Dave Miles wrote:
>
> Eric,
>
> I don't know where you are a Postmaster, but I too can speak
> from experience. I was employed by USPS for four years and
> my wife still works there. I have never experienced such a
> ridiculous system in 20 years of government service and
> several in teaching.
>
> Why ridiculous? The longer you work at USPS, the more money
> per hour you make and the less work you perform. Workers
> know that there is very little that supervisors can do to
> force them to perform their work. In fact, many stretch
> their work out to force overtime, knowing that their $18 to
> $20 an hour will increase up to 100%. Express mail couriers
> lie about delivery times to show they delivered packages on
> time. Priority mail that the PO brags about in commercials
> is not guaranteed to arrive sooner than 1st class and
> routinely arrives after fourth class mail. It takes four
> days for a 1st class letter to go across town from a
> business to me. And that is not once, but every time they
> mail to me. Complaints to the local Postmaster go in the
> circular file, or somewhere else, since I have never even
> received a reply to the formal complaints I have filed
> continuously over the years.
>
> I'm glad you think priority mail is good, but then you are
> part of management and have to buy into the business or you
> would never have reached your lofty position. I on the
> other hand was simply a cog in a wheel while working for the
> PO, and I absolutely avoid them whenever I can. I look
> forward to the day when we can simply eliminate them when
> e-mail and internet services overcome snail mail.
>
> Nothin' personal Eric, but the Post Office just plain ol'
> sucks. Always has, always will, until its privatized.
>
> Dave Miles
> Tucson, AZ
>
> ERIC080@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > While I believe that delivery problems can and do occur, I can be sure that
> > on most occassions it is not the postal service that is at fault!
> >
> > I am a postmaster and must tell everyone that our efforts to ensure delivery
> > is outstanding...we are monitored by Price Waterhouse, an outside firm, on
> > our mail processing goals and "on time" delivery. Nationally we are
> > averaging 94% on time delivery for priority mail which is fantasic for a
>mere
> > $3.20.
> >
> > I know that I am in for a ton of retorts but I have to speak from
>experience,
> > I order parts from everywhere in the US and insisted on priority mail
>because
> > it works great!
> >
> > Thank you for listening to me.
> >
> > Eric
> > 77 midget
Hey Eric,
This guy needs to go have a few drinks with Nevada Bob and enjoy life!
Alan
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