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Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

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knackeredjointsRUS
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Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by knackeredjointsRUS »

Came off the ips today at 08.25 to find my delivery had not been looked at , let alone touched :

1. 4 boxes of mech + every single hole crammed full with letters on the ips frames
2. doubled up layers of flats & large letters on my frame and the top of my frame
3. 5 D2D's
4. the floor surrounding my frame was covered in packets

And when I complained that it was unfair other deliveries were getting thrown off and mine had not I was told my attitude was bad ??
WTF.... I don't even want to think about the next 3 weeks because our office is going to be a nightmare :cuppa
who's more the fool, the fool , or the fool that follows the fool ?
WornOutPosty
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by WornOutPosty »

Yep, know the feeling extremely well. I have to say that here today was the lightest Monday I've seen for a few weeks though :roll:
hertsman0
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by hertsman0 »

very light in our office to ,bet we will be hit later in the week .
krussel
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by krussel »

Hang on for next week when the panic online buying sets in.
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
hewittinspain
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by hewittinspain »

knackeredjointsRUS wrote:Came off the ips today at 08.25 to find my delivery had not been looked at , let alone touched :

1. 4 boxes of mech + every single hole crammed full with letters on the ips frames
2. doubled up layers of flats & large letters on my frame and the top of my frame
3. 5 D2D's
4. the floor surrounding my frame was covered in packets

And when I complained that it was unfair other deliveries were getting thrown off and mine had not I was told my attitude was bad ??
WTF.... I don't even want to think about the next 3 weeks because our office is going to be a nightmare :cuppa
that's gotta be down to a slack DOM. Our Dom walks around the frames regularly and he will usually have one person (your partner) prepping two frames. There is never a frame left untouched especially at 08.25.When you have finished the IPS then 80% of your frame shouldve been prepped up. Think your DOM needs telling. 08.25 is a joke.
fishtank
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by fishtank »

Came off the ips today at 08.25
We had zero IPS today.
All done by the good people on the nightshift.
The joys of the Christmas agreement.
Once the cards hit it won't be so cushy though...
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
dave0876
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by dave0876 »

im on nights most of our guys out the door an hour early dont expect that to last long though.
krussel
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by krussel »

fishtank wrote:
Came off the ips today at 08.25
We had zero IPS today.
All done by the good people on the nightshift.
The joys of the Christmas agreement.
Once the cards hit it won't be so cushy though...
Ahh I rem the night shift from long ago. The early posties best friend.
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
k979aaa
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by k979aaa »

knackeredjointsRUS wrote:Came off the ips today at 08.25 to find my delivery had not been looked at , let alone touched :

1. 4 boxes of mech + every single hole crammed full with letters on the ips frames
2. doubled up layers of flats & large letters on my frame and the top of my frame
3. 5 D2D's
4. the floor surrounding my frame was covered in packets

And when I complained that it was unfair other deliveries were getting thrown off and mine had not I was told my attitude was bad ??
WTF.... I don't even want to think about the next 3 weeks because our office is going to be a nightmare :cuppa
Hope you cut off! If so more finger waging tomorrow ah well just another day at the coalface it's the pits you know!
postypie
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by postypie »

We had lapsing too......our gaffer also said x'mas pressure hasn't arrived yet in our delivery office...only in the mail centre...and traffic...(oh I love that word)...was more or less not too bad...hence the reason we still have lapsing.....yet other offices near us had no lapsing due to (you've guessed it)...x'mas pressure... :oops: :nana :crazy: :mad
daveyeff
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by daveyeff »

knackeredjointsRUS wrote:Came off the ips today at 08.25 to find my delivery had not been looked at , let alone touched :

1. 4 boxes of mech + every single hole crammed full with letters on the ips frames
2. doubled up layers of flats & large letters on my frame and the top of my frame
3. 5 D2D's
4. the floor surrounding my frame was covered in packets

And when I complained that it was unfair other deliveries were getting thrown off and mine had not I was told my attitude was bad ??
WTF.... I don't even want to think about the next 3 weeks because our office is going to be a nightmare :cuppa
i wouldve went home sick. wudda sickened the dom if nothing else.
krussel
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by krussel »

postypie wrote:We had lapsing too......our gaffer also said x'mas pressure hasn't arrived yet in our delivery office...only in the mail centre...and traffic...(oh I love that word)...was more or less not too bad...hence the reason we still have lapsing.....yet other offices near us had no lapsing due to (you've guessed it)...x'mas pressure... :oops: :nana :crazy: :mad

Lapsing :shock: :shock: :shock:

Where is your rep :hmmmm
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
MOSCOW FYLER
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by MOSCOW FYLER »

knackeredjointsRUS wrote:Came off the ips today at 08.25 to find my delivery had not been looked at , let alone touched :

1. 4 boxes of mech + every single hole crammed full with letters on the ips frames
2. doubled up layers of flats & large letters on my frame and the top of my frame
3. 5 D2D's
4. the floor surrounding my frame was covered in packets

And when I complained that it was unfair other deliveries were getting thrown off and mine had not I was told my attitude was bad ??
WTF.... I don't even want to think about the next 3 weeks because our office is going to be a nightmare :cuppa
I would love that, just work your hours not a second more. I think you will find it will start getting thrown off after a few managers have to take out what you leave in.
dave0876
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by dave0876 »

yep early starters in an hour early for there hour early start as they new the mail would be prepped will they ever learn.Who really would go into work two hours early to many posties are just plain THICK.
Godric
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Re: Day 1 of Xmas pressure...what a joke !

Post by Godric »

humped in our place to .... left streets and I was still 30 minutes late :arrrghhh
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