tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post8661906746580109829..comments2024-03-28T21:28:13.555-10:00Comments on Dead Tree Edition: Postal Service Has Too Many Employees and Pays Them Too Much, Mailer Groups SayD. Eadward Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300353143826844617noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-52350459026710562592015-02-16T05:08:25.690-10:002015-02-16T05:08:25.690-10:00Postal workers should make minimum wage and postag...Postal workers should make minimum wage and postage should be .05$ per piece minus discounts for presorting etc. Ingrate government union workers should worship the ground we walk on, and be thankful that we give them the chance to serve us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-29524082107658750762011-10-22T10:29:40.216-10:002011-10-22T10:29:40.216-10:00I agree with PMG, Unoin workers are paid way to mu...I agree with PMG, Unoin workers are paid way to much and they seem like a bunch of Whiners. Management are overpaid for the bad decisions they make. USPS is looking for another bailout, Privatize the USPS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-30133992767180809872011-10-20T12:01:13.324-10:002011-10-20T12:01:13.324-10:00You can get any postal employees salary on the int...You can get any postal employees salary on the internet. The post office should have been downsizing years ago when the mail volumne was declining. Like any other business was. The union is part of the problem. You cant get rid of bad employees. They just move them to a different office. Also they have to be paid for anything little extra they have to do. Like when we got the scanners. They have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-28667784589801102372011-10-19T07:03:00.283-10:002011-10-19T07:03:00.283-10:00Out of the 7500 management positions eliminated, 2...Out of the 7500 management positions eliminated, 2000 who were already eligible for immediate retirement took the $20,000 incentive and retired. Out of the 5500 all but 31 transferred to other positions. Out of the 31(all within a year or more of immediate retirement)they took max severance pay of @52 weeks and will retire on immediate retirement in @a year. The mailers have a point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-7776831900725903872011-09-07T20:35:15.125-10:002011-09-07T20:35:15.125-10:00For 25 years I was spoiled by a small town Pennsyl...For 25 years I was spoiled by a small town Pennsylvania PO where everybody hustled, was extremely helpful, and apparently glad to be employed. Then I moved to a suburban metropolitan area in the south, where parcels are thrown on my lawn rather than brought to the porch, and several times a month my neighbors mail is put in my box or versa versa. During holidays, window service is excruciatinglyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-89634095698523868842011-08-16T03:28:39.698-10:002011-08-16T03:28:39.698-10:00Have the USPS reduce the regulations to a bare min...Have the USPS reduce the regulations to a bare minimum. The massive DMM is a nightmare, even their own experts don't have a clue as to what it says. Get rid of the huge number of processing categories. (Do we really need all these categories). Drop ideas that date back to saddlebags, i.e. the postcard rate. Can any set of rules that allow for the mailing of alligators be considered efficient?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-33232409385054667382011-08-12T09:46:55.400-10:002011-08-12T09:46:55.400-10:00As long as you continue to deny what is happening ...As long as you continue to deny what is happening you will be miserable. The world is changing and we have to change with it. Why not be part of the solution? If you don't like the rich getting richer then quit going to movies, baseball games, basketball, football auto racing. Quit drinking booze, smoking. You get the idea. Life is what you make it, not what you think you are entitled too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-64867933868503159142011-08-12T09:06:47.398-10:002011-08-12T09:06:47.398-10:00Another sleazy junk-mailing outfit that wants to g...Another sleazy junk-mailing outfit that wants to get cheaper rates at the expense of American families.(Remember that about 75% of Postal Employees are veterans, too). <br />It's happening all across America with the TEABAG PARTY rich stripping jobs and lifestyles from the middle class, and supposedly saving taxes...what a joke.<br /> The elite only want The Rich and The Serfs in America. IfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-35979046402572208512011-08-12T06:54:47.592-10:002011-08-12T06:54:47.592-10:00Sounds like you postal workers are admitting there...Sounds like you postal workers are admitting there needs to be improvement in your organization but no one is stepping up, just complaining about the mailers. You all are hammering the mailers when you should be focusing inward. We are constantly adjusting to your new rules to make your jobs easier. By the way, I am not a suit I run the mail in our shop. Faces facts, Higher postage, less mail. WeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-35428904232812968802011-08-12T06:26:15.764-10:002011-08-12T06:26:15.764-10:00We only get double time on Christmas (and yes I do...We only get double time on Christmas (and yes I do work it) and we have to run your presorted standard mail on the machines anyway because it is almost always sorted to an old scheme or wrong or just cannot be trusted. You are getting a discount for presorting and it means nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-39295209869738200052011-08-12T06:15:27.815-10:002011-08-12T06:15:27.815-10:00As a Postal Clerk I manually sort more presorted s...As a Postal Clerk I manually sort more presorted standard mail that has received a discount then any other mail. Major mailers state they get a discount do to them presorting the mail. However it has been proven that Postal Workers can do it cheaper than the discounts given to these major mailers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-34088849010525842312011-08-12T06:11:34.748-10:002011-08-12T06:11:34.748-10:00These major mailers are part of the problem not th...These major mailers are part of the problem not the employees. We take a loss while they TAKE A BREAK. Sounds like the top 2% taking advantage of the working americans. The other part is the pre-funding mandate. It is amazing how people can make comments when they have no idea what Postal Workers do, nor could they do. You are welcome to take off your suits and walk in A Postal Workers shoes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-26326414372228533422011-08-12T06:08:35.856-10:002011-08-12T06:08:35.856-10:00I too have always wondered who the customer is whe...I too have always wondered who the customer is when dealing with the USPS. In recent years this treatment has improved but as a mailer (born and raised) I've seen it where you serve them not them serve you. It sucks. I'll probably lose my job too because of the Postal Unions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-45175391017138668202011-08-12T01:06:34.948-10:002011-08-12T01:06:34.948-10:00Mailers get discounts because we are presorting fo...Mailers get discounts because we are presorting for you. We are breaking down the mail to the carrier routes. Therefore the sorting facility has less work to do. It's called Standard Mail and it's a pain for us as well but if we want to have a job we need to embrace it and quit complaining. Soon it will all be electronic and you all will be able to play your computer games at home as muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-29234590933413127072011-08-11T19:30:37.611-10:002011-08-11T19:30:37.611-10:00Demote management into carrier to eliminate overti...Demote management into carrier to eliminate overtimeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-57343054601770558972011-08-11T16:18:02.584-10:002011-08-11T16:18:02.584-10:00I agree with farmerboy1969. The postal service com...I agree with farmerboy1969. The postal service computers will not let you play games. Most of the time you do not have people properly scheduled or not have enough people to work. This is not the employee's fault, this is management's responsibility.tlm1710https://www.blogger.com/profile/14359042928141806796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-65423289730470697332011-08-11T16:03:42.339-10:002011-08-11T16:03:42.339-10:00Here in Austin,Tx where the temp has been in the 1...Here in Austin,Tx where the temp has been in the 100s for 54 days this summer, we have 1 a.m. supv. and 1 p.m. supv. and a station mgr.We still have people moving here daily with no hiring. We have 1 sub carrier and 30 routes in my station. Forced OT is becoming the norm. Long lines at the window is normal due to bare minimum clerk staffing. We're supposed to maintain great service and cut 30Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-61378075745742109082011-08-11T11:46:17.237-10:002011-08-11T11:46:17.237-10:00Get rid of this over night 1C mail standard. Cut 1...Get rid of this over night 1C mail standard. Cut 1C mail and all mail processing at 6AM. Everything after that not processed both manually and automated becomes tommorrow workload. This will work and end Overtime ...Carriers after 5PM and can cut the workforce both Craft and Management by large numbersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-1290565428063213512011-08-11T10:35:29.413-10:002011-08-11T10:35:29.413-10:00These mailers are not living in the real world. Th...These mailers are not living in the real world. They do get insane discounts already. The price of EVERYTHING else goes up, why is it that sending mail shouldn't go up too?? It is already a great bargain.<br /><br />And I want to know where there are too many employess because most facilities don't have enough. That is why some carriers make so much money, not enough employees. Would loveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-76493895734719880072011-08-11T08:16:37.957-10:002011-08-11T08:16:37.957-10:00My offer still stands...I will even buy the shoes....My offer still stands...I will even buy the shoes..."More with less." Oh and for you critics. I do get a break, and a lunch believe it or not. Of which I can respond to the post, which btw is the 2nd in 12yrs and performed on my own laptop, because of the firewalls installed with all govt computers will not let you play games...that should tell you how passionate most of my colleagues farmerboy1969@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-76909857194467842452011-08-11T07:20:17.904-10:002011-08-11T07:20:17.904-10:00I am the one whose friend told me about his great ...I am the one whose friend told me about his great two year retirement gift from the USPS. Maybe he lied to me then when he told me he was able to cash in these benefits. Fact is, he told me I'm passing it on and I don't like when you say I don't know what I'm talking about. Straight from the horses mouth. I do know that dealing with the post office is a pain in the butt and they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-57058297065201003722011-08-11T05:59:17.902-10:002011-08-11T05:59:17.902-10:00Once again businesses with political agendas are b...Once again businesses with political agendas are beating up on the USPS. UPS and FedEx increase their rates EVERY YEAR by more than the USPS increases. The fact is, delivering to every address every day is not a good business model. Are you willing to give up your mail deliveries to save money? I doubt it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-33381524053622130912011-08-11T05:00:30.164-10:002011-08-11T05:00:30.164-10:00To the one that said he knew someone that got paid...To the one that said he knew someone that got paid their sick leave, personal time, and vacation has no clue. Personal time is not paid to anyone when they retire, and sick leave is credited to your retirement under civil service retirement, not paid to you. If you have vacation time this you are paid, but only the vacation time you earned during the year. Maybe you should know what you'reAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-61883595049389406922011-08-11T03:03:20.441-10:002011-08-11T03:03:20.441-10:00Hmmm really "big 4 mailers." I challenge...Hmmm really "big 4 mailers." I challenge any of you to come walk a day in my shoes starting at 6am and ending at 10pm, and later depending on if an issue arises in my office. Oh also being tethered to a phone that can reach on your only day off on Sunday...Paid, who's getting paid? Like some of the comments alluded to... the pay ratio versus other private companies varies to the farmerboy1969@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-62516153111310277282011-08-11T02:56:25.028-10:002011-08-11T02:56:25.028-10:00Real good idea to charge mailers more,,all you wou...Real good idea to charge mailers more,,all you would do is bankrupt all the little mom & pop publishers which in turn would shut down small to medium size printers which equals less income for the USPS.The USPS moves too many of their Mgrs by level and not knowledge of the job,they are moving to positions they know nothing about and have a whole bunch of frustrated workers under them who are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com