Post office

[bj229r]

Be careful in generalizing...I was once a government worker and very darned few in the private sector would have volunteered to do my job. But then, I suppose that's what makes Marines, Marines, and others...others.

Perhaps you need to think before you slander.

Just a thought...

I don't think anyone is dumb enough to compare a Marine to a DMV worker

[ZetaNine]

Get your bills via email.... and make sure all friends and family get your email address too.

make sure anyone sending you packages..uses fedex or ups.

issue solved.

[Vudak]

Go work for the post office and you'll sing a different tune.  Of all the jobs I've held that was the only .gov job and it was, by far, the hardest.  Quitting time wasn't a clock, it was when the day's mail was all delivered.

I will never have a problem with the letter sorters or mail delivery workers, as I realize they have a hard job with high standards.  On the other hand, I've had to go to the New Britain Post Office every single morning for the past ten years, and I will never, ever understand why some of their counter workers are still employed.

Every single time I see a small tan paper in that P.O. Box, a little piece of me dies.

[ozrocker]

Sorry Oz, but that really irks me. I know the dangers involved but...if his city/county ordinance allowed it he could move the mail box away from the house to lessen the danger. Making him pay for a p.o. box because the mail carriers can't smarten up is total b.s. Delivering mail is just like any other job, there are inherent risks that go with the job, either accept them or get out of it.

It's not "the mail carrier smartening up " It's the people who have dogs and repeatedly allow the dog to run loose, or be out when Mailman is around. Dog is inside house, must be something else too. Did you piss of regular carrier? Sometimes the Subs really don't care/ want to be there and create problems too. Also, i've had dogs push through screens, push open storm doors, jump through windows, etc. The Post Office will normally give the owners several opportunities to rectify the problem. As in almost all dog bite situations/lawsuits, owners are liable for not controlling their pets. I would be happy to pay for a P.O. Box, as opposed to paying out potentially tens of thousands of dollars in a lawsuit which dog owners almost always lose. I love dogs, don't know what it is with the mailman suit and dogs, but it's always been that way.
Best bet; keep contol of your dogs.

                                                                                     <S> Oz

[Flench]

Well said Oz ...

[Phantomz]

Thats the thing the dog is controlled. Dude is scared of whatever has happened to him before and now anytime he sees a dog its an excuse for him. My point is if he is that paranoid about it he needs to find another type of work or get transferred inside.  Today i counted 3 dogs running around in the neighborhood about the same time he was delivering he didnt seem to have an issue then go figure.

[Jayhawk]

Last time I had a problem with the Post Office, it was the biggest hassle to try and get it solved.  Everyone I talked to didn't know what the problem was, didn't know how to rectify it, and wasn't responsible for the problem.  There seems to be no accountability and no commitment to their job, at least with the people I talked too.  This was only one experience so others might have a different impression but I dread going to the Post Office, grumpy workers who just don't understand how people can't understand how the system works.  If I have to send more than an envelope, I try to head to UPS.  It's a little more costly but I've been very happy with their service.

Overall my only advice would be for you to judge how much effort you want to put into this just for the principle of it.  You may be right, but good luck convincing everyone you have to talk to of that.

I think the USPS needs a major revamping, I don't see a postal service of some kind becoming completely obsolete in the near future, but it is becoming less and less important.  Are they able to balance a constant growing population that needs to be reached while still seeing a decline in the amount of mail being sent?

[ozrocker]

Government employees are the whiniest, laziest, most overpaid sob's I've ever met in my life. The only they work half as hard as someone in the private sector is near quitting time

Most of the people that say these untrue things are people who have been denied employment by the Federal government. A lot of Fed employees are vets. Many are disabled vets,like me.
                                               
                                                                                                                                <S> Oz
                                                                                                     

[ozrocker]

Last time I had a problem with the Post Office, it was the biggest hassle to try and get it solved.  Everyone I talked to didn't know what the problem was, didn't know how to rectify it, and wasn't responsible for the problem.  There seems to be no accountability and no commitment to their job, at least with the people I talked too.  This was only one experience so others might have a different impression but I dread going to the Post Office, grumpy workers who just don't understand how people can't understand how the system works.  If I have to send more than an envelope, I try to head to UPS.  It's a little more costly but I've been very happy with their service.

Overall my only advice would be for you to judge how much effort you want to put into this just for the principle of it.  You may be right, but good luck convincing everyone you have to talk to of that.

I think the USPS needs a major revamping, I don't see a postal service of some kind becoming completely obsolete in the near future, but it is becoming less and less important.  Are they able to balance a constant growing population that needs to be reached while still seeing a decline in the amount of mail being sent?

I totally agree. The Post Service (Mis) Management is destroying the vital service that is given to EVERY address in the country. The clerical people in the office are so discusted with the Superviser, Postmaster who

[ozrocker]

on a daily basis, verbally abuse, ridicule, harrass, and attempt to get you to do more and more with less people within their own time figures, regardless of safety or well-being, so they can get their bonuses. Postal management is along the lines of "Dictatorship". They violate contracts (and pay thousands in grievance settlements) on a daily basis., to appease their bosses by pushing volume  of(junk mail). A lot of clerks are grumpy and such, some downright rude, true.
When you go in next time, you see 1 clerk behind counter with a line. Sure, there should be 3.
Well, blame that on the Management chain, who does scheduling, hiring, etc.
If you have a problem with your Post Office, bypass everyone else ask for the Postmaster. Make him do his job by fixing the problem, instead of him out on the town, having a leisurely lunch, or playing golf on his work computer.
                                                                                                                                       <S> Oz

[Vudak]

Most of the people that say these untrue things are people who have been denied employment by the Federal government. A lot of Fed employees are vets. Many are disabled vets,like me.
                                                                                                                                                 

They aren't "untrue."  They also aren't "universal."  It all depends on the office in question.  Some government employees are terrible, and others do a great job.  I wouldn't be surprised to find most vets are the latter.  I also don't think being a vet gives you a golden ticket to be free from all expectations and criticism for the rest of your life.