Uniform : No more Blue shirts, do I have to change the name of this forum then?

[wacko74]

I'm struggling to understand the concept behind wearing long sleeved and long leg base layers under shorts and short sleeve t-shirts.

[EdRush]

Hmmm...

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Cant wait to go to work in this

[Wolf91]

Why for the love of god did they make the stormjacket bright yellow? What the actual ...
rest of it just looks unnecessary too. Base layers are a good idea; that’s about it.

[Celgar]

Wow. The ugliest design concept for our new uniform.
Leggings/tights worn under shorts. One of the posties in our DO wears these under his shorts and gets the **** taken out of him constantly.
Only long sleeved items for women to wear. Men have to wear t-shirts and shorts like infant children.
Yellow stormproof clothing will make us look like the dustmen.
Who wears red?? Its the most unfashionable colour.
The best uniform design RM have put out so far was the Harrington jacket with sleeveless fleece and chinos. I'm still wearing the Harrington jacket and sleeveless fleece now with a new zip fitted to the fleece!!!
I think we all ought to stock up on as much uniform as we can now before this new **** is released.
New uniform is just another reason to quit this company to be honest.

[claretandblue]

Is there any timescale for when it's being rolled out ?

[Grumpyoldmailman]

If I ordered my allowance of uniform now would I still get the new uniform when it’s released or have to wait until my allowance resets again, anyone know?

[Schiff]

Yellow stormproof clothing will make us look like the dustmen.

It'll make us look more like f***ing Big Bird.

[Dorset Plodder]

OMFG!

Had to check the date in case it was April 1st! What are these clowns thinking of. The only improvement to the last Uniform Clusterfuck was at least they used REAL people instead of Artists Impressions! Is this for real or is it just a Design Students Lockdown Project?

Where's the Employee Survey and Feedback procedure we normally get on any piece of crap RM are trying to foist upon us?

I'll have to go and sit down and have another cup of tea before further comment. I feel that sense of shock that I first felt when I heard Boris was now Prime Minister!

[deltaforce]

Ha Ha It looks like the sort of gear that you would go jogging in. That doesn’t bode well! I’m glad I’m out of it.

[wazer]

Hiw about decent waterproof shoes. I spray mine with tent waterproof spray and they still leak. That wet weather gear a joke. As said we will blend in with bin men.

[Dorset Plodder]

To be honest I ditched the blue shirts about 10 years ago when the polo first became a thing.
I always hated ironing 6 of those old school shirts every Sunday.

I'm shocked Woody!

How do you manage to wear your tie with those Polo Shirts?

[Dorset Plodder]

Jesus, customers are going to wonder why we haven't emptied the bins when it's a rainy bin day.

Very True Mate. We'll look like every other "Worker" you see driving to work at the same stupid time, with predominantly YELLOW Lumos. The customers will be confused about whether we're there to unblock the drain... dig up their drive .... or empty their bins. We'll be an even bigger joke than we already are FFS.

[Peejay8T8]

I think they're okay. It looks more like active wear which makes sense. I wear a long sleeve base layer under my polo anyway. My only complaints are that the base layer top should be red and the waterproof gear does look ridiculous. Maybe if they kept it orange like the current storm jackets?!

[Dorset Plodder]

I like soft shell jackets so if this new works well I would use it.

My favourite RM uniform was the Harrington jacket, they got it right with that one.

Totally Agree NW Best bit of kit we ever had, why they don't re-introduce it I don't know?

I've stiil got two that I rotate between. Both have had New Zips Fitted & Cuffs Re-worked, still going strong nearly 20 years later.

[Dorset Plodder]

Jesus christ. How much did they waste on some marketing company chancers to come up with that shite?

Royal Mail are determined to trash their own brand.

IMO things started to go down hill when they changed our name from Consignia.

WHY have they decided to De-Badge all the Headgear? Used to have a BIG Royal Mail Logo on Caps .... now you've got a little Red Tag on the side!
Perhaps so staff can wear it at the weekend.