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Poll : Should Simon resign?

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Should Simon resign?

Yes : He's the boss - the buck stops with him
705
84%
No : It's others that have failed him
77
9%
Unsure
54
6%
 
Total votes: 836

Woody Guthrie
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by Woody Guthrie »

I'm losing the will.
I'm thinking of writing one.
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Acca Dacca
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by Acca Dacca »

They have said allowances rather than supplements
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by clashcityrocker »

To be fair I think the only person who mentioned RM scrapping 32 allowances was Mr Walsh.
RM spoke about consolidating and buying out.
Do they all make sense? No.
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by POSTMAN »

Acca Dacca wrote:
26 May 2022, 17:38
They have said allowances rather than supplements
Potato potato
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by Woody Guthrie »

There was very little clarity in Royal Mail's initial offer probably because it was cobbled together at the last minute to send the union and its members into panic mode.
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by Acca Dacca »

POSTMAN wrote:
26 May 2022, 20:36
Acca Dacca wrote:
26 May 2022, 17:38
They have said allowances rather than supplements
Potato potato

It is relevant when people are assuming its including the delivery supplement
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by Woody Guthrie »

It is relevant when people are assuming its including the delivery supplement
It's not accidental, it's deliberate misinformation.
It's page one stuff to be honest.

You could see the effect Martin's post had on here, by the end of the day people were seriously talking about all allowances and supplements being removed, deliveries starting at 1pm and being franchised, no sick pay at all and RM doing a P&O on the lot of us.

Then surprise surprise they come in with a piss poor no strings offer and I'm getting members at work saying maybe we should accept it because at least there are no strings.

Exactly the effect RM were looking for just before we ballot the membership.
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by jessicarabbit »

I had exactly the same conversation with someone after telling them we were now being offered 2% no strings. We've got to up our coms game but it's very hard to do without all the facts which is the obvious reason they have closed talks. 2% is an insult end of...but I can't help feeling the majority would cave for as little as 4% and compulsory Sundays for new entrants.
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by POSTMAN »

Simon Says
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a fact for you - if everyone wasted - 1 minute in delivery - all year - that would cost £5m - so ten minutes is £50m, and 100 minutes £500m - every second counts....
# Hands in ma pockets-fiddling with ma bits-costs the company money!
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I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by aiden01 »

POSTMAN wrote:
29 May 2022, 19:51
Simon Says
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a fact for you - if everyone wasted - 1 minute in delivery - all year - that would cost £5m - so ten minutes is £50m, and 100 minutes £500m - every second counts....
# Hands in ma pockets-fiddling with ma bits-costs the company money!
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Seriously wtf people are not machines ffs
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Post by number one »

So all the times we have to reset our PDAs it costs the business a fortune. Maybe they should have thought of this. Again I have to question his maths. Is he saying that the drop from 39hrs to 37hrs has cost the business £600m? 120(mins) x £5m The yearly figures don’t reflect this.
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by fb1969 »

I wonder how much actual, physical, productive work I do in the time it takes Si to come up with a new load of bollocks.

I waste time at least once a week (often more) trying to deliver a re-delivery to someone who still isn't in. Maybe RM should surcharge people for wasting my time like that - or maybe Si thinks it's my fault like everything else seems to be.
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by smartin1982 »

They have no idea, do they.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the amount of time wasted in DOs due to prehistoric practice is ludicrous.
If he wants to talk about productivity and that we need to improve ours, explain to me firstly why I often spend 10-15 minutes daily trying to locate a manager to sign a piece of flippin paper confirming my previous days overtime.
You need to start with the basics, Simon, as we are miles off even having those right. Nevermind your drones, electric vans (that you can’t even plug in) and your automation, if all that at some point comes into contact with a delivery office it immediately becomes redundant and any benefit is down the drain. We have people literally on the floor sorting parcels, double or Even triple handling of those parcels, paper sign in and out, Wi-Fi that isn’t up to the job meaning we can’t sign in until we’re out of the office . The list goes on. Mate,, it’s an embarrassment
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by SpacePhoenix »

smartin1982 wrote:
30 May 2022, 08:45
We have people literally on the floor sorting parcels, double or Even triple handling of those parcels,
The basic technology already exists to be able to sort parcels down to walk level or even sequence them, it just needs improving to speed and scale it up
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Re: Poll : Should Simon resign?

Post by smartin1982 »

SpacePhoenix wrote:
30 May 2022, 09:03
smartin1982 wrote:
30 May 2022, 08:45
We have people literally on the floor sorting parcels, double or Even triple handling of those parcels,
The basic technology already exists to be able to sort parcels down to walk level or even sequence them, it just needs improving to speed and scale it up

You’re missing the point as usual. As soon as that sequenced or walk level sorting hits the delivery office the benefit is lost due to inefficient DO processes.