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No extra vans this Christmas

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eastie
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No extra vans this Christmas

Post by eastie »

We normally have an extra 6 hire vans in our office to do large parcels but this Christmas we will have NONE
Like to know how that is going to work
CPTNemoUK
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No extra vans this Christmas

Post by CPTNemoUK »

eastie wrote:We normally have an extra 6 hire vans in our office to do large parcels but this Christmas we will have NONE
Like to know how that is going to work
I won't worry about it come in do your job go home. Let management deal with it. :cuppa
plaguelift
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Post by plaguelift »

It's not going to work. I don't think management actually care if the mail is delivered. As long as the tracked items and specials are delivered, feck the rest, that's thier attitude.
olilew
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Post by olilew »

Well I've got one coming.
"Just take it out and see how you go......."
wannabeek
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Post by wannabeek »

eastie wrote:We normally have an extra 6 hire vans in our office to do large parcels but this Christmas we will have NONE
Like to know how that is going to work
You'll possibly think I'm taking the mick but this happened to me a few years back when loaned out to a sub office.

I think they were expecting me to use my own car. Ha.

I took one or two parcels out at a time depending on size and walked all the way out to the address and back again.

I never got invited back there again. No idea why...
Kobi72
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No extra vans this Christmas

Post by Kobi72 »

We had no hire vans last crimbo either..the vans we were given were deathtraps..god knows where they found them..cost cutting idiots
koolishy67
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No extra vans this Christmas

Post by koolishy67 »

Management problem not ours last year no extra van in our do they have Wait till someone finished
Stunl3y
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No extra vans this Christmas

Post by Stunl3y »

Weve been told No extra vans this year at all as well ,im really looking forward to Christmas as I will be working my time going home and watching the packets hit the roof in our office
Lounge Lizard
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No extra vans this Christmas

Post by Lounge Lizard »

Maybe no extra vans is because we will be on the picket line. :shock:
Shaders
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No extra vans this Christmas

Post by Shaders »

Why would you need extra vans, volumes are down, remember. :nana
Nickvilla20
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No extra vans this Christmas

Post by Nickvilla20 »

We didn’t have any extra vans last Christmas.

Doubt we will get and this year either.
antcpfc
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No extra vans this Christmas

Post by antcpfc »

We normally get 2/3 but have been told that we will get none.Dom reckons he will ask for volunteers to start late and if none he will change some duty times.
Good luck with that.
Slider tool. Lol.
ted_e_bear
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Post by ted_e_bear »

antcpfc wrote:We normally get 2/3 but have been told that we will get none.Dom reckons he will ask for volunteers to start late and if none he will change some duty times.
Good luck with that.
Same here we've been told that in the no annual leave period running up to Xmas if there's no volunteers the reserves will be forced to work lates doing parcels.
terry2972
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Post by terry2972 »

What is the notice period needed to have your start time changed???
Jamie162
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No extra vans this Christmas

Post by Jamie162 »

We got Mitsubishi l200s last ye for collections but we couldn’t use them for for health and safety reason had to go back