Comments on: US Postmaster General Reduces Work Hours to Cut Costs

By: RKTOYS

RKTOYS — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:04:14 +0000

In reply to DeathFromAbove. This. I read that "retaining non-career employees" line and thought not having a plan was the least of their problems. What is wrong with management in this country?

By: thievesBay

thievesBay — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 21:07:58 +0000

In reply to dfmoles.

That’s how management types these days get their big bonus incentives, by cutting employee hours and benefits. Companies aren’t actually saving any money doing this because it all goes back to the executives and management slimeballs.

Meanwhile, USPS is a dinosaur that’s running themselves out of business. Cutting workers and hours is only gonna make their services even slower and worse. With their ever-increasing prices, worsening service and slower delivery speeds, and less availablility (many post offices have greatly reduced hours they’re open), customers will just go to UPS, FedEx instead.

By: dfmoles

dfmoles — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:09:36 +0000

Need to cut these bonuses that these management people who sit behind the desk on their asses … stop cutting clerk hours!!! Cut management pay! SO many of them make 80 grand or more a year plus bonuses sitting on their behind.

By: tsme35

tsme35 — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 14:16:10 +0000

I thought it would be ebay that would put me out of business but looks like it’ll be the USPS. Just in the last 5 years they’ve raised their rates 50-400%, doubled the rate for large package’s to outrageous increased international shipping. It takes rural carrier’s anywhere from 5-10 years to be permanent, they don’t get hired full time until someone on a route retires or dies. The ladies that delivers and pick up for me work their tails off, they use to get extra help during holidays but that got cut off, poor gals work until 8pm during the holidays, driving box to box using a flash light.

By: Dingdong

Dingdong — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:39:12 +0000

Need to address the contract with Amazon and some of the other high volume companies.
Amazon would have at least a $2.00 added to each of their shipping cost and $60/hr, minimum of 3 hour billing for Sunday deliveries.

By: Ina Steiner

Ina Steiner — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:12:51 +0000

Unlike for-profit companies, the USPS has a universal service obligation, so it must deliver mail even in unprofitable areas.

By: DeathFromAbove

DeathFromAbove — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 07:01:43 +0000

“Non-career employees”

Lol. That’s what everyone is now. Expendable. When they get their way, ALL employees will be temporary or contract. Say goodbye to unemployment, or any benefits.

It’s still unfathomable how this company that has more package revenue than ever in history, can’t at least break even year over year. They shouldn’t be looking to cut employees.

By: Chicago48

Chicago48 — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 05:22:27 +0000

Our Representative is forming a Post Office Advisory council of which I’ve applied. We have so many issues with the USPS from slow delivery of mail, to missing mail, to mail found in the trash cans. Cutting staff won’t help.
Maybe the Post office should consider contracting with Amazon for deliveries?