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Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Mon Oct 08, 2012 11:55 am

any one done this before? I've got an assessment tomorrow down penarth road. job till Christmas hopefully :ayatollah:

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Mon Oct 08, 2012 11:56 am

nick_strin wrote:any one done this before? I've got an assessment tomorrow down penarth road. job till Christmas hopefully :ayatollah:

whats it doing and whats the hours like? know some1 looking for work

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:07 pm

I think it's just helping out sorting mail and parcels. it's shifts 6-2, 2-10 and 10-6. I had to apply online not sure if you can still apply worth checking their website though.

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:17 pm

nick_strin wrote:I think it's just helping out sorting mail and parcels. it's shifts 6-2, 2-10 and 10-6. I had to apply online not sure if you can still apply worth checking their website though.

cheers will get him to have a look :ayatollah:

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:46 pm

Ive got a job as a christmas casual, down port Talbot for 2 months, im doing nights as its more money, did it last year was really good, was on nearly 300 quid last year so its good money.

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:48 pm

Why is it called Christmas casuals? :?

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:51 pm

Because they only scrap on boxing day

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Mon Oct 08, 2012 2:13 pm

because its temporary work to cover upto Christmas. they take on every year.

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Mon Oct 08, 2012 2:14 pm

ryaan93 wrote:Ive got a job as a christmas casual, down port Talbot for 2 months, im doing nights as its more money, did it last year was really good, was on nearly 300 quid last year so its good money.


any idea what the weekly rate on days is fella?

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:08 am

£6.68 I think mate.

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:10 am

£6.68 I think mate.

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:58 am

CantonJack wrote:Why is it called Christmas casuals? :?


Because they dress as Santa just before they leg you up and down the high street :ayatollah:

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:19 am

I thought this was about a new book coming out :lol:

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:25 pm

Dont bother they will give all the placements to immigrants most prob

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:20 pm

Boxing day against Palarse could be lively.
The palarse ultras and these christmas casuals could be pwoper nawty.

Do you think they will stay as the christmas casuals or change their name depending on time of year when they are better established?

Easter casuals (or bunnies)
Halloween crew
Whitsun warriors
Summer service crew

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:35 pm

glas wrote:Boxing day against Palarse could be lively.
The palarse ultras and these christmas casuals could be pwoper nawty.

Do you think they will stay as the christmas casuals or change their name depending on time of year when they are better established?

Easter casuals (or bunnies)
Halloween crew
Whitsun warriors
Summer service crew


the xmas hamper headhunters will run all those mobs

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:53 pm

Lasy year was mental with the Royal Mail Xmas Casuals.

We plotted up outside the Cardiff sorting office, got tooled right up with Christmas cards and Buzz Lightyear toys. One of our main faces dave a postie from Barry who is a right loon was even carrying some nun chucks from a nintendo wii he just blagged from a mail sack.

We knew parcel force would be turning up in numbers so the mod around the place was buzzing. We were about 50 handed with all our top posties, we even had a few loory drivers with us.

I spotted the parcel force van show up, we bounced into the road and went straight into em and had em right on their toes

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Tue Oct 09, 2012 4:58 pm

The pay is not great.....the hours are not good.........but.......ITS BETTER THAN WALKING THE STREETS.. :lol:

The old one are the best :lol: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:13 pm

How did you get on ? I got interview next Friday ?

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:45 pm

I got the job as long as the crb checks come back ok. the only thing is the start date isn't until 26th of november. was hoping that it would be a bit sooner than that. it's straight forward basically just checking all your forms are correct, your Id etc.

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:15 pm

RIVERSIDE-FC wrote:How did you get on ? I got interview next Friday ?


How long after applying online through their website was it before you heard back ref an interview etc?
My bro applied yesterday and just wondered what the timescales were..... :ayatollah:

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:20 pm

mine was about a fortnight I think. they are taking on for November though maybe sooner for him :ayatollah:

Re: Royal Mail Christmas casuals

Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:37 pm

My start date is the 4th December I got days 10-6

I wanted nights so got to try and swap it