mc treats their staff like ancient animals(cuz even animals nowadays are treated with dignity n giving a lot of rights)all the staffs are very miserable.we are hardworking everyday but are paid zero respect.we'd be very much proud to be royal mailians only if we're treated with slightest amount of respect n acknowledgement but we weren't.job satisfaction of the staff is the crucial factor for company's development.you can't measure it by the amount of salary alone.this organization will become third-rated post company in the near future mainly becuz of the management inefficiency,administrative failure n bureaucracy.believe me.they don't treat every staff fairly!some don't need to work hard esp same ethnic group staff(I won't say which ethnic,another ethnic group is also spared cuz they live in their country otherwise they will be kicked out)n given a lot of favor n easy work,they totally ignore their laziness while other groups of ethnic always become the target for heavy work n become scapegoat when there is failure.rubbish!rubbish!faireness is even present in hell than in greenford mc.give us some respect like u treat those brothers n sisters from ur country.we'll be 100 percent satisfied with this even if u give us a lot of challenges n hardwork provided that every staff are treated equally without discrimination.
Yet you have time to post this up?!
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db wrote:
Stefeno wrote:greenford mc treats their staff like ancient animals(cuz even animals nowadays are treated with dignity n giving a lot of rights)all the staffs are very miserable.we are hardworking everyday but are paid zero respect.we'd be very much proud to be royal mailians only if we're treated with slightest amount of respect n acknowledgement but we weren't.job satisfaction of the staff is the crucial factor for company's development.you can't measure it by the amount of salary alone.this organization will become third-rated post company in the near future mainly becuz of the management inefficiency,administrative failure n bureaucracy.believe me.they don't treat every staff fairly!some don't need to work hard esp same ethnic group staff(I won't say which ethnic,another ethnic group is also spared cuz they live in their country otherwise they will be kicked out)n given a lot of favor n easy work,they totally ignore their laziness while other groups of ethnic always become the target for heavy work n become scapegoat when there is failure.rubbish!rubbish!faireness is even present in hell than in greenford mc.give us some respect like u treat those brothers n sisters from ur country.we'll be 100 percent satisfied with this even if u give us a lot of challenges n hardwork provided that every staff are treated equally without discrimination.
Yet you have time to post this up?!
strange reply - everyone has down time.

To the OP - if what you say is true then Managers are breaking UK law - you need to take steps to bring it to the attention of authorities, but gather evidence first. If you joined the CWU then approach them as well - Linda would be a good place to start.
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Maybe those "ethnic groups" are just coincidentally from the same area of the world and are just ridiculously lazy people (thats what it sounds like to me...) theres a few people of certain "ethnic groups" where I work that are the laziest people I have ever met and no one likes to work with them, but then there are others of the same "ethnic group" that are good workers

try not to use the easy way out race card, get your head down & do whatever job you are given (its not like theres a job that is really hard at the Mc's anyways) and you'll be fine!

Also if you are Angard you should expect the rubbish jobs!
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I'm not working there anymore.we' had been totally ignored.hard work doesn't pay off,lessons learned.i was there even after Christmas,working very hard.suddenly they stop calling me giving no reason.some casuals are still there working as angard staff.i think after 3 months,when they get their salary raised,they will be kicked out too.yeah,I didn't intend to insult particular ethnic group or sth,some of them I know were very nice,it's just that managers seem to prefer those people close to them.they use their language to communicate,they are talking nicely to their own people.some of them are opportunists,but some are very much grounded n doing their jobs properly.i got my job at .... which is totally different from rm.i'm serious!they don't treat their employees like animals. royal mail needs some shake up now,hardworking must be rewarded n recognized by some unbiased observers,not because of the relationship so someone can get a job.this culture must be eradicated totally from Royal Mail.
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How about learning some English, capital letters, spaces etc. will make it much easier to read, as it is I just can't be bothered trying to read it.
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Sorry, I was writing the post from Ipad. It doesn't automatically change to Capital letter. It's annoying to press caps lock all the time
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Our managers are on the whole useless Stefeno.
From that wonderful starting point you will never achieve much as a company.
It is only the hard work and dedication of the majority of staff that keeps the company afloat.
We could pull the plug tomorrow just by leaving the decision making and organisation completely in management's hands and standing back as the whole thing imploded.
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I feel the same way. I no longer do late shifts because of the way some of us are treated. The Royal Mail staff on their usual job which is fair enough and then Angard are put on the crap jobs, not only that but the males are put on the tipping for 8 hours and the Angard girls who are on double what I get are put on the packets. I wouldn't mind doing that for 8 hours as time passes quickly. Not fair to be honest. Can't exactly challenge a manager about that though. I just choose not to entertain that shift anymore.
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If you don't like it i'm sure the job centre would love to have you back...no matter where you work you will start at the bottom, be thankful you have a job...Especially one that in a couple of months will pay you almost double the national minimum wage for unskilled labour, A job where you can take any day/week you want off without having to explain why to anyone and being an agency worker without having to be self employed and get holiday pay, the pros heavily out weigh the cons with this job, People out there do a hell of a lot more for a lot less!

a lot of people (both Angard and Royal Mail staff) are in desperate need of a reality check!
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Justanotherstar wrote:a lot of people (both Angard and Royal Mail staff) are in desperate need of a reality check!
The old "be grateful for what you have" comment.
Didn't take long. :roll:

You do realise that all of the pros you mentioned were won because people refused to be grateful for what they had.
Never mind though,a few more years of the Tories and people being grateful and we'll all be back at square one.
That's a reality check. :cuppa
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Be grateful for a job - I am sure they said that to the 8 year old chimney sweeps. Or the 6 year old cotton workers who had to go under machines.

Telling people to be grateful for a job, especially if done by a manager, is an excuse to bully - my opinion - simple as.
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Stefeno wrote:Sorry, I was writing the post from Ipad. It doesn't automatically change to Capital letter. It's annoying to press caps lock all the time
That's no excuse, my computer doesn't type for me but I still use the proper structure, it makes it easy for all people to read and understand.
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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:Be grateful for a job - I am sure they said that to the 8 year old chimney sweeps. Or the 6 year old cotton workers who had to go under machines.

Telling people to be grateful for a job, especially if done by a manager, is an excuse to bully - my opinion - simple as.
Yeah I'm sure moaning about having to tip 11KG bags onto a table in 2013 is the same as being an 8 year old chimney sweep many decades ago :chuckle :chuckle

All I am saying is there are millions of people that can't get jobs wether it is due to lack of experience, education or simply no vacancy's, Royal mail is a hard place to get into (unless you are related to someone who works there...) and in my opinion we should consider ourselves lucky to have got in, no we shouldn't take bullying, racism or sexism etc but complaining about having to tip bags while women are put on something ever so slightly easier is just ridiculous.
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Justanotherstar wrote:
All I am saying is there are millions of people that can't get jobs wether it is due to lack of experience, education or simply no vacancy's, Royal mail is a hard place to get into (unless you are related to someone who works there...) and in my opinion we should consider ourselves lucky to have got in,
But what you describe is not being grateful, its acceptance of good fortune if you think you need luck to get into the job.

Gratefulness to me is an acknowledgement of a debt of some kind and I am sorry I owe no bosses any gratitude for my job.

They had a position available, they considered me out a pool of other applicants and decided that my skills and personality made me a suitable candidate. They had a job, I had the skills - sympatico - no reason to be grateful, unless they should also be grateful for me wanting to work for them when I could have chosen other career paths.
Justanotherstar wrote: no we shouldn't take bullying, racism or sexism etc
I agree.
Justanotherstar wrote:,but complaining about having to tip bags while women are put on something ever so slightly easier is just ridiculous.
Your against sexism but accept it in reverse. If we accept gender equality then women should not be given easy job based on their gender, just as they shouldn't be disregarded for promotion because of the same. True equality works both ways.
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