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Re: post office

To: Dave Miles <davemiles2sonaz@uswest.net>
Subject: Re: post office
From: Alan Fisher <hello39@idt.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 08:12:51 -0400
Cc: ERIC080@aol.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <82a5d052.2448f495@aol.com> <3719612C.77BF416A@pop.tcsn.uswest.net>
Reply-to: Alan Fisher <hello39@idt.net>
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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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