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*** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
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SpacePhoenix
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*** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
Don't know how many DO staff have seen this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=26&t=105696
From the looks of it, RM want EVERY packet to have a barcode on it. Don't know if the destination address will be encoded in the barcode but if it is, that will push RM a long way towards being able to see what each walk has got each day
viewtopic.php?f=26&t=105696
From the looks of it, RM want EVERY packet to have a barcode on it. Don't know if the destination address will be encoded in the barcode but if it is, that will push RM a long way towards being able to see what each walk has got each day
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qwerty2
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Re: *** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
Most parcels have barcodes already
Plus my round gets loads of parcels some rounds get half as much
Plus my round gets loads of parcels some rounds get half as much
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SpacePhoenix
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Re: *** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
Currently, we should be scanning every parcel that has a barcode - which is every parcel that does not have a new stamp on it. Which is probably 98% of them at a rough guess.SpacePhoenix wrote: ↑14 Jul 2022, 08:15How many of them are ones that you actually have to scan? From the looks of it, RM want to have it so that DOs literally scan every parcel
Barcoded stamps, 2d Barcodes, 1d barcodes and QR codes are all scannable. The only regular ones that aren't are the PDF417 type as shown below.

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claretandblue
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Re: *** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
Don't bother with 2d's anymore, just concentrate on tracked.
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Cucumber
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Re: *** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
A quick glance at above each frame tells you the disparity already between workloads, and they do nothing about that.
I hardly think having this data on a spreadsheet is going to suddenly change things.
I hardly think having this data on a spreadsheet is going to suddenly change things.
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POSTMAN
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Re: *** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
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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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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xPandabear1992x
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Re: *** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
Wont make a difference on my walk. I’ve never known so many people who are so gormless that they can’t even get their address right.
Doesn’t even work in R+ON anymore.
Doesn’t even work in R+ON anymore.
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matthew68
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Re: *** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
Your manager should pull you up on that as guys at our place have as hey have a report on how many scanned items per walk there are and they can check if you scanned delivered or notclaretandblue wrote: ↑14 Jul 2022, 15:35Don't bother with 2d's anymore, just concentrate on tracked.
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claretandblue
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Re: *** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
This is what happens when you replace 35 year plus line managers with inexperienced COM's, they don't even go round with the "missed scan" tracked list anymore, trimble isn't flagged up either.matthew68 wrote: ↑15 Jul 2022, 21:06Your manager should pull you up on that as guys at our place have as hey have a report on how many scanned items per walk there are and they can check if you scanned delivered or notclaretandblue wrote: ↑14 Jul 2022, 15:35Don't bother with 2d's anymore, just concentrate on tracked.
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sorefeet17
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Re: *** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
Royal Mail could help us out by making it clearer which barcodes need a scan, some packets are peppered in the things, WISH packets in particular have loads some work most don't, obviously some are just for the supplier but how are we supposed to know without wasting our time trying to scan them.
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Darwin
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Re: *** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
I'm almost 2 months into the job and completely agree it should be made clearer what needs to be scanned. I usually try to scan the boxes that say whistle on them only for the dpa to make a noise half the street hears.
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SpacePhoenix
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Re: *** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
Best way would be for RM to have a zone on the labels where the only stuff allowed is the postage, destination address, return address and the RM barcodes
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Foxel
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Re: *** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
None tracked parcels with 2D's don't get scanned into our depo. So I doubt a manager cannot collar you for not scanning an individual item as they don't know when it went out. Though missing lots of parcels might be a giveaway.
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masterblaster
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Re: *** ALL *** packets to have barcodes?
PDA battery down to 40% at end of shift now, it wont last the full shift when there's 3 times as many packets/parcels to photograph, many with flash when we start delivering in the dark.SpacePhoenix wrote: ↑14 Jul 2022, 06:57Don't know how many DO staff have seen this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=26&t=105696
From the looks of it, RM want EVERY packet to have a barcode on it. Don't know if the destination address will be encoded in the barcode but if it is, that will push RM a long way towards being able to see what each walk has got each day