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And Vesa increase again great how they can manage to buy and no real significant uplift in SP
Well said Ponty. Too many knockers on here who don't appreciate a good well paid job.
Interesting to read the opinions. In due course the wheat will be sorted from the chaff which will be confined to the filter list. Of course some will do just that with my utterences, so best I say no more.
Except of course "Hi" to the line. They know who they are.
Ponty thats great to hear and very best of luck with your investment.
Good afternoon jbthistle, I have have just arrived home, from yet another busy shift at work, and believe you me, it was another busy shift. It's getting to be the norm now. Yesterday was my 1st post, that I myself had posted on here. I only posted on here, to agree with the thread that I had responded to, regarding the purchasing of shares from my pay, and I also if I could, would purchase more shares, than the £100 a month, which I'm currently allowed. A newcomer to the board I am not tho, over the past year, I have been reading threads regarding Royal Mail and it's shares, I have listened from a far, often having to bite my tongue in cheek, as well as often giggling to myself. Lots of garbage being spoken on numerous threads, from many a disgruntled postman, or postwoman, who don't like the sound of the word change, I will only post positive news on here as and when I see it fit to. For all you disgruntled postmen and post women get used to it, ( change is coming ) wether we like it or not, myself included, it's coming. We've had the good times over the years, where Royal mail bosses dangled the carrot in front of us, with a job and finish, postmen going into work, starting 30 mins before their time, running around whilst out on their delivery, taking no breaks, often finishing 3 to 4 hours early on some jobs, and being paid a full day's work. Well not anymore, New technology, new PDA's, being rolled out amongst the workforce, working more sufficiently, signing in, signing out, delivery rounds being made more equal, no more early finishing, being paid only, for the actual hours worked, office revisions nationwide, working on Sundays to compete with our competitors, parcel pick up collection from customers door step, which on my delivery is picking up rapidly, new top of the art parcel automisation machinery at mail centres, new hubs being built, close to all motorways, we have the infrastructure nationwide, and this is a business which I am very proud to work for, and in my own personal opinion will thrive over the years to come, hence the reason I bought thousands of shares privately, and still today I purchase the maximum amount of shares I am allowed out of my pay every month. The share price goes up and down daily, but with mine being invested for the longer term, I hopefully will reap the rewards in the future.
Good to see some newcomers to the board. Lots to be pretty positive about and of course revisions will bring issues but also savings which will be in everyone's longer term interests. Great to take advantage of the share scheme IMO though it is worth diversifying a bit and not have all your eggs in one basket. Of course with the SP movement over last few weeks we will attract the day traders and we have seen many come and go. GLA
I am also a postie, and have been for 30+ yrs service, I too bought into the share scheme at work, also buying the maximum being allowed every month, along with purchasing thousands of royal mail shares privately. I tend do agree with yourself, that its not the job for us older posties, that's myself included, however my shares are a long term investment, I personally from working on the inside, can honestly see these shares thriving in future years, all offices are currently going through revisions, and the profits being saved are going to be massive, this pass fortnight at work, has been very busy, with track parcels going through the roof again, great for the business, not so great for us older posties
I'm a posty, I have been for 5 years now. For the last 2 (and a bit) I have been buying into the share scheme with work, allowing us to buy up to £100 a month of shares. I've done the full £100 since the start and I'm more than happy with how well it has performed. But as I'm not cashing them in, not for another 30 years at least, the first couple of years performance don't matter all that much.
I'm using the scheme as a long term, tax free, side pension pot. I'm very aware, when I look around the office, that being a posty now isn't for anyone over the age of 60. Unless you like the idea of hip and knee replacements to keep you going. So I need to make sure I'm set to go as early as possible.
I am here simply to recommend to anyone looking or wondering about royal mail, that in my opinion it is a very safe bet long term. Put quite simply, if they gave me the option to increase my monthly payment in shares, I would.