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pieoftheday
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Tracked
I know there is a thread on here discussing whether tracked items are prioritised over regular mail but cant find it, so I'll ask again, should tracked items take priority over regular mail. For example if I dont want to work over can I bring tracked back or do they need to be delivered at the expense of letters, thanks
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yellowbelly
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Re: Tracked
Inform manager (before you go out on delivery) that you can't work over then follow their instructions as to what to do.pieoftheday wrote: ↑26 Mar 2022, 17:08I know there is a thread on here discussing whether tracked items are prioritised over regular mail but cant find it, so I'll ask again, should tracked items take priority over regular mail. For example if I dont want to work over can I bring tracked back or do they need to be delivered at the expense of letters, thanks
Don't make the decision yourself, that's what they're paid big bucks for.
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deltaforce
- Posts: 778
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Re: Tracked
What ever your Manager decides is the simple answer, without going into the rights and wrongs of it all
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qwerty2
- Posts: 2090
- Joined: 30 Jun 2009, 00:42
- Gender: Male
Re: Tracked
One day they say take the tracked
One day they say get all the mail done
Sometimes they say parcels more important then mail
Sometimes they say mail is more important
Get the picture

One day they say get all the mail done
Sometimes they say parcels more important then mail
Sometimes they say mail is more important
Get the picture
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fb1969
- EX ROYAL MAIL
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- Joined: 29 Aug 2012, 08:38
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- Location: hiding on the backstreets
Re: Tracked
Fail Mail has been the motto in our office for about 18 months.
The CEO and CWU have both publicly stated that Tracked items should not be prioritised over letters. Not long after they both issued a statement on it I had a conversation with a manager who was telling me to concentrate on delivering the parcels/packets (Tracked or not). I confirmed that he was telling me to forget about the letters no matter what they were, and to bring letters back if need be - and he confirmed it. RM don't care about letters.
The CEO and CWU have both publicly stated that Tracked items should not be prioritised over letters. Not long after they both issued a statement on it I had a conversation with a manager who was telling me to concentrate on delivering the parcels/packets (Tracked or not). I confirmed that he was telling me to forget about the letters no matter what they were, and to bring letters back if need be - and he confirmed it. RM don't care about letters.
Royal Mail
failing the workforce, failing the public and deliberately failing mail on a daily basis for too many years.
failing the workforce, failing the public and deliberately failing mail on a daily basis for too many years.
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jessicarabbit
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- Gender: Female
Re: Tracked
viewtopic.php?t=103084
This is the link to the ltb and general idea you were talking about.
However as everyone above has said. Follow the overrunning delivery procedure. Follow reasonable instructions and do 'as directed'
The flavour of the month changes from day to day and hour by hour in our place. So never assume you know what to leave.
I have heard with the introduction of the new COMs Simon won't be tolerating failure of any products if he is paying them 40k+ a year, so expect to see managers pounding the streets til dark.
This is the link to the ltb and general idea you were talking about.
However as everyone above has said. Follow the overrunning delivery procedure. Follow reasonable instructions and do 'as directed'
The flavour of the month changes from day to day and hour by hour in our place. So never assume you know what to leave.
I have heard with the introduction of the new COMs Simon won't be tolerating failure of any products if he is paying them 40k+ a year, so expect to see managers pounding the streets til dark.
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pieoftheday
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Re: Tracked
That's the link I was looking for, thank you
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Mr Rush
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Re: Tracked
Oh, they'd have to be really up against the wall to do that. Most of the time it'll just be pressuring OPGs to stay out until dark.jessicarabbit wrote: ↑26 Mar 2022, 18:20I have heard with the introduction of the new COMs Simon won't be tolerating failure of any products if he is paying them 40k+ a year, so expect to see managers pounding the streets til dark.
The machine stops.
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campostie64
- Posts: 19
- Joined: 28 Nov 2007, 15:22
Re: Tracked
4 days worth of letters & packets still sitting on a delivery in our office which apparently is ok as long as the tracked items are delivered.
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POSTMAN
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Re: Tracked
OPG - Saturday
If we have to make a decision on what to prioritise tomorrow is it test kits or Mother's Day flowers?
Deployment Manager at Royal Mail Group
Quality Compliance & Reporting
sorry to hear this, it's a tough call. I would suggest that it will be PCRs as always taking priority then todays T24 items then any failures from the previous day as we have seen on other occasions before. The resource for Sunday should be for Sunday items first.

If we have to make a decision on what to prioritise tomorrow is it test kits or Mother's Day flowers?
Deployment Manager at Royal Mail Group
Quality Compliance & Reporting
sorry to hear this, it's a tough call. I would suggest that it will be PCRs as always taking priority then todays T24 items then any failures from the previous day as we have seen on other occasions before. The resource for Sunday should be for Sunday items first.
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.
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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kazardaimenu
- Posts: 1391
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- Gender: Male
Re: Tracked
How do you send something as tracked? Went to the post office and they thought I meant special delivery. Do you have to go direct to Royal Mail?
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Rael, the IAK
- Posts: 109
- Joined: 19 Dec 2018, 13:08
- Gender: Male
Re: Tracked
The tracked service isn't sold via post offices. You can buy it via the RM app or website though
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ted_e_bear
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Re: Tracked
And there's an opening if I ever saw one.Rael, the IAK wrote: ↑01 Jul 2022, 15:27The tracked service isn't sold via post offices. You can buy it via the RM app or website though