| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! 14:32 - Dec 7 with 2176 views | FBI |
Just had a delivery from a lovely chap in a white van, from a small business I’d placed an order with. Bearing in mind that my area is currently experiencing 70mph+ winds thanks to #stormdarragh I thought it was a good time to pay tribute to the people who make it possible for small, home-based businesses like mine to thrive. Self-employed owner-drivers and post office workers who go out regardless to make sure our packages get delivered on time. It’s easy to criticise -there are plenty of reasons to do so and we’ve all done it. But would YOU fancy their job?
Incidentally, I'm aware there are other people in other jobs, so don't. |  |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 14:36 - Dec 7 with 2124 views | bournemouthblue |
It's definitely a crap job, the multi drop drivers are expected to drop loads of parcels every day and are under ridiculous pressures to deliver |  |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 14:37 - Dec 7 with 2112 views | bluelagos |
My postie wasn't in shorts today - What's becoming of the world? |  |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 14:41 - Dec 7 with 2091 views | DinDjarin |
I would love to be a postie but would be too much of a salary downgrade to do so |  | | |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 15:05 - Dec 7 with 2008 views | factual_blue |
There are other people in other jobs, you know. |  |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 15:13 - Dec 7 with 1975 views | Swansea_Blue |
I was sparing a thought earlier for the council workers and contractors who are clearing the fallen trees. We’ve had loads down round here and they’re being cleared within a couple of hours of coming down. I wouldn’t fancy working next to stands of trees which you know can fall at any time.
We went to buy a load of stuff from our local deli earlier. Didn’t really need to (although we had a nice lunch!), but so few people were out. |  |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 15:21 - Dec 7 with 1931 views | gtsb1966 |
I did deliveries for a company 2 years ago. Would do anything from 1 to 6 deliveries a day depending on where I had to go. The owner of the company was a tight git and wanted me to go from Sudbury to Oxford, then down to Poole, then down to Newquay before doing a final drop in Bristol and stopping there overnight. I did it once....never again. I left after that. |  | | |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 16:05 - Dec 7 with 1826 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 14:37 - Dec 7 by bluelagos |
My postie wasn't in shorts today - What's becoming of the world? |
Game's gone. |  |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 16:17 - Dec 7 with 1803 views | factual_blue |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 15:13 - Dec 7 by Swansea_Blue |
I was sparing a thought earlier for the council workers and contractors who are clearing the fallen trees. We’ve had loads down round here and they’re being cleared within a couple of hours of coming down. I wouldn’t fancy working next to stands of trees which you know can fall at any time.
We went to buy a load of stuff from our local deli earlier. Didn’t really need to (although we had a nice lunch!), but so few people were out. |
It's the village Christmas Fair today. Because of the weather, they cancelled the helter-skelter, ruining practically everybody's Christmas. What is the point of the festive season with a helter-skelter?
I blame Welby and Wallace. | |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 16:18 - Dec 7 with 1800 views | factual_blue |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 14:41 - Dec 7 by DinDjarin |
I would love to be a postie but would be too much of a salary downgrade to do so |
Are you factoring into your pay calculations all those fivers in Christmas and birthday cards? | |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 17:29 - Dec 7 with 1702 views | solemio |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 16:17 - Dec 7 by factual_blue |
It's the village Christmas Fair today. Because of the weather, they cancelled the helter-skelter, ruining practically everybody's Christmas. What is the point of the festive season with a helter-skelter?
I blame Welby and Wallace. |
Is the place where you live officially a village or a small town, Facterrs? |  | | |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 17:30 - Dec 7 with 1698 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 14:41 - Dec 7 by DinDjarin |
I would love to be a postie but would be too much of a salary downgrade to do so |
Well it's better than walking the streets. | |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 17:41 - Dec 7 with 1664 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 16:17 - Dec 7 by factual_blue |
It's the village Christmas Fair today. Because of the weather, they cancelled the helter-skelter, ruining practically everybody's Christmas. What is the point of the festive season with a helter-skelter?
I blame Welby and Wallace. |
It’s a sign of the decay u der Starmer imo.
They shut our ‘Winter Wonderland’ (generic funfair) too. Which was missing a trick in this weather, as people would be queuing around the block for a go on the big wheel. At about 300 rpm. | |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 17:46 - Dec 7 with 1648 views | factual_blue |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 17:29 - Dec 7 by solemio |
Is the place where you live officially a village or a small town, Facterrs? |
Yes | |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 17:46 - Dec 7 with 1652 views | GeoffSentence |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 14:36 - Dec 7 by bournemouthblue |
It's definitely a crap job, the multi drop drivers are expected to drop loads of parcels every day and are under ridiculous pressures to deliver |
Going off at a bit of a tangent....
HM Government is currently stressing about how to get the economically inactive to go back to work, making work a bit less sh1t would help. Putting people under pressure, in the way that delivery drivers and others are, certainly does not help. |  |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 17:50 - Dec 7 with 1625 views | FromReuserWithLove |
What about drivers in other colour vans? fFS |  | | |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 18:01 - Dec 7 with 1587 views | Ryorry |
Yes I would fancy their job if physically fit. Out and about, fair bit of autonomy, not stuck indoors on a production line doing the same mind numbing thing over and over again. Also making a lot of people happy by delivering to the correct address and following recipients’ instructions. |  |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 21:04 - Dec 7 with 1437 views | solemio |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 17:46 - Dec 7 by factual_blue |
Yes |
I'm told it's a Civil Parish - apart from one or two less civil residents. | | | |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 21:04 - Dec 7 with 1436 views | bournemouthblue |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 17:46 - Dec 7 by GeoffSentence |
Going off at a bit of a tangent....
HM Government is currently stressing about how to get the economically inactive to go back to work, making work a bit less sh1t would help. Putting people under pressure, in the way that delivery drivers and others are, certainly does not help. |
No agreed, I'm sure it isn't just a British thing but it feels like we are trying to squeeze every last morsel out of employees with very little growth in wages generally | |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 21:36 - Dec 7 with 1390 views | factual_blue |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 21:04 - Dec 7 by solemio |
I'm told it's a Civil Parish - apart from one or two less civil residents. |
That's why there are two pubs, a chippy and a Chinese takeaway.
The mandatory requirements for a Civil Parish, just like the cathedral and airport for a city. | |
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| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 00:12 - Dec 8 with 1280 views | Reus30 |
Most delivery guys and gals are fairly decent my way. Yeah you got the odd nobber but they are probably under so much time pressure, I get it.
And my postie is a legend, great dude, always positive, always in shorts and he does us the occasional favour as my in laws are a couple of streets down so if I'm out they will take it round there for us. Working for RM is a very rubbish time right now with staff constraints and bs they are put under too so for him to always be a happy chappy is great. |  | | |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 09:41 - Dec 8 with 1136 views | brazil1982 |
Give delivery drivers footballers' wages. |  | | |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 15:55 - Dec 10 with 855 views | solemio |
| Delivery drivers. NOT a rant! on 21:36 - Dec 7 by factual_blue |
That's why there are two pubs, a chippy and a Chinese takeaway.
The mandatory requirements for a Civil Parish, just like the cathedral and airport for a city. |
Indeed. I frequently fly from St Albans Airport - although it's at Luton as we want it no nearer. | | | |
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