
Crew of the Weeks

Lance Gannon

Ian "Winner Takes All" Keleher
Health & Safety Rep, Lance Gannon, along with phone slinger extraordinaire, Ian Keleher, take home this issue's CotW, for going the extra mile and taking the time to help their customer gain some extra stability with this ★★★★★ survey feedback.
"Absolutely fantastic. The guys were friendly, fast, very skillful. They took care with our belongings, they fit more stuff in than originally seemed possible, and still shaved an hour off the estimated time. They communicated very clearly all the way through, managed expectations well, and went above and beyond with carefully positioning items in our new house.
Not only did they dismantle and reassemble the bed, they gave me tips on how to make the frame less wobbly, and they actually fixed one of the support legs while putting the frame back together. Totally painless stress-free move, and an improved bed frame as a bonus! Would 100% recommend to others and will use again for future moves. Thank you!"
Wonderful stuff you two, Jack Tandy is searching the depot to pin your well earned reward upon your sash.
Make Time To Vote

What could go wrong?
It's that time once again, the Australian Federal Election takes place tomorrow, Saturday, May 3rd.
If you are working Saturday and are yet to vote, you must make time in the day to cast your ballot at your nearest voting centre or, today at an early voting centre. Find a location closest to you here and be sure to make your vote count!
Roster me in coach!

Living for the lift
If you're flexible with your work days, a reminder that you can flag how many days you'd like to work each week on the roster site. You can also make a note to let the roster manager know what days you'd prefer along with any other rostering related requests, handy stuff!
Inappropriate Customer Interaction?

Record it via the Damage Report page.
MWAV's Behaviour Classification Guidelines have been updated so read it right here.
If this happens, fill in a new report on our standard Broken Stuff (link) reporting page. As always, calling the office to report the situation is the first step so the management team can help find a solution ASAP. If you have more questions, please see your nearest friendly neighbourhood manager.
Read The Notes

Notes & Private Notes contain important info for the job.
Make sure you read the Notes & Private Notes on each job before you set out from the depot to begin your day. They often contain important and useful information to make your job easier. On the flip side, failure to read them can easily make you & your partner look like amateur operators.
Washer Woes

Are you sure that's where the drainage hose goes?
A reminder to please please please leave any and all washing machines or plumed-in appliances disconnected at the dropoff address. If your customer specifically requests you to connect it, politely let them know we are unable to perform this duty for insurance reasons. Plumbing connections are an absolute nightmare from property to property and if any leaks or flooding occur due to a dodgy connection, the customer will always pin the blame on us. If you have any issues at all or need a hand chatting with the client about it, please don't hesitate to give the office a call.
Demystifying Damages

Have you seen this man? Probably not, he's working from home.
In the interest of taking some of the mystery out of the damage process, we'll be trialing a new segment to replace the old damage stats section. Originally intended to provide some transparency around damages, we think the stats are a bit of a dud read and don't provide much helpful information outside of how we're traveling number-wise.
Chief officer in broken item/heart mending, Tom "Tommy J" Jackson (pictured above), will provide an inside scoop on a recent damage case to help demystify the process and provide tips to avoid damages. Let us know what you think and if you have any feedback or suggestions for what you'd like to see in future issues.
Tommy's Tales



Final cost: $280
Kicking things off with everyone's favourite Liftie-award-winning depot mainstay, this height adjustable modular coffee table was recently returned to a very happy - and very patient - customer after being stuck in repair limbo for over a year. 🤯
A difficult item to move given it's array of moving parts, the team expertly strapped and secured as much as they could while handling. Unfortunately, arriving at the drop-off they discovered a busted side panel which had bumped up against another item during transit. The movers submitted a rock solid damage report with plenty of helpful pics and info before letting the customer know to follow up with the office, textbook stuff.
With the customer understandably keen on a repair, we chased up several leads across several months but were unable to find anyone willing to follow-through. While a simple glue 'n' paint job would seemingly do the trick, this type of MDF timber is highly susceptible to breaking again and typically a risk a repairer - and MWAV - don't want to be held responsible for.
Running low on options and with replacement costs sitting at over $4000, we eventually managed to track down the timber supplier from the manufacturer who were able to ship us a replacement piece from Italy. From there it was off to Tobias "Tiji" Priddle's fixy-time workshop to replace the damaged piece before finally making a return to it's rightful owner.
Survey Stats

Thursday, April 17th - Wednesday, April 30th
An absolute ripper result on the surveys this issue with barely a negative vibe in sight, fantastic work team! Key feedback this fortnight centers around arrival time and calling ahead, remember to always give your customer a ring with as much notice as possible if you're going to be early or late.
Suggestion Box

Do you have a suggestion to make MWAV a better place to work?
Suggestion: "Tim finds out that the hour that Angus works alone before he leaves is always missing in the security tapes. James Bowden's house gets mistaken for an Audi dealership. Jake Joyce begins selling soft drinks from the fridge to new staff. Sam H-G shaves his beard to avoid being mistaken for George McWha & Matt Windsor coughs up a golf ball."
Response: This reads like Modern Day Seinfeld. Thank you for providing these vitally important suggestions.
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Suggestion: "Can we get an explainer on why the sign in system was changed? Was great to know what your day was looking like."
Response: Phase 1. The sign on computer has changed purely to sign on & off to improve the flow of traffic. Phase 2. There are plans to add a sign off computer upstairs in the Abbotsford depot where you can check the following day and chat to the assigner to raise issues or demand favours in a friendly exchange. The Cranbourne depot will operate the same but the computer will be able to let you know what the following day looks like.
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Suggestion: "maybe using a gif that promotes drug use isn’t a great thing to include in a workplace newsletter”
Response: You appear to have completely misunderstood the content, context, and reason for the section. For basic comprehension, this scribe suggests reading the post in a sober state.
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If you would like to submit your own suggestion with complete anonymity, CLICK HERE.
Gig Guide

Jai "Mark My Words" Forster-Saunders shreds the axe front & centre in Milly Strange
Milly Strange is launching their new single “Ghost” from their upcoming debut album at Shotkickers on Saturday, 10 May.
Joined by Dilemmas, Maxine Gillon and Cat Scratch. $15 presale (click) or $20 on the door.