Royal Mail

[rolex]

Just applied online for a temp postman job at Royal Mail I'm unemployed at the moment and say why not? Do you think it will be hardwork walking about 8 miles every day with a bag on the shoulders?

[ymwoods]

yes but it will sure do wonders for your figure. Wish I could do it...stuck behind a stinkin desk in the middle of the stinkin night...

[becker-on-ph]

rolex said:

Just applied online for a temp postman job at Royal Mail I'm unemployed at the moment and say why not? Do you think it will be hardwork walking about 8 miles every day with a bag on the shoulders?

Walking? have you seen your postman lately? - more like running!

I believe they have a time limit in which to complete the round - apparently its so tight that many need to jog - think there was something on the news about it not long ago.

[bunyarra]

becker-on-ph said:

rolex said:

Just applied online for a temp postman job at Royal Mail I'm unemployed at the moment and say why not? Do you think it will be hardwork walking about 8 miles every day with a bag on the shoulders?

Walking? have you seen your postman lately? - more like running!

I believe they have a time limit in which to complete the round - apparently its so tight that many need to jog - think there was something on the news about it not long ago.

If you think a single union postman would ever be caught running, you're having a larf They would have been on strike immediately.

[rolex]

Wow! just got through second stage of the interview process and I don't even speak polish. Thanx for the replies guys

[M400 NBL]

becker-on-ph said:

rolex said:

Just applied online for a temp postman job at Royal Mail I'm unemployed at the moment and say why not? Do you think it will be hardwork walking about 8 miles every day with a bag on the shoulders?

Walking? have you seen your postman lately? - more like running!

I believe they have a time limit in which to complete the round - apparently its so tight that many need to jog - think there was something on the news about it not long ago.

Check out http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

According to people who know postmen, they are in a hurry to finish their shift early... in order to get home early. Or they may do RM a favour and go back to the sorting office aftwerwarsd... for overtime. This can be before their shift (the time that they are paid) finishes.

I can only go by what has been discussed in the thread, but it seems that the posties are not happy with having their overtime cut, or working their complete shift.

The cheek of RM. Expecting their employees to work a whole shift before working for overtime!

[HiRich]

M400 NBL said:

The cheek of RM. Expecting their employees to work a whole shift before working for overtime!

Or...

• Not allowing time for the postie to go from the sorting office to where his round starts, and back (up to 40 minute walk each way), requiring him to do unpaid time.
• Providing broken equipment, and not fixing or replacing it when reported. A knackered trolley is hardly fun up a steep hill.
• Expecting them to lift weights over HSE limits (trolleys into back of van)
• Expecting min wage agency staff to work a second shift without pay.

All the above happened to a mate in the past fortnight. He liked the job (and he's a hard worker) but the management stinks. He didn't stick around.

[Engineer1]

So there are stty bits, but when an organisation makes a big deal about not working a full shift, and expecting Job and knock as standard practice, i.e. letting the rest of the world believe they are on a cushy number.

[MikeCR]

HiRich said:

• Providing broken equipment, and not fixing or replacing it when reported. A knackered trolley is hardly fun up a steep hill.

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What like a broken mail bag? Or Busted spokes on their bikes?