What a difference!

[UnhappyGremlin]

When the DOM was informed, and was asked for compassionate leave until after the inevitable, his response was that he expected the guy into work immediately.

I'm sorry, but the DOM would have been decked. There are more important things in life than Royal Mail. It is only a job.

your right pinky decked or else he would have been a dead man walking w*****s the lot of them.

The postie wasn't in the room at the time. And he wasn't in any condition physically or psychologically to do something like that. Nor is he the type.

[aiden01]

When the DOM was informed, and was asked for compassionate leave until after the inevitable, his response was that he expected the guy into work immediately.

I'm sorry, but the DOM would have been decked. There are more important things in life than Royal Mail. It is only a job.

your right pinky decked or else he would have been a dead man walking w*****s the lot of them.

The postie wasn't in the room at the time. And he wasn't in any condition physically or psychologically to do something like that. Nor is he the type.

Ok then if you were in room and the same thing was said what would you do.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

The manager shouldn't be decked as that would mean a decent postie (whoever does the decking) would lose their job and probably be convicted for assault.

What should have happened, (with the suffering posties agreement that his colleagues be informed of the situation), is an immediate and solid wild cat strike. Hit the gates, tell the press why, the manager would then have to explain their decision to their bosses and why other avenues such were not explored, and RM would have a PR disaster in the making.

[Pinky 1]

The manager shouldn't be decked as that would mean a decent postie (whoever does the decking) would lose their job and probably be convicted for assault.

What should have happened, (with the suffering posties agreement that his colleagues be informed of the situation), is an immediate and solid wild cat strike. Hit the gates, tell the press why, the manager would then have to explain their decision to their bosses and why other avenues such were not explored, and RM would have a PR disaster in the making.

Teebs, of course you're right. Everything you're saying makes perfect sense. But, and it's a big but, if i was in that position, and in the room at the same time, i wouldn't be thinking of wild cat strikes, the press, Royal Mail procedures or PR disasters. My only concern would be whether my DOM was going to pick himself up off the floor so i could belt him again. Then i would go home and nurse my wife until the inevitable.
Family will always come before the job.

[crammypostie1]

When the DOM was informed, and was asked for compassionate leave until after the inevitable, his response was that he expected the guy into work immediately.

I'm sorry, but the DOM would have been decked. There are more important things in life than Royal Mail. It is only a job.

your right pinky decked or else he would have been a dead man walking w*****s the lot of them.

still we all have a job to do, but our health is more important

[UnhappyGremlin]

When the DOM was informed, and was asked for compassionate leave until after the inevitable, his response was that he expected the guy into work immediately.

I'm sorry, but the DOM would have been decked. There are more important things in life than Royal Mail. It is only a job.

your right pinky decked or else he would have been a dead man walking w*****s the lot of them.

The postie wasn't in the room at the time. And he wasn't in any condition physically or psychologically to do something like that. Nor is he the type.

Ok then if you were in room and the same thing was said what would you do.

Quite frankly, I'd have most likely lost my temper and cracked him one.
But it wasn't me, and I hope I'm never put in a situation like that, I'm not so sure I'd actually stop hitting the twat.

[Pinky 1]

Okay, we are on the same wavelength

[TheCobra]

I've applied for 4 jobs in the last 2 weeks, got an interview this Sunday so hopefully will escape. Can't wait to get out of this shithole. This company just treats people as a number, it's similar to the army I would think and there are a fair few ex-Army at my office!

Sick of being treated like a non-person by management and also certain staff who buy into the way of people being treated. If you are a small-minded idiot then this company might just about be ok to work for, if you have your own mind and half a brain then good luck to you.

I'm tired of the daily battle to be honest, such a toxic 'them and us' culture, the like of which I haven't experienced in any of my prewvious 10 years+ employment.