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why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

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Re: why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

Post by UnhappyGremlin »

Just a wild stab in the dark, but I think people moan on here because they are less likely to end up in the s**t for it.
It may also have something to do with the fact that we are fed up of being treated like crap, being bullied, lied to, given more work, having to fight just to get paid for the work we do, working with morons.......for morons.

I suppose the irony of you moaning on here about people moaning on here has gone over your head.
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Re: why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

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I enjoy my job but i do work in an office that has decent managers(not all of them) that seem very fair and actually listen to your views.But i can certainly see how the job could be bad if you were in a badly run office.Well hey ho they aare not all bad,it is just like anything,you will always see the bad things about company's posted but rarely anything positive.
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Re: why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

Post by Bernardson »

The job we joined for has been undermined and in the next couple of years will be stolen from us.
The majority of Royal Mail staff have done long service and still have a public service ethos.
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Re: why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

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DB1100 wrote:
spoodoo wrote:There's a group of about 5 people on here who all sound the same ,,,planted ?
It's the happy smiling retards from the courier.
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Re: why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

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Puppetmaster wrote:If their was employment out their ,RM would see a mass exodus of staff ,their are few jobs out their so you are trapped . ?
You are in dreamland. The vast majority of people who work for RM would never leave because despite all the moans, the job is a piece of p*ss and well paid for what it is.

That's why I've done 16 years, and and 47 people in my DO have been there longer than me, it's not because none of them have ever managed to find another job is it? :cuppa
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Re: why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

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Because 95% of managers are all w*****s. Grade A ones at that. :thumbup
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cityfan39 wrote:Because 95% of managers are all w*****s. Grade A ones at that. :thumbup
That's quite a large generalisation to make.
Albeit accurate. Though I'm sure some would be Grade A+. :Very Happy
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Re: why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

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cityfan39 wrote:Because 95% of managers are all w*****s. Grade A ones at that. :thumbup
I'm not so sure that 95% are worthy of a Grade A............. A Grade A would Imply that they are bloody good at it :chuckle
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Re: why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

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spoodoo wrote:There's a group of about 5 people on here who all sound the same ,,,planted ?

I agree. I don't normally say much on here but lately there's been an influx of the "be happy with what you've got lot".
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Re: why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

dazgranfondo wrote:
spoodoo wrote:There's a group of about 5 people on here who all sound the same ,,,planted ?

I agree. I don't normally say much on here but lately there's been an influx of the "be happy with what you've got lot".
I don't mind them as long as they are genuine and can engage in realistic discussions, unfortunately, as before when the previous strikes were looming, we get an influx of "courier look-a-likes" who post along the lines of why do you complain, leave if you don't like it, I am not striking and what have the CWU ever done for us. The problem being that although they are good debating points, the posters never actually debate, they post and then disappear.

But to be fair, everyone has an an agenda and I have no doubt we get extreme left agitators on here as well. I am considered a militant, and my views are very left wing and my agenda is question the Union, but support it when its members speak. If everyone was honest with their agenda RMC would go from strength to strength. Unhappily a lot of people can't accept that people have a right to a different view, and others pigeon hole everyone.
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OnAFlyer wrote:
Puppetmaster wrote:If their was employment out their ,RM would see a mass exodus of staff ,their are few jobs out their so you are trapped . ?
You are in dreamland. The vast majority of people who work for RM would never leave because despite all the moans, the job is a piece of p*ss and well paid for what it is.

That's why I've done 16 years, and and 47 people in my DO have been there longer than me, it's not because none of them have ever managed to find another job is it? :cuppa
obviously the office you work at must be easy or maybe your not on delivery or not on p/l yet(probably a manager)
walks in my office are supposed to be 3 1/2 hours most take 4 hours plus now even when it is quieter (been like this since june 2011 when we had a revision to p/l ) when its busy you get harrased bullied etc lots of complaint forms gone in about our manager and nothing been done and he has been there about 4 years,he got moved from another office because of too many complaints from staff.
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Re: why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

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venom wrote:
obviously the office you work at must be easy or maybe your not on delivery or not on p/l yet(probably a manager)
walks in my office are supposed to be 3 1/2 hours most take 4 hours plus now even when it is quieter (been like this since june 2011 when we had a revision to p/l ) when its busy you get harrased bullied etc lots of complaint forms gone in about our manager and nothing been done and he has been there about 4 years,he got moved from another office because of too many complaints from staff.
Either you have the time to do a 4 hour plus delivery within your contracted hours or you don't.
If you do it's called working all your paid hours.
If you don't, then you don't because all you have to do is work until your finish time and then go home.

And it is a bit childish to accuse someone of being a manager just because they have a different viewpoint.
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Re: why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

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clashcityrocker wrote:
venom wrote:
obviously the office you work at must be easy or maybe your not on delivery or not on p/l yet(probably a manager)
walks in my office are supposed to be 3 1/2 hours most take 4 hours plus now even when it is quieter (been like this since june 2011 when we had a revision to p/l ) when its busy you get harrased bullied etc lots of complaint forms gone in about our manager and nothing been done and he has been there about 4 years,he got moved from another office because of too many complaints from staff.
Either you have the time to do a 4 hour plus delivery within your contracted hours or you don't.
If you do it's called working all your paid hours.
If you don't, then you don't because all you have to do is work until your finish time and then go home.

And it is a bit childish to accuse someone of being a manager just because they have a different viewpoint.
i do work to my time have not done 1 mins overtime for about 5 years but he says its a piece of piss well it certainly is not at my office i can assure you. the manager said there may be some evr coming up and he printed about 5 forms off at the end of the week there was about 70 filled in, staffing at my office is about 110
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Re: why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

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why do ppl moan so much well 98% of managers are twats and we are undervalued as employees
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Re: why do so many postmen/women moan so much about rm?

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:Applause
cityfan39 wrote:Because 95% of managers are all w*****s. Grade A ones at that. :thumbup