Devastated.

Hedge

Hedge

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A while ago i told you about my royal mail interview.

It went well then I was told i would be contacted about a medical.

I waited 2 weeks without word for a medical so I emailed them to chase it up.. they at September 11, 2008 2:48 pm said..

"Dear Christopher,

Thank you for your email.

Our system shows that you applied for a vacancy on 5.8.2008

Your application is currently showing that a medical query is going through
as of 5.9.2008. Therefore we have passed your details onto 'ATOS Origin'
who may contact you to arrange a pre-employment medical check. It may take
up to six weeks before 'ATOS Origin' will contact you. If you have not
received any correspondence from them within six weeks, or if you think you
may have missed their call please contact 'ATOS Origin' on 0845 612 4123."


So Ive sat waiting with baited breath, i didnt want to phone them straight away and hound them...

Now ive just checked my emails.... and here i find this...

"Dear Christopher

Further to your non-attendance at your Medical Assessment, we have now withdrawn
your application.

We are sorry that you are no longer interested but would like to wish you every
success in the future.

Regards
The Royal Mail Letters Recruitment Team"



I am absolutely devastated. this was a job that I REALLY wanted. Im gonna have to chase them up tomorrow :(
 
All correspondence (sorry sp) has been Via email.. my Interview was arranged by email, my assessment was online, my being told they want to complete a medical.. the lot.

ive had no paper letters or phonecalls from them.

I hope this gets sorted because im gutted. totally gutted.
 
I know that you feel like you've been punched in the stomach right now, but maybe this isn't the right thing for you. I'm a great believer in Fate, but I think any company who treats individuals as shoddy as this deserve the muppets that they get. Surely it is not beyond the wit of mankind to get confirmation from someone that they received an email as important as this? If this is how they treat you now, imagine what it must be like to work for them.

I'm positive that some good will come of this. Chin up and look forward.

Good luck.
 
Chase it up man, it sounds like different departments haven't been in contact and they've got it messed up.
 
Yeah im going to phone that "ATOS Origin" place tomorrow.

The thing thats worried me is the way that they recruit... It seems like my interview was successful and i was lined up for a job, but they have people on waiting lists etc too. So if they scratch me off, they probably just instantly ask the next person in line.

One thing is that I split up with my girlfriend a short while back and moved back to my mothers house. So I emailed them after I had been waiting for my medical reply... i said this..

"Dear Sir/Madam

I recieved an email regarding my health declaration, and how my details
would be referred to your healthcare professionals. This was on Sept 1st.

I would be interested to know how long this process can take, Im currently
looking after my Mothers house for a couple of weeks while she is away, So
Im worried that I may have missed a phonecall.

My reference number is

Any information about the process would be greatly appreciated.

Yours Faithfully

Christopher



The reply in my first post was their response to this email. Telling me it could take up to 6 weeks. My ex is reasonable and we still talk, she said there has been no contact from them. She knows how much i wanted the job too. So she didnt do anything nasty and bin anything :)
 
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My legs are shaking lol. Im seriously wound up by this.

I dont like putting all my eggs in one basket. But this job was exactly what I need right now. Suited me down to the ground. And gets me off the frickin dole.

Even if they tried contacting me via phone and had no luck. They would at least send me a letter. man im annoyed :(
 
Big compaines are awful to work for they have so much information lost and not passed on its unbelievable.

Don't mind me asking, how come you left the plumbing business? Just started a course this week.
 
cheets64 said:
Big compaines are awful to work for they have so much information lost and not passed on its unbelievable.

Don't mind me asking, how come you left the plumbing business? Just started a course this week.
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I havent totally left it.

I have been having absolutely no luck on finding a stable plumbing job lately. I have my gas tickets but my skills are primarily in technical aspects of gas repairs. Installations of full heatings really isnt my thing.

I plumb bathrooms / kitchens etc. and move radiators/alter pipes.. but doing full system installs isnt really my forte. But unfortunately the only jobs that come up are purely for that.

I wanted this RM job because it would mean starting early, and finishing at 12 noon. I have a friend who wants to set up a plumbing business with me next year. So I need a bit of stability at the minute. Because plumbing jobs arent cropping up too often right now.

I am earning decent money on the side at the mo doing work for family and friends etc.

Afternoons off from RM would mean i could sneak a couple of quick jobs in and bump my earnings up a bit.

Guess im just so stressed at the minute with lots of ups and downs through work and breaking up with the missus after 6 years that i just want a stable job I can depend on daily
 
it absolute nightmere to get in royal mail. the hardest thing i know myself they are so strict but once you get in its easy. if you really want the job apply for christmas casual-you should get the job and work from there
 
Hedge said:
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Ah, held a job down for 7 years full-part time but want something more challenging and interesting, I would love to spend all day working on something, tried to get into flooring but that went out the window when my sister split with her hubby was working with her husband learning and it just was terrible few months when they where splitting up, so jacked that in, learnt how to fit karndean and tiles.

Being made redundant from my part time job next month, getting £2k redundancy but still need to find another job to keep my car on the road and pay my parents.

sajtion said:
it absolute nightmere to get in royal mail. the hardest thing i know myself they are so strict but once you get in its easy. if you really want the job apply for christmas casual-you should get the job and work from there
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http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/product1?catId=16000165&mediaId=58400695&campaignid=xmasRec_RMHP2

Might try that
 
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Not a good time to become a RM worker if I’m honest, there are some big changes in force and it’s getting worse, it’s a hard very hard job to be in atm, if you think you turn up and take a bag of mail out and finish at 12 you can think again.


Why did you have to take a medical?
 
Cheers guys.

Gonna go to bed now and get up sharp. gonna start phoning them from 8am and not stopping until i get a good result!
 
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