Is this a glimpse into the future

postieblueshirt · Post by **postieblueshirt** » 04 Dec 2019, 22:04

Just had a delivery from a soaked stressed Hermes driver at 9:33pm is this what we have to look forward to? P.s it was eBay not amazon I don't buy from amazon

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 04 Dec 2019, 22:48

postieblueshirt wrote:Just had a delivery from a soaked stressed Hermes driver at 9:33pm is this what we have to look forward to? P.s it was eBay not amazon I don't buy from amazon

That early they soon will be expecting same day 23:59 arse kicked if it goes to next day and you think 1pm specials are a pain in the arse!

Post by **CPTNemoUK** » 05 Dec 2019, 07:58

I got my royal mail tracked at 7.15 last night. I was shocked the postie was still smiling

masterblaster · Post by **masterblaster** » 05 Dec 2019, 08:47

postieblueshirt wrote:Just had a delivery from a soaked stressed Hermes driver at 9:33pm is this what we have to look forward to? P.s it was eBay not amazon I don't buy from amazon

Our local Hermes driver had over 600 parcels the other day - £1 a parcel.

Post by **cobrakai** » 05 Dec 2019, 08:55

masterblaster wrote:
postieblueshirt wrote:Just had a delivery from a soaked stressed Hermes driver at 9:33pm is this what we have to look forward to? P.s it was eBay not amazon I don't buy from amazon
Our local Hermes driver had over 600 parcels the other day - £1 a parcel.

It can be really lucrative if they get on a round in a city suburb. Don’t let people fool you in to thinking it’s all doom and gloom. We had some lads years ago at our office that did it as a second income in their wives names. When they got a round of next directories was still the flat fee per item but every other house had one. It wasn’t great hours granted

daveyeff · Post by **daveyeff** » 05 Dec 2019, 15:29

I think they have to get rid of them though, (delivered) if they don't then they don't get paid. ive seen Hermes drivers trying to throw packets through open upstairs windows, over garden fences, under bushes, behind wheels of a car and sometimes even just left outside front doors. one guy tried 11 houses in the estate I do but got no answer at any of them. I had done a couple of streets and he was STILL there trying to get shot of it.

LaggyBand · Post by **LaggyBand** » 05 Dec 2019, 16:54

£1 a parcel isn’t as bad as I imagined; £160 a day sounds ok; not as good as RM perks but still not what I thought it’d be

daveyeff · Post by **daveyeff** » 05 Dec 2019, 17:51

LaggyBand wrote:£1 a parcel isn’t as bad as I imagined; £160 a day sounds ok; not as good as RM perks but still not what I thought it’d be

this guy used his own car so he would have the wear and tear on it plus he would need business insurance. not sure if they get a petrol/diesel allowance or if its in with the packet payment. but he said their T&Cs weren't great.

daveyeff · Post by **daveyeff** » 05 Dec 2019, 17:52

and what about in the summer when its not very busy. they might only have 40-50 packets a day.

Post by **rambo1** » 05 Dec 2019, 22:45

masterblaster wrote:
postieblueshirt wrote:Just had a delivery from a soaked stressed Hermes driver at 9:33pm is this what we have to look forward to? P.s it was eBay not amazon I don't buy from amazon
Our local Hermes driver had over 600 parcels the other day - £1 a parcel.

That's impossible. Even at a rate of one delivery every minute, that's 10 hrs straight without a break or loading up. They must be working from 5am till 10pm to get rid of 600 pkts.

Post by **Warriorpostie** » 05 Dec 2019, 22:51

They have to work 6 days a week. No choice. Maybe even sundays at this time of year. I can see royal mail going this road in the future with drivers owning their vehicles etc....

joewyan · Post by **joewyan** » 05 Dec 2019, 22:52

rambo1 wrote:
masterblaster wrote:
postieblueshirt wrote:Just had a delivery from a soaked stressed Hermes driver at 9:33pm is this what we have to look forward to? P.s it was eBay not amazon I don't buy from amazon
Our local Hermes driver had over 600 parcels the other day - £1 a parcel.
That's impossible. Even at a rate of one delivery every minute, that's 10 hrs straight without a break or loading up. They must be working from 5am till 10pm to get rid of 600 pkts.

No chance can you do 600pkts in a day. I’m very quick and it took me best part of 8 hours delivering to do 230 pkts today.

south London postie · Post by **south London postie** » 06 Dec 2019, 11:52

That doesn't mean 600 hundred different addresses.

Ricardo44 · Post by **Ricardo44** » 06 Dec 2019, 12:25

I spoke to a Hermes courier. He said he likes it as he can work on his own at his own pace without any hassle. He said the moneys not great and it puts a lot of wear and tear on his car.

daveyeff · Post by **daveyeff** » 06 Dec 2019, 13:30

south London postie wrote:That doesn't mean 600 hundred different addresses.

exactly, he could've had double, treble, even 4 or 5 packets for quite a few of his drops. I've an address on mine that regularly gets 7 or 8 packets... must've had a big van though.