Christmas come early :-/

matthew68 · Post by **matthew68** » 08 Nov 2018, 20:26

south London postie wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote: If LAT takes off then I reckon 17:00 finishes will happen within two years
Genuine q, how would this work given the agreed reduction to 35 hours?

Start at 10 in morning?

DrSatan · Post by **DrSatan** » 08 Nov 2018, 20:28

south London postie wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote: If LAT takes off then I reckon 17:00 finishes will happen within two years
Genuine q, how would this work given the agreed reduction to 35 hours?

We'd start later.

scoobymunster · Post by **scoobymunster** » 08 Nov 2018, 20:33

Given that MC to DO runs and OPGs returning to depot would both be hitting rush hour traffic, a 5pm finish has disaster written all over it.

Mailman300 · Post by **Mailman300** » 08 Nov 2018, 21:14

leolion855 wrote:
Interested-seeker wrote:
Postie45 wrote:
Sir Henry wrote: This year they can f**k themselves with a sharp stick if they thnk I'm working myself to the bone to drag their sorry arses out of the s**t. All goodwill has gone
Im hearing that from many posties at my place, all goodwill is gone, and people are tired after doing their mammoth deliveries to do any extra anyway.
It will be worse when the later starting times come in. No one is going to want to do extra when they are being made to finish at 5pm.
will a 5pm finifsh time come?, i can imagine thousands of pt staff leaving at that point.

That would mean less time on delivery, due to getting through teatime traffic to finish on time.

Seymour Buts · Post by **Seymour Buts** » 08 Nov 2018, 22:31

Not sure it's any different from regular Novembers to be honest, crap! Particularly from now, next week will be terrible I reckon. I've always hated November because volumes head towards Christmas pressure levels but without any of the the support that December brings. January is similar, it's awful. Lapsing is ludacrous; anybody asked to do it this time of year needs to say no.

Celgar · Post by **Celgar** » 09 Nov 2018, 23:00

postietom wrote:Not sure it's any different from regular Novembers to be honest, crap! Particularly from now, next week will be terrible I reckon. I've always hated November because volumes head towards Christmas pressure levels but without any of the the support that December brings. January is similar, it's awful. Lapsing is ludacrous; anybody asked to do it this time of year needs to say no.

We have extra early IPS from next week onwards but I don't think we will be allowed to book any overtime until mid-December.

Celgar · Post by **Celgar** » 09 Nov 2018, 23:01

south London postie wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote: If LAT takes off then I reckon 17:00 finishes will happen within two years
Genuine q, how would this work given the agreed reduction to 35 hours?

RM would still like to do this but I don't think it will happen .

Postie45 · Post by **Postie45** » 10 Nov 2018, 06:01

Celgar wrote: We have extra early IPS from next week onwards but I don't think we will be allowed to book any overtime until mid-December.

"not allowed to book any overtime" ?! than im "not allowed to extend" :nana

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 10 Nov 2018, 07:04

Celgar wrote:
south London postie wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote: If LAT takes off then I reckon 17:00 finishes will happen within two years
Genuine q, how would this work given the agreed reduction to 35 hours?
RM would still like to do this but I don't think it will happen .

You'd be either 10:00-17:00 or 11:00-18:00, it would allow LAT stuff to go out with normal walks and for all (or at least more) of wave 2 to be sequenced and not having to send over a box manual like we have to atm for some batches. It would also allow RM to potentially move al MC-DO dispatches back, eliminating the need to pay night rate to drivers. We'd possibly also loose some of our night allowance on nights