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Start and finish times

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Start and finish times

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What time does everyone start/finish work and how much of that is spent out delivering?
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This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.
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wannabeek wrote:This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.

7 hour delivery???
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wannabeek wrote:This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.
Frame prep 2 hours how big is your delivery
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PostmanCat wrote:What time does everyone start/finish work and how much of that is spent out delivering?
Start at 0600 (though some have been in earlier on overtime)
IPS/Double Prepping until about 0815
Parcel prepping / van loading until about 0900
Out on delivery until about 1430 - 1630 (though that can't be right because "all the rounds are equal!"? :hmmmm )
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newboy23 wrote:
wannabeek wrote:This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.
Frame prep 2 hours how big is your delivery
3 Hours for me, although that's everything from walking in at 7 to loading van and driving away at 10. Last letter 3:30 - 4:00.
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PostmanCat wrote:What time does everyone start/finish work and how much of that is spent out delivering?
Ours varies, shorter hours on Mon, Tues and Sat

Longer hours Weds, Thurs and Fri

Start times are 7:40am but 8am on Tues and finish times from 2pm to 4pm
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NewPostieUK wrote:
newboy23 wrote:
wannabeek wrote:This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.
Frame prep 2 hours how big is your delivery
3 Hours for me, although that's everything from walking in at 7 to loading van and driving away at 10. Last letter 3:30 - 4:00.
By that definition, 3 and a half hours.
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my start time is 6.15 am and my contract says 7 hours 48 mins per day and that's all they get and I cut off and bring back whats left.
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Post by Dorset Plodder »

In at 0500: 1 Hour Christmas IPS Only (no starting on your walk)
1 Hour Normal IPS incl packets or prepping another walk.
1-2 Hours Prep your own walk.
5-6 Hours Delivery if you want the overtime.

You can hoover up a bit more overtime or a Collection later in the day if you're still feeling Greedy! :whistle
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In at 0630 - finished at 1630. 2 1/2 hrs overtime !
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NewPostieUK wrote:
newboy23 wrote:
wannabeek wrote:This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.
Frame prep 2 hours how big is your delivery
3 Hours for me, although that's everything from walking in at 7 to loading van and driving away at 10. Last letter 3:30 - 4:00.
jeez, I prep two walks start to finish in three hrs.
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Just putting this out there, but do some of you wonder how managers identify you.......... Well here is a perfect example of the drip drip effect of giving out small snippets of apparently harmless information. Eventually they all add up and, Bingo, the boss knows your real identity. :hmmmm :hmmmm
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rambo1 wrote:
NewPostieUK wrote:
newboy23 wrote:
wannabeek wrote:This time of year, start 5:30am, IPS for 2hrs, frame prep 2hrs, delivering from 10am to 5pm, get back home by 18:00. Some days aren't quite that bad tho.
Frame prep 2 hours how big is your delivery
3 Hours for me, although that's everything from walking in at 7 to loading van and driving away at 10. Last letter 3:30 - 4:00.
jeez, I prep two walks start to finish in three hrs.
At Christmas?
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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:Just putting this out there, but do some of you wonder how managers identify you.......... Well here is a perfect example of the drip drip effect of giving out small snippets of apparently harmless information. Eventually they all add up and, Bingo, the boss knows your real identity. :hmmmm :hmmmm
:Applause You're right of course. I think a general vagueness and nothing too specific would be a good idea. :thumbup
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