Comments on: Royal Mail strike

By: sapphire

sapphire — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:58:59 +0000

The actual workers – from the depot guys to the postmen are fantastic but I would very much like to speak directly to Adam Crozier and Alan Leyton if they are the ones responsible for the atrocious service breakdown and the number of parcels I am losing, annually since the change in the delivery times, which to try to recoup on is itself a bureacratic procedure that requires weeks of waiting!

Some bright and ineffective person at the top decided that Postmen could not longer deliver before 9 so, now everything I have sent to me via the post does not arrive until I have already left the house for work. Which means I see a dreaded red card instructing me to either have it resent (more cost to the PO) etc or collect it, so more work on my part, or fuel costs!

If anyone whose idea this was after hundreds of years of effective service, and who the two top-drawer clowns are that instigated such an onerous system smack them in the mouth for me!

By: samuel kelly

samuel kelly — Mon, 26 May 2008 10:49:11 +0000

I am at present on waiting list for post of postman in my local area, however to make ends meet I am working as a taxi driver, can I continue this and be employed by royal mail?

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:09:11 +0000

I worked for Royal Mail and tried to work from the bottom up: you cánnot become a manager without being a postman first. Ha!
The amount of abuse and intimidation that I had to endure from the accepted enclave of `Manangers ` was ridiculous. If you have an idea to increase efficiency, it’s either their idea or not viable. Often it is `not viable`; change etc..
I was turned down as a Manager initially but after appeal became an acting Manager.
I was a marked man.
Anyway, have been sacked twice by this glorious company of fools, and I say this:

LET POST MEN AND WOMEN RUN THE COMPANY WITH GOVERNMENT FUNDING (owners ) DON’T LET THE PUBLIC/ BUSINESS SUFFER.

By: Paul Valters

Paul Valters — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:04:13 +0000

Gone a bit quiet on here since the heirarchy at RM have stopped prodding their friends in the press to write a bad story or three about thick, selfish, greedy, inconsiderate and self-centred posties. Any backlog will soon be cleared, Crozier & Co have banked unbelievable amounts and a little period of calm will ensue. Be assured that all the things that postie was REALLY on strike for will come back to HAUNT those at the top! Unfortunately the nearest they ever came to posting a letter was in the ‘OUT’ tray, and, the sad part about it all is that the short-sighted, gullible & misled public who have chosen to write criticism of ‘faithful old postie’ in the spaces above blame the man/woman at the bottom as always! Suck it & see guys & girl whingers, RM need Christmas Staff, they’re advertising, bet you don’t last 5mins !!!!!!!!

By: Tet

Tet — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:47:27 +0000

As to the comments above about leaving a note for posties to let them know that I might take awhile to answer the door – I live in a house with flats, as does most of London So I doubt that most of the people around here even get the chance to talk, let alone even see their postie.

I’m not going to openly advertise that I might take awhile to answer the door, because if I was a smart thief or criminal, and I saw a sign like that on a window, I’d be sure to check it out as this person MUST be weak or something if it takes them time to get to the door for their mail.

No, I just have to hope that my postie with my packages is a nice postie, and does wait ’sufficient’ time….

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:06:19 +0000

Customers still waiting for items to be delivered from 8th October. Over 3 weeks for first class recorded items to arrive. Now that is a service to be proud of!

RM staff don’t care about the knock on effects of their actions. Think about yourselves, that’s all that matters really hey!

I am astonished that RM want their staff to work to a finish time. Is that unreasonable? How many other jobs let you do your work and then go home, while still getting paid?

By: Paul Valters

Paul Valters — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:41:46 +0000

At last the figures, WOT DID I TELL YOU! Please look at mine a couple of mails back! Only somebody without a heart could screw with the service provided by Royal Mail to say little of the lives of 200,000 postal workers(all grades) and their families. Only somebody without a brain thinks he will get away with it! TAKING THAT MONEY FROM ROYAL MAIL FOR YOU AND YOUR CRONIES AT THIS JUNCTURE IS OBSCENE. GRAB IT AND RUN ADAM(SORRY, ‘MR CROZIER’), you know how deep the pot is, that sort of money won’t be on the table for long, except as a ‘golden handshake’ or is that what you’re after?

By: Sybil Greth

Sybil Greth — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:37:56 +0000

Follow up please about this issue….

Here is what is happening as my husband works for the RM. Its not about the increase in pay, its about upper management making tons of money, while pensions are being gagged out of the employees, and please, you can make fun of the posties, but they have their rights as we all do.

Mr Leyton should not be in charge, the government should just take this over, since when is this a monoply game with a private entity running it. Maybe hes a mate of R. Murdock and ya know what, the government needs to step in and stop this utter bs. Mr. Leyton shame on you…..the Royal Mail is not a one stop shopping center, its an entity for the people and you are basically giving it away to DHL, Fed Ex and such. I guess you must be buying stock in their companies, otherwise, you are totally clueless and in my eyes, no compassion. Oh yeah right, your a businessman out for himself.

Sad state of affairs,

By: Paul Valters

Paul Valters — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:52:01 +0000

I am a postie and proud of it and on behalf of postpersons everywhere who saw fit to strike recently I/WE APOLOGISE WHOLEHEARTEDLY for the delay of very important mail to everybody! On behalf of those who chose not to strike and will willingly be first in the queue and hold their hand out for the resultant benefits I say WOT A SAD BUNCH OF AR*OLES!!!!!!! These strikes are not an objection by a load of ‘CRAZIES’ or ‘LAZIES’ after more money, they are a stand for our rights and statement against the FAT CATS who use any and all excuses to feather their own nests at the expense of others including their own undermanagers. WE don’t want something for nothing, we’ll leave that bit to the bosses! Genuine posties everywhere will do anything and everything within reason to rectify the situation ASAP. Just ask yourselves for one moment why our current management team were available to the RM in the first place? LAST BUT NOT LEAST; WHEN WILL ROYAL MAIL DECLARE ‘LAST’ YEARS PROFITS & THE AMOUNTS PAID TO ITS DIRECTORS ????????????????? COULD BE A SOURCE OF EMBARRASSMENT COULD IT NOT !

By: Giff

Giff — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:08:52 +0000

My girlfriend is in UK at the moment and sends me a letter every month for the past 18 months. The delivery times from the UK to Australia where we live is approx 5-7 days and thats how long her letters have been taking for the past 6 months. We had Fathers day here in Australia first Sunday in September and she posted a card by airmail for me on 13th September. I received it today October 26th. Thats 6 weeks or 42 days to get her letter. Thats Unacceptable even in strike conditions. We had wiped it off as lost, stolen or misdelivered by Australia Post. She only informed me Mid October there are strikes there by Royal Mail. I am NOT impressed with the strike action at all. I’m lucky we live here in Australia where strike action by Australia Post is unheard of. Pay disputes are worked out fairly and the mail gets through no matter what. I should know. I was a postman for 20 years here. Shame on you Royal Mail in this day and age to let cutomers down and not resolve the dispute quicker.