how would you improve being a postman?

[Law7]

It is important that every single household gets delivered a Dominos menu tho... as not many people have heard of them or have access to the internet!

[Chelseablue]

The union should push for going back to an earlier start ,if it is truly a packet company as they say now. Earlier finish Saturday too,or were these both introduced to p iss us off even more ?

[clashcityrocker]

Bring back the Harrington.

[ratchet]

Bring back the Harrington.

Bald blokes wearing Harringtons and DM's............ that's a look I rermember from my yoof !

[janitor]

Bring back the thermal coat, and the knee length rain mac, best thing RM ever issued.

[Chelseablue]

Bring back 2 deliveries

[Lincox]

Bring back the tie. Some of the posties you see look no better than tramps.

[PHARRY]

Clocking in and clocking out so everyone works the same hours. Not some finishing at 11.30 and some still out until 2. That way people wouldn't rush so much and do the job properly instead of cutting corners.

I would get rid of special delivery and signed for parcels

[PHARRY]

I would make the job mon-fri ,and have Saturday staff in to work Saturdays,2 whole days off together then might have more of a family/normal life.

I agree totally

[PHARRY]

Clocking in and clocking out so everyone works the same hours. Not some finishing at 11.30 and some still out until 2. That way people wouldn't rush so much and do the job properly instead of cutting corners.

GET RID OF D2Ds

[Chelseablue]

1 manager per office

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Now this is radical but I would reduce the working week to 35 hours - perhaps even 30 hours over time, with paid breaks for full timers, but limit the delivery span to 3 hours - 3.5 max. I wouldn't expect take home pay to remain the same but I would hope that the hourly rate would remain. This would reduce wear and tear on posties, and would give plenty of opportunity for overtime if you wanted it. In the perfect world anyone on 30 hours would do IPS on top of what they do now.

Will it happen, no.

Why not, its not flexible enough for Royal Mail.

But I can dream.

[clashcityrocker]

GET RID OF D2Ds

Why not get rid of letters too?
And while we are at it let's get rid of packets as well.

[Spartacus]

Bring back the thermal coat, and the knee length rain mac, best thing RM ever issued.

You forgot the Clarks shoes, far and away the best footwear ever issued by RM.

[saddlerposty]

tazars then we aint got to worry about dogs. or mace spray for arsey customers.