tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post8125144975285992678..comments2024-03-27T22:06:35.339-10:00Comments on Dead Tree Edition: Layers of Redundant Management Have Been Eliminated, USPS SaysD. Eadward Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300353143826844617noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-71424474407830345842014-03-13T07:09:10.843-10:002014-03-13T07:09:10.843-10:00I work at Phila-pdc. All the stories I'm heari...I work at Phila-pdc. All the stories I'm hearing<br />Are so similar to what goes on here its a very hostile enviroment. Supervisors an Management are always threatening people<br />With there jobs. They take the worst employees and promote them an they don't have a clue , and that's who"s running the place. I hope they offer another buyout soon<br />I'm ready to go. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-72611615303945629902013-11-12T03:19:27.739-10:002013-11-12T03:19:27.739-10:00newt610@gmail said it best new managers (college e...newt610@gmail said it best new managers (college educated) have ideas but get caught in the wheel. The corporate communication dept of the usps is just that a dept were PCES and/EAS higher level employees like their high pay, oh hell that is the entire postal service. no on makes any decisions it is alway someone elses fault. No one thinks outside the box. There are a few intelligent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-31712207701205563012013-11-07T02:29:18.401-10:002013-11-07T02:29:18.401-10:00The problem is and always will be....too many chie...The problem is and always will be....too many chiefs. Congress controls what we do and the PMG has his agenda, neither are solving the problem. We need to take the current structure and revamp it. Remove the 4 big unions and combine them into one, with its focus on benefits and working conditions. Right now there is a 700+ million dollar settlement with the clerk union over how much work that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-51201436822504979062013-11-04T22:44:24.661-10:002013-11-04T22:44:24.661-10:00PMG Marvin Runyon was the best and brightest.appoi...PMG Marvin Runyon was the best and brightest.appointed by Clinton he came from Ford and Nissan to fix the "going postal" shootings in the 90's.....which he did. they got rid of him when he mentioned that po mismanagement was over staffed by 80% and his mission was to right size the po.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-52818144257652500362013-11-03T06:26:46.367-10:002013-11-03T06:26:46.367-10:00If they have reduced PCES and EAS employees, then ...If they have reduced PCES and EAS employees, then why do we still have a lot of waste at our facility?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-47181310214312034052013-11-02T10:51:38.286-10:002013-11-02T10:51:38.286-10:00Safety is a joke in my plant. We have the plant ma...Safety is a joke in my plant. We have the plant manager spouse who is a mail handler who drives a mule and pushes equipment with the endangering everyone life but the supervisors will not correct her due to the fear of the plant manager. The employees are afraid to even write up 1767s or file OSHA complaints because that 1767 will tell them who filed the OSHA complaint so watch your back. This Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-79458902741575654052013-11-01T16:38:26.461-10:002013-11-01T16:38:26.461-10:00asesTelasesTelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-9989517685209659052013-11-01T16:37:11.319-10:002013-11-01T16:37:11.319-10:00It's an old style top down management system t...It's an old style top down management system that needs a revamp. Many a new manager means well, has ideas but gets caught in the wheel. And craft sees this "old" top down system at it's worst. So who is gonna make such a change? And whats taking so long? I've seen all this in action for 45 years now. As PMG i could do it in a year. I thought PMG Donohoe(as a former clerk) newt610@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924755003572768783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-47993565713989245662013-11-01T12:40:56.678-10:002013-11-01T12:40:56.678-10:00 Good news !
This story has produced a result ... Good news !<br /><br /> This story has produced a result !<br /><br /> Heard today, that the assistant to the Assistant Vice President of Redundancy Studies, is going to contact the assistant to the Vice President of Redundancy Studies, who is going to contact the assistant to the Deputy of Redundancy Studies.<br /><br /> Once they contact the President and Chief Operating Officer of All Your TSP Belong To Us !noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-4649282467949832072013-11-01T11:29:26.877-10:002013-11-01T11:29:26.877-10:00Ha, this is funny. My P.O. has a Postmaster and a ...Ha, this is funny. My P.O. has a Postmaster and a full time clerk and they spend 6 hours a day BS-ing or most days the Postmaster leaves for lunch at noon and never returns! The clerk wants the hours so she keeps her mouth shut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-11983626507811724072013-11-01T09:43:25.158-10:002013-11-01T09:43:25.158-10:00We have supervisors that have a hard time spelling...We have supervisors that have a hard time spelling their name at Tampa L&DC, let alone run an operation. An even bigger joke is that mha's & pse's with a month in the service have been put up as 204b's running an apps machine. Thank God that I'm retiring in January. I laugh everytime I walk through the door & I laugh everytime I leave too. You wouldn't believe it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-73938705556267740172013-11-01T07:44:32.974-10:002013-11-01T07:44:32.974-10:00 Also, in the last five years, my office has seen... Also, in the last five years, my office has seen a 66% reduction in craft ranks, mostly in the clerk craft, but some carriers too.<br /><br /> Yet, we have the *same* number of mgmt. in the office.All Your TSP Belong To Us !noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-14280792963105540042013-11-01T04:31:40.345-10:002013-11-01T04:31:40.345-10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10947560402566671535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-24473674288218471302013-11-01T02:22:18.188-10:002013-11-01T02:22:18.188-10:00The Supervisor that I answer to had sexual relatio...The Supervisor that I answer to had sexual relations on postal property with out area manager while she was a secretary,and this is well know in our station, she then became a supervisor, and the area manager's son became.....POOM.....they spend more time trying to write senior clerks up and falsifying numbers then they do worry about the mail or customers......This is my finale year and theyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-67657697502372629972013-10-31T19:13:49.366-10:002013-10-31T19:13:49.366-10:00Will someone somewhere get a clue! I have worked f...Will someone somewhere get a clue! I have worked for the USPS for over 25 years as a letter carrier. We have lost over 100 craft employees since I started and we have more managers than when I started. There are 74 districts and only 50 states - I've been told an average of 65 whatever positions at each district level - yep that's a reduction. What a joke!!! Management at my PO are not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-21935159306836286922013-10-31T17:52:08.765-10:002013-10-31T17:52:08.765-10:00I have been employed at the Westchester Postal and...I have been employed at the Westchester Postal and Distribution Center in NY for over 35 years. The management at the facility is the worst I have ever seen. The plant is a disaster. I am a union representative and have the knowledge and experience to make this statement. Many mangers here will tell you the same, in confidence of course. Massive changes in the management "culture" are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-64204484120048553302013-10-31T16:10:38.837-10:002013-10-31T16:10:38.837-10:00When I worked in a BMEU I had a supervisor, Bob. M...When I worked in a BMEU I had a supervisor, Bob. My boss Bob had a boss named Bill, Bill had a boss named Mary and Mary had a boss named Sam.<br />Bob had to learn the job from craft workers. Bill, Mary and Sam know nothing about business mail but they are in charge. To disguise the fact that they knew nothing they made Bob do stupid things to us like check our clock rings.<br />These people are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-35427978965175782002013-10-31T15:27:14.017-10:002013-10-31T15:27:14.017-10:00Mark Jamison gets it right in one, again. What co...Mark Jamison gets it right in one, again. What corporate also fails to mention is that the total number of PCES and EAS employees would now be down to about 43,500, not 54,000, if they had lost the same percentage as career craft employees over the same period of time...ET - 10 Simmonshttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-save-our-United-States-Postal-Service/274848372536954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-59247637689162806532013-10-31T15:18:18.168-10:002013-10-31T15:18:18.168-10:00Upper managemant says they are concerned about saf...Upper managemant says they are concerned about safety? They are concerned about numbers and delivery speed. Slip on the ice trying to make their bogus "numbers" and its YOU under the gun in the supervisors office for commiting an unsafe act. They pay lip service to safety but thats about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-26530480452777922302013-10-31T14:55:06.152-10:002013-10-31T14:55:06.152-10:00Lies lies lies. .....and why do we even need a sta...Lies lies lies. .....and why do we even need a station manager? My postmaster tells my manager and supervisor what to do every day. ......and how about management changing clock rings constantly. ....for so called training we craft employees never get..........its all lies and bull. .....and why are carriers out in the streets after 8 pm and in the dark.....its crazy but no reports show we'reAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-58811623174781384752013-10-31T14:09:41.562-10:002013-10-31T14:09:41.562-10:00stringent vehicle inspection program twice per yea...stringent vehicle inspection program twice per year? I'm a floater so I drive all the rides and I bet when I check emergency brake it wont hold on over half<br />of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-7124681126366680082013-10-31T13:49:46.968-10:002013-10-31T13:49:46.968-10:00The reason there is so much work is because there ...The reason there is so much work is because there are too many numbers to analyse. Why do we need someone sending us emails telling who had last mile failures everyday? Do we need somebody sending us a motivational teamwork quote everyday? Or a daily accident report on all the accidents in the district? EXFC- BIG waste of money. I could go on, but I am sure you get the point. Eliminate all this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-73921676502798058372013-10-31T12:31:03.997-10:002013-10-31T12:31:03.997-10:00It's nice to know HQ is paying attention to De...It's nice to know HQ is paying attention to Dead Tree. They certainly don't with VOE. Obviously the writer has never spent any time in a delivery unit and has gotten the "facts" from the reports provided by the many,many layers of bloat between him and myself.Valued Employee #654,091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-55307843755749226012013-10-31T11:36:29.739-10:002013-10-31T11:36:29.739-10:00 Also, my LLV/vehicle has *never* had an annual i... Also, my LLV/vehicle has *never* had an annual inspection, in almost thirty years.<br /><br /> Mgmt. caught in a bald faced lie......... again !<br /><br /> Managers come, managers go. Programs come, programs go.<br /><br /> But the craft backbone of the USPS keeps things running.<br /><br /> RIF those who do nothing to move the mail, which is the vast majority of mgmt. ranks.All Your TSP Belong To Us !noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-45065465757946904852013-10-31T11:28:11.378-10:002013-10-31T11:28:11.378-10:00Once again, postal mgmt. lies to the public.
Mg...Once again, postal mgmt. lies to the public.<br /><br /> Mgmt. levels have *increased* by almost 8%.<br /><br /> Also, how is their bonus program justified, if we're in such dire straits.<br /><br /> How can these clowns look at themselves in the mirror ?<br /><br /> Postal mgmt = liars and thieves, at all levels.All Your TSP Belong To Us !noreply@blogger.com