houndzrus Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Oh noooo. Sorry Cheryl, completely missed reading your post. Me too, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickentikka Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Cheryl if he's worth fighting for give him a slap and tell him you love him - otherwise walk away I'm not very well and am going to bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Personally I think he heard what he was expected to do during the visit and went into hiding behind the biggest parcel he could find. Any chance of any piccies being posted of what Sirius missed? Pretty please? Sirius said he will help me do it tommorow, he is going to do a blog about what he missed whilst at the post office its sort of like the Doctor Who episodes without the Doctor in he is also helping me with my paper work ( lord help me ) and designing his calender and writing the questions for Mondays Dogstar online party quiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Cheryl, I'm so sorry WTG Ange Wot am I doing with a big fluffy GSD occupying my hallway? I don't do big dogs and he is staying for 2 nights rather than move him after dark tomorrow night when it would be more confusing for him. I him. I also Fionna who has got my 2 sweeties until he goes. They are being very good apparently. He has just made it up the stairs. Thank goodness for that, I thought I would have to sleep downstairs to keep him company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Aisling mentioned it , I am not sure what they are striking about but its putting me right off using them now Well as people know my son is a postman, and I back the strike 10,000% - no one should have to work under the conditions they are being forced to work under, and the institutional bullying MUST be stopped and stopped now, if the unions lose this battle you can kiss any form of a decent postal service goodbye - this is NOT about pay or the cutting off or so called "perks" that the Royal Mail spin doctors are feeding to the press and is EVERYTHING to do with unfair working practices and unsafe working conditions that nobody should have to tolerate. Very few of us would tolerate the conditions our postmen and women face every single day and if they don't win this battle then trust me there wont be many of them left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Well as people know my son is a postman, and I back the strike 10,000% - no one should have to work under the conditions they are being forced to work under, and the institutional bullying MUST be stopped and stopped now, if the unions lose this battle you can kiss any form of a decent postal service goodbye - this is NOT about pay or the cutting off or so called "perks" that the Royal Mail spin doctors are feeding to the press and is EVERYTHING to do with unfair working practices and unsafe working conditions that nobody should have to tolerate. Very few of us would tolerate the conditions our postmen and women face every single day and if they don't win this battle then trust me there wont be many of them left. I care that I am paying good money after bad and a large ammount of MY POST is going missing , and a lot of my neighbours post seems to end up through my door recently which is carelessness In the last month I have had my child benefit stopped because the paperwork I sent back was lost in the post , Aislings addition to the electronal role was lost in the post ( luckly they sent me a reminder letter ) , 2 important parcels for my charity are lost in the post , my VAT return for my company tax was lost in the post and I narrowly avioded a non payment fine. Items I have sent to Sri Lanka have been delayed due to this and have impacted on our work If I provided such a poor service to my clients they would fire me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kats n greys Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 We have a great postal service here and I agree that "Corporate Bullying" should be halted now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Sorry Sam blame the Royal Mail management NOT the poor sod trying to do their level best often carrying injuries that would see many people off on the sick yet if a postie goes sick it is INSTANT disciplinary despite the fact that in 2001 the goverments own steering group brought in to examine the way the RM was being "managed" stated catagorically if the staged warning system was being used in this way it WAS bullying and the policy was never designed for that purpose. Yet here we are in 2009 and its being used that way as a matter of common practice. Posties who get injured whilst out on their daily round posties who have been bitten by dogs, or hit by cars or fallen down poorly maintained steps are faced with the SACK for going sick ffs! Posties are put on walks they didnt even know flipping existed before they got to work that day due to managers arbitrarily changing routes, or they are "loaned out" to other delvery offices in other areas where they have never been before, yet they are given no additional time to sort much larger unfamiliar walks or to complete a round they barely know, misorts are BOUND to happen when people are put under that amount of pressure, I can assure you the postie would FAR rather be inside the nice warm delivery office sorting the mail properly than rushing it and then getting it in the neck from disgruntled customers as well as the managers who simply dont want to know, oh yes and the posties face disciplinaries for misorts Sam so it really ISNT something they are careless about because of lack of interest, it is PURELY the pressure they are being put under by the management. The postal union says its workers are being bullied into walking at unsustainable speeds to finish their rounds faster and cut costs for the Royal Mail. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) accused bosses at Royal Mail of pressuring employees to walk at a hasty 4mph in order to meet "unrealistic" targets. The union said workers are being pressed to do delivery rounds that are too long to complete within normal hours. The dispute centres around a software system called Pegasus, which is now used by many countries, including the UK, to plan delivery walks. The idea is that by using the system, deliveries will be more efficient, but the union said it had been introduced without agreement and claimed that a number of problems have arisen in various parts of the country. It argued that while Royal Mail uses an average walk speed of 4mph to calculate its routes, postal workers in other countries are expected to walk much more slowly. The union said that the 4mph target was "unsustainable over the whole delivery, which leads to unrealistic delivery rounds". "Royal Mail has altered the system to meet budgetary savings, not to consider the actual physical realities of delivery rounds, the Telegraph quoted a union official, as saying. "Managers in problem areas are putting delivery workers under undue pressure to complete unrealistic rounds. "In some offices this is leading to bullying and harassment by managers trying to force delivery workers to take on larger rounds, work beyond their finish time and refusing to pay overtime. "In extreme circumstances this is leading to suspension and even sacking. In some areas jobs are being lost or changed to part-time as the system finds efficiency savings. In other areas overtime is taken away," the official added. However, Royal Mail has denied that anyone has been bullied or harassed under the scheme. A spokesman said: "Royal Mail carefully plans every postman and postwoman''s walk so that no-one is asked to cover a greater distance or deliver more mail than they are capable of doing. Royal Mail boss Adam Crozier shouts "cobblers" at those who accuse his managers of trying to force postal workers to work beyond their hours to "get the job done". Yet that is exactly what is happening at the Watford mail centre. Workers at the mail centre have faced a relentless campaign of bullying and harassment from their managers. Those who follow procedure to complain about it are being told it is they who will be punished. Around 30 workers, who on Wednesday of last week failed to complete some of their duties within the allotted time, were told that they had taken "unofficial action" and had their wages docked. Many felt so intimidated by management's aggressive handling of the issue that they did not feel able to carry on working. A number then took the union's advice to follow the agreed policy on bullying which includes seeing a doctor and contacting the "anti-bullying hotline". The next day the workers all received hand delivered letters telling them they were not considered sick, their pay had been stopped, and that Royal Mail was looking to suspend a senior union rep as a result. No manager is to be questioned over the incident. Managers at the Streatham delivery office in south west London are responding to the union's "do the job properly" campaign by trying to force workers to break health and safety agreements. This potentially puts both workers and the public at risk. The bosses are insisting that all staff use high capacity trolleys (HCTs), in an effort to clear the huge backlog of mail created by the union's campaign to take proper breaks, and refuse to carry bags that are too heavy. Tom Biggs, the CWU's area safety rep, told Socialist Worker that the HCTs weigh up to 105kg and could seriously injure those who are not properly trained to use them. "We have an agreement about how HCTs are to be used, which includes an assessment of risk," he said. "Royal Mail is trying to break it. And that could put both workers and the public at risk." Royal Mail insisted in a statement that it is "making changes in a calm, measured and structured way, inviting continuous involvement and dialogue with our unions and our people, seeking to minimise service disruption to our customers, while it changes." But Mr Ward tore into that claim to emphasise that "in workplaces up and down the country, CWU members are complaining of bullying by managers seemingly desperate to find any excuse to discipline or sack our people. "The bullying-managerial culture in the company is now reaching very dangerous proportions and we fear for the wellbeing and safety of our members," he said. "Examples of this are increasing numbers of employees facing unfair conduct action when they simply cannot complete the work tasks demanded by managers within the allocated working time," Mr Ward added. "Stress is now reaching breaking point, while morale is at an all-time low." CWU leader Billy Hayes pointed out that management's actions had made it "clear that Royal Mail has no genuine desire to reach acceptable agreements with the union." "Instead, the company continues to impose change by diktat, intimidation and bullying." http://www.cwulondon...k/royalmail.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendbert Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Ello I'm home from work. Was a busy shift with lots of customers but it all went well and everyone was pleased to have me back for the evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Evening erm morning. I've been in a world of my own all day. Have been to the tip to get rid of broken furniture the people we bought the house off kindly left behind. Went to ASDA. Moved a load of furniture round which the dogs were most put out by and finished stripping the wallpaper. My nephew is a postman and I back them to the hilt. Enough is enough. We keep having changes of postmen here and how the hell they find the right numbers is beyond me. Our close is littered with lots of A's after numbers because there was a foul up when the houses were built so there weren't enough numbers. Add to that they don't actually follow in order and it rambles into all sorts of different routes. It's completely barmy. Now I'm just waffling. I am kernackered with a capital K today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheryl33 Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 I am so tired. I havent slept and I haven't eaten since 7:30 this morning. I've begged and pleaded to no avail. There is someone else. I'm going to my mums, probably next weekend. I'm meant to be in work at half 8 so better get some sleep. thanks for all the messages of support guys. I knew it was ending but I never expected him to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Morning Cheryl - so sorry about your relationship I'm not very well and am going to bed Hope you feel better this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houndzrus Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Morning There's a Cov Greyhound Group walk round Shustoke Reservoir today. I think we might join them. Cherry will like a trip out in the van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReikiAnge Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Cheryl, so sad to read your news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Cheryl, have I got this right? You just told us that Adam had accused you of seeing someone else when you were out commuting, working and studying at all hours, and it now turns out it was he who was doing just that? How dishonest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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