Reply With QuoteYes, get that part, but you also said: -Originally Posted by jaytip
Which is what I was commenting on.
Don't forget RM employees were happy to go on strike and inconvenience hard working Brits who have paid the high RM prices. If they are willing to do that I'd wager some of them (no doubt a minority) would think nothing of stealing a bag.
RMSD always with full insurance. Think who is handling your valuables.
Yes, get that part, but you also said: -
Which is what I was commenting on.
Ryan, look back on your post and read it through a few times. You seem happy to castigate low paid workers exercising their right to withdraw labour as potential thieves. Sorry, that’s a pretty disgusting stretch of the imagination.
Question for you: Would you support the Government in introducing yet further restrictions on the right to strike and picket?
I don’t know where to start with this massive pile of excrement.
Equating going on strike for fair pay and working conditions with a propensity for theft? You're stupider than you sound.
Yes. If it is in critical front line services vital to business continuity.
If people voted with their feet and left Royal Mail, meaning a labour shortage that would concentrate the mind. But RM doesn't seem to have staff leaving en masse so perhaps they seem unhappy enough to be coaxed into populist strike action but not unhappy enough to leave. Cake and eat it springs to mind.
No worries but I suspect it will be in the Tory bashing thread in the BP.
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
No one came for anyone. In a labour shortage market where there is an acute shortage of delivery personnel across a huge number of employers these folk could vote with their feet and go work elsewhere. That'd teach RM. Anyway no more comments here as no politics in G&D.
For someone often keen to flaunt your liberal credentials you can be so reactionary.
We were happy and still are happy to go on strike. Sorry if it inconveniences you but we would like a decent pay rise and more importantly our working conditions not to be changed. Do you think that these high prices are forwarded onto the posties etc? No. We work for £11ish per hour. As for wagering that some would think nothing about stealing maybe you are right but as proven with all walks of working life rich and well educated people are thieves and criminals too. Maybe you should speak to your postman about it and get the facts . Let us know how it goes on the Strike thread in the BP when you’ve told him how you feel about the strikes or you could simply bitch about it and hide behind you keyboard.
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What do you mean legally there isn’t a claim? There very much is. The buyer contracted with the seller to buy a bag, he paid for it and got what, nothing? That’s a claim for breach of contract and not especially complicated! It’s entirely irrelevant that it was lost in transit by PF, unless the buyer specifically agreed with the seller to take all risk once collected by the courier, which I doubt he did.
Obviously I’m not saying anyone is going to claim against anyone, but you’re wrong when you say there isn’t a claim between them legally.
Disgusting post Ryan. Really low even for you. You are a self styled martyr on this forum. I usually ignore your nonsense. Have a word with yourself please.
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Sure. And if you don't get what you want plenty of other employers willing to pay much more than RM for your skills. Amazon for one. So genuine question why don't you leave? That would really put Royal Mail in the crapper of they lost a bunch of skilled staff to the competition.
A simple view from a simple mind.
I'm a strong believer in not putting up with a situation I'm not happy with and instead focusing on finding a better situation. If that is being 'simple' then so be it, but I'll never settle for 2nd best and I never expect anybody else in society to give a monkeys about my problems either (bar the usual platitudes) so I sort my problems by myself and try not to bring others down to the same level particularly if they have nothing to do with my problems in the first place. Why should it be acceptable that I inconvenience anyone else as a result of something I'm not happy about?
I actually don't have words. You really are moronic.
In answer to your question. I don’t want to. I enjoy the job, I enjoy the exercise and being outside. We have had three strike days in the past two months which is hardly an inconvenience to the public to be honest especially since RM aren’t even covering all postage rounds everyday now. So you may have noticed that you don’t get post everyday even though according to the governing body you are supposed too. They don’t have enough staff and like you suggested many are now leaving to greener pastures. All offices are now running understaffed to the point that many are %20 down from what they should be. The only people benefiting from this are RM as they have less pensions , NI, etc to pay out and to make matters worse they are not filling the vacancies.
The media unfortunately paint a picture of the RM staff being greedy and wanting inflationary pay rises but that simply isn’t the case. RM are trying to implement lots of changes to existing staff contracts that affect sickpay, working hours that run into the evenings, and flexible working hours that would mean working less hours when it’s quiet and longer hours when it’s busy - ie Christmas time for no more money. They also want to withdraw the financial supplement that posties get for delivering all the door to door rubbish that you get and put in bin as it’s considered junk mail by many but to RM it’s a great source of revenue. The changes that I’ve listed are just the tip of the iceberg so we aren’t talking minor contractual changes. I used to agree with you on inconveniencing people being a selffish CUN# thing to do as I also once lived in London and worked in TV and hated Bob Crow and the RMT as the tubes were crap already without strike action . I also hated the Teaching Unions as they knackered many kids (me being one of them) education back in the 80s during the transition to GCSE from O level exams. I’m semi retired these days and out of London and now the boot is on the other foot. I now see why unions exist as otherwise companies would treat staff like rubbish and push them about for peanuts.
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https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...ways-etiquette
In his world etiquette means the little people, the unimportant ones doing the grunt jobs, deferring to the important people, like himself, who do the important jobs. Their importance is reflected in their salaries. In this world the little people know their place and their station in life. The little people are to be kept in their place and any power they still retain is to be legislated out of existence.
RMSD, err… ROYAL MAIL Special Delivery? So it’s the same people.
My late uncle, as well as a couple of cousins, were “hard working Brits. They were postmen. ” they weren’t thieves. I think I probably know maybe half a dozen posties, all decent folk.
Acid test- if you went on strike, would anyone notice? That’s how we ought to rate the importance of a job and scale its rewards.
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The tasteless designer scarf boutiques would be feeling it.
Thank you for the insight. I still don't agree with strike action but am grateful for you taking the time to explain the situation. I think where there are changes to existing contractual situations and they aren't accompanied by changes to remuneration then that does for sure justify action of some sort - I'd have thought legal recourse on the part of the Union on behalf of affected employees would be a route?
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You mean, like strike action? Priceless.
Tell that to all the sellers on eBay who get fleeced by scumbag buyers and eBay side with the buyer.
What have high RM prices got to the do with low RM wages?
You're meant to be in business FFS. Grasp the basics please.
I don't understand why RM employees don't just leave and get another 6 figure salary job....
I guess it's because unfortunately in the real world most people don't have that luxury for a variety of reasons and anyone thinking that employers are right to disproportionately increase profits to shareholders and wages/bonuses to senior execs whilst giving lower rewards to employees and diminishing their terms/conditions is part of the problem. And it's a big problem right now that needs addressing.
And don't forget, it has to be higher than '1', thank you.
From my brief time as a manager at the Post Office, similar to the RM but not exactly the same, the staff would drive me crazy. The unions had such a strong hold on everything, and man did the staff have it easy, years of constant treats of strikes and wage demands meant that most PO branches had a target to lose money! which is just stupid.
The staff simply got paid too much, had too many holidays, full sick pay, full maternity pay, hell one of the counter girls that worked for me had 2 kids in the space of 3 years, due to the large amount of (full paid) maternity time off she had, she then accrued so much holiday entitlement that even when she was came be back to work she had months of holidays to take, she supplemented this with some (full paid) sick pay - which the counter staff would joke and call extra holiday pay. The result was in those 3 years she hardly worked and was paid her full salary the entire time.
And if the managers tried to clamp down on this kind of thing, the union rep would be in and have a stern word followed by your regional manager calling asking you what you are playing at upsetting the unions, it was one of the main reasons why I left, trying to improve performance with both hands tied behind your back.
Staff would always take their full allocation of sick pay, and most spent their time waiting for the branches to be closed down (which was a given as my target was to lose money) to then get a huge pay-out.
The whole thing was just crazy and eye opening, and would never happen in a private company.
I stopped reading after ‘brief time’. More balony.
But this is the company that had honest managers jailed and die with their reputations in tatters rather than admit to a mistake in their multi million pound computer system. That’s just what we saw, after a long campaign to get at the truth. Goodness knows what else has gone on over the years. They did all that to non unionised managers who individually couldn’t fight the Post Office. In every business there’ll be piss takers, but honestly would you blame anyone who worked for a corrupt employer like the Post Office for taking what they could get? As for Maternity pay, people have children, that’s why we’re here!
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I think this thread should give everyone a bit of a lift…….
If a moron like Ryan can end up with a 6 figure salary and marrying into fringe Thai royalty then there’s hope for us all.
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Not starting with a 1 remember
Ryan continues time after time to present himself as a dick on this forum .
I have met many TZers in person over the years when buying and selling and when we chat about forum membership Ryan is frequently mentioned and the best description I have heard is Forum Jesus
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Last edited by MFB Scotland; 19th September 2022 at 09:50.
Royal Mail is a private company, since 2015 0% held by the state.
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
Perhaps here ? just seen this on another forum.
Maybe !! These look like return to sender parcels which is indicated by the drawn circle on the label.Perhaps here ? just seen this on another forum.
Useless fact for the day:)
Last edited by Stilgoe1972; 19th September 2022 at 10:52.
Could have come straight off the front page of the daily mail
I believe my exact words were;
"If they are willing to do that I'd wager some of them (no doubt a minority) would think nothing of stealing a bag."
I clearly stated it was a minority. And in any case it appears a RM employee did in fact steal this bag. So I guess I was right?
Appreciate that isn't ideal for the echo chamber some are trying to create in here (which isn't related to RM at all but is an opportunity to vent against 'the man'). Worth noting I've had several PMs to share agreement with what I've said and all from very well regarded and respected members here. Naturally they won't comment on the thread as they'd get drowned out by the 'shouters-at-clouds' as usual. The thing about clouds is they are formed of water vapour (hot air basically). And they are flimsy and soon pass or dissipate. Think there may be a message in all that
Not understanding what the thread was referring to I read it all, I must have missed that bit ^^^^
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
It was a Liverpool fan that stole the bag.
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In the study with a candlestick?
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
I guess one persons well regarded and respected forum members are another persons block list.
And had to ask the forum for advice on getting the Range Rover up to Edinburgh don’t forget
Clown.
Only if you edit the post 0.3 seconds later to say it sold elsewhere.
I'd love to know which members agree with Ryan.
How do you know if you stopped reading 4 words in ?
I know it doesn’t really help, and might be stating the obvious, but this is why I absolutely wait for the buyer to confirm receipt and are completely happy before spending the money.
Cheers..
Jase
That will be the special WhatsApp group
That’s the point you pick up on?
Think we’ve found one the the people who sent a PM.
Whoosh…
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