What to wear on the welcome day? Postie with driving.

[cheerful]

I'm pretty happy to have been offered a postie with driving job, my welcome / induction day is coming up, what should I be wearing for it?

I'm assuming I'll be getting showed how to sort mail, check the vehicle and then following a postie for the day, but I guess I could be sat in a room watching videos and listening to talks.

I'm thinking of arriving in dark trainers (which look a lot like shoes), trousers and a short sleeved shirt?

Or should I be wearing smart shoes, shirt and trousers?

Should I bring a fleece or waterproofs or anything else?

Thanks for any advice offered.

[wannabeek]

It's a few years ago so things may have changed but my induction day was spent inside a large mail centre (many miles from any area I would ever work in) watching videos which later turned out to be mostly irrelevant info.

They did also show me how to pick up an empty bag, unhook an empty sack from an empty frame and how to push an empty trolley. Comically, they made every one of us do each of these tasks, one after the other (they made one guy pick the empty bag up again because he didn't bend his knees the first time!). There was no actual delivery stuff.

It's not a total waste of your life tho - you do get paid a days work for this, tho you may have to chase that up after a week or so.

The very next day was a whole different story - out on real delivery at my local office in all weather with a coach. Be prepared if the forecast is bad.

[yellowbelly]

I did mine in Sheffield last year - just sat in a conference type room, filled in some HR type paperwork,
then talking about what RM do, playing a monopoly type game (an hour I'll never get back), watching a video about not leaving
mail insecure (which was probably the most relevant part). There was probably other stuff but I've slept since then......

Didn't do any 'hands on' with mail, lifting, vehicles or anything like that, just had a quick 5 minute visit downstairs to their sorting room
to have a look see and that was it. Personally I went in a polo shirt, smart jeans and black trainers, it was all very relaxed.

The learning how to sort mail etc. will be on the first day at your contracted delivery office. Checking the vehicle etc. will
probably happen when you do what they call 'vehicle changeover' when (in my case) an outside contractor driving instructor came in
showed me how to check vehicle iaw RM policies and then went for a 30 minute drive under observation.

Don't forget if your welcome day is at an office different to the one you will be working at you should be able to claim
travel costs back (if going by train/bus keep tickets) or 45p per mile if by own vehicle (your vehicle should be insured
for travel for business places other than your normal commute, especially if you are going to be sent to other delivery
offices than the one you are contracted to). You may have to pester your management for this travel money back
(took several months to get mine) but you will get used to this especially when your overtime docket is not correct!!!

[cheerful]

Thanks to both of you for the information, really handy to know what to expect.