tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post7616346595993045738..comments2024-03-28T21:28:13.555-10:00Comments on Dead Tree Edition: It's Official: Postal Service Has More Older Workers Than Any Fortune 500 CompanyD. Eadward Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300353143826844617noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-21206820514769140582014-02-14T15:53:22.395-10:002014-02-14T15:53:22.395-10:00What I don't understand is why people feel the...What I don't understand is why people feel they need a buyout to retire. If you are eligible to go, go. Take responsibility for your own actions. If your body says its time to go, go. Retire. My office has an aging workforce. A carrier in my office is out right now that has 35 years of service. I bet he won't retire until every hour of his sick leave is gone. And we all have to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-20657861244744045752014-02-09T18:41:29.968-10:002014-02-09T18:41:29.968-10:00I have 27 years in post office, two hours standing...I have 27 years in post office, two hours standing bending etc... In office and 8 hours walking street with parcel, advo, penny saver on my back .. Now am looking at total knee replacement on both knee. So don't tell me mail carrier isn't a hard job...ass wipe!!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-24496107855837201932013-04-16T19:45:13.239-10:002013-04-16T19:45:13.239-10:00The 'grass is always greener'. If you thin...The 'grass is always greener'. If you think carrying mail is easy, then carry it for a couple of years. As a young man, I had the 'easy' job of digging telegraph pole holes for Western Union. We dug these 8 to 10 foot holes manually with shovels and spoons through all kinds of soil and sometime rock. I quit that job other similar type jobs and joined the military (draft age).I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-9647474500560125712013-02-09T17:24:29.873-10:002013-02-09T17:24:29.873-10:00as a letter carrier i salute all postal workers wh...as a letter carrier i salute all postal workers who physically touch the mail....as for me i'm outta here, i didn't sign up for this crap in 1973.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-32073850210381550292012-03-12T16:24:18.844-10:002012-03-12T16:24:18.844-10:00I retired from the Army after 22 years. Worked od...I retired from the Army after 22 years. Worked odd jobs; the last one I had free meals. Joined the USPS at age 45. After 3 months I lost 25 pounds. Now I've been on an apartment route with over 1500 deliveries. I'll retire next year at 64 years old unless I drop dead on the street. Then I can start drawing Social Security with 2 retirement checks, 1/3 million in my TSP, 1/4 million Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-25485258230261068032012-03-11T15:59:30.511-10:002012-03-11T15:59:30.511-10:00I spent 22 years in the Army and joined the USPS a...I spent 22 years in the Army and joined the USPS at age 45. I started out collecting heavy business mail and lost 25 pounds in three months. As a PTF for four years I did plenty of walking routes and now have worked my way up to an apartment route with over 1500 deliveries. They bring me my Advo's on a pallet. I'll retire next year when I'm 64 unless I drop dead on the route.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-33132186567804654402012-02-22T05:42:45.641-10:002012-02-22T05:42:45.641-10:00Workers should unite and not bash each other. Eve...Workers should unite and not bash each other. Everyone should make what Postal workers do, it's called a living wage. In an advanced society like ours, we should be doing better and better in each succeeding generation. We are not. Don't buy into the anti-worker propaganda you hear every day! Support workers, don't tear them down!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-49587302752040622082011-12-12T12:18:53.602-10:002011-12-12T12:18:53.602-10:00Because they can't afford to retire and buy fo...Because they can't afford to retire and buy food and medication too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-81525124509325813602011-12-12T05:45:31.989-10:002011-12-12T05:45:31.989-10:00People really do not have a clue as to what we do,...People really do not have a clue as to what we do,is right on the money. In the old days you could retire and pick up a part time job to make up for the 34% pay cut after 35 years service including military time (CSRS)SO who is going to hire anyone past 55 in this economy.That is why people stay they have no choice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-51623645395943708332011-12-11T20:28:27.625-10:002011-12-11T20:28:27.625-10:00In 2010 I broke two ribs and bruised two more del...In 2010 I broke two ribs and bruised two more delivering mail at 7pm in dark icy/winter conditions. All because our office has 10 vacant routes and not enough carriers to do the work. The post office is also losing money because the sales representatives are telling potential business customers that they can't pick up after 5pm. Several local companies went to fed ex or ups because of this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-25980187793505078512011-12-11T14:20:55.689-10:002011-12-11T14:20:55.689-10:00I have 42 years with USPS. The stress level over t...I have 42 years with USPS. The stress level over the years has caused Nerve damaged, foot problems, back problems and a divorce. I have missed 42 Christmas Holidays and 90% of my daughters childhood working the Graveyard shift. All I want now is a Buyout and I will gladly retire with happy one finger salute to the Post Office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-70358514629460744732011-10-30T05:39:19.763-10:002011-10-30T05:39:19.763-10:00So what if someone is 50 and over and working and ...So what if someone is 50 and over and working and has a retirement plan. What a wonderful life they made for themselves, without being a top excutive. I though this was the country I lived in to be able to plan your life this way if you choose too! Maybe I'm wrong for thinking this way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-24348615240281673312011-10-14T01:47:58.642-10:002011-10-14T01:47:58.642-10:00UPS drivers make more money than usps carriers do....UPS drivers make more money than usps carriers do.I have 2 blown disks in my neck from this job.Talk about wear and tear on the body!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-41425925810742085252011-10-11T17:32:19.935-10:002011-10-11T17:32:19.935-10:00It's amazing how much people outside of the US...It's amazing how much people outside of the USPS know about our jobs. I'm a carrier, so the public thinks I sit around the donut shop half the day before I go out to deliver the mail. I work only 1/2 a day on Saturdays (I guess they think I toss the other 1/2 of the route in a dumpster). I have mail in my garage, attic and basement. If I've worked for the USPS long enough, I'll beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-61972936209544418082011-10-11T03:03:01.787-10:002011-10-11T03:03:01.787-10:00THERE IS A REASON WHY THE TERM "GOING POSTAL&...THERE IS A REASON WHY THE TERM "GOING POSTAL" CAME ABOUT.<br />The stress alone from management is harrassment. Yes the job is not construction. Packages are heavy at times. The carrier may work in the bad weather. Cold, snow, blizzards, rain, hurricanes, tornados. Would you like to sit in a tin can in the hot sun? The temp can go over 100 degrees in those trucks. They put these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-6825051533854841042011-10-09T13:09:15.083-10:002011-10-09T13:09:15.083-10:00They recently feted a carrier locally who had work...They recently feted a carrier locally who had worked at USPS for 60 years starting at age 21. The retirement benefit under CSRS tops out at 40 years, yet he has stayed an additional 20 years holding a job a younger man could use to support a family. Most people stay until their health fails and they are mandated to go, then they complain bitterly about being forced out! Regular career folks make Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-10679257298628867102011-09-06T15:00:31.436-10:002011-09-06T15:00:31.436-10:00I am a rural carrier and have been for 24 years.I ...I am a rural carrier and have been for 24 years.I am so thankful for my job. I hate to think of something happening to the Postal Service. If the Postal Service would just ask any of the employees to take a pay cut to save jobs, I bet alot of us would. But yet they find other ways to "take" it from us. Offer those of us close to retirement a "good" early out deal. Let the onesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-64253925346594132852011-08-28T09:38:28.148-10:002011-08-28T09:38:28.148-10:00I wish people would just be content at where they ...I wish people would just be content at where they are employed. I have been a Postal Carrier for 20 years. I am 46 years old and already had a knee replacement and a cage put in my back. I continue to carry my entire non-mounted route each day because I like my job. For the most part, people are very appreciative and respectful of me and my duties. It seems that the people who continue to berate Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-59203624996122030872011-08-25T16:43:39.834-10:002011-08-25T16:43:39.834-10:00No his 20 years in the military was as the PLO..Gu...No his 20 years in the military was as the PLO..Guess he's trying to double dip..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-77329405462343175672011-08-14T14:50:32.553-10:002011-08-14T14:50:32.553-10:00If the USPS can afford to pay Postmaster General P...If the USPS can afford to pay Postmaster General Potter 5m in bonus money with his pension to leave then they can afford and offer the bargaining employers another buyout too. Now Potter is a CEO somewhere else collecting another pension and I bet he does not have a college education either. Go figureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-71017741557915988942011-08-10T08:20:22.956-10:002011-08-10T08:20:22.956-10:00Let me give you an example of my day as a clerk. I...Let me give you an example of my day as a clerk. I leave my home at 4:15 am each morning for my hour and a half commute. I work from six until nine and then have a two hour lunch. I return to have seven hours of work left, standing on a hard concrete floor. No one is around to give me break in those seven hours. I am left to all my duties as well as fielding questions and complaints from carriersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-28733579333513664092011-08-08T04:23:38.823-10:002011-08-08T04:23:38.823-10:00I just retired from the U.S.P.S. after 27 yrs my a...I just retired from the U.S.P.S. after 27 yrs my age is past 60. I want to say a coment to the one's that say being a letter carrier isn't hard work is nuts. I carried mail from day 1 and had to retire cause of stress not because of the numerous aches and pains I had endured.You ought to try carrying mail with the temps are in the 90's and the heat index is 110 or higher. It's oneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-38914667825243434612011-06-13T05:53:41.393-10:002011-06-13T05:53:41.393-10:00i have been employed by the USPS
for 23 years and ...i have been employed by the USPS<br />for 23 years and will retire this<br />month i am disappointed to see<br />what has happened to this organization. there are simply<br />too many competing factions to<br />effectively run the PO. there is<br />Hdqtrs,PRC,BOGS,CONG,mass mailing<br />industry,lobbyists,unions. and my<br />last VOE survey ? I used it for<br />Poo Poo paper in the bottom of theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-68862673454012206942011-06-08T07:52:25.175-10:002011-06-08T07:52:25.175-10:00Too much letter carrier bashing. I want to publicl...Too much letter carrier bashing. I want to publicly thank the carriers for delivering my mail. I can only remember two times in the past 20+ years that I did not get my mail. Both were days that we experienced horrendous Minnesota blizzards. I could not get to work on those days either. And by the way, thanks for getting me my mail yesterday in the 103 deg. heat also!!! (I'm not a carrier, Jim Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-31307724693666828252011-06-07T06:47:55.485-10:002011-06-07T06:47:55.485-10:00The reason why postal employees stay is that the p...The reason why postal employees stay is that the pay is twice what it would be in the private sector for the same work, the jobs (ever hear of a postal worker being laid off?) and the raises are guaranteed, and the work ain't that bad. <br /><br />Hey genius, if the work is so bad, why didn't you just quit and get another job? Oh, because you couldn't find one that paid close to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com