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stodgy88
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Post by stodgy88 »

no drinks,no food no cig breaks,everybody accountable for every minute on floor,if not up to standard ,will be given help to improve,and everybody as to sing yo a heave oh non stop , cant wait.
postslippete
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Re: starts monday,

Post by postslippete »

Blimey i wonder if that applies to our lino!!


He smokes like a chimney. Ive often seen him lighting up when we've left the office to do deliveries and he's still smoking when we get back. Im guessing he must get through at least 20 benson & hedges a day poor blighter
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
wookie
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Post by wookie »

That was started in my office 2 years ago, it lasted a week (smoke/toilet breaks, the porters fiasco, throwing 'x' amount of mail off in 'x' amount of time and so on). Looking back to how we were pre revision, I reckon people have got worse. Morale has been decimated and people do not give a damn.
stodgy88
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Re: starts monday,

Post by stodgy88 »

have to take 50%of break,so you can get your nicotine fix then.
k979aaa
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Post by k979aaa »

stodgy88 wrote:no drinks,no food no cig breaks,everybody accountable for every minute on floor,if not up to standard ,will be given help to improve,and everybody as to sing yo a heave oh non stop , cant wait.
Slow down get treated like s**t work like s**t.
NewPostieUK
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Re: starts monday,

Post by NewPostieUK »

stodgy88 wrote:no drinks,no food no cig breaks,everybody accountable for every minute on floor,if not up to standard ,will be given help to improve,and everybody as to sing yo a heave oh non stop , cant wait.
I can't wait either. Every day I come in and my prep isn't finished, no door to doors done, plastic cups on the frame, yet he's managed to get out the office an hour before me.
The_Wax_Man
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Re: starts monday,

Post by The_Wax_Man »

Royal Mail book of motivation 2014. :cuppa

You must by now realise that everyone from area manager above thinks you do f**k all and are lazy bastards.

If in doubt, heap the work onto the frontline. Bit like the sailing ships of old when the oarsmen had the guy with the whip 'motivating' their every stroke.

It really find this very, very poor management. - If you applied the same rules up the scale they would be scared shitless.

I know, I've been there in another life and watched it happen.

:cuppa

Terrible.
stodgy88
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Post by stodgy88 »

+All for people pulling their weight,and feel for some part timers coming in to that,but knowing how peoples minds work,be surprised if it all goes smoothly.
Chelseablue
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Post by Chelseablue »

Treat ppl like crap , and you will not get anything out them hardly work wise , ffs it's not rocket science . Roll on christmas packets are crazy already ,,
aiden01
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Re: starts monday,

Post by aiden01 »

its all efficiency, efficiency let,s grind them down both indoor and outdoor.
Kings Norton
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Post by Kings Norton »

One lad at our place use to leg it to trap 2 every morning but now we have our own work load that's long gone.
Postie45
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Post by Postie45 »

this is when the unit needs to be strong and all agree too ensure you do your job properly, all the time saving short cuts we probably are all guilty of should end, make sure you do all the little things theyve asked us to do which wastes time.
You`ll probably end up bringing half a walk back between 2 at the very least (thats if you had been finishing before)
oldrope
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Re: starts monday,

Post by oldrope »

Ok then look at it this way,Do you see staff at Asda Tesco ect on the checkouts drinking tea coffee texting NO
pinstripe
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Post by pinstripe »

Those who want to skive will always find a way. A blanket ban, affecting the whole office will be counter productive and smacks of poor (if any) management skills except 'shout a bit louder.'

Good managers lead, bad managers push.
The_Wax_Man
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Post by The_Wax_Man »

oldrope wrote:Ok then look at it this way,Do you see staff at Asda Tesco ect on the checkouts drinking tea coffee texting NO
no - But the worst way to 'motivate' someone is to be a parrot on their shoulder watching their every move every minute.

Why do you think in the last 12 months sickness has been on the increase at RM ? - It's a silent way to say 'F U'

People feel motivated by being trusted and empowered to do their work, many are good at their job and RM's last 12 months published results are 93.5 % first class delivery which BEATS Uso targets and 2nd class rate or 99% which BEATS uso targets.

So. RM staff are working hard and achieving targets set by the industry and business. In turn management bonus is safe, USO is safe, Shareholders are happy and everyone can swing arm in arm through the meadows.

It should be a case of 'Well f***ing done' coming from the top, not actions like we are seeing being reported by the OP.

This is NOT how you get the respect of staff in any manner.

:cuppa