the job in delivery is ruined.

[JoeWagg]

Why would anyone work for nothing?!?
Let's face it, anyone who does this must be a right mug.
Stand up for yourself, grow a backbone and only do what you can.
The people in charge will soon get the message!

[BernardBresslaw]

Nothing wrong with that if you can do it within your time. I have finished early Sat many a time and thrown them off before my due-off time.

You've skewed your workload for Monday, plus it sets a trend whereby others see you do it and possibly do it in their own time even though you might not be.

I'm pretty sure a manager is within his/her rights to request you to do so, if you get back early and are within your paid hours...not that there are many managers in the office on a Saturday afternoon mind you.

They never have requested, they were prepared to let us go home (if we actually see any on a Sat) but many do it off our own back.

I wouldn't do it off my own back, but if a manager is there and asks you to prep your D2Ds i'm not sure you can just turn around and say 'nope' and walk out. What was mentioned previously is correct though - it does skew your workload for the Monday. More worryingly we have people in our office, delivering the next week's D2Ds the week before, which I thought wasn't allowed.

[scoobydo79]

Nothing wrong with that if you can do it within your time. I have finished early Sat many a time and thrown them off before my due-off time.

You've skewed your workload for Monday, plus it sets a trend whereby others see you do it and possibly do it in their own time even though you might not be.

I'm pretty sure a manager is within his/her rights to request you to do so, if you get back early and are within your paid hours...not that there are many managers in the office on a Saturday afternoon mind you.

They never have requested, they were prepared to let us go home (if we actually see any on a Sat) but many do it off our own back.

I wouldn't do it off my own back, but if a manager is there and asks you to prep your D2Ds i'm not sure you can just turn around and say 'nope' and walk out. What was mentioned previously is correct though - it does skew your workload for the Monday. More worryingly we have people in our office, delivering the next week's D2Ds the week before, which I thought wasn't allowed.

Your right it isnt allowed.Some have dates on when discounts or wotever apply

[Dorset Plodder]

I don't have a problem with people prepping households, when ever, if it's in the Company time. A few of our guys get finished early on Saturday and do as you do. Fine by me it's Royal Mail's time...Still. But as has been mentioned a few of the others see this happening and think, "I'll do that" but their clocks run out and they're doing it for free!

It's a fact of life that some people have an easier ride in this job than others, for whatever reason, and they may have time to throw off all their households on Saturday. As a Reserve I object to being judged on what other duty holders get up to. I do the same job on every duty I cover. I don't have favourite customers and I don't creep around angling for Christmas tips. If a customer treats me like shite I return the complement. I don't care if he's Lord Muck of Muck Hill...and he's a good tipper. If there's no obvious Safe Place, or instructions, I'll docket them.

I throw off a fifth of households every day, in company time 1st thing before Mech. I'll stay on IPS for the designated time (and longer if requested). I may only take some of my Meal Relief, but I'll claim for the remainder, and I will claim Protracted Delivery if I want to go over. The only thing I will not do is work for FREE

Some offices are complaining because they're losing Duties from their office. This is partially the problem. Posties are doing their own thing...giving Royal Mail FREE labour and giving the Management the impression that there's room to cut duties. It's time to wake up guys these duty cuts will just keep coming year on year!

[korky]

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I throw off a fifth of households every day, in company time 1st thing before Mech. The only thing I will not do is work for FREE

shouldn't it be a 6th?
thats what i leave for my cover

[BarnsleyLackey]

I don't have a problem with people prepping households, when ever, if it's in the Company time. A few of our guys get finished early on Saturday and do as you do. Fine by me it's Royal Mail's time...Still. But as has been mentioned a few of the others see this happening and think, "I'll do that" but their clocks run out and they're doing it for free!

It's a fact of life that some people have an easier ride in this job than others, for whatever reason, and they may have time to throw off all their households on Saturday. As a Reserve I object to being judged on what other duty holders get up to. I do the same job on every duty I cover. I don't have favourite customers and I don't creep around angling for Christmas tips. If a customer treats me like shite I return the complement. I don't care if he's Lord Muck of Muck Hill...and he's a good tipper. If there's no obvious Safe Place, or instructions, I'll docket them.

I throw off a fifth of households every day, in company time 1st thing before Mech. I'll stay on IPS for the designated time (and longer if requested). I may only take some of my Meal Relief, but I'll claim for the remainder, and I will claim Protracted Delivery if I want to go over. The only thing I will not do is work for FREE

Some offices are complaining because they're losing Duties from their office. This is partially the problem. Posties are doing their own thing...giving Royal Mail FREE labour and giving the Management the impression that there's room to cut duties. It's time to wake up guys these duty cuts will just keep coming year on year!

x10.

[toomuchcoke]

I wouldn't do it off my own back, but if a manager is there and asks you to prep your D2Ds i'm not sure you can just turn around and say 'nope' and walk out. What was mentioned previously is correct though - it does skew your workload for the Monday.

If you prep the next days each day then what you're actually doing is skewing your workload the following Friday. (Or in the case of a few of the rounds I do, the following Thursday.)

[Dorset Plodder]

I throw off a fifth of households every day, in company time 1st thing before Mech. The only thing I will not do is work for FREE

shouldn't it be a 6th?
thats what i leave for my cover

You're right Korky . I was thinking... 5 days work a week = Fifth per day! I'll always throw off at least a column on whatever duty I'm covering. I work on the basis that I'll throw of a column on whatever duty I'm covering, but if they're in the frame I'll take households to anywhere there's mail for. Works well!