No postal service until next Thurday - Page 5

Desmo · 10-10-2007, 14:56

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Originally Posted by Admiral Huddy

I have a client who has paid me last week and the cheque is sitting somewhere in the system.. not happy.

Lucky you....I'm not getting any wages this week as all of our cheques are anywhere but here.

LeperousDust · 10-10-2007, 15:56

I'm not exactly complaining, but i got post today, so are we all ok now? I've literally got tonnes of stuff i'm waiting for... One of the few times i'm actually relying solely on Royal Fail.

Fayshun · 10-10-2007, 15:56

We had a delivery this morning, it was 90% junk mail.

Desmo · 10-10-2007, 15:59

Oh, and did I forget to mention the strikes next Monday?

LeperousDust · 10-10-2007, 16:06

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Mark · 10-10-2007, 16:12

I should point out that blaming the failure to sort mail by 10AM on the workers is totally unfair. RM has removed the options for flexibility (previously granted by the current management) that allowed workers to both start and finish early. I can't really complain about them wanting to finish early as I do that myself sometimes - the benefits of being on flexi-time with no-one looking over your shoulder to make sure you do all the hours. Like the postmen, if I do all the work required of me, then that's all that matters regardless of how long it takes (last week I was about 20 hours over due to working the weekend, this week I'm probably going to be 5-10 under due to several doctors appointments).

I think both sides need taking to the Big Brother house and getting locked inside with no food until they sort it tbh.

Fayshun · 10-10-2007, 16:37

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Originally Posted by Mark

I think both sides need taking to the Big Brother house and getting locked inside with no food until they sort it tbh.

Battle Royale island tbh.

Lopez · 10-10-2007, 18:15

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Originally Posted by Admiral Huddy

I maybe wrong but I still don't think that TNT are competition for RM.. Competiton means that there has to be a choice for the consumer. I'm talking general postage here.. I can't go to a TNT office on the high street buy a TNT first class stamp and pop into a first class TNT box. despite who RM sub-contract to.

I have a client who has paid me last week and the cheque is sitting somewhere in the system.. not happy.

The striking is nothing short of bullying tactics.

You are quite right. In Holland however, you can go and buy a TNT stamp and put it in a TNT Post box.

Whether they are going to do the same in the UK I don't know.

Mark · 10-10-2007, 23:06

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Originally Posted by kitten_caboodle

Hmmmm. If my company choose to change the working hours, we have to suck it up or leave. DOn't see why they should be any different to be honest - if they don't like it, there's plenty of other jobs out there. I'd imagine that people are taking the proverbial and so they're losing the right to do it. There's nothing unusual with standardizing working hours to make sure that people are actually working while they are there. And we're talking about 30mins to 1 hour here chaps, not being asked to completely change their working routines.

I think you missed my point. People seemed to be blaming the postmen for not having mail sorted before 10AM (Sorry Desmo, just picked on your example), when in fact that's got a lot more to do with the Employer saying that postman may no longer start early.

Desmo · 11-10-2007, 09:38

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Originally Posted by Desmo

Our local office have been told to start an hour and a half later than normal from now on

No problem Mark

I understand that it's not the workers choice. Maybe I didn't make it clear enough in my original post.

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LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	I'm not exactly complaining, but i got post today, so are we all ok now? I've literally got tonnes of stuff i'm waiting for... One of the few times i'm actually relying solely on Royal Fail. __________________

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10-10-2007, 16:12	#46
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I should point out that blaming the failure to sort mail by 10AM on the workers is totally unfair. RM has removed the options for flexibility (previously granted by the current management) that allowed workers to both start and finish early. I can't really complain about them wanting to finish early as I do that myself sometimes - the benefits of being on flexi-time with no-one looking over your shoulder to make sure you do all the hours. Like the postmen, if I do all the work required of me, then that's all that matters regardless of how long it takes (last week I was about 20 hours over due to working the weekend, this week I'm probably going to be 5-10 under due to several doctors appointments). I think both sides need taking to the Big Brother house and getting locked inside with no food until they sort it tbh.