tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post6652383751978451115..comments2024-03-27T22:06:35.339-10:00Comments on Dead Tree Edition: Why the Flats Sequencing System Should Be ScrappedD. Eadward Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300353143826844617noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-46074935166511293662017-04-19T15:30:46.491-10:002017-04-19T15:30:46.491-10:00Postal management is the worst they change our sta...Postal management is the worst they change our start time to 8 00 but we all start working about 6 am and write in 8 to make management happy it's crazy.so on our paystub our actual ours worked are always less than evaluated hours. Everything is falsified our work ours and time up scans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-35344168826850849752017-04-18T07:56:14.605-10:002017-04-18T07:56:14.605-10:00Even worse than the machines being broken down ar...Even worse than the machines being broken down are the days that the PO purposefully holds the mail and does a single run for two (or more) days worth of mail!! My route us small old style apartment boxes 18"H × 3"W × 3"×D when I get two (or three) days of mail it literally won't fit!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-21781986772014442962017-04-16T15:06:30.500-10:002017-04-16T15:06:30.500-10:00Too many over paid brainiacs running the USPS into...Too many over paid brainiacs running the USPS into the ground...sadpopomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11811853523517804479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-70621716647184119282017-04-16T08:21:45.900-10:002017-04-16T08:21:45.900-10:00Postrican29 ...Postrican29 FSS was eliminated in our zone about 5 years already 33312Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168372145741078100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-3708898575963355982017-04-16T07:43:41.244-10:002017-04-16T07:43:41.244-10:00As a city carrier I don't see the advantage of...As a city carrier I don't see the advantage of FSS over having us casing pre-sorted flats. I have spoken to my postmaster and supervisors about it and they agree that at least from a delivery point of view, it's not cost effective. I work at an office with 12 city and 3 rural routes. At least twice a week, we have to carry 3 bundles: Red Plums, and another local paper which are both Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-52791201922862526202017-04-16T06:21:47.431-10:002017-04-16T06:21:47.431-10:00Yes means $$$,$$$.00 salary per year for mailhandl...Yes means $$$,$$$.00 salary per year for mailhandlers. Say Yes to FSSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-63377132366344240422017-04-16T02:58:14.024-10:002017-04-16T02:58:14.024-10:00They need to do away with those cheaper rates for ...They need to do away with those cheaper rates for "marketing mail". At least 10% of it is undeliverable because they use old mailing lists and 98% of what is left ends up in the trash 30 seconds after the people take it out of their boxes. They need to cut the discount down to like 10% so these companies stop sending out so much trash. It is just waste of time and paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-64007973187016185632017-04-15T02:23:30.558-10:002017-04-15T02:23:30.558-10:00The new legislation, if passed, would pay the peop...The new legislation, if passed, would pay the people at the top of Postal hierarchy like 'real-world' executives. There should be a clause that would include 'real-world' unemployment for failures like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-86092924098341964812017-04-15T01:24:07.884-10:002017-04-15T01:24:07.884-10:00As always- The smarter they (upper mgmt.) get, the...As always- The smarter they (upper mgmt.) get, the more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ we make!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-11272686808619623952017-04-14T13:35:34.170-10:002017-04-14T13:35:34.170-10:00Remember those days. The ones that were real bad i...Remember those days. The ones that were real bad is when FSS went down in the middle of the run and everything came in tubs. No rhyme or reason to how it was received. Oh yeah, no extra pay or help.retiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455398803765838169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-22283056657681031112017-04-14T13:24:54.352-10:002017-04-14T13:24:54.352-10:00More BILLIONS wasted by postal mgmt that not one w... More BILLIONS wasted by postal mgmt that not one will be held accountable for. But remember, in their eyes, it's the lazy craft workers that are responsible for the usps financial problems.<br /><br /> Mgmt corruption continues to run rampant, unchecked.<br /><br /> But at least they're getting bonuses too.<br /><br /> Instead of throwing us under the bus with the latest postal Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-67507991428300412502017-04-14T12:06:20.639-10:002017-04-14T12:06:20.639-10:00" practically all flats within an FSS zone wo..." practically all flats within an FSS zone would be placed in delivery sequence by the FSS, "..............THIS is a joke. I remember when we first got FSS. The instructions were : You will report to your route where there will he a "handfull" of mail to manually case"............ They estimated about 15 minutes for each carrier to case their mail. HA HA!!! Some blockpusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10878046123293786975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-37968406370664988292017-04-14T11:17:38.177-10:002017-04-14T11:17:38.177-10:00Not only did they not foresee the drop in flat vol...Not only did they not foresee the drop in flat volume, they never imagined the increase in parcel volume. Carriers are working harder than ever before and are more efficient than ever, and all supervisors do is crack the whip harder instead of adjusting routes.Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364691976515128884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-67462366809865562682017-04-14T10:42:39.536-10:002017-04-14T10:42:39.536-10:00how about the rejects and ripped mail
how about the rejects and ripped mail<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-92190508926493464242017-04-14T10:12:36.743-10:002017-04-14T10:12:36.743-10:00Someone got a big bonus for pay for performance fo...Someone got a big bonus for pay for performance for this failure. That is a lot of money for a bust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-82446873687061102012017-04-13T15:58:23.368-10:002017-04-13T15:58:23.368-10:00FSS..what a joke ......My station receives more fl...FSS..what a joke ......My station receives more flats in tubs to be sorted than FSS ! Several years ago the POOM said we would only have a "handful" of flats to sort in the AM because of FSS...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-24621352671718857042017-04-13T14:46:14.870-10:002017-04-13T14:46:14.870-10:00Postal management will never go for the idea of re...Postal management will never go for the idea of retiring FSS because they know that they would have to go back to all the FSS offices and put the routes back in that they took out when FSS was implemented. More office time and shorter routes isn't what the Postal Service wants. They want as few people delivering as much mail as possible, to the extent that they try to make carriers work for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-42768905691686077452017-04-13T14:28:05.501-10:002017-04-13T14:28:05.501-10:00Just another bright Idea that the PO came up with ...Just another bright Idea that the PO came up with thinking the wrong things about trying to improve out system !!! Way to go PO Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-36827943953939303252017-04-13T14:26:29.752-10:002017-04-13T14:26:29.752-10:00Another grand idea that failed once again Another grand idea that failed once again Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-36103064279014550532017-04-13T14:11:35.632-10:002017-04-13T14:11:35.632-10:00Why not put the dying system out of it's miser...Why not put the dying system out of it's misery. I'm sure carriers would be happier.retiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455398803765838169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-74518335704276395302017-04-13T13:52:36.175-10:002017-04-13T13:52:36.175-10:00Did you read the report? A large % of flats can&#...Did you read the report? A large % of flats can't be processed by FSS. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-10947916442692541532017-04-13T10:58:26.439-10:002017-04-13T10:58:26.439-10:00When the machines were planned years ago, the post...When the machines were planned years ago, the postal service thought the volume would increase every year. They gave the cost sharing deal because they thought they could not handle the additional volume even with the machines. Supposedly it's not working financially because the flat volume has collapsed. Maybe the Postal Service should eliminate the cost sharing discounts and force more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com