Weird, even for USPS

[DaveE]

I seem to have no problem getting all my mail and packages. Hmmm....

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

I went to school with a guy who has been a USPS employee for close to 30 years.
For at least 20 of those he has been on light duty, and draws two paychecks: one for partial disability (his back) and the other for working his job (4 or 5 hours a day).

Last year, he was driving his postal jeep and stopped at a stop light.
While waiting at the stop light he passed out COLD from the alcohol and illegal drugs in his system and FELL OUT of the jeep into the street.

Paramedics and cops showed up, he was in the hospital for 3 days to detox.

Guess what? The UNION did not allow the postal service to discipline him in any way because they didn't have prior written approval to investigate him, so they did not press charges, he got his part time job back, and GOT A RAISE AND FULL BACK PAY!!!!!!

Living in his shoes would be life-threatening.
There is no organization in this world that is more dysfunctional, more incompetent, and that has more lazy dead-beat low-lifes that hide behind their union to protect them from ANYTHING.

Do you know that if they want to drug test an employee they must submit a request in writing stating what time and date the test is to be done, and what specific drug they are looking for and why. That request must be approved in writing by the union and the employee.
If either says no and fights it, they can drag it out and put it off for over a year.

If a supervisor wants to OBSERVE a letter carrier on his route, it must be approved in writing by the union and employee beforehand, and the time and portion of route must be communicated.

"Hey, I'm going to watch your behavior when you deliver mail to these three houses. Is that OK with you?"

What a joke.

Unions are scum. It's that safety net for an uneducated work force. Mines a little different they'll just follow you on the route without prior notification. But it becomes blatantly obvious when you're being followed by a white Ford Focus with a postal plate...

Once you make career, you're pretty much un-fire-able. There's a carrier locally that was arrested by the Postal Inspection for "delay of mail". 8 month trial, ended up being dropped for lack of evidence "they were guilty, but couldn't prove it". That person received their job back, and a $40k check for back pay.

[M.D. Holloway]

Soon Uber will be delivering for them...

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by AZ_porschekid

And may I recommend the registered mail Tobra. If your carrier loses one of those, he will be fired!

Or they could just deliver it to my office like I tell them to, every single time.

[greglepore]

Wish the inspectors gave a hoot about my situation. I know they can't stake out everywhere, but if I don't get my mail out of my box soon after delivery, it disappears, and we find it scattered and opened up a rural road. They only take small parcels-they've taken checks and credit cards but aren't bold enough to use/cash them. Box is maybe 1000ft from the house, and along a fairly busy (during the day) rural road. We don't dare go away for even a couple days without stopping the mail. Neighbor with an adjacent box has same issue.

[Arizona_928]

I do rural. A lot of people out in the boonies use the big boxes with a trap door for that reason "almost an upside down vending machine set up". If you get them on video they will prosecute.