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Royal Mail is the British postal service. They're known for their bright red pillar post boxes.

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Royal Mail job reviews

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  • Best thing

    I get a wage

    Worst thing

    Being treated with no respect. Changing contracts so I can no longer have a work family life.

    1.8

    Royal Mail Employee, March 2024

  • Best thing

    Working outdoors

    Worst thing

    Unrealistic expectations from management, specifically upper management

    8.0

    Royal Mail Employee, March 2024

  • Best thing

    The people we work with

    Worst thing

    Royal Mail couldn’t give a shit about staff

    4.2

    Royal Mail Postman, March 2024

  • Best thing

    Meeting public outside of Royal Mail

    Worst thing

    Ignorant macho managers.

    2.1

    Royal Mail Employee, March 2024

  • Best thing

    We only do a 37 hour week

    Worst thing

    The weather

    9.6

    Royal Mail Employee, February 2024

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  • Best thing

    The early finishes

    Worst thing

    The managers
    Only having a set time to do the mail and deliveries

    2.4

    Royal Mail Employee, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Feels like it’s free-lance

    Worst thing

    Setting everything up before a certain time

    8.9

    Royal Mail Postman, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Trying to remember how the jobs used to be when they cared about the customers

    Worst thing

    Vise versa

    2.6

    Royal Mail Postman, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Finishing at 2pm

    Worst thing

    I just want something better, after 11 years I'm just bored with it, my body aches and I want a job that actually makes me happy but this job is too easy to just leave for any old job.

    9.4

    Royal Mail Delivery driver, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Hours , holidays

    Worst thing

    Management and negative work place atmosphere.

    5.5

    Royal Mail Customer advisor, January 2024

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  • Best thing

    None

    Worst thing

    Everything, management, from top to bottom are bullies, liars and have zero respect for their employees or any consideration of the mental wellbeing of their employees

    2.1

    Royal Mail Postman, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Variation of tasks needed

    Worst thing

    Time to fit everything in

    9.8

    Royal Mail Maintenance engineer, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Honestly now nothing is good about working at that place

    Worst thing

    Everything, to management, working conditions lack of communication, lies they tell and how they make staff feel.

    3.9

    Royal Mail Customer advisor, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Set hours

    Worst thing

    Managers are bullies but don't realise the pain they cause

    6.4

    Royal Mail Employee, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Being out on delivery

    Worst thing

    Management and stress

    2.0

    Royal Mail Postman, December 2023

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  • Best thing

    Freedom, exercise

    Worst thing

    Management and workload

    8.0

    Royal Mail Postman, December 2023

  • Best thing

    Driving on the road your own boss

    Worst thing

    Working Sundays when I was told I'd get two days off a week

    2.6

    Royal Mail Delivery driver, December 2023

  • Best thing

    Working independently
    Driving

    Worst thing

    Amount of Walking in all weathers
    Lack of understanding from higher management about what the job really entails. Work load too much

    1.8

    Royal Mail Employee, December 2023

  • Best thing

    I love my job. It's busy. Mentally and physically demanding. Being outdoors. Meeting lots of people. Feeling of accomplishment.

    Worst thing

    Gross mismanagement. Overworked. Impossible to complete the job. Zero bonuses or perks. Hard to get any annual leave. Bosses allow staff to take the blame for their errors. Badly maintained equipment such as vehicles and PDAs. Rude, threatening and abusive management. All efforts on bringing in huge profits shared between senior management and shareholders. Senior management lie to the public and media. Management don't listen to staff they push their own agenda.

    2.1

    Royal Mail Postal worker, December 2023

  • Best thing

    The pay, the staff and the hours

    Worst thing

    The amount of walking, the cold

    10

    Royal Mail Employee, December 2023

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  • Best thing

    Current hours

    Worst thing

    Stress, no care

    5.0

    Royal Mail Postman, November 2023

  • Best thing

    Getting the opportunity to work alone.
    No day is the same which makes it interesting
    Working with someone else makes it fun if it’s with the right person

    8.6

    Royal Mail Delivery driver, November 2023

  • Best thing

    Hours

    Worst thing

    Work loads and unrealistic targets

    3.4

    Royal Mail Employee, October 2023

  • Best thing

    Paid breaks

    Worst thing

    The health and safety regulations are terrible. Our site was almost shut down due to violations this year.

    5.0

    Royal Mail Employee, October 2023

  • Worst thing

    Management have no organisation. Mess people around. People turn up. For work to be told. Oh it's your day off.. That person could. Have had to sort. Transport. Child. Care etc.

    1.6

    Royal Mail Delivery driver, September 2023

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  • Best thing

    Freedom

    Worst thing

    Takes a while to be assign new shifts

    10

    Royal Mail HGV driver, September 2023

  • Best thing

    Good working environment. Chilled atmosphere

    Worst thing

    Dog shit fiat vans

    9.4

    Royal Mail Vehicle technician, September 2023

  • Best thing

    Being outdoors

    Worst thing

    Being understaffed, underappreciated, underpaid, treated like a number not a human

    6.0

    Royal Mail Employee, September 2023

  • Best thing

    The public, exercise, fresh air

    Worst thing

    The public, wear and tear on body, bad management decisions

    2.8

    Royal Mail Employee, September 2023

  • Best thing

    Money

    Worst thing

    Everything - bullying, rude customers, workload, stress

    2.5

    Royal Mail Employee, August 2023

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  • Best thing

    The job is really easy and the people are friendly

    Worst thing

    Nothing bad really

    9.1

    Royal Mail Employee, August 2023

  • Best thing

    Rest week

    Worst thing

    Unpaid and over worked. No incentives.

    5.0

    Royal Mail Postman, August 2023

  • Best thing

    Early start times
    Hours
    Paid breaks

    Worst thing

    Stressful

    5.5

    Royal Mail Employee, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Start time finish time . Conversations

    Worst thing

    Noise

    8.4

    Royal Mail Postman, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Working outdoors
    Keeps you fit

    Worst thing

    Everything appart from working outdoors
    Keeps you fit but 18 miles a day is bad for you and your joints

    1.1

    Royal Mail Postman, July 2023

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  • Best thing

    Getting out, talking with people, seeing dogs, being friendly

    Worst thing

    The management, pressure, it’s exhausting

    3.3

    Royal Mail Postman, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Being outside. Walking meeting people

    Worst thing

    Stress. Not often toilet breaks. Management. Rushing

    1.5

    Royal Mail Postman, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Working alone
    Beautiful drive
    Gain knowledge of local area

    Worst thing

    Management
    Workload ever increasing
    Expectation to work past paid time unpaid if busy.

    6.0

    Royal Mail Postman, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Being outside away from the stress of bullying in the office from higher ranks.

    Worst thing

    Rain, heatstroke, dangerous dogs, dangerous managers who don't report failures correctly.

    3.5

    Royal Mail Employee, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Hours, people and the job itself (walking delivering etc)

    Worst thing

    Manger’s, bad training, get asked to do too much.

    4.6

    Royal Mail Postman, June 2023

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  • Best thing

    Working outdors and talking to differrnt people

    Worst thing

    Being a reserve

    1.5

    Royal Mail Postman, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Paid weekly

    Worst thing

    Manager's who don't know how to manage.
    No people skills

    7.0

    Royal Mail Employee, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Working outside in the summer

    Worst thing

    Not treated very well

    4.6

    Royal Mail Postman, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Some of the people (supportive), some of the work (if you end up in a dept you like)

    Worst thing

    Some of the people (stuck in their ways), some of the work (if you end up in a dept not suitable for you)

    7.0

    Royal Mail Employee, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Salary

    Worst thing

    Chauvinistic male behaviour towards women

    6.7

    Royal Mail Employee, April 2023

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  • Best thing

    Paid sick leave and annual leave

    Worst thing

    Stress caused by the decisions of executives who no longer care about the service to customers and have no idea how the job actually works.

    6.8

    Royal Mail Employee, April 2023

  • Best thing

    Getting to work outside, the customers.

    Worst thing

    Poor management, having to work hard for little pay. Colleagues only care about themselves- no teamwork.

    5.0

    Royal Mail Employee, March 2023

  • Best thing

    Being able to work on my own.
    At My own speed

    Worst thing

    The weather sometimes

    2.3

    Royal Mail Employee, March 2023

  • Best thing

    Having freedom once your out of the office

    Worst thing

    Not allowed days off have to book 1 week. You can't have the week you want it has to be what's left. you have to plan around them. Low moral and no affirmations. Poor management and no care for your sickness. And stop pay if they feel like it looks.

    1.5

    Royal Mail Employee, March 2023

  • Best thing

    Still a workplace like no other, hours and pay is good

    Worst thing

    Bullying is out of control, both managers and employees are guilty of it, the mental health struggles that come of this are easily apparent to see

    6.4

    Royal Mail Vehicle technician, February 2023