Xmas eve

crimson king · Post by **crimson king** » 24 Dec 2018, 06:31

I'm hoping for a super light sort of a Tuesday kind of day, but I expect I'll be disappointed. I've been racking my brain, but I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've ever worked a Xmas Eve in my whole working life, apart from the odd shift in my mum's pubs years back.

I'm expecting it to be like any other day in my life as a postie, only with more cheerful, yet strangeley hollow, "Merry Christmases!" ringing out as I leave doorsteps.

miles_peters · Post by **miles_peters** » 24 Dec 2018, 11:04

finished at 10am. super easy light day

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 24 Dec 2018, 11:28

it was relatively quiet here.

Seymour Buts · Post by **Seymour Buts** » 24 Dec 2018, 13:04

Bit later for us this year, clocked out at 11:30 but can't complain too too much. Happy Christmas one and all!

Rommagic · Post by **Rommagic** » 24 Dec 2018, 13:35

12.30 more work then I thought lapse again on Thursday etc.

yubin282 · Post by **yubin282** » 24 Dec 2018, 13:41

finished just after 12, customers seemed surprised we were working today

one even asked if there was post tomorrow (she looked annoyed when i laughed sarcastically)

number one · Post by **number one** » 24 Dec 2018, 15:36

Very easy today. Out the office at 7:30 and finished at 10:25

scoobymunster · Post by **scoobymunster** » 24 Dec 2018, 15:39

miles_peters wrote:finished at 10am. super easy light day

On a normal day, what time would you normally leave the office at? plenty in our office cut off today.

Sir Henry · Post by **Sir Henry** » 24 Dec 2018, 16:09

crimson king wrote:I'm expecting it to be like any other day in my life as a postie, only with more cheerful, yet strangeley hollow, "Merry Christmases!" ringing out as I leave doorsteps.

Getting a seasonal greeting out of the public is like pulling teeth. I got a less than 50% return of half-hearted embarrassed Merry Xmases from punters on my walk today.

"And it was always said of him that he knew how to keep Chritmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, "f**k them. Every One!"

Post by **wacko74** » 24 Dec 2018, 17:29

Pretty much a normal Monday, 1.35 finish.

Amazed that some people/offices are still getting 10 o'clock finishes even on Christmas eve... it must be 15 years since we last had anything close to that.

miles_peters · Post by **miles_peters** » 24 Dec 2018, 17:45

scoobymunster wrote:
miles_peters wrote:finished at 10am. super easy light day
On a normal day, what time would you normally leave the office at? plenty in our office cut off today.

between 9 and 9:30

it was lovely, I could have been done before 10 if I hadn't been chatting to people. 27th is my rest day, so its like having 4 days off!!

Post by **CPTNemoUK** » 24 Dec 2018, 17:51

Mine was like a normal Monday. A few packets, mail not too bad and 4 fake specials. Out the door at 9.30 will be honest worked through my break got done at 1.40ish. Normal finish time today is 2.25. My rest day is also the 27th. Merry Christmas Fellow posties hope you all have a good one.

Ozzvaldo · Post by **Ozzvaldo** » 24 Dec 2018, 17:58

Most of the posties in my office didn't even leave the office until 10.30am. Our last wagon doesn't even arrive until 8.30am

Post by **ArthurPewty** » 24 Dec 2018, 18:02

About 10:45 today. At my last office I finished at 4pm on Xmas Eve. Happy Days.

Jacko29 · Post by **Jacko29** » 24 Dec 2018, 22:18

Got out at 7:30 and got back at 11:10am, can’t complain finish time is 2.