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[BluePrint]

Hi Everyone,

Will be workin in Kent area, saturday mornings only, 6 hours. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Hi Everyone,

Will be workin in Kent area, saturday mornings only, 6 hours. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

BluePrint. Thats a strange contract - first advice make sure you get puppy walked your first day.


Don't forget to check the rules out http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/forum/rules.php and enjoy yourself.

[BluePrint]

puppy walked?

[TrueBlueTerrier]

puppy walked?

Sorry Royal Mail slang for getting trained properly. That is someone helping you throw off the walk and actually taking you round it for a few days. Once thing to watch out for is Saturday retentions as not all business will be open - you should find a list in the Walk Log for each walk (old-timers call them 318s)

[johnnyp]

Hi Everyone,

Will be workin in Kent area, saturday mornings only, 6 hours. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Welcome to RMC BluePrint What is it you will be doing friend?If its a walk as Teebs said you need to be trained,make sure you get some

[BluePrint]

thanks for all your replys, im not 100% sure what i'll be doing yet, my first day is on friday which is when i supposed i will be trained etc. My job title is OPG (Depot) PDO, if anyone could explain this it would really help. Also who should i ask for on the 1st day, i havent been given any contact names or anything, should i just ask for the line manager? or duty manager? the office wont be open at this time in the morning so should i just walk through into the courtyard area?

[BluePrint]

anyone?

[baldrick]

OPG is Operational Postal Grade - ie a manual postal worker - usually in uniform.
That could be either a Delivery Postman, or an Indoor Sorter, though if the contract is
for six hours on a Saturday morning, it will probably be to deliver mail.
If you have to go in on Friday for training they will tell you then presumably.
Either way it seems you will be getting some training then.
Just turn up at the time you have been given, go in through the staff entrance and show your letter to whoever is there, and you will be pointed in the right direction - probably to the nearest line manager.
Good luck!

[BluePrint]

ok mate thanks for your reply, will do as you say on friday, and report back my results!

[baldrick]

And take something waterproof to wear, because it's likely to rain and if you're out on delivery
you'll get soaked.

[BluePrint]

yeah gd point mate will do, u reckon they send me out on the 1st day or will it just be a brief introduction into the job.

[baldrick]

I don't work in Deliveries, I'm in Processing. So maybe a Delivery Postie will come on and tell you what to expect.
But as far as I know, you will be shown how to throw up (sort and organise) your walk, and should be taken out
by an experienced postie (puppywalker) to show you the route. Also remember to wear some comfortable walking shoes (also waterproof) as you will probably be walking around 4.5 miles on your delivery.

[POSTMAN]

Welcome mate and moved this to Blue Shirts.

[Stormproof]

Are you sure you are only part-time? OPG's are full time and AG's are part time. There is a guy in my office that only works saturday mornings, mon-fri he works for TNT

[baldrick]

I don't think part time staff are called AGs anymore, but OPG PT.
And I thought RM employees aren't allowed to work for competitors.