Tips for Floating

matthew68 · Post by **matthew68** » 08 Nov 2020, 19:48

Do people give their floater a tip as a I’ve been on same route most of the year and am staying till Christmas, the floater says previous postie on this round gave him 40 pound every year! It’s a decent area but can’t see myself getting that much in tips! Also he comes in early and finish’s about 1 o’clock whilst I’m normally at till 3ish as I come in on time and take my break, and Dom has regularly compared the floaters to us and says we should be quicker, but they share van and we don’t and I am fed up with him banging on about how easy my round is and we string it out, yet he now has said twice that I should give him 1 sixth of my tips! I feel that I am being harassed already by him and he has also approached my partner about this! Is it fair to give him 1 sixth even though he pi@@ s me off alll the time about how slow we are yet he has a partner of about 25 and he is 35, both are a lots younger than me and my partner and keep cutting our round up which result in Dom regularly hassling us. Do I have to give him a share? Is it unfair if I don’t?

Post by **unome** » 08 Nov 2020, 20:08

Tell him as long as he gives you 5/6 of any tips received when he covers your duty there shouldn't be a problem.

Woody Guthrie · Post by **Woody Guthrie** » 08 Nov 2020, 20:13

Almost everybody in this job lies about the amount of tips they get.
I have no idea why. Maybe it makes them feel loved.

matthew68 · Post by **matthew68** » 08 Nov 2020, 21:02

unome wrote:Tell him as long as he gives you 5/6 of any tips received when he covers your duty there shouldn't be a problem.

Ha ha I might well do!

matthew68 · Post by **matthew68** » 08 Nov 2020, 21:03

Woody Guthrie wrote:Almost everybody in this job lies about the amount of tips they get.
I have no idea why. Maybe it makes them feel loved.

I think all the married men don’t tell their wife’s how much they get!

twoloops · Post by **twoloops** » 08 Nov 2020, 21:15

I’d keep what you get & tell your floater to keep what he gets,
I’m not that sure that most people even know who their postman is?

matthew68 · Post by **matthew68** » 08 Nov 2020, 22:10

twoloops wrote:I’d keep what you get & tell your floater to keep what he gets,
I’m not that sure that most people even know who their postman is?

Yes that’s true good idea

cpsteve · Post by **cpsteve** » 09 Nov 2020, 14:49

So you do a van share that means you split your tips and give the two rdcs 1/5 each or you keep it all. For what its worth i have never been given any money from a duty holder and they bragged about how much they got. This year ive not had a regular partner its been out on ot as soon as they are short staffed so i will keep what i get from the 20 or so people who do give me a drink and the rdc will keep what they get, mind you if i got as much as £200 then i will give the one on my side a share. Do any of you tip your postman? mine will get £10 this year.

ted_e_bear · Post by **ted_e_bear** » 09 Nov 2020, 16:56

I think you've sort of answered your own question, if I were you being told how easy it is, you're too slow, resulting in being hassled by manager for not being as fast then as far as I'm concerned the share he'd get from me is f##k all !

sorefeet17 · Post by **sorefeet17** » 09 Nov 2020, 20:42

matthew68 wrote:
twoloops wrote:I’d keep what you get & tell your floater to keep what he gets,
I’m not that sure that most people even know who their postman is?
Yes that’s true good idea

From how you described him I think he would of kept any tips given on your round anyway!
I didn't get given any share when I was a floater, I didn't expect any either, so I don't give any to my various floaters (not that I get much at all on my current route anyhow) Saying that if they did give me some money that a customer gave them then I would split that with them.

Cedar_Room · Post by **Cedar_Room** » 10 Nov 2020, 08:10

Woody Guthrie wrote:Almost everybody in this job lies about the amount of tips they get.
I have no idea why. Maybe it makes them feel loved.

Had very little since park & loop started but prior to that I did two Christmases on a very pleasant village walk out in the sticks. Of course this was back in the days of single duty’s/job & knock/no lapsing - so I could pretty much go at whatever speed I chose/stop for a chat & put packets in safe places etc. Think I cleared over £250 each year that I was up there. Sadly,it’s a different job now...(when things are ‘normal’)

thefox · Post by **thefox** » 10 Nov 2020, 10:46

Cant believe hes got the cheek to ask you for some of your tips... give him nothing

Vwtouran · Post by **Vwtouran** » 10 Nov 2020, 13:01

There will be none of these problems soon when the USO goes down to 4 or 5 days, there will be no floaters then.

Post by **CillitBang** » 10 Nov 2020, 14:09

When in the water, lie on your back and spread your legs and arms out. Alternatively, use a life vest.

norris9 · Post by **norris9** » 10 Nov 2020, 16:42

People seem to forget about the reserves totally.

no1 sorts them out.