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Porters, what's the point?

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Jamesethefirst
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Re: Porters, what's the point?

Post by Jamesethefirst »

srilfc2013 wrote:Been portering since it was brought in near Christmas.This is my last week doing it as nobody likes the idea of it,sorters keep moaning that the mail is backing up and also it bores the sh1t out of me.The extra money is good but I would rather do prep much more straight forward and less stressful :wave
Extra money,how does that work?
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Re: Porters, what's the point?

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Himaggen
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Re: Porters, what's the point?

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DGP1 wrote:What's a porter? :nervous :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle
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Re: Porters, what's the point?

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The most badly designed bit of kit ever, hard to steer, poor level to lift from and just at the level for people who are not watching what they are doing to walk into it.
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PhilthyPhil
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Re: Porters, what's the point?

Post by PhilthyPhil »

They have to be that height though otherwise you would not be able to empty the bottom rows of the frame!
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Chelseablue
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Re: Porters, what's the point?

Post by Chelseablue »

Janet street porter mmmmmmmmm
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dohnut
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Re: Porters, what's the point?

Post by dohnut »

srilfc2013 wrote:Been portering since it was brought in near Christmas.This is my last week doing it as nobody likes the idea of it,sorters keep moaning that the mail is backing up and also it bores the sh1t out of me.The extra money is good but I would rather do prep much more straight forward and less stressful :wave

You get extra money for portering?.
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Sidley
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Re: Porters, what's the point?

Post by Sidley »

Well I did, insofar as I was getting full time hours for doing it as opposed to my part time hours.
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srilfc2013
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Re: Porters, what's the point?

Post by srilfc2013 »

dohnut wrote:
srilfc2013 wrote:Been portering since it was brought in near Christmas.This is my last week doing it as nobody likes the idea of it,sorters keep moaning that the mail is backing up and also it bores the sh1t out of me.The extra money is good but I would rather do prep much more straight forward and less stressful :wave

You get extra money for portering?.
sorry forgot to say I am part-time 9-3 so portering was overtime as no full timers wanted to do it
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WHITEANT
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Re: Porters, what's the point?

Post by WHITEANT »

The DO tells us it saves half an hour by not going round for your own mail (lapsing )but when there isn't a porter and we highlight this it only takes 5 mins !!!! :whistle
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Caniel
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Re: Porters, what's the point?

Post by Caniel »

Chelseablue wrote:Janet street porter mmmmmmmmm
dem teeth!
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k979aaa
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Re: Porters, what's the point?

Post by k979aaa »

We have some very portly porters in our place I have to get my own but I start on time while they don't!
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