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12rdave
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managers counting mail

Post by 12rdave »

Hi all.
Can anyone tell me the procedure a manager has got to go through when I want to drop a loop
Thanks in advance
NewPostieUK
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Post by NewPostieUK »

What on earth does 'drop a loop' mean?

Do you mean you want to work to your time? There's a procedure to follow, it's been posted on here a few times. It's up to your manager what work he takes off you to enable you to finish on time.
mojothefishmo
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Post by mojothefishmo »

12rdave wrote:Hi all.
Can anyone tell me the procedure a manager has got to go through when I want to drop a loop
Thanks in advance
We had over 40 signed for the other day we dropped 2 loops ,just told the manager he disagreed about times ,said we couldnt know if wed be over etc ,but still ended up taking it out for us
If your busy just dont be back early or you will end up in the office
Rory
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Post by Rory »

NewPostieUK wrote:What on earth does 'drop a loop' mean?

Do you mean you want to work to your time? There's a procedure to follow, it's been posted on here a few times. It's up to your manager what work he takes off you to enable you to finish on time.
Isn't it obvious what 'drop a loop' means?
Brainache
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Post by Brainache »

Its obvious to me as well and I have never done park & loopy. Here a manager will count the gaps in your fitting after prepping and then use a magic formula in his head to tell you that you have time to flex.
BarnsleyLackey
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Post by BarnsleyLackey »

Brains wrote:Its obvious to me as well and I have never done park & loopy. Here a manager will count the gaps in your fitting after prepping and then use a magic formula in his head to tell you that you have time to flex.

Only formula they know is coffee to milk ratios. We get a simple "Look at all those empty slots!"
IloveMYredTROLLEY!
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Post by IloveMYredTROLLEY! »

Each 3 semi- or detached houses with no mail roughly saves us the time taken for getting no answer at an attendance call i.e. ~1 minute, depending upon path lengths from the pavement, taking account of time spent stationary at a doorstep filtering the mail for the next address.
daveyeff
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Post by daveyeff »

NewPostieUK wrote:What on earth does 'drop a loop' mean?

Do you mean you want to work to your time? There's a procedure to follow, it's been posted on here a few times. It's up to your manager what work he takes off you to enable you to finish on time.
leaving a loop (normally about 40 mins worth of mail) in the office because he wont have time to do it.
daveyeff
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Post by daveyeff »

as for ''counting the mail'' that is one of their new answers to people who ''drop loops'' when they think you have time to do it.....we've had this shite off them since October 2010...they get no-where with it though, it doesn't wash and its not big, and its not clever. :Very Happy
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Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

12rdave wrote:Hi all.
Can anyone tell me the procedure a manager has got to go through when I want to drop a loop
Thanks in advance

Special training and a 1 day seminar to learn to count past 20. :wink: :wink:

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Post by dvbuk55 »

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
12rdave wrote:Hi all.
Can anyone tell me the procedure a manager has got to go through when I want to drop a loop
Thanks in advance

Special training and a 1 day seminar to learn to count past 20. :wink: :wink:

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eastie
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Post by eastie »

If they moan when you are cutting off, tell them to test the walk and they soon walk off
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Post by DB1100 »

eastie wrote:If they moan when you are cutting off, tell them to test the walk and they soon walk off
Or put 2 of the brown noser's on it when it's your day off.Turn a Nelson's when they don't take the D2D's and ignore the complaints they get from missed redirections
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