What is it like being a postie in London

[clashcityrocker]

Face front you got the future shining
Like a piece of gold
But i swear as we get closer
It look more like a lump of coal

All the young punks?

All the Young Punks (New Magnums and Part Time contracts)

[postslippete]

Last time I was in London a cup of coffee cost me a tenner and yet my t-shirt was only £6. I remember thinking that if I spilt some on my shirt I would have been really annoyed to get some shirt on my coffee

[Postie45]

Last time I was in London a cup of coffee cost me a tenner and yet my t-shirt was only £6. I remember thinking that if I spilt some on my shirt I would have been really annoyed to get some shirt on my coffee :chuckle

coffee for a tenner ? must have been at some kind of event, i find London typical store prices pretty standard to be honest.

[fat_mike]

hardwork.

6 hour delivery sound good to you?

between 800-1000 pods?

if you do transfer post back and let others know

Sounds the same as the shared van deliveries in my office

[Edward Hunter]

Posties in london are far worse off than those in cheaper parts of the country. Factor in housing and cost of living and your little bit of london weighting doesnt go far. Id say be careful what you wish for!

[Dantheunit]

Depends on the office, generally bigger offices/ offices that have undergone revisions are far worse off. Try and speak to someone who works in the office before transferring, because driving around I sometimes see postmen slogging it out well into the afternoon on a Saturday. Also consider whether you mind climbing stairs because the senior men tend to snap up the roads very quickly.

Council Estate-ish walk- Lower volume workload/ more stairs, escalators, druggies.

More Resedential road Walk- Higher workload- more catalouges & more parcels, but depending on your preference you may get around it faster.

The main differences to consider imo, in London you don't get away alot of the cowboy stuff they do in the sticks i.e. Geting out stupidly early ( before 9am)
finishing way before your time, using golf trolleys, using a bicycle, doorstepping, not securing trolleys etc... also vans are hard to come by, and most inner London offices won't have anywhere for you to park your car.

You can go to another offices for OT fairly easily so long as you're not picky, But if there is OT available in your office they probably will make very difficult for you to go to another one.

Good Luck.

[fat_mike]

Depends on the office, generally bigger offices/ offices that have undergone revisions are far worse off. Try and speak to someone who works in the office before transferring, because driving around I sometimes see postmen slogging it out well into the afternoon on a Saturday. Also consider whether you mind climbing stairs because the senior men tend to snap up the roads very quickly.

Council Estate-ish walk- Lower volume workload/ more stairs, escalators, druggies.

More Resedential road Walk- Higher workload- more catalouges & more parcels, but depending on your preference you may get around it faster.

The main differences to consider imo, in London you don't get away alot of the cowboy stuff they do in the sticks i.e. Geting out stupidly early ( before 9am)
finishing way before your time, using golf trolleys, using a bicycle, doorstepping, not securing trolleys etc... also vans are hard to come by, and most inner London offices won't have anywhere for you to park your car.

You can go to another offices for OT fairly easily so long as you're not picky, But if there is OT available in your office they probably will make very difficult for you to go to another one.

Good Luck.

Thanks that was really informative

[walkthewalk]

Few years ago when they went on strike in London some managers I know came back saying the rounds they did were easy taking 3 hours max, quite funny cos I did not believe one word they said

[fat_mike]

Few years ago when they went on strike in London some managers I know came back saying the rounds they did were easy taking 3 hours max, quite funny cos I did not believe one word they said

They timed one of the biggest rounds in my office and didn't like the results so they timed it several more times and got the same results and finally they had to admit it was too big

[postslippete]

Last time I was in London a cup of coffee cost me a tenner and yet my t-shirt was only £6. I remember thinking that if I spilt some on my shirt I would have been really annoyed to get some shirt on my coffee

coffee for a tenner ? must have been at some kind of event, i find London typical store prices pretty standard to be honest.

Nope and £5.50 for a pint as well! Daylight Robbery!! Spent the weekend eating/drinking only at McDonalds as it was the only place where we actually got "value for money".

[fat_mike]

Last time I was in London a cup of coffee cost me a tenner and yet my t-shirt was only £6. I remember thinking that if I spilt some on my shirt I would have been really annoyed to get some shirt on my coffee

coffee for a tenner ? must have been at some kind of event, i find London typical store prices pretty standard to be honest.

Nope and £5.50 for a pint as well! Daylight Robbery!! Spent the weekend eating/drinking only at McDonalds as it was the only place where we actually got "value for money".

You ate at McDonalds. That's not very healthy

[jetblack]

Last time I was in London a cup of coffee cost me a tenner and yet my t-shirt was only £6. I remember thinking that if I spilt some on my shirt I would have been really annoyed to get some shirt on my coffee

coffee for a tenner ? must have been at some kind of event, i find London typical store prices pretty standard to be honest.

Nope and £5.50 for a pint as well! Daylight Robbery!! Spent the weekend eating/drinking only at McDonalds as it was the only place where we actually got "value for money".

You ate at McDonalds. That's not very healthy

Got to disagree with you there mike - there's a lot of nourishment in horses bollocks.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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