Job just gets better- Collections whilst on Delivery

[2yearpostie]

You got all that from my comment?

After you with the glue bag

Im just really annoyed with people saying the job is rubbish, this is wrong, that is wrong etc. Find me a job where someone without any formal qualifications can earn over a tenner an hour and have sick pay, holiday pay etc etc,and enjoy what they are doing.

NO job is perfect, Every boss in the country want staff to do as much as possible, or at the very least work every hour that they get paid for.

Go and spend a week at Argos or Amazon and see how happy the staff they have are. Yes i know we should be aiming to 'be better' than them but to achieve that you need a successful profitable business to begin with.

You reckon amazon is a better place to work than rm nit according to alot of press reports about them

Thats what i meant mate, no one at Amazon,Argos or any where else in the working place is remotely happy, why should we be any different?!

[panzer4]

It`s 20 kg now, what`s over belongs to Parcel Force.

Of course RM didn`t inform us, I found out from a colleague and double checked on RM`s website.

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Nope, still 30Kg

https://www.royalmail.com/business/shipping/uk-services" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

End-to-end tracking
Royal Mail Tracked 24 and 48
Track from posting to delivery
Max 30kg*
Delivery aim 1-2 days

I had a parcel on my rural round 26.2kg printed on side asked DOM about it replied TOUGH

There should be a sack trolley in your office

I found the sack trolly it’s stored in the same cupboard as the rocking horse s**t the office unicorn told me where to look

[SpacePhoenix]

It`s 20 kg now, what`s over belongs to Parcel Force.

Of course RM didn`t inform us, I found out from a colleague and double checked on RM`s website.

https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app ... il/a_id/89" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Nope, still 30Kg

https://www.royalmail.com/business/shipping/uk-services" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

End-to-end tracking
Royal Mail Tracked 24 and 48
Track from posting to delivery
Max 30kg*
Delivery aim 1-2 days

I had a parcel on my rural round 26.2kg printed on side asked DOM about it replied TOUGH

There should be a sack trolley in your office

How many posties would bother to use one if they had one available? There's probably very few that use the LWT even though their supposed to

[Interested-seeker]

So a maximum of 5 pick ups a day. Doesn’t sound much but by the time you have faffed on walking round back gardens to collect out a shed this could maybe add 20/30 mins to a delivery. Where the hell is this time coming from exactly? It’s disgraceful how the CWU have just randomly agreed to this without asking for delivery’s to be re-planned to account for the time taken.
Oh and as someone has already mentioned this will only add more work to the drivers which is unfair.

Very true, there are some rounds in my office that are way over on time already! There will be NO time for these collections, none at all.

[number one]

2 year postie wait till your 32 year postie you may wind your neck in by then idiot

Why am i an idiot for telling the truth of how it is going to be? People want parcels delivering and collecting more now than they want a letter. Get used to it or find another job which makes you happier because the past you are hankering after has gone.

I’m 22 years in and fully agree with you. The high street is dead, let make the most of the extra business and grow

[Sir Henry]

Ive already had punters try to palm off their returns onto me. Usually it's just sky boxes etc but one woman was insistent I was supposed to fit 2 quilts into my already full HCT

[SpacePhoenix]

If the collections become popular enough it might reach the point where it's financially viable to have a dedicated duty in each office for them, doing normal deliveries to use up any unused time

[bishopoflove]

Interesting that nobody has mentioned lapsing on this topic, so since the last revision we've had collections, deliver to neighbour, a massive increase in tracked items, 2d barcodes, lapsing and now where expected to pick packets up, so whats next reading meters and delivering milk, I personally can't do more than do now drivers are being abused already they have all the responsiblity with no extra pay.

[Deadly]

Ive already had punters try to palm off their returns onto me. Usually it's just sky boxes etc but one woman was insistent I was supposed to fit 2 quilts into my already full HCT

I've had the Sky box thing too.

[Route1]

Agree with the time factor & workload. If it was normal times then i'd be claiming extended everyday but tue.

But we've not had lapsing, mail volume down, d2ds down, parcels only slightly more than normal now. On my duty we've only claimed the o/t on the last two thursdays. Havent done lapsing since March as Mr Union Man told the dom to stick it up his a$$£ due to social distance, walking to start points etc.

At the end of the day its simple, cut off or extend. I understand the bully etc as I've seen it displayed in a discreet way. This is where you shouldnt let it get to you. Ask them what u've to leave in / bring back incase you dont have time. Its going to be constant daily "disagreement" but it needs to be done. Rushing around trying to get it all done isnt the way either.

[Joe B]

Interesting that nobody has mentioned lapsing on this topic, so since the last revision we've had collections, deliver to neighbour, a massive increase in tracked items, 2d barcodes, lapsing and now where expected to pick packets up, so whats next reading meters and delivering milk, I personally can't do more than do now drivers are being abused already they have all the responsiblity with no extra pay.

The interesting thing is 5 collections on our duty but what about your lapsing? You could in theory have a further 5, unlikely but possible

[Grumpyoldmailman]

Interesting that nobody has mentioned lapsing on this topic, so since the last revision we've had collections, deliver to neighbour, a massive increase in tracked items, 2d barcodes, lapsing and now where expected to pick packets up, so whats next reading meters and delivering milk, I personally can't do more than do now drivers are being abused already they have all the responsiblity with no extra pay.

The interesting thing is 5 collections on our duty but what about your lapsing? You could in theory have a further 5, unlikely but possible

The person who does the specials and boxes on the lapse will have to do the collections I would say.

[masterblaster]

Unless RM is charging more then what exactly is the point?

[number one]

Unless RM is charging more then what exactly is the point?

75p per item

[hatter68]

Also going to increase chance of a dog biting You!

Got bit last week had to go to hospital

Sorry to hear of your dog bite,how was it dealt with? Who was involved,was correct procedure followed,what was the outcome?

I'ts still being investigated suspension of delivery to address made statement to police, waiting for them to update me.