Can,t Wait

Post by **grandypants** » 15 Aug 2020, 22:06

Well after twenty years in the job I am being IHR and it can,t come quick enough, back has gone, hip has gone and my knees are knackered, i,ve seen so many changes but the one that is the worst is van sharing, the last few years doing this has done me in, I would love to meet the brainless idiots who came up with this idea while sitting behind their desk pushing a pen and never done a delivery in their life, so thats me gone after ive taken my leave, I will miss the lads and girls who I,ve worked with (well some of them) and wish everyone on here good luck and keep safe

Pope Marmalade lll · Post by **Pope Marmalade lll** » 15 Aug 2020, 22:12

I wish you a long and happy retirement.

robbertwhitton · Post by **robbertwhitton** » 15 Aug 2020, 22:58

I salute you sir,I wish you a restful retirement,you’ve certainly put a shift in,I’m in my 38 th year and at 59 just having knee problems which are being sorted,with no thanks and concern from Royal Mail,in having to manage me on a more sedentary level!

Post by **grandypants** » 16 Aug 2020, 00:33

Thank you both and I wish you well for the future

Post by **wacko74** » 16 Aug 2020, 08:52

robbertwhitton wrote:I salute you sir,I wish you a restful retirement,you’ve certainly put a shift in,I’m in my 38 th year and at 59 just having knee problems which are being sorted,with no thanks and concern from Royal Mail,in having to manage me on a more sedentary level!

You've done well to do 38 years and get to 59 and only just started having knee problems... I'm only 46 and only done 20 years but my knees and ankles have already turned to dust.

Ricardo44 · Post by **Ricardo44** » 16 Aug 2020, 09:09

All the best for the future and i totally agree with you about van sharing. No doubt you have been paired up with runners at some point and this has made your knees, hip and back worse. There are a few in my office who get in a major strop if they are paired up with someone who they think is slow and try to get them taken off the duty.

Post by **Sugar** » 16 Aug 2020, 09:40

grandypants wrote:Well after twenty years in the job I am being IHR and it can,t come quick enough, back has gone, hip has gone and my knees are knackered, i,ve seen so many changes but the one that is the worst is van sharing, the last few years doing this has done me in, I would love to meet the brainless idiots who came up with this idea while sitting behind their desk pushing a pen and never done a delivery in their life, so thats me gone after ive taken my leave, I will miss the lads and girls who I,ve worked with (well some of them) and wish everyone on here good luck and keep safe

Well done on getting out

Agree 100% with you, van sharing has been the death of this job in terms of negative impact it's had on peoples bodies but also the mental side with all the additional stress it's caused so many through daily arguments with inept managers because the workloads are, quite frankly, excessive and pretty much close to a sweatshop regime/mentality. I loved this job till van share came in then it was downhill from then on in.

Enjoy your IHR, I've been out most of this year and the change in me has been dramatic to say the least.

Post by **rambo1** » 16 Aug 2020, 10:09

Van share equals, work to pace of slowest person not slowest rushing to work to fastest persons pace. That's how I worked it anyway. If someone wants to rush round and sit by van for 10 mins, so be it, I ain't changing my pace. Also, partner will get two bags if necessary and use a trolley. Many times I've got a trolley out for them only to be told that they don't use a trolley. I just say, how you gonna carry two bags then? The looks I get just makes me smile.
ATB for the original poster with their new life.

2yearpostie · Post by **2yearpostie** » 16 Aug 2020, 10:41

good luck finding another job.

postieblueshirt · Post by **postieblueshirt** » 16 Aug 2020, 15:02

I'd say van sharing(aka starbust God the crap this company thinks up) was one of the worst but I'd say it's on par with Lapsing as a major downfall of the job.im same age and 26 years in I'm so jealous good luck enjoy....

Dindin · Post by **Dindin** » 16 Aug 2020, 17:42

postieblueshirt wrote:I'd say van sharing(aka starbust God the crap this company thinks up) was one of the worst but I'd say it's on par with Lapsing as a major downfall of the job.im same age and 26 years in I'm so jealous good luck enjoy....

Van sharing isn't starburst.

postieblueshirt · Post by **postieblueshirt** » 16 Aug 2020, 17:43

Dindin wrote:
postieblueshirt wrote:I'd say van sharing(aka starbust God the crap this company thinks up) was one of the worst but I'd say it's on par with Lapsing as a major downfall of the job.im same age and 26 years in I'm so jealous good luck enjoy....
Van sharing isn't starburst.

its where the idea originated from

cpsteve · Post by **cpsteve** » 17 Aug 2020, 10:20

Good luck in the future. The job takes its toll on our bodies but less so since van share no more heavy bags that put more strain on the knees and back longer walks thats the pay off, imo the worst thing is PT staff not getting made up to full time even when they do full time hours most of the time.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 17 Aug 2020, 10:53

cpsteve wrote:Good luck in the future. The job takes its toll on our bodies but less so since van share no more heavy bags that put more strain on the knees and back longer walks thats the pay off, imo the worst thing is PT staff not getting made up to full time even when they do full time hours most of the time.

Why are delivery staff making their bags so heavy? Why not split the load of a heavy bag into two smaller bags?

Ricardo44 · Post by **Ricardo44** » 17 Aug 2020, 14:27

I think van sharing is harder on the feet, knees and hips. When we had bike duties you could cycle between houses and up long driveways etc. You could carry the bag on the bike. Now you can be walking for upto 5 hours a day.