Possible DPD Strike Looming Due To Wage Cuts?

Diddums said:
That's not just DPD though, that's all of them. It's such a cutthroat industry. The core problem is me. And you. And everyone else on these boards and any other customer of these companies. Everyone wants everything right now and for £lol. So it's a race to the bottom.
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This a million percent, nobody wants to actually pay for a decent delivery service and moans when the service we don’t actually pay for isn’t gold standard, I also class myself in this
 
Ex DPD driver here - but still have 2 vans in there until I pull the plug on them. Terminated my contract recently after just over 8 years with them. The company is full of bullies, far too many managers that haven't got a clue - continuously fob you off - and god forbid you stick up for yourself - they will just push you out. The advertised salary is unachievable unless you like either working your a**e off for 12 hours, or don't like been at home. You spend the equivalent of a week every 4 weeks (which is the pay period) working for free as you don't get paid until you deliver your first parcel - so all the loading in the mornings and unloading when you get back is unpaid. They regularly under pay you, and slap charges on for the vans like sprinkling sugar on your cornflakes.

Someone mentioned about how can it be stressful? Go and try it, see what pressure they put you under all for a parcel. Don't take your work home with you? That's nonsense as well, as you check your portal every night to see a) how much you have earned, plus b) any charges that have been slapped on, you then have to try your best to get back. Their ridiculous policies etc are just that, ridiculous. It is a toxic work environment where they care more about parcels than people. I never had a pay rise when I was there, and just had pay cuts constantly. Half the time, you are actually paying them to work there. All liability is placed on the drivers as they will take responsibility for absolutely nothing, and you are guilty until you prove your innocence. They are an absolutely vile company to work for, and the CEO is absolutely useless and grossly overpaid.

I'm glad all these drivers are standing together as we are all fed up of being walked all over by them.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents worth
 
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