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Xmas Eve Lapsing...

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bustedflush
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Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by bustedflush »

Not be outdone by Scrooge, the DIM announced yesterday lapsing would return on xmas eve.
FFS, we haven't even got the xmas pressure out of the way yet. Yes, it's usually a quiet day, but we can't have the postie going home early to his family after 4 weeks flogging himself to death, can we? God forbid he spends an extra hour at home with his family on his 48-hour 'xmas holiday' before returning Saturday!
And the poor sods like me who have been delivering a lapsed round in December week after week, we can't be on it during the peak day for xmas tips, can we??
T*ssp*ts.
Darren Bent
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by Darren Bent »

Not a good idea as we won't know how well we clear Christmas workload with increase of parcels. :funneh
mad leveller
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by mad leveller »

Xmas eve lapsing ? What cracker did he get that out of ? :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle
bustedflush
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by bustedflush »

mad leveller wrote:Xmas eve lapsing ? What cracker did he get that out of ? :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle

Our thoughts exactly. The meanness and penny-pinching is unbelievable.
FinishOnTime
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by FinishOnTime »

Industrial relations at its very best. I hope you all remember your DOMs announcement when he's expecting you all to do 2+ of overtime for him every day for the next couple of weeks. Personally I would, in not so many words, be telling him to stick it where the fairy stuck the Christmas tree...
Hitcher
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by Hitcher »

Just turn up on your time, work to the end of it and only lapse if there's time.
max power
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by max power »

our Lapsing will not stop we are not getting a break from it :arrrghhh
Postie45
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by Postie45 »

max power wrote:our Lapsing will not stop we are not getting a break from it :arrrghhh
you still do lapsing now ? :crazy:
terry2972
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by terry2972 »

Lapsing????? Unless you are on the smallest walk there won't be time just cut of work at a steady pace don't flog yourself to death or claim overtime
max power
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by max power »

Had our meeting about Xmas

Was told from Monday that lapsing was suspended. :Very Happy

They are going to put the 3walks out for overtime. (Yeah ok)

But if they can't cover them we will have to lapse and we will be paid 1 hour for the bit we do :hmmmm

Then we said SO lapsing has not been suspended then ? And they said yes it has we just told you

Hahahahahaha idiots :arrrghhh
max power
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by max power »

Forgot to mention that we have 5 regular walks that are overtime every day which 3 people take
So how the effing are they gonna cover the 3 lapsing ones too ???????
terry2972
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by terry2972 »

That's not good I don't mind doing half a walk but one whole walk plus a bit no thanks!!!!!'
terry2972
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by terry2972 »

Just cut off
eastie
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by eastie »

by the sounds of it some posties are too scared to cut off
for fooks sake grow a pair and just work to your time at a steady pace and let the DOM's get stressed out rather than yourself
rambo1
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Re: Xmas Eve Lapsing...

Post by rambo1 »

Darren Bent wrote:Not a good idea as we won't know how well we clear Christmas workload with increase of parcels. :funneh
Oh haven't you heard ? We are down on packets this yr, 6% I believe the figures are .....ha ha ha. On a serious note from a business point of view, if there is work to be done I see no reason why we shouldn't have to do our full hours ,whatever the day is, it is what we are paid for. If you wanted something from tesco in their last hour of opening on xmas eve and found all the staff had gone home early and it was closed because it wasn't very busy you'd be peeved off wouldn't you. I have no problem working my hours.