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Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
HTPostman
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Post by HTPostman »

Munchboii wrote:I find that if you are in a small rural office (5-20 rounds) then the morale is higher than in an office of say 50 rounds.

Why this is im not exactly sure however one theory I have is that the reserves in the smaller offices may only be expected to know a quarter of the rounds say 5 out of 20. Whereas a reserve in a larger office of 50 rounds may on paper only be expected to know 5 but in reality will know around 12 rounds and be thrown onto rounds blind at a frequent rate.

Therefore the reserves in a smaller office can be happier and this factor can greatly increase the teamwork ethic in a DO, thus creating morale.
I think you’re right there, we have somewhere in the region of 140 rounds and I know 40 of them. Our office is split by postcode and I find some areas are better for morale, colleagues will help you a bit more, frames more up to date and more tidy. That improves morale somewhat. Then you get put in another area where frames are a mess, D2Ds dumped all over, huge pile of kill offs and no one has a spare minute to tell you where XYZ goes.
The day is gonna come when we’re all gonna have to testify.

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Post by dohnut »

rodtheplod wrote:I've been at RM for about 4 years and spent over 25 years in other industries and jobs and I have never been in such a toxic work place. How it hasn't yet kicked off physically is a miracle.
This
HA1
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Post by HA1 »

dohnut wrote:
rodtheplod wrote:I've been at RM for about 4 years and spent over 25 years in other industries and jobs and I have never been in such a toxic work place. How it hasn't yet kicked off physically is a miracle.
This
But you stay, it cant be that bad
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Post by dohnut »

HA1 wrote:
dohnut wrote:
rodtheplod wrote:I've been at RM for about 4 years and spent over 25 years in other industries and jobs and I have never been in such a toxic work place. How it hasn't yet kicked off physically is a miracle.
This
But you stay, it cant be that bad
Because the alternative, at least for me is just as bad, but that doesn't mean that this job isn't a constant grind every day, and more so since the lock down.
wazer
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Post by wazer »

Toxic is the right word for our office. Never worked in such a bitchy, arse licking, backstabbing place and don't get me started on reps and managers.There r some of us who want to do a good job and help customers out but after a while that hoes out of the window and you get bogged down like everybody else. RM needs a radical change. It's not the 70s anymore.last place I was there for 15 yrs and before that 10yrs,never seen a place run soooo badly, Yes I would leave if there was another job to go too.
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Post by postieblueshirt »

I'd say most of us are in much the same situation wife kids rent mortgage etc I'd love to do something else but I've been in half my life now past the point of no return..
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Post by circles »

noggin1969 wrote:Well that was the 3rd resignation of the week this morning. Followed the usual non RM approved standard of " Stick your f*****g job up your a**e " procedure. I know RM don't care as it just cuts the head count. But how bad has morale got to be in this economic climate for people to just blow and jack it in ?
I don't understand.

Why the hell didn't they sign off on the Pat n Mick?