scanning when returning to office

number one · Post by **number one** » 29 Aug 2018, 21:33

postietom wrote:Then they'll know the pda went offline somewhere it shouldn't have.

Have you seen how the pda actuals actually works? I have and it’s not how you think.

2pints · Post by **2pints** » 30 Aug 2018, 06:31

number one wrote:
postietom wrote:Then they'll know the pda went offline somewhere it shouldn't have.
Have you seen how the pda actuals actually works? I have and it’s not how you think.

They know if the pda has been turned off or battery removed,especially if you do it every day.Questions will be asked.

number one · Post by **number one** » 30 Aug 2018, 08:03

2pints wrote:
number one wrote:
postietom wrote:Then they'll know the pda went offline somewhere it shouldn't have.
Have you seen how the pda actuals actually works? I have and it’s not how you think.
They know if the pda has been turned off or battery removed,especially if you do it every day.Questions will be asked.

No they don’t, if you log off when out on delivery before you get back to the office it shows as returning to the office at 18:00 as default. Your office will have a waypoint of around 10m around the office, it only registers the time you get back if you leave it logged in when you arrive back into the office. I’ve seen it done.

Celgar · Post by **Celgar** » 30 Aug 2018, 19:29

I would imagine most walks have a postbox on them so those posties will have to do the new scan at the office when they return. This as well as filling in the signing in sheets properly show when you are returning from delivery. Trying to play the system will eventually backfire on you. Doing the job properly will invariably prove that your walk is the correct length and probably longer than than your duty time.

Post by **eastie** » 30 Aug 2018, 20:35

got back to the delivery office and it was shut
Cue mail left in the van and no scanning of pda back into the office.
Don't know what happens when you go over and the DOM goes home before you get back

Seymour Buts · Post by **Seymour Buts** » 30 Aug 2018, 22:33

eastie wrote:got back to the delivery office and it was shut
Cue mail left in the van and no scanning of pda back into the office.
Don't know what happens when you go over and the DOM goes home before you get back

Book in the morning.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 31 Aug 2018, 06:36

eastie wrote:got back to the delivery office and it was shut
Cue mail left in the van and no scanning of pda back into the office.
Don't know what happens when you go over and the DOM goes home before you get back

How far away to the nearest MC?

robbertwhitton · Post by **robbertwhitton** » 31 Aug 2018, 17:55

postietom wrote:
eastie wrote:got back to the delivery office and it was shut
Cue mail left in the van and no scanning of pda back into the office.
Don't know what happens when you go over and the DOM goes home before you get back
Book in the morning.

Ha!! As I’ve said before you really couldn’t make this stuff up could you,what an outfit this has become,with the basic fundamentals of having enough time to complete your round and the fantasy that mail you collect actually goes somewhere to be processed the same day!!miss management once again at its finest

Ozzvaldo · Post by **Ozzvaldo** » 31 Aug 2018, 18:34

SpacePhoenix wrote:
eastie wrote:got back to the delivery office and it was shut
Cue mail left in the van and no scanning of pda back into the office.
Don't know what happens when you go over and the DOM goes home before you get back
How far away to the nearest MC?

This happens fairly frequently on a Saturday in my office with either rurals or shared vans that don't have regular staff on them. It's 70 miles to our MC, so no tootling off to it with the collections.

robbertwhitton · Post by **robbertwhitton** » 31 Aug 2018, 18:51

Yep pretty common acurance here,even bags from the sub offices and specials fail to make the collection

Post by **rambo1** » 01 Sep 2018, 17:17

number one wrote:
2pints wrote:
number one wrote:
postietom wrote:Then they'll know the pda went offline somewhere it shouldn't have.
Have you seen how the pda actuals actually works? I have and it’s not how you think.
They know if the pda has been turned off or battery removed,especially if you do it every day.Questions will be asked.
No they don’t, if you log off when out on delivery before you get back to the office it shows as returning to the office at 18:00 as default. Your office will have a waypoint of around 10m around the office, it only registers the time you get back if you leave it logged in when you arrive back into the office. I’ve seen it done.

Yeah but if they look at the actuals they can see where you were and at what time, the last time your pda transmitted. It's very accurate. You can see exactly where you or your pda, is ,to the minute, at any time. There's no hiding. Trouble is, they'll use it to catch people out rather than balance walks, as we all know.