What makes the job stressful in your opinion?

[Splappy_McSplap]

Glad I'm not alone in this. I get that other jobs make you sit about when there's nothing to do, but conversely they don't make going home on time such a hassle. I know the responses will be "just work to time, anything not delivered is a managers problem," but those managers will just make it a postie's problem the next day, and that postie (if not you) will most likely blame you instead of the manager

Couldn't have put it better myself. Accuse first, think later is the average mentality of a lot of our colleagues.

[Splappy_McSplap]

Unfair workload I had more oversize yesterday on my park n loop than the guy who's just doing parcels f***in sole destroying.

We moan a lot about the screws, but our colleagues seriously do not help the situation.
We have some serious w*****s in a Blue/Red shirt!

I would have to say that if I had to reduce my above list to one item I would say "other posties" are the most stressful thing about the job.

[no1postie]

I hate people whistling, especially bad whistlers, sometimes i like the person but it still drives me insane, some staff are whistling the previous song on the radio, and so on........till the next song comes on. i have tried to speak to a particular offender and he told me he can't stop it and sometimes it makes problems for him at home. i enjoy the banter a lot and bad singing is funny too, but please !? and don't get me started on supermarket whistlers on my day off! they have the problem not me, it is antisocial, unnatural and just just makes for trolley rage (done it to a big bloke once in tesco who got a bruised achilles tendon) please find a way to stop them.

[Kenfandango]

Company trying to do the volume of parcels that other, parcel specific, companies do only without the infrastructure, technology or vehicles to do so

This is spot on. This is what I’ve been saying to my manager for the last two weeks

Also we are getting packets in the RM network from Amazon, who clearly can't handle the Christmas workload this year either, at least where I am...and they don't have to deliver letters too.

I've had a lot of Amazon (though I'd say 30% of them go to local collect on my current round,) and I've had quite a few things come past in DPD packaging the past few days. Clearly we aren't alone in struggling!

[New5rainboo]

Not knowing what walk you will be taking out until your arrive at work in the morning, especially when it’s a walk you have never done before and nobody is prepared to give any advice on the best way to bag up.
Crap equipment that is not fit for purpose. Broken HCTs, faulty padlocks, bags with holes and broken straps etc.
Van repairs not being carried out despite faults being reported.
Managers who have no understanding of the amount of time parcels add to the delivery.
I could go on....

[no1postie]

i feel for you, work your hours, take your breaks and let the managers work it out, its not your problem, stand your ground, good luck.

[wazer]

Royal mail.

[norris9]

-Jobs are too big to do in our time. If they were doable then the job would be a joy and one I'd stay in for life. You feel obliged to go over time to knacker yourself even more and for a pittance in pay.

-Van sharing, especially with someone who doesn't know the job, or someone with B.O, or someone who eats with their mouth open...why the heck are there so many people in this country that eat with their mouth's open.... they obviously don't realise how disgusting it is.

[FirstPost]

- 50% of people that have thrown the first box and D2D's in just as I start, on time
- daily arguments with managers about what workload I can and can't do
- people sorting or prepping at break time
- jobsworth posties
- people that don't claim overtime but when I do, I'm questioned
These are just a few off the top of my head

[FirstPost]

- driver's that are lazy sods, there's a reason the drivers loops are shorter than the walkers!
- 50% of people that have thrown the first box and D2D's in just as I start, on time
- daily arguments with managers about what workload I can and can't do
- people sorting or prepping at break time
- jobsworth posties
- people that don't claim overtime but when I do, I'm questioned
These are just a few off the top of my head