Are you all ready.

comeracing · Post by **comeracing** » 01 Nov 2020, 17:41

With Lockdown starting shortly,again there will be many people working from home,also many not shopping on the high street,honestly parcels will be absolute chaos in coming weeks,internet shopping will be in melt down,be hard enough with offices fully staffed,but we all most offices are so short staffed,wonder if the union and rm have come up with a magical solution,im guessing they have with all the talking of late between the two ?

Gasman11 · Post by **Gasman11** » 01 Nov 2020, 17:53

I am prepared to go over each day within reason, if it turns out to be unrealistic levels of business then it'll be a case of how many loops off per day to complete around or just over my finishing time. No way do i want to be out till 4 oclock every day and nor should i have to.

Jpro747 · Post by **Jpro747** » 01 Nov 2020, 17:55

Already piling up in our DO - it’s like a game of Tetris, we’ve even got yorks stacked in the corner of the canteen!

noggin1969 · Post by **noggin1969** » 01 Nov 2020, 18:07

Heard our DO is having a marquee in the yard and is busily looking for local carparking spaces to put vans.

FirstPost · Post by **FirstPost** » 01 Nov 2020, 18:19

lockdown from Thursday, followed by black Friday/cyber Monday then Christmas AND THEN January sales!

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 01 Nov 2020, 18:21

noggin1969 wrote:Heard our DO is having a marquee in the yard and is busily looking for local carparking spaces to put vans.

Town centres will be empty on the 5th of November just don't park it to near parliament!

Schiff · Post by **Schiff** » 01 Nov 2020, 18:22

FirstPost wrote:lockdown from Thursday, followed by black Friday/cyber Monday then Christmas AND THEN January sales!

Start worrying when you see towbars being fitted to the vans.

FirstPost · Post by **FirstPost** » 01 Nov 2020, 18:23

my office is not that bad with sick levels, only a few off and can't cope currently as it is

malawihap · Post by **malawihap** » 01 Nov 2020, 18:32

Don't forget all those lovely parcel we will be picking up on route , wonderful times ahead.

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 01 Nov 2020, 18:56

malawihap wrote:Don't forget all those lovely parcel we will be picking up on route , wonderful times ahead.

Full of Covid-19 lots of sick with this virus infesting times

malawihap · Post by **malawihap** » 01 Nov 2020, 19:13

k979aaa wrote:
malawihap wrote:Don't forget all those lovely parcel we will be picking up on route , wonderful times ahead.
Full of Covid-19 lots of sick with this virus infesting times

Are but don't forget the message from our beloved leaders , wash your hands and everything will be fine nothing to worry about.

Grumpyoldmailman · Post by **Grumpyoldmailman** » 01 Nov 2020, 19:17

I’m ready to start on time tomorrow and more importantly will be finishing on time as well.

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 01 Nov 2020, 19:17

malawihap wrote:
k979aaa wrote:
malawihap wrote:Don't forget all those lovely parcel we will be picking up on route , wonderful times ahead.
Full of Covid-19 lots of sick with this virus infesting times
Are but don't forget the message from our beloved leaders , wash your hands and everything will be fine nothing to worry about.

Will remember to carry a kitchen sink with me as well.

toonshola · Post by **toonshola** » 01 Nov 2020, 20:02

Wouldn’t count on rm or the union having any sort of plan or giving us any help. It is going to be chaos though, cast your mind back to the parcels in April then add Xmas level parcels and it’s enough to make you dizzy. I’ll work over my time a bit to earn some money but I won’t be working in the dark. I’m hoping the business see sense this week and scrap van sharing again, the state the pandemic is in it should not be an option. I honestly don’t know how a national newspaper hasn’t hammered Royal Mail yet for allowing thousands of staff to sit 6 inches apart.
Anyway yeah I’m really dreading the next 3 months.

terry2972 · Post by **terry2972** » 01 Nov 2020, 20:08

In my office of about 200 there is only about 3 pairs that go out in the same van