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Revolting reserves!

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Revolting reserves!

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Bout time you reserves started to revolt against the way you are treated,and you reps and duty holders (if applicable)should be ashamed of yourselves for letting it go on.
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Here here! :thumbup
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Yes, we're all right behind you. :crazy:
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POSTMAN wrote:Bout time you reserves started to revolt against the way you are treated,and you reps and duty holders (if applicable)should be ashamed of yourselves for letting it go on.
What prompted you to post this? but here here anyway.
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I'm a reserve....and I love my job! And so do all the others in my office.....people rarely complain.
Our office must be unique or something
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Creditshampoo wrote:I'm a reserve....and I love my job! And so do all the others in my office.....people rarely complain.
Our office must be unique or something
Perhaps "Creditshampoo" has been on the "Shampoo" :hmmmm :hmmmm
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Yes many are revolting! :thumbup
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blue1873 wrote:
Creditshampoo wrote:I'm a reserve....and I love my job! And so do all the others in my office.....people rarely complain.
Our office must be unique or something
Perhaps "Creditshampoo" has been on the "Shampoo" :hmmmm :hmmmm
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Wonder what lucky reserve has the prize for 'Most Tuesdays as day off' in a row

Or indeed 'Longest time without a Saturday'
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I probably get a Saturday off every three months or so. Last Monday off was in February if I recall correctly.
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Never had a Saturday off apart from holidays
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I only have Sunday's off. Always work my day off (including saturdays).......docket!
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POSTMAN wrote:Bout time you reserves started to revolt against the way you are treated,and you reps and duty holders (if applicable)should be ashamed of yourselves for letting it go on.
I've said this to every reserve that comes to our little office, they never get a Saturday off

Also, they all seem to have Mondays or Tuesdays off, the so called lighter days (less hours) :hmmmm
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In our place most walk holders are sympathetic to the cr@p modern reserves have to put up with but a few just give it the "Well we've all been there and done it" line but was being a reserve in the good old days as bad as it in the modern postal world ?
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GT85 wrote:In our place most walk holders are sympathetic to the cr@p modern reserves have to put up with but a few just give it the "Well we've all been there and done it" line but was being a reserve in the good old days as bad as it in the modern postal world ?
You need to work hard to earn the perks that come with seniority (Coming from a 24hr reserve).
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