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May 22, 2015
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airmail wrote: Monday is early start.. parcels first and no manual mail
Sounds nice, not the case for us AFAIK. PT station?
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Jul 6, 2017
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Trying to get outsid…
airmail wrote: Monday is early start.. parcels first and no manual mail
Yes. Luckily I ran into my Wave 1 case partner this morning and let him know he could start early. He didn't get the memo!
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May 5, 2008
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Manitoba
VanMailMan wrote: Yes. Luckily I ran into my Wave 1 case partner this morning and let him know he could start early. He didn't get the memo!
You won't need a case...just sequence
Sr. Member
May 2, 2012
960 posts
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STONEY CREEK
airmail wrote: Monday is early start.. parcels first and no manual mail
We’ve had early/flexible start times since the back to work legislation. With the amount of lettermail volume we’ve had and 100% coverage virtually everyday, many routes weren’t getting finished. We weren’t given, “permission” to do this, but if a 15:08 got denied for an early start, then we would just bring it back.
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May 22, 2015
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Another waste of a day in Vancouver. Not even enough a/o's to make delivery worthwhile on several routes.
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Apr 7, 2013
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LONDON
mikebc wrote: Another waste of a day in Vancouver. Not even enough a/o's to make delivery worthwhile on several routes.
Cupw got rid of the "overburdening" by getting rid of customers. Didn't even need full staffing out here today. At least tomorrow should be easy so we can enjoy Christmas.

How many thousands did cupw cost you this year! I estimate at least $3000, with lost flyer money, 4 days rotating strikes days and overtime lost due to declining business.
Newbie
Oct 19, 2017
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airmail wrote: You won't need a case...just sequence
I put up my sequenced...deliver my business different than what's on the header
Newbie
Dec 19, 2018
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ocallaghand wrote: Welcome aboard!

I started training at the beginning of November and have been working FT hours, plus overtime out the wazoo since then. All the veterans keep saying that if I can get through this period, then the rest should be a breeze. I leave the house at 9am and get back at 9pm, almost every day. I did have a light day yesterday but that's because they took a section and some parcels off of me and gave them to another term. I finished early but called that term and went out to help him out. We all want to get home and I knew the route better than him.

I've been lucky to lock into a route due to someone going down sick, but when he gets back over the next week or two, I will be back to being bounced around....and I'm okay with that.
Thanks so much!

I was reading some of your post earlier- gave me a nice realistic insight as to the job. I recall you saying you’re in Hamilton, I live around there so I am hoping after probation to transfer out that way.
Member
Jul 2, 2018
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Hey posties, here's hoping your Dec 24 shift goes as quickly as possible! Sincere thanks for all your hard work, and have a merry Christmas! Smiling Face With Sunglasses
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Dec 13, 2016
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mikebc wrote: Another waste of a day in Vancouver. Not even enough a/o's to make delivery worthwhile on several routes.
At least in my depot they weren’t putting out A/Os. Which is why I have a ton today.
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May 22, 2015
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It feels like the plant held back yesterday, I have a shitload of everything.
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Sep 20, 2018
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mikebc wrote: It feels like the plant held back yesterday, I have a shitload of everything.
We had a load of letter mail but hardly any parcels yesterday or today!

Costco magazines again for the 27th Pouting Face
Newbie
Sep 27, 2015
96 posts
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Toronto, ON
I had lots of lettermail today, but no NMs and parcel volume were below average.

Wish everyone a Merry Christmas!!
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Oct 16, 2014
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at the chiropractors
mikebc wrote: It feels like the plant held back yesterday, I have a shitload of everything.
Yeah, I got more mail today than I have in all of December. Nice to dump it all on us for Christmas eve !!! At least it didn't all "have to" go. Priority to scannables and Christmas cards, Santa letters etc. Thursday is going to be brutal, but worth to get done earlier today.... Merry Christmas everybody!!!!!
Sometimes the truth hurts. The other times it hurts worse....
Newbie
Nov 10, 2018
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It was fine all December and then I get screwed over on Christmas eve lol. Route I've never done before tons of parcels, tons of clearances and a big juicy flyer cut.

Most of it had to be done in like 3.5 hours by the time I was tied out and on the road.. Forget the mail even all that alone was impossible.
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Jul 6, 2017
653 posts
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Trying to get outsid…
Well, we got shafted today. I'm talking Jelly of the Month Club shafted!
Extra sequence, loads of XX and pretty heavy parcels. Definitely a heavier day than a regular Monday.
What really burns though is that after telling us to come in an hour early there was no mail ready. So Wave 1 had to stand around and then of course Wave 2 had to wait for them. Then as most of us were tying out the supervisors came around to tell us we can leave the regular mail and just do parcels, Xmas cards etc...after we've sorted everything in!
The icing on the cake...on Friday we were promised some kind of "prize" for showing up today. The prize? "You get paid," said one supervisor.
...Not even some lousy Tim's coffee and donuts.
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May 22, 2015
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Lots of call ins today. Routes didn't go out, they were begging people to do OT so I rushed back then they want to close at 4... how could I go back out?

I know they can't punish people for calling in "sick" but its a dick move. Lots of cards and last minute parcels just sitting there.
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Nov 19, 2005
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Merry Christmas all! Saw this calendar posted forgot to ask about it:

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^ I don't recall any dogs, thank you tables or special dock loading/unloading? Any of you see or know what those are about?


Also I don't think we got the christmas mailer this year of useless coupons for us, instead we got a mug this year? I got mine today, it has lindt chocolates and a tim hortons gift card not too bad

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edit: My co-worker just texted me saying he saw my post here and told me not everyone got the mug and goodie bag but a co-worker told me today in station that everyone got one. Now I am reading here in this thread that no 1 got anything! Confused...if it helps I was away a few days last week just came back this week today
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Deal Addict
Apr 7, 2013
1118 posts
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LONDON
mikebc wrote: Lots of call ins today. Routes didn't go out, they were begging people to do OT so I rushed back then they want to close at 4... how could I go back out?

I know they can't punish people for calling in "sick" but its a dick move. Lots of cards and last minute parcels just sitting there.
What amazes me is the amount of people booking off without any personal days remaining.
We have way to many unreliable employees, and these are the senior entitled ones.
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Apr 7, 2013
1118 posts
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LONDON
33966 wrote: Merry Christmas all! Saw this calendar posted forgot to ask about it:

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^ I don't recall any dogs, thank you tables or special dock loading/unloading? Any of you see or know what those are about?


Also I don't think we got the christmas mailer this year of useless coupons for us, instead we got a mug this year? I got mine today, it has lindt chocolates and a tim hortons gift card not too bad

Image

edit: My co-worker just texted me saying he saw my post here and told me not everyone got the mug and goodie bag but a co-worker told me today in station that everyone got one. Now I am reading here in this thread that no 1 got anything! Confused...if it helps I was away a few days last week just came back this week today
What mug? We just got Costco catalogs to deliver.

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