But we can't jump in a van together even though we're mostly stood in each others personal space for hours, in the office with 0 social distancing.
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Why is van sharing suspended?!
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Pathfinder
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Why is van sharing suspended?!
Genuine question, can get in a taxi with strangers, can get on the bus with strangers. You can even go and sit in bars, pubs and restaurants with strangers.
But we can't jump in a van together even though we're mostly stood in each others personal space for hours, in the office with 0 social distancing.

But we can't jump in a van together even though we're mostly stood in each others personal space for hours, in the office with 0 social distancing.
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Villadaft
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Why is van sharing banned?
Why would you want to share a van?Pathfinder wrote:Genuine question, can get in a taxi with strangers, can get on the bus with strangers. You can even go and sit in bars, pubs and restaurants with strangers.
But we can't jump in a van together even though we're mostly stood in each others personal space for hours, in the office with 0 social distancing.
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mozilla
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Why is van sharing banned?
Why aren't you social distancing in the office ?
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eastie
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Why is van sharing banned?
All the time Muppets are using their own cars management aren't worried
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Why is van sharing banned?
Maybe the 'muppets' have kids to fetch and look after school and they dont want to be harassed into working afternoons so thats why they use their cars.eastie wrote:All the time Muppets are using their own cars management aren't worried
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Pathfinder
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Why is van sharing banned?
Oh for about a week they had social distancing in place.mozilla wrote:Why aren't you social distancing in the office ?
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Pathfinder
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Why is van sharing banned?
I don't, my round doesn't require me to (praise be!)Villadaft wrote:Why would you want to share a van?Pathfinder wrote:Genuine question, can get in a taxi with strangers, can get on the bus with strangers. You can even go and sit in bars, pubs and restaurants with strangers.
But we can't jump in a van together even though we're mostly stood in each others personal space for hours, in the office with 0 social distancing.
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Why is van sharing banned?
That's only in your office.2yearpostie wrote:Maybe the 'muppets' have kids to fetch and look after school and they dont want to be harassed into working afternoons so thats why they use their cars.eastie wrote:All the time Muppets are using their own cars management aren't worried
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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mozilla
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Why is van sharing banned?
And then you and your colleagues stopped doing it or were you forced by management to mingle close together?Pathfinder wrote:Oh for about a week they had social distancing in place.mozilla wrote:Why aren't you social distancing in the office ?
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2yearpostie
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Why is van sharing banned?
For the site admin to have not noticed that there is another thread on the subject of 1pm starts in other offices that i didnt post is actuallyPOSTMAN wrote:That's only in your office.2yearpostie wrote:Maybe the 'muppets' have kids to fetch and look after school and they dont want to be harassed into working afternoons so thats why they use their cars.eastie wrote:All the time Muppets are using their own cars management aren't worried
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Pathfinder
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Why is van sharing banned?
Not me, I avoided people even before the pandemicmozilla wrote:And then you and your colleagues stopped doing it or were you forced by management to mingle close together?Pathfinder wrote:Oh for about a week they had social distancing in place.mozilla wrote:Why aren't you social distancing in the office ?
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Why is van sharing banned?
I honestly think the current way of working suits RM down to the ground. No more fines for walks failing or SD’s being delivered late. The fact there has been seemingly no move to head back to park & loop tells me that we won’t see it return this side of Christmas,if,at all
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Why is van sharing banned?
No, he is suggesting that you only have experience in your office and generalising one office to all isn't applicable.2yearpostie wrote:For the site admin to have not noticed that there is another thread on the subject of 1pm starts in other offices that i didnt post is actuallyPOSTMAN wrote:That's only in your office.2yearpostie wrote:Maybe the 'muppets' have kids to fetch and look after school and they dont want to be harassed into working afternoons so thats why they use their cars.eastie wrote:All the time Muppets are using their own cars management aren't worried![]()
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Also its impossible to keep track of every single thread thats been active in the last few days so not sure why you see that as funny.
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Why is van sharing banned?
Cedar_Room wrote:I honestly think the current way of working suits RM down to the ground. No more fines for walks failing or SD’s being delivered late. The fact there has been seemingly no move to head back to park & loop tells me that we won’t see it return this side of Christmas,if,at all
Couldn't agree more
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Pathfinder wrote:Genuine question, can get in a taxi with strangers, can get on the bus with strangers. You can even go and sit in bars, pubs and restaurants with strangers.
But we can't jump in a van together even though we're mostly stood in each others personal space for hours, in the office with 0 social distancing.
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Busses require you to wear a mask and social distance. They also have limits on how many passengers they can carry - You can't social distance in a CDV, but you can wear a mask.
Taxis mostly have a screen between the passengers and the driver. RM doesn't have a system for installing a screen between colleagues.
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