tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post6138886275210899074..comments2024-03-27T22:06:35.339-10:00Comments on Dead Tree Edition: Postal Service Trial of '100 Percent Street Time' FailsD. Eadward Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300353143826844617noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-76131751886847135032017-03-22T17:38:53.944-10:002017-03-22T17:38:53.944-10:00Do you think that someone will be able to carry at...Do you think that someone will be able to carry at the same pace in their 2nd hour as in their 4th?or their 8th? Makes a person tired. Your not as fresh in hour 7 add in hour 2 and if a carrier walked 5 hours before but now they walk 8 you can't expect that they can do the same amount in hours 6-7-8 as they did in hours 1-2-3....yes people literally end up going slower at the end of the day.GaiaDunGoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866701617861770651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-22010954404072803212014-08-25T23:23:36.907-10:002014-08-25T23:23:36.907-10:00Anonymous your the only one commenting their is li...Anonymous your the only one commenting their is live outside of your home and things to do other then sit in front of your computer and rip the working class citizenbuster2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/11693887707121417759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-3164411286731006162014-08-25T13:31:51.275-10:002014-08-25T13:31:51.275-10:00Thanks to this clerk for the vote of confidence. W...Thanks to this clerk for the vote of confidence. We have to much arguing between the true working class of the Postal Service. Most management has no clue. They may have carried mail in the past, it has changed drastically from the past. The workers know what works for the best because we work in the real world not the make-believe world of numbers. We are people not machines. No 2 days are the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-30674431328256872772012-09-09T04:20:00.977-10:002012-09-09T04:20:00.977-10:00I too am a rural carrier, and most of the city car...I too am a rural carrier, and most of the city carriers I've talked to said they would love to be on the evaluated system. But, their union won't allow it. We have trouble in our office with the distribution clerks slowing down. Maybe they should be paid on the evaluated system too, we would be out of the office much sooner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-16273882865598478732012-09-07T03:45:36.908-10:002012-09-07T03:45:36.908-10:00The answer is staring them right in the face. We r...The answer is staring them right in the face. We rural carriers are allowed to set up the mail in the manner that lets us deliver the mail the most efficiently. I can case my DPS, pulling out mis-sorts and removals, so that when I get to a customers house I just grab and go. We also case our FSS,( I know...). As I have told trainees through the years, do as much as you can inside the office, to Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-81479063379495396112012-09-07T00:17:01.570-10:002012-09-07T00:17:01.570-10:00This same system was used several years ago and wa...This same system was used several years ago and was known as the router system. Unfortunately it did not work then and lo and behold will not work now. Basically the router cases at least five routes. So if that router comes in at 6:00 am to case and does not finish casing the last route out of his five until the end of his shift at 2:30 p.m. then the "street" carrier has to wait until Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-3913159563962795552012-09-06T16:53:03.708-10:002012-09-06T16:53:03.708-10:00I believe this initiative had the potential to sav...I believe this initiative had the potential to save millions($) as one district demonstrated. No company can succeed with it's entire vehicle fleet sitting idle in parking lots 18 hours a day. Some said they're tired, yet these same employees have no problem delivering 7 hrs a day when they're being compensated at time and a half. The next time there's a pilot, test or initiative;Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-18425363649095384382012-09-06T16:40:36.714-10:002012-09-06T16:40:36.714-10:00Why is it that the major problem with delivery ser...Why is it that the major problem with delivery service of mail is on the city delivery side and not the rural delivery side? Duh oh yeah city carriers are paid by the hour. How stupid do you have to be to realize that to improve service and save money you have to go with the good system that works and get rid of the system that does not work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-57829408236134238242012-09-06T15:57:53.408-10:002012-09-06T15:57:53.408-10:00I've always said it's like Chinese water t...I've always said it's like Chinese water torture working in this place any more. We are in as FSS office and had our routes readjusted so our office lost 6 routes, OT skyrocketed cause the routes were overburdened. We got back 2 routes and an auxillary rt but we are are still can't make the numbers they say we should be making. Now we have 18 MSP's. It's the heavy season now Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-82234546676072487062012-09-06T15:30:34.848-10:002012-09-06T15:30:34.848-10:00I carried mail for 20 years before going into mgt ...I carried mail for 20 years before going into mgt because I was injured and could no longer carry mail. I always tried to be the kind of boss I wanted. I never believed the "numbers" because I know that they are wrong. I take ice water out to my carriers in the summer and have hot beverages for them when they come in in the winter. 90% of my carriers are hard working people who care Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-79590490649801108762012-09-06T14:35:29.945-10:002012-09-06T14:35:29.945-10:00receiArOnce again let's blame carriers for &qu...receiArOnce again let's blame carriers for "underperforming" and "sabotage"! Give me a break! The pressure on carriers to make the numbers doesn't just happen to so-called underperforming carriers but to ALL carriers. I can't count the number of times that I've had to defend myself to number crunching idiots that MISmanage this place! You can be the best, most Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-37385673872192566912012-09-06T14:25:11.827-10:002012-09-06T14:25:11.827-10:00Msp's are a waste of time and the union guys a...Msp's are a waste of time and the union guys are always telling me to slow down.if the post office wants to return to solvency they must get rid of government interference and find managers that actually know how to run a buisness.The postal service is ill.instead of cure the gov. only uses a bandaide to cover a cancer that is they themselves the government<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-58296954245976087182012-09-06T12:57:01.658-10:002012-09-06T12:57:01.658-10:00This idea sounds interesting, it seems like the Po...This idea sounds interesting, it seems like the Postal Service was protecting jobs and trying to save money by reducing the number of vehicles by 20%. The managers at the pilot sites claimed the employees sabotaged the trial with increased sick leave and "deliberately performing less efficiently" ie-Work Slowdown. The irony of this test is that now instead of just losing 1 vehicle out Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-79549547744297383662012-09-06T12:06:26.879-10:002012-09-06T12:06:26.879-10:00Anonymous said...
"A new P/T carrier is just...Anonymous said... <br />"A new P/T carrier is just as successful casing a route never seen before as a more highly paid full time carrier who has never seen a route before. It would be more beneficial to completely eliminate ALL walking and park and loop routes in favor of mounted delivery. People dislike change but it still happens. <br /><br />September 6, 2012 3:11 AM" <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-89015398423319275062012-09-06T11:58:28.446-10:002012-09-06T11:58:28.446-10:00Anyone saying that carriers will actually slow dow...Anyone saying that carriers will actually slow down on purpose,is either a manager,or doesn't have a clue how the PO is run.I've been a carrier for over 28 years,and I can honestly say that I CANNOT do the job as fast as I once could,but I give a fair days work for a fair days pay.A persons body can only take so much,and will eventually start to break down.This job is a marathon not a sickofthishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508727785377393788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-39282501667082903252012-09-06T11:46:14.151-10:002012-09-06T11:46:14.151-10:00I believe I read someplace that the average age fo...I believe I read someplace that the average age for letter carrier craft is over 50 year old. Yeah, lets cut delivery one day so they are carrying more volume, and then lets put them on the street for 7 1/2 hours. Can you say 0 sick leave left upon retirement???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-33471468809266199462012-09-06T11:45:24.834-10:002012-09-06T11:45:24.834-10:00Amen you'll never see a pm or a sup work ten...Amen you'll never see a pm or a sup work ten hrs on the street walking in the 100 degree heat or ice or anything for that matter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-18229092848995496972012-09-06T11:28:39.922-10:002012-09-06T11:28:39.922-10:00I've worked for the PO for 17 years. The idea ...I've worked for the PO for 17 years. The idea that I or anyone else in my unit is willing to have a work slow down or intentionally try to cause the PO to fail is an insult. It seems to me that someone that can suggest such a thing is doing so for personall reasons and should look honestly at themselves and thier own work ethic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445585253039163112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-69984249981653953412012-09-06T11:10:11.464-10:002012-09-06T11:10:11.464-10:00The idea makes sense. Save 2hrs/RT per day office ...The idea makes sense. Save 2hrs/RT per day office time. That would eliminate one in five routes. The USPS has over 230,000 delivery routes. That would be approximately 46,000 vehicles off the road. That's a HUGE savings in vehicle expense. Big plus for the environment too. FedEx and UPS drivers don't spend over 3 hours a day in the office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-53695803593077861632012-09-06T10:53:07.736-10:002012-09-06T10:53:07.736-10:00Sour Apples much?Sour Apples much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-85560863085161926112012-09-06T10:51:20.248-10:002012-09-06T10:51:20.248-10:00Eliminate a day of delivery. Save 3 billion a year...Eliminate a day of delivery. Save 3 billion a year. Boom youve made a difference for the good of the company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-50824818796933090432012-09-06T10:48:24.018-10:002012-09-06T10:48:24.018-10:00Dumbest thing I've read all dayDumbest thing I've read all dayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-36663580992428114342012-09-06T09:53:08.324-10:002012-09-06T09:53:08.324-10:00Steve0 - The usps will never succeed in having mai...Steve0 - The usps will never succeed in having mail delivered,by one carrier, efficiently and consistantly, for 8 hours a day. It is impossible. The longer any warm blooded creature runs the slower they get! If Usain Bolt can't do it and Secretariat couldn't do it then Cliff Claven can't do it!SteveOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-5544267185824834722012-09-06T09:10:15.567-10:002012-09-06T09:10:15.567-10:00Which competitors are you talking about? Name one ...Which competitors are you talking about? Name one company that requires a delivery person to make 600 plus stops a day???<br />It failed because it was stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-53939236649934973782012-09-06T06:55:33.684-10:002012-09-06T06:55:33.684-10:00It sounds like this concept failed because carrier...It sounds like this concept failed because carriers wanted it to fail. The carriers initiated a work slow down and all started calling in sick. Postal managers do not know how to manage, especially facing work slow downs and sick outs. So they declare the trial a failure even though it's the system used by all the competitors. What a sad state of affairs.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com