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cpsteve
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Post by cpsteve »

postslippete wrote:Our office works out an individuals prep time on how much overtime staff have claimed on delivery the previous day


So the guys that get their round done quicker usually get sh*fted with extra indoor work; whilst if you plod along and talk to customers the chances are you don't get to do any sorting or extra prepping.

I find that bonkers when we are all paid the same hourly rate for the same job, but the fact is, in today's Royal Mail it really doesn't pay to be really efficient at your job.
If you finish early then you can not complain about extra work. I do not step over fences or walls take short cuts across grass verges, I take my breaks and I work my hours if I go over I get o/t. Some posties who do my walk get done early because they ignore safety do not take breaks drive to fast bonkers IMO.. I welcome any manager to walk around with me and tell me I am doing anything wrong but I doubt they would fancy four hours plus in the rain when they could be drinking tea in the warm and reading the paper.
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rubberbond
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Post by rubberbond »

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:The formula and process is all part of the indoor work tool. However, its a planning and resourcing tool, not a dictate written in stone. If it takes you more than the plan, or less, then there is nothing they can do officially.
Which begs the question,what is its purpose,if it is just an arbitrary figure?
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TrueBlueTerrier
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Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

rubberbond wrote:
TrueBlueTerrier wrote:The formula and process is all part of the indoor work tool. However, its a planning and resourcing tool, not a dictate written in stone. If it takes you more than the plan, or less, then there is nothing they can do officially.
Which begs the question,what is its purpose,if it is just an arbitrary figure?
its purpose is to aid them in planning and resourcing, and we all have opinions on how well they do that.
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WOBBLY
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Post by WOBBLY »

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:its purpose is to aid them in planning and resourcing, and we all have opinions on how well they do that.
Lol! :chuckle They can't do that very well with a resourcing tool, imagine if they didn't have one at all!! :shock:
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