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Dazdec197296
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Post by Dazdec197296 »

We have been told that from Monday we will be triple absorbing on a Monday, Tuesday and Saturday.
scoobydo79
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Post by scoobydo79 »

They can tell You what they want.If You have time do it if not don’t. :whistle
Dindin
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Post by Dindin »

Ramping up absorbing in ours too
scoobydo79
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Post by scoobydo79 »

Do You Guys have the time to do it on those days? How will You get to the absorbed deliveries? No van sharing and if Your using Your car You can’t take Mail in it . :hmmmm
FirstPost
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Post by FirstPost »

5 walks absorbed daily and it's the driver that ends up doing it if they have time!
citypostie
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Post by citypostie »

scoobydo79 wrote:Do You Guys have the time to do it on those days? How will You get to the absorbed deliveries? No van sharing and if Your using Your car You can’t take Mail in it . :hmmmm
If they try this, anybody using their cars should tell them they won't be using it anymore. If enough in the office say it, they will backtrack to save loads of extra hassle
scoobydo79
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Post by scoobydo79 »

You read My mind citypostie :thumbup
Cucumber
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Post by Cucumber »

Not surprising when you hear offices finishing 2 hours early on these days though, is it.
30+YEARMAN
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Post by 30+YEARMAN »

Can,t absorb if you are coming in to two days mail every day :arrrghhh
shepherdess
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Post by shepherdess »

Can you do your lapsing today manager says, yes if course what would you like me to leave on my own duty :Very Happy start time finish time go home :wave
Janet Brum
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Post by Janet Brum »

Cucumber wrote:Not surprising when you hear offices finishing 2 hours early on these days though, is it.
Or even 3...
robbertwhitton
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Post by robbertwhitton »

Usual rules apply,just keep going till you run out of time,there has to be a limit as to how much you can do in the time you have?.
k979aaa
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Post by k979aaa »

robbertwhitton wrote:Usual rules apply,just keep going till you run out of time,there has to be a limit as to how much you can do in the time you have?.
Well sticking too the speed limit and doing your HIT checks and not blue bin it and van check and redirection checks, And make your bags the correct weight and check them if you have no way of checking them just drop it on the managers foot they will find one!
korky
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Post by korky »

citypostie wrote:
scoobydo79 wrote:Do You Guys have the time to do it on those days? How will You get to the absorbed deliveries? No van sharing and if Your using Your car You can’t take Mail in it . :hmmmm
If they try this, anybody using their cars should tell them they won't be using it anymore. If enough in the office say it, they will backtrack to save loads of extra hassle
they tried this earlier, told them i'm on bus then and may not complete our own duties, came back with no lapsing planned for us anyway

bus wan'kers :left:
cpsteve
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Post by cpsteve »

Dazdec197296 wrote:We have been told that from Monday we will be triple absorbing on a Monday, Tuesday and Saturday.
Same as ever start on time take breaks inform manager if you think you will not complete and if it takes twenty mins to get back to office then you take that into account. They will tell you to make sure tracked and specials are done so that means bringing more work back. If you want to go ot make sure they will pay it before you go out.