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If You Could Work At Another DO For A Week...

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
Barbel
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Re: If You Could Work At Another DO For A Week...

Post by Barbel »

I've been working in a DO for the past few weeks about 15 miles from the DO I usually work in. This one is right in the sticks where you could drive a mile until you come to another house. The scenery is stunning and Instead of dogs greeting me at the gate I've had geese and chickens following me up the garden path. This DO is more intimate with only around 5 of us so nice and quiet unlike the other DO which has around 300 people and very chaotic of a morning. Fingers crossed I get kept here for a while longer.
Jeffsvilla
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Re: If You Could Work At Another DO For A Week...

Post by Jeffsvilla »

Give The Cayman Islands a miss the Post Office is Hell there :wink: ,The Beach and the Rum may well just make it bearable mind.
PHARRY
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Post by PHARRY »

Gibraltar would be nice
Tuffers1875
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Post by Tuffers1875 »

I had a transfer come through for a full time job at Helston in Cornwall about 10 years ago and turned it down like a muppet. Mother-in-law put the water works on and Mrs Tuffers fell for it :crazy: I also had offers at Truro, but they were part-time. Oh well, I'd probably be bored of the scenery by now anyway :confused
JohnMc
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Post by JohnMc »

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
JohnMc wrote:It's a shame it's not Royal Mail in Gibraltar, I'd put in a transfer request in a heartbeat. :cool
http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... 40&t=30752" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Gibraltar -Posties Walk Out

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... 15&t=49347" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Gibraltar Parity pay and leave with UK Royal Mail

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... 40&t=31445" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; GIBRALTAR POSTMEN'S COMPLAINT GETS LOST IN THE POST!

Same crap, different scenery :chuckle :chuckle
Yeah, True, but what scenery!!! :Very Happy
enskied
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Re: If You Could Work At Another DO For A Week...

Post by enskied »

Same office..The Rimmers duty..Union rep while training for management, A+ guy and work time coach. He has done f**k all for years.
Thunderthighs
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Re: If You Could Work At Another DO For A Week...

Post by Thunderthighs »

Think theres a Postal office, where Penguins roam around it.
THAT one!
Lord Hereford
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Re: If You Could Work At Another DO For A Week...

Post by Lord Hereford »

A remote Scottish island would do me. Failing that, any rural round that I get to do on my own - there's a few of those in my office, but only the most senior have any chance of getting them, and I don't intend to be be in this job that long.
Viewfindergeneral
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Re: If You Could Work At Another DO For A Week...

Post by Viewfindergeneral »

It would have to be a DO in London as everyone knows they only have 100 calls per delivery and go home 4 hours early every day. Oh, and the streets are paved with gold too :wink:
TrueBlueTerrier
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Re: If You Could Work At Another DO For A Week...

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

Thunderthighs wrote:Think theres a Postal office, where Penguins roam around it.
THAT one!
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Brainache
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Post by Brainache »

An office that is three & half hours drive away - take my meal relief- drive back again and go home. Come to think of it - thats probably what the linos do when there strike busting :left: .
OnAFlyer
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Re: If You Could Work At Another DO For A Week...

Post by OnAFlyer »

Somewhere posh, Kensington, Chelsea etc. Might get sh*t loads of mail but it would be nice to deliver somewhere other than a rough estate.

Failing that one of these rurals that cover 70-80 miles a day, that much driving can't leave a lot of time for actually delivering!
Lord Hereford
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Post by Lord Hereford »

OnAFlyer wrote:Somewhere posh, Kensington, Chelsea etc. Might get sh*t loads of mail but it would be nice to deliver somewhere other than a rough estate.
Actually if i have to do an urban round, I prefer rough estates to "posh" areas - much lighter on packets, and usually get rid of them all as no one goes to work!
Thunderthighs
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Post by Thunderthighs »

Yep, the Penguin picture! Think I'll pppppppppppick up an appppppppplication form!
Darren Bent
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Re: If You Could Work At Another DO For A Week...

Post by Darren Bent »

Somewhere small with not too many staff and no managers and a nice location with lot of very pretty and rich ladies to deliver to :)