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spiderj
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very abusive customer

Post by spiderj »

Edited as I'm speaking to lawyer and this may become a legal case.
Last edited by spiderj on 13 Nov 2014, 06:35, edited 1 time in total.
I won
korky
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Re: very abusive customer

Post by korky »

yeah, my manager once sided with the customer despite a dom listening in via my mobile to him threatening me in front of a cop!
spiderj
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Re: very abusive customer

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Wow.not good
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tansorboy
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Re: very abusive customer

Post by tansorboy »

Endorse the mail as Undeliverable/abusive customer. It is up to your manager to deal with it -your health and safety is paramount, apparently....
OnAFlyer
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Re: very abusive customer

Post by OnAFlyer »

Refuse to deliver his mail until your manager has been out to see him, any more trouble and he'll have to come and collect his mail from the office.
aiden01
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Re: very abusive customer

Post by aiden01 »

korky wrote:yeah, my manager once sided with the customer despite a dom listening in via my mobile to him threatening me in front of a cop!
what did the cop have to say about you being threatened :shock:
on_the_way_OUT
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Re: very abusive customer

Post by on_the_way_OUT »

Got the same here..... I've had customers threaten to stab me, find out where I live etc etc yet talking to the DIM gets me no further than a "call the police" brush off

YET

I've had councilling after a customer 'complained' I'd raised my voice and the DIM threat that "threatening & improper behavior" could consistute Gross Misconduct and the sack!

Remember RM don't give a toss about us!
krussel
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Re: very abusive customer

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Report anything like this straight to your rep. Get the H&S rep to endorse the address as threatening and abusive.
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
5plusbonusball
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Re: very abusive customer

Post by 5plusbonusball »

2 have tried to have a lot off to me (unwanted d2d's - not the end of the world is it) so i bit back harder. Now they're so nice to me I feel guilty having a lot off back to them. :Very Happy
Why are lino's paid full-time ??
korky
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Re: very abusive customer

Post by korky »

aiden01 wrote:
korky wrote:yeah, my manager once sided with the customer despite a dom listening in via my mobile to him threatening me in front of a cop!
what did the cop have to say about you being threatened :shock:
just told him to button it or else, he'd flagged the cop down after his dog went at me in the street and he took offence that i didn't let it bite me, by way of a size 10 boot.
cops & manager did nothing in my case, in fact my manager 1st said it was nothing to royal mail and up to me to report it to the police :arrrghhh
aiden01
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Re: very abusive customer

Post by aiden01 »

korky wrote:
aiden01 wrote:
korky wrote:yeah, my manager once sided with the customer despite a dom listening in via my mobile to him threatening me in front of a cop!
what did the cop have to say about you being threatened :shock:
just told him to button it or else, he'd flagged the cop down after his dog went at me in the street and he took offence that i didn't let it bite me, by way of a size 10 boot.
cops & manager did nothing in my case, in fact my manager 1st said it was nothing to royal mail and up to me to report it to the police :arrrghhh
fukn joke mate when rm don't care we understand they don't give a fuk but when cops don't care we are all fuked :sad:
krussel
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Re: very abusive customer

Post by krussel »

korky wrote:
aiden01 wrote:
korky wrote:yeah, my manager once sided with the customer despite a dom listening in via my mobile to him threatening me in front of a cop!
what did the cop have to say about you being threatened :shock:
just told him to button it or else, he'd flagged the cop down after his dog went at me in the street and he took offence that i didn't let it bite me, by way of a size 10 boot.
cops & manager did nothing in my case, in fact my manager 1st said it was nothing to royal mail and up to me to report it to the police :arrrghhh

Are you a CWU member ?

Sounds like you need to be with a manager like that. Go to your rep asap.

You need to get this incident reported through the correct channels because things like this tend to reoccur and without a record of the advents you may find yourself in trouble.
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
korky
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Re: very abusive customer

Post by korky »

krussel wrote:
korky wrote:
aiden01 wrote:
korky wrote:yeah, my manager once sided with the customer despite a dom listening in via my mobile to him threatening me in front of a cop!
what did the cop have to say about you being threatened :shock:
just told him to button it or else, he'd flagged the cop down after his dog went at me in the street and he took offence that i didn't let it bite me, by way of a size 10 boot.
cops & manager did nothing in my case, in fact my manager 1st said it was nothing to royal mail and up to me to report it to the police :arrrghhh

Are you a CWU member ?

Sounds like you need to be with a manager like that. Go to your rep asap.

You need to get this incident reported through the correct channels because things like this tend to reoccur and without a record of the advents you may find yourself in trouble.
this was a few years ago, union rep did get it reported, policeman there sided with and told bloke he was in the wrong at the time as his dog was loose on the street but wouldn't take it any further,
my manager wrote to him to say they won't get mail delivered until he can control his dog and gave him a free redirect to where they work!
secluder
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Re: very abusive customer

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on_the_way_OUT wrote:Remember RM don't give a toss about us!
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