Jobs/Careers after Royal Mail?

[Jpro747]

Hi,

I'm curious as to what jobs and careers have your former colleagues gone into after leaving RM? Looking for a career change but want to be realistic.

Cheers.

[datasaint]

Any job will be dependant on either relevant experience and/or qualifications.

[Dalelad]

I left in September to be become a bus driver and have no regrets. Stagecoach trained me up and i've been out in service for about 3 months now. No qualifications required. Just a driving licence and willingness to try something different. Good luck with your new career, whatever you decide.

[Lounge Lizard]

I left in September to be become a bus driver and have no regrets. Stagecoach trained me up and i've been out in service for about 3 months now. No qualifications required. Just a driving licence and willingness to try something different. Good luck with your new career, whatever you decide.

Yes, there are plenty of driving jobs but most, like taxis and pizza delivery, won't pay much.

[roger]

If you live in or near London think about becoming a black cab driver.Learning the knowledge is hard but when you pass and have become a cab driver you will wish you had done it years ago.

[Edward Hunter]

True Roger. You dont hear of many London black cab drivers who change jobs! Heathrow into town £100. whats not to like.

[Gold Fox]

Friend of mine left RM about year ago , now he on buses , Stagecoach , he works just under 45 hours a week (Monday to sunday) different duty and shift rota and picks up ( take home ) about £500 per week , No regrets what so ever and he loves it every single minute of it . What S**t going on delivery side and they way managers are behaving , he says he should have gone on buses years ago ....

[daveyeff]

True Roger. You dont hear of many London black cab drivers who change jobs! Heathrow into town £100. whats not to like.

f***in hell !! a wonna for a taxi from heathrow to town. people must have money to burn.

[Lounge Lizard]

Hi,

I'm curious as to what jobs and careers have your former colleagues gone into after leaving RM? Looking for a career change but want to be realistic.

Cheers.

Chairman of the Co-operative Group - that's what Allan Leighton will be doing.

[daveyeff]

couple of lads left ours and became coppers

[postman nel]

I left on IHR almost 18 months ago...knees,back,hip had gone...got a job at the council on the refuse dept...so I'm still out and about ,doing 5 day a week (no weekends)...I'm been on a few manager courses ,and now I'm stand in supervisor when the other supervisors are off...just waiting till a full time position is available..so personally it was the best thing I did

[maisymoo04]

What its down to really is just having the bottle to do it ! There's probably hundreds on this site who would love to leave ( including myself ) iv they wanted to apply for a new job that is

[19times]

I left in September to be become a bus driver and have no regrets. Stagecoach trained me up and i've been out in service for about 3 months now. No qualifications required. Just a driving licence and willingness to try something different. Good luck with your new career, whatever you decide.

I have a few questions If you don't mind (and anyone else who has took this career path)

I see Stagecoach are after Trainee and PCV Drivers in my area - closing date late March and would like to know the following answers If possible.

1. I am shocking at Maths Do you have to be Einstein in this area as you obviously deal with money?

2. Do you do late's or night shift work?

Thanks, getting peed off after 15yrs in the business.

[scoobydo79]

Hard to get into but the guys who have left and are train drivers have done well

[The Quiet Man]

I took redundancy 18 months ago without having a clue what I wanted to do - I just knew I had to get out of Royal Mail even after 33 years service.

When compiling a cv, you'll be surprised the skills you've picked up over the years, but it needs a little creativity to make it stand out. One of my friends worked as a Project Manager with an Oil Company and advised me to do an 'Open University' type course on 'Document Control' - it was quite tricky but when you're not working there's plenty of time for you to revise and digest what you're learning. Anyway, it was the best £400 I ever spent as the qualification was like a green flag after putting the cv on a few Oil & Gas Websites.

I had an interview within a week and a second the week after - I got offered the job that afternoon and accepted straight away. My title is 'Production Planner' and is probably one of the lowest paid jobs in the Company but god, what a difference to my working life....my workload is way more manageable and is probably around 30 - 40% of what I was used to. The difference in Management is incredible as you actually feel appreciated and a valued member of the Team. There is also opportunity to further progress, but at the moment I'm content with what I'm doing.

I must add that I did a whole lot of research on the Company before my interviews and also spent time on the internet gaining tips on interviews - remember, I hadn't had an interview for over 30 years and was bricking it!

Anyway, I think I was lucky and would advise that any life changing decision has to be thought through preferably with a Plan for the future.

Good luck.

TQM