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Absolute shambles

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Jpro747
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Absolute shambles

Post by Jpro747 »

Is every office run as badly as ours?

- We no longer have an “in house” manager, we are now managed remotely by another office down the road. We get a visit from them once a month.

- Overtime not being paid correctly. Some staff having to wait until the following week to get what they’re owed meaning they can’t pay their bills.

- Staff leaving in droves and not being replaced. No sign of any vacancies being advertised.

- Consequently duties are failing every day. We have 6/18 duties failing tomorrow. Even Tracked parcels are failing.

- Overtime booked or mail brought back on most duties almost every day due to them being unachievable. Since the revision and the introduction of photographing tracked items, it’s impossible to complete the duties in the time. This has been going on for months with no resolve.

- Morale is the lowest I’ve ever seen with the vast majority of staff looking for another job.

Maybe we are a trial office on how things will run if we’re on strike? :hmmmm
eastie
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Re: Absolute shambles

Post by eastie »

I thought there was an Overtime ban?
clashcityrocker
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Re: Absolute shambles

Post by clashcityrocker »

eastie wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 18:28
I thought there was an Overtime ban?
There is apparently a pressure overtime ban.
That doesn't stop our COM from putting it through as absence overtime for his favourites.
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DirtyHarry
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Re: Absolute shambles

Post by DirtyHarry »

Current crop of Doms has to be the dumbest ever.
I wouldn’t put our Dopey Dom in charge of a pencil sharpener, never mind a delivery office.
Wolf91
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Re: Absolute shambles

Post by Wolf91 »

eastie wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 18:28
I thought there was an Overtime ban?
Pressure that’s all. So cut off.
olilew
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Re: Absolute shambles

Post by olilew »

clashcityrocker wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 18:36
eastie wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 18:28
I thought there was an Overtime ban?
There is apparently a pressure overtime ban.
That doesn't stop our COM from putting it through as absence overtime for his favourites.
Overtime ban? There's absolutely tons of it at ours! They can't get enough people to do it so walks are failing. Loads of us working our day off.
"Just take it out and see how you go......."
matthew68
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Re: Absolute shambles

Post by matthew68 »

eastie wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 18:28
I thought there was an Overtime ban?
No chance our place simply would not get any walks done if no overtime, plenty working days off and extra delivery or it simply fails
Clappedoutpostie
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Re: Absolute shambles

Post by Clappedoutpostie »

DirtyHarry wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 19:18
Current crop of Doms has to be the dumbest ever.
I wouldn’t put our Dopey Dom in charge of a pencil sharpener, never mind a delivery office.
Don’t forget these were the best of the bunch in the resent reshuffle.
Nickvilla20
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Re: Absolute shambles

Post by Nickvilla20 »

Got told today they are trying to lapse another 12 deliveries in the office. That would be a total of 25 lapsed duties. Most have just given up now and will just cut off.
SpacePhoenix
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Re: Absolute shambles

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Nickvilla20 wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 20:18
Got told today they are trying to lapse another 12 deliveries in the office. That would be a total of 25 lapsed duties. Most have just given up now and will just cut off.
How many walks total in the office?
DirtyHarry
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Re: Absolute shambles

Post by DirtyHarry »

Clappedoutpostie wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 20:08
DirtyHarry wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 19:18
Current crop of Doms has to be the dumbest ever.
I wouldn’t put our Dopey Dom in charge of a pencil sharpener, never mind a delivery office.
Don’t forget these were the best of the bunch in the resent reshuffle.
God help us, and save us!
Nickvilla20
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Re: Absolute shambles

Post by Nickvilla20 »

SpacePhoenix wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 20:31
Nickvilla20 wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 20:18
Got told today they are trying to lapse another 12 deliveries in the office. That would be a total of 25 lapsed duties. Most have just given up now and will just cut off.
How many walks total in the office?
Over 100. They want to lapse 20 deliveries they are also not covering sick leave either. Seems all at sea with no one actually in charge the one who thinks he’s In charge is really pushing for this lapsing.
SpacePhoenix
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Re: Absolute shambles

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Nickvilla20 wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 20:55
SpacePhoenix wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 20:31
Nickvilla20 wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 20:18
Got told today they are trying to lapse another 12 deliveries in the office. That would be a total of 25 lapsed duties. Most have just given up now and will just cut off.
How many walks total in the office?
Over 100. They want to lapse 20 deliveries they are also not covering sick leave either. Seems all at sea with no one actually in charge the one who thinks he’s In charge is really pushing for this lapsing.
Wouldn't surprise me if the COM has been ordered by their boss to increase the number of lapsed duties
Nickvilla20
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Re: Absolute shambles

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SpacePhoenix wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 20:57
Nickvilla20 wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 20:55
SpacePhoenix wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 20:31
Nickvilla20 wrote:
08 Aug 2022, 20:18
Got told today they are trying to lapse another 12 deliveries in the office. That would be a total of 25 lapsed duties. Most have just given up now and will just cut off.
How many walks total in the office?
Over 100. They want to lapse 20 deliveries they are also not covering sick leave either. Seems all at sea with no one actually in charge the one who thinks he’s In charge is really pushing for this lapsing.
Wouldn't surprise me if the COM has been ordered by their boss to increase the number of lapsed duties
Oh most definitely. The one COM was quite high up in the company at one point so is probably out of impress. Our manager isn’t happy about it but he’s still having people come back early and expecting to go home.
Shirtbuttons
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Re: Absolute shambles

Post by Shirtbuttons »

Overtime ban at ours, but who would want it at the hourly rate we get? :left: :left: