Do you think working for RM kills the joy of Christmas

[Lord Hereford]

Each DO has a few Posties who do Work Properly, and I believe they probably get more than their fair share of crap, but it really needs the majority of the DO to stick together and say, "We're understaffed, The Duties need Re-Testing, we haven't got the time to Lapse, Absorb etc"!

Everyone in my DO is constantly moaning about the job, but none of the muppets will admit that they're the architects of their own misfortune by not just refusing to do the job properly, but also taking the piss out of those of us who do for being "slow"

[DirtyHarry]

Royal Mail deliberately goes out of its way to make Christmas as horrendous for delivery staff, as it possibly can.
Door-to-dustbins every week, including the week beginning 22nd December which has two fewer days for us to litter customers doormats.
Lapsing whenever there appears to be a couple of packets less than expected.
The unreal expectation that however ridiculous the amount of work, and despite the complete lack of preperation by management for what is always without fail a very busy time of year, and despite after savage rounds of cuts which has seen staff and duties decimated, they expect people to flog themselves working to silly-o'clock every single day.
Working for these bastards leading up to Christmas is the most unpleasant experience imaginable.
As for making us come in on the Saturday after boxing day, well, did we really expect any different from the c***s, did we?

[dvbuk55]

We've been working under this "Constant Pressure Delivery System" for quite a while now. Depending on your DO I suppose some have for several years. It's NOT Healthy and I suppose we all just have to get the message and Start Working Properly, I'd like to think the CWU would start a new campaign in the New Year but I doubt it.

You may get your wish because in the New Year there is a union meeting for a new delivery strategy I believe - however I'm pretty sure it won't be for lighter work and a rejuvenated workforce

[secluder]

It's the door to door bit that annoys a lot of us . Why bother at all when we've only three days to do them , it's like there sayin let's p iss em off right till the end . There is absolutely no need in any of this rubbish on this week , every office shud just refuse to do em next week . Well done in boosting moral moya .

I wonder if RM has charged extra for this service

I would say they have charged extra or used this as a bargaining tool in some small way to win advertising contracts in the first instance.

"We will even deliver your important documents at our busiest time of the year utilising our fleet of trained staff blah blah blah".

The messenger has been and always will be the one shot by his own.

[glass joe]

Wouldn't like to work in your offices, i dont mind xmas, its been pretty easy compared to last year, night staff and people coming in early in over time. i took home 800 odd on friday, no social life thou lol

[krussel]

Wouldn't like to work in your offices, i dont mind xmas, its been pretty easy compared to last year, night staff and people coming in early in over time. i took home 800 odd on friday, no social life thou lol

Ah night staff. So your pre revision then

[dvbuk55]

Wouldn't like to work in your offices, i dont mind xmas, its been pretty easy compared to last year, night staff and people coming in early in over time. i took home 800 odd on friday, no social life thou lol

Ah night staff. So your pre revision then

Not necessarily Krussel we've had a couple of revisions but still have a night shift for the pressure fortnight, I think there was about 8 this year plus 6 extra packet vans leaving the yard at 0700 so 14 extra which due to no holidays is about right.

[Izzy]

My Mum can remember when Christmas day in Scotland was an ordinary day. The postie delivered as normal.

[dvbuk55]

My Mum can remember when Christmas day in Scotland was an ordinary day. The postie delivered as normal.

So it was in England but before my time of 25 years but those with longer service than me could remember it. They stopped in 1960 in England and 1965 in Scotland.

[glass joe]

Wouldn't like to work in your offices, i dont mind xmas, its been pretty easy compared to last year, night staff and people coming in early in over time. i took home 800 odd on friday, no social life thou lol

Ah night staff. So your pre revision then

no been on the new thing for 2 years. just had night staff this year as last year was a disaster.

[Ozzvaldo]

Our management abandoned the night shift in my office for the first time ever because, "We don't need it"

We're on IPS until 0930, and leaving the office to go on delivery between 10.45 and 11.30 The DOM can't understand why so many people are submitting their deliveries for cut-offs.

[Surreypostie]

On our P&L we try to get all our D2D's delivered by thursday. That cannot happen this week and I'm not wasting time going to houses xmas eve just with a D2D so they will have to be finished saturday. That should take care of the lapsing. I can see us having very pissed off gaffers on saturday morning, going out delivering the walks that are being lapsed as nobody will do OT that day.

[dvbuk55]

On our P&L we try to get all our D2D's delivered by thursday. That cannot happen this week and I'm not wasting time going to houses xmas eve just with a D2D so they will have to be finished saturday. That should take care of the lapsing. I can see us having very pissed off gaffers on saturday morning, going out delivering the walks that are being lapsed as nobody will do OT that day.

And some won't be turning up at all I'll wager.

[Chelseablue]

Reg health and safety ,, funny they never mention the guys who actually run about the office , then drive like maniacs and run round there walks . Heart attacks waitin to happen and accidents on street , oh but that's ok is it rm? As longs there back early and willing to do any ot .

[DGP1]

I took great delight in leaving P739s for people today.........sod the people who order stuff and don't bother their arses being in or worse, not getting out of bed............that's the only joy I've got out of RM this year