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Seniority or suitability?
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colintres
- Posts: 40
- Joined: 21 May 2007, 08:47
Seniority or suitability?
Just a quick question, a duty has been advertised that I would need training for would someone with less seniority than me get the duty if they had already done the round? I thought this could only be applied for specialist duties like admin or callers office duties but I could be wrong. Thanks in advance for the answers.
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postiewhite
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 619
- Joined: 23 Jul 2013, 18:38
- Gender: Male
Re: Seniority or suitability?
Seniority wins everytime. Some jobs such as dom support can also go on suitability
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IcanthelpthewayIam
- Posts: 4067
- Joined: 26 May 2009, 13:37
- Gender: Male
Re: Seniority or suitability?
For those jobs it's the most senior suitable person, for the op the round should go up for signing and most senior applicant who wants it gets itpostiewhite wrote:Seniority wins everytime. Some jobs such as dom support can also go on suitability
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SpacePhoenix
- MAIL CENTRES/PROCESSING
- Posts: 12185
- Joined: 12 Nov 2008, 17:03
- Gender: Male
Re: Seniority or suitability?
Is it a CSS duty or is it a normal delivery duty?
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colintres
- Posts: 40
- Joined: 21 May 2007, 08:47
Re: Seniority or suitability?
Normal delivery duty I just haven't done it
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dennis12
- Posts: 37
- Joined: 18 Jun 2013, 19:46
- Gender: Male
Re: Seniority or suitability?
Seniority in my office then trained on duty after.
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ikybear
- Posts: 43
- Joined: 05 Nov 2015, 13:17
- Gender: Male
Re: Seniority or suitability?
In my office its who you're mates with. And then if you support the right football team!
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aiden01
- MAIL CENTRES/PROCESSING
- Posts: 7001
- Joined: 27 Feb 2013, 21:43
- Gender: Male
Re: Seniority or suitability?
totally wrong what does rep have to say.ikybear wrote:In my office its who you're mates with. And then if you support the right football team!
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DX
- Posts: 72
- Joined: 05 Jun 2010, 18:56
- Gender: Male
Re: Seniority or suitability?
In my office someone had their hours increased,not something I or anyone else more senior found about until after. So yes sometimes it is who your mates are.
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ikybear
- Posts: 43
- Joined: 05 Nov 2015, 13:17
- Gender: Male
Re: Seniority or suitability?
Not a lot he's mates too. When he's even there.aiden01 wrote:totally wrong what does rep have to say.ikybear wrote:In my office its who you're mates with. And then if you support the right football team!
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gary1975
- Posts: 482
- Joined: 16 Apr 2011, 13:41
- Gender: Male
Re: Seniority or suitability?
The only time seniority is a issue, is when you don't have any!
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indio
- Posts: 87
- Joined: 17 Feb 2013, 22:57
- Gender: Male
Re: Seniority or suitability?
Was hey you must be in my office!ikybear wrote:In my office its who you're mates with. And then if you support the right football team!
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dave72
- Posts: 415
- Joined: 30 Nov 2010, 14:54
- Gender: Male
Re: Seniority or suitability?
At my office, drivers only cant go for walking duties and walkers only can't go for drivers duties 
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mobungo
- Posts: 7
- Joined: 26 Nov 2015, 17:06
- Gender: Male
Re: Seniority or suitability?
Seniority is outdated and in my opinion should only be used as a deciding factor when all other avenues have been examined.The fact that `its only a problem when you don`t have any` is just a selfish attitude. If you are fully qualified for a position is it not in the companies best interest to have that person for the job rather than someone who has merely been with the company for more years. If 2 or more people are equally qualified then i have no problem with seniority being the deciding factor. Name one other company other than RM or PO that uses seniority as the ONLY deciding option in , Leave,Duties ect.
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mobungo
- Posts: 7
- Joined: 26 Nov 2015, 17:06
- Gender: Male
Re: Seniority or suitability?
If that person is more qualified than you then why shouldn't they have an equal opportunity to get the position ? It makes good business sense to have the right man for the job.Would you agree to the cleaner getting the job just because they have been there longer than you so have more seniority.?colintres wrote:Just a quick question, a duty has been advertised that I would need training for would someone with less seniority than me get the duty if they had already done the round? I thought this could only be applied for specialist duties like admin or callers office duties but I could be wrong. Thanks in advance for the answers.