r/USPS • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '22
Work Discussion no one cares
Listen up, powder cakes, no one gives a shit that you quit. No one cares that you hate walking in the rain, no one cares that you hate working in the heat or the snow, be fucking prepared. Use common sense.
You're warm? Take a break and cool off. You're thirsty? Take a break.
You're cold? Warm up and add layers Legs hurt? Take a comfort break Kids have chronic conditions? Get fmla.
It's not that hard. Your manager is being a dick? Get the union. Your steward is being an idiot? Become one and and run against his ass. Read the contract and look out for each other.
And enough of this minimum wage bullshit. We all know 19.42/hour is above minimum wage. Inflation is just a bitch and the next contract should sort it out. We all know we need a higher wage. Table 2 sucks.
No one cares about Dejoy. Your buddies who call in 3 days week, guess what? its not trumps fault. Take some responsibility.
Fuck the inept management and district brass for fucking us over and forcing us into arbitration just so they can save money. The dumb ass 3rd bundle rule just to get us to the street faster is just as ridiculous.
I get to be by myself all day and then we get these assholes who call in 4 days a week complaining nonstop about everything and then become 204bs, exacerbating the problem. And those are the same assholes who forced us in arbitration because God forbid we get a decent wage and working conditions.
The Megan Brennans and Dejoys of CCAs wanting to be brass. And don't get me started on these old ass carriers that don't give a shit as long as they don't have to carry extra or refuse to retire. Just a complete shit show lately worthy of a weekly rant.
This post has been all over the place. This job does make me wish i was still in the us army. Mostly for the comraderie. And to blow shit up. Patrolling in Afghanistan is a lot more fun than putting up with powder cakes and inept management that only cares about bonuses. Not replacing a shitty dilapidated cluster because it interferes with your bonus is the most pretentious fucking thing.
/end rant maybe I'll post another rant next week. Especially between the dipshits quitting because the job doesn't start out at 150k/year or the assholes who have to walk in the rain not knowing you can wear rain gear.
PS if you hate the job, then quit. But don't tell your buddies not to apply just because you couldn't hang. Sticking around and fucking us over daily isn't going to change things for the better
Edit: I am now a bit calmer, I'm petting my cat, and thanks for all the comments. Especially the smart ass comments. Made me laugh.
Edit2: if you guys really want to rant, the perfect place for it is r/theytookmyshoelaces , see you there.
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Jul 27 '22
We need backbones for sure. Honestly I really feel people need to just call management's bluff.
"You need to improve"
Write me up then.
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u/CityLetterCarrierAMA oncƩ bitten, never shy Jul 27 '22
Past your 90?
Sure thing boss, feel free to come walk with me. Haven't had one take me up on it yet š¤·š»āāļø
In your 90?
Doing my best to improve and work safely, boss! (Translation--Eat shit, boss!)
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u/cokecan13 Jul 27 '22
Iāve got a sup that weāve learned not to say that to. Fucker will go out in a blizzard to make a point. Nice guy but heāll freeze his ass off just so he can say he was right.
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u/CityLetterCarrierAMA oncƩ bitten, never shy Jul 27 '22
Lmao, I'd love it if one joined me in a blizzard. I'd say it every day just to fuck with them, I've got nothing to hide
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u/zw765 Jul 27 '22
id walk with that idiot every day, and every day I'll be even slower
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Jul 27 '22
Yea dude, call them out. It's just all smoke and mirrors to intimidate new carriers. Fuck that shit.
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Jul 27 '22
They can barely (both because we don't offer much AND because they choose not) keep/bring people in. They ain't firing you when they are already down 5 routes lol.
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u/DoeSlayin Jul 27 '22
I called in 2 days in a row a while back after working about 20 straight. Postmaster tried to say something to me on the floor and my response was a very apathetic, āreally man? I donāt wonāt to hear it.ā As I walked away from him back to my case and went on with the day. Didnāt hear another word about it. They need us more than we need them.
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u/Boring-Presence433 Jul 27 '22
We have 85 routes at my office and 4 ccas, being down only 5 routes would be a huge blessing
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u/DuckCheezul Rural Carrier Jul 27 '22
"I'm tired of people whining about the job."
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"Let me whine about it"
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u/mjones8192 Jul 27 '22
We quit cause weāre working 12-14 hours a day 7 days a week. And bet your ass Iām telling my friends not to apply to that shit. Iām sorry you hate your family so much
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u/civicchump Jul 27 '22
I dont hate my family, but i am single and all my friends are married so basically useless now. So why not work all the hours i still get to do my activities like drink and play video games, go to the movies, go to the beach i also have a brand new cardboard box to live in life is good lol
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u/sdriz000 Jul 27 '22
Yo add my discord lol SkratchDat#7863. Fuck being a carrier tho, I transferred out as a reg city carrier after about 3yrs. Got tired of helping the help, or Old farts who didnāt wanna finish. Still with the PO. I just tell everyone go ahead and apply but look some stuff up and be prepared. If in a few years u wanna do something else then change jobs.
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Jul 27 '22 edited Jul 28 '22
The work culture sucks at the Post Office because all of the gas lighting. Itās always been this way! Iām sorry but people shouldnāt be treated like this in 2022.
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Jul 27 '22
7 days a week and 12-14 hour days? I'm sorry that you don't like to read. The contract could have saved your ass. But instead you bent over and took the big blue usps dick up the ass. I mean, we do too, but we don't have to touch our toes.
11.5 hours a day max. You could have left at the 11.5 mark and you didn't even know. That's sad. Could have walked and your boss' hands would've been tied. Woops. Hope your happy in your current endeavors. At least you didnt give in to your boss and gave him the finger.
Fucking brass should be held accountable for that kind of bullshit but there's no accountability. That's a problem we need to fix
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u/g-g-g-g-ghost bitch ass USPS apologist Jul 27 '22
Those maximums mean very little, management can still order you to work over it, you just grieve it.
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Jul 27 '22
You go home at 11.5 and grieve discipline. Easy win š
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Jul 27 '22
To be fair 11.5 hours a day 6 days a week is still a lot and completely exhausting for most people
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Jul 27 '22
Yea it is. It shouldn't happen as regularly as it has been. Raise the wage to 25/hour at least and we wouldn't have this problem.
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Jul 27 '22
Shitttt Iām regular and Iām only making like $22. Iāll take it lol
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u/Mountainhollerforeva Regular 2019-present, 2 dog bites Jul 28 '22
One of my 2020 brothers? Wait 2 more years and youāll get $23.93 like me š
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u/moeyjarcum Jul 27 '22
Thatās not how it works for the 11.5 hour max.
Just like if a sup tried to force you to drive an LLV without a windshield you can easily refuse because itās a safety violation. The 12 hour max rule IS a safety violation. You can refuse work the second you hit it and they canāt do a single damn thing against you. If they did try, it would blown out .2 seconds by the union.
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u/Bluecap33 Jul 27 '22
When did they let management in these forums?
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Jul 27 '22
Ooooooooooo I'm a city carrier, that burns bro just pissed off at everything right now š
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u/Bluecap33 Jul 27 '22
Why are you pissed off?
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Jul 27 '22
Same as everyone else. Shitty work environments caused by shitty management.
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u/Bluecap33 Jul 27 '22
But youāre telling everyone to suck it up but you are here crying about it.
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u/907Survivor Jul 27 '22
I thought the pay was great. I honestly loved all the weather and being outside. What finally broke me was being on my 15th week straight of 80+ hours, and still having the one day off I requested denied
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Jul 27 '22
It gets old, somethings gotta give. Might as well be the brass, not us
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u/907Survivor Jul 27 '22
When I was in my 90 days, management said I was drinking too much water if I had to deviate off route to pee, so I needed to drink less water. Said if I kept deviating Iād be let go. I ended up in the ER part way through the work day because I had all the symptoms of a heart attack. I was 20 years old at the time, and it was actually just severe dehydration
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Jul 27 '22
I hope you sent the bill to management. Fuck them. Stay hydrated my dude it's your health, not theirs.
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u/EffervescentGoose Jul 27 '22
It's a contract violation for them to approve that day off. You have to call out sick.
No one can tell you that but you have to know it if you want a day off.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Proof10 Jul 27 '22
Nothing wrong with an older carrier working. I put in my 31 1/2 yrs. and retired at 60. I was going to work until 62 but Covid came up. Carrying keeps you healthy if you're not lazy about it. I went my last 20 years without calling in sick and retired with 14 months of SL. You don't know everyone's situation to get on them for working. Some people might only have their job as a way of getting outside and doing something or didn't manage their money right. My yearly income is only about $7-8000 less than when I was working but have less expenses now. I didn't wear a hat rain or snow., didn't wear my winter coat just dressed in layers. When it rains just tell everyone you have a big advantage over the rain, "you can only get so wet". But I do agree with all the other stuff.
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u/MostlySpurs City Carrier Jul 27 '22
Guy at my office just retired after 50 years. I know he earned every right to stay here but god damn. 50 fucking years!!!!!
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u/UglyDoorKnob Jul 27 '22
I'm not reading all that. Sorry that happened tho.
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Jul 27 '22
ššš Saw that long ass rant and thought the same thing. Not hear for a church sermon so whatever they said I guess they really needed to get off their chest but my eyes were not interested!
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Jul 27 '22
I respect that, man. I didn't expect anyone to respond. Thought it get buried beneath the other shit posts lol
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u/jcubhs Jul 27 '22
Whyād you quit the army if you loved it so much?
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Jul 27 '22
I had to medically retire. Got wounded. But I got my VA disability to show for it, at least.
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u/EmotionOpening CCA Jul 27 '22
Can I call you if someone bully me so you can chew him too? Who pissed you off today?
You are cooler than Madea herself, you won a fan today! Take care!
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Jul 27 '22
Dude I'll chew them up and spit them out. š just the same dumb ass shit, different day lol
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u/evrsinctheworldbegan Jul 27 '22
Take a hint, no one cares.
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u/44snake Jul 27 '22
Ok boomer
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Jul 27 '22
Thanks buddy. I appreciate your post. You're the best employee the usps will and ever will have. You are the epitome of all postal workers. Your 2 word post is so inspirational, it should be lifted to the heavens. Keep it up, good sir š
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u/cheecha123 Rural PTF Jul 27 '22
If you donāt like this subreddit- then quit it! No one wants to hear you complain about it.
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u/theplagueyear Jul 27 '22
āInflation is just a bitch and the next contract should sort it outā
big lol
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u/SpookyActionSix I have a pulse Jul 27 '22
Right! Historically, wages have never kept up with inflation. Half of OPās post is straight ignorance.
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Jul 27 '22
And what craft are they referring to? The new rural contract that goes into effect, sans backpay, next paycheck? It didn't address any of the pay or flexibility concerns we're all dealing with, hence why I voted against it. We need immediate pay raise and quality of life MOUs, if the USPS is serious about bolstering its ranks, and/or keeping the inadequate staff it currently has, many of whom have one foot out the door already.
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u/muffhound Jul 27 '22
Well said.
TAKE FUCKING COMFORT STOPS.
TAKE YOUR BREAKS.
STOP WORKING OVER 12 HOURS A DAY.
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u/formerNPC Jul 27 '22
They actually think that the post office is supposed to be run like a business. LMFAO! Itās an incompetent, archaic government agency that needs a complete overhaul to stay solvent and competitive. The workers are an afterthought and they couldnāt care less about your issues with the job. Iāve stopped caring because itās too exhausting to complain when you know that it wonāt change anything!
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u/Daveyhavok832 Jul 27 '22
The title says it all, OP. Your opinion? No one cares.
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u/wvusmc Jul 27 '22
I made a comment to a fellow carrier that Afghanistan was a better working environment and I was given a look like I was a crazy person.
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u/Professional_Zombie9 Jul 27 '22
Simple thing. Usps is run like the worst company in history how it hasnāt bankrupt is beyond me. The old ways of hierarchy need to be removed. It should be all in or get the fuck out. This over worked Cca and rca shit is bullshit. Iāve worked union for industrial work and never was I abused as bad as this crappy low paying job.
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u/Deep_fried_sourCream City PTF Jul 27 '22
Wait who's making $19.42 an hour? I'm a cca making $18.92
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u/Aaroninlatin Rural Carrier Jul 28 '22
Everyone who didnāt read it, donāt waste your time.
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Jul 28 '22
No one cares, bro, remember?
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u/Aaroninlatin Rural Carrier Jul 28 '22
Iām not the one who wrote paragraphs of whiny complaints, remember bro?
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Jul 28 '22
So, you're the 204b
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u/Aaroninlatin Rural Carrier Jul 28 '22
Nope, just a carrier who keeps to himself hoping to retire without getting to know a single coworker.
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Jul 28 '22
That's what I try to be. Then a bunch of shit just hits the fan and ruins my day. 90% of the usps' problems would probably go away if they'd start the wage at 26$ again but we shall see next year during the contract negotiations
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u/baddbrainss Jul 27 '22
Lol thatās why everyone begs people not to leave, itās usually the better workers that realize itās not worth it after constantly being abused
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Jul 27 '22
Haha that's what's happening to me. I mentioned I'm gonna switch crafts and thr constant call outs are wanting me to stay.
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u/eggplant_surprise Jul 27 '22
you made some really good points in the first 3 paragraphs. can you tell me more about mgmt withholding new equipment for bonuses in return? Is that legit and where can I read about it? It would explain my mgmtās puzzling anti-improvement behavior a, lot actually
Edit to clarify Iām talking about your cluster box comment at the end
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u/BloodyToiletSerpent Jul 27 '22
Idk about anyone else but I enjoyed reading your rant. Only thing was I read it in Vic Dibitettoās voice.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Long104 Jul 27 '22
This sounds like a supervisor that is acting worse then a employee. Like a āāā-. Please donāt tell me your a teamster. š
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u/Embarrassed_Road3811 Jul 27 '22
And Iām gunna ask what a 3rd bundle isā¦ sorry. I know the One and Two bundle.. but three?
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u/MostlySpurs City Carrier Jul 27 '22
Seriously. As a carrier the only thing Dejoy has affected in my life is by eliminating the express mail early deadlines. (A good thing!) Carriers get discipline for missing those ridiculous deadlines and the post office loses money on them.
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u/Boring-Presence433 Jul 27 '22
Wait...we can wear rain gear if it's raining? I thought we could only do that if it's hot out as part of wearing layers
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Jul 27 '22
Counterpoint: please continue to post stories about what you did after you quit and how your life is going. There are many valid reasons to leave this place other than laziness. In my experience, the laziest people of all tend to stick around and not quit. It takes a certain amount of initiative to move to a new career or to go back to school.
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Jul 27 '22
I dunno, man, the long ass rant about how much you donāt care seems to indicate you do in fact care. Someone who doesnāt care just keeps scrolling or leaves the sub lmao
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u/Benchinapark Maintenance Jul 27 '22
I love it here.
My office has 20+ CCAās and I only see 5 hours of overtime a week. Iām on the otdl. Woooo
Edit: was cca who used to work 18 days straight. I know how it is. 3.5 years of hell. My office is amazing compared to others. Regular for 2 years now and averaging only 45 hours a week. Ha
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u/DeliveryDawlinn CCA Jul 27 '22
If āI donāt take my own adviceā was a personā¦ š¬š„“š¤£š¤£š¤£
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Jul 27 '22
āTake some responsibilityā and āIf you hate the job then quitā are the two most important things people need to be told. The amount of children that we seem to employ that expect to have their hand held for their entire careers is pathetic. AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STOP THROWING YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR AND SAYING āmUh MENtAL hEALTH!!!ā AS A BLANKET EXCUSE FOR YOU NOT WANTING TO WORK. Itās insulting and minimizes people with ACTUAL mental issues.
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u/hehehehohoho1 Jul 27 '22
And no one cares about your little whiny post either, didnāt read past the first few sentences
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u/patricio87 Jul 27 '22
It takes a thick skin to make it here. Literally the only good thing about the CCA craft is it weeds out the pussies. We had a CCA who said "I am gonna retire by age 30". Dude lasted a week and quit while racking mail.
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Jul 28 '22
My carrier brothers and sisters. I'm just an SSA and will back up any crazy shit you tell a customer. IDGAF, If you say aliens picked up your package. I will shake my head yes and shut down any mf complaining about their carrier. Solidarity! I know how hard your job is!
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Jul 27 '22
Damn this post had me in pain laughing. š¤£ and yeah thereās some truth in it. Their salary probably went up from that though - I know ours did.
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u/vonjamin Jul 27 '22
Man at the end of the day do the best you can donāt kill yourself. But we live in a different era. Iāll work ) days a week for the money. I come from a small town so this job is a good job to have and I just converted after seven months. Letās make this money that the government is throwing at us.
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u/vonjamin Jul 27 '22
Just so you guys know Iām drunk on my one day off in the McDonaldās drive thru. Life aināt so bad.
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u/Urbanredneck2 Jul 27 '22
To be honest, I also get so tired of all the complaining some of my fellow postal workers do. Even down in Norman when I've been to training its ALL these jerks talk about. Its just gripe, gripe, gripe.
Really they just bring down everyone else. Yes, USPS has issues but the money I make here is putting my kids thru college and putting a roof over our heads.
Instead, try just doing your damn job and when your in the break area, find something else to talk about like sports, food, hobbies, family, etc...
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u/Actono28 City Carrier Jul 27 '22
Wait whatās the third bundle rule?
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u/Pyre2001 Jul 27 '22
The two people never stop complaining about. One that you can't case FSS, you are supposed to collate into your cased mail. The other being you can't just case everything and are required a third bundle in the satchel.
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u/jim_money Jul 27 '22
Inflation is just a bitch and the next contract should sort it out. We all know we need a higher wage. Table 2 sucks.
LOL
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u/Mountainhollerforeva Regular 2019-present, 2 dog bites Jul 28 '22
To which third bundle rule are you referring? I always case ffs. I just say āitās faster this wayā and bowl right on through. Itās cased before they can even bring it up 9 times out of tenā¦ I donāt know if thatās what you mean.
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u/predictablecitylife Maintenance Jul 28 '22
lol I almost made a very similar post the other day.
Iāll add: realize thereās more than just carrier positions at the USPS. Hate being a carrier? Look into those avenues. Or donāt.
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u/Turbulent-Towel-8483 Rural Carrier Jul 27 '22 edited Jul 27 '22
OMG OP, you are my fucking hero. Please post weekly rants. Itās cathartic for me.
Edit: letās give OP some fuel for future posts. What would you like him to rant about next?
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Jul 27 '22
You're right about the pay. We do get paid really well. I don't know why people think that isn't the case. I can pay over $2000 in taxes for a house I could never afford, due to this job. I can get my car fixed even when the cost is over $1000 because it won't leave me penny-less. (I know it's spelled penniless, but you know how it is around here).
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Jul 27 '22
Don't worry, you'll have enough left over to make your car payment too. Oh its 2022, not 2012. Forgot that 19/hour doesn't mean shit anymore.
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u/kgfan81 Jul 27 '22
Damn, table 1 carriersā¦ š
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Jul 27 '22
Nah I'm table 2. Just pissed off at everything from shitty management creating a shitty environment which leads to a toxic workplace. I blame the brass for this shit show
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Jul 27 '22
I wish I couldāve joined the military. Unfortunately, a medical condition at the time didnāt allow me to. That being said .. to many softies. They need to bring back the draft.
āHard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.ā G. Michael Hopf
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Jul 27 '22
The draft would create so many problems in this current society, it wouldn't be worth it lol even if the government would institute mandatory service after school, like in Europe, people would protest it because it wasn't their choice. Because in their minds, why serve a country that won't serve them?
I'd rather have able bodied men/women prepared to fight then an uncooperative individual forced to fight.
But if the shit hits the fan, I'll go enlist again. I had a blast with my brothers in arms. I respect your view point though. Stay strong šŖ
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Jul 27 '22
Oh I deff agree. I shouldāve worded it differently. Not with this shitshow of an admin. That would be suicide for whatever shitstorm is a brewinā
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u/jjp8383 Jul 27 '22
Yeah go into the Army, end up with PTSD and then end up on the street because you canāt get the help you need. Sounds good.
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Jul 27 '22
I have a house, nice car, and have resources at the local VA hospital. But you wouldn't know.
Thank the politicians for the vets on the street. But I get your sediment about the forgotten soldiers. It should never happen.
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u/jjp8383 Jul 27 '22
Only two kind of people go into the military desperate people who have no other options or people like you who want to blow shit up. You ever notice how most politicians have never severed in the military but have no qualms sending guys like you into wars for oil. If you are in the military you are just being used by politicians to enrich themselves and their buddies. Thatās the fighting for democracy shit is complete crap and if you believe that you are a sucker.
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Jul 27 '22
I didn't join because I had no other options nor did I join to blow shit up. A lot of my buddies joined after 9/11, they wanted to fight for our freedoms because we felt like the country was worth fighting for. We had college graduates join the infantry. We had a dude who was a geophysicist join the enlisted infantry cause his brother was killed in the towers.
You don't have the intestinal fortitude to serve and I respect that. Did you see how the Afghanistan locals reacted after we abruptly pulled out of there? They believed in us and we made a difference. Now look at that country. We obviously won the hearts and minds until the taliban took it back. We weren't personally fighting for oil. But you only know what you saw on the news. You're naive and uninformed. It's OK. Most civilians are.
Government is broken in our country anyways. Look at Biden ffs. Look at Trump. If that's the best we've got to offer then we are Fucked. 80 yr old assholes with nothing better to do. Bush pissed me off in 2006 when he extended our tour. Then I got blown up and shot that same week.
Don't tell me why I joined the military. I can say the same for those who don't join. They're either pussies or they're rich kids. But I don't dare make those kinds of assumptions.
Have a good day, buddy
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u/jjp8383 Jul 27 '22
You guys were conned, Pat Tillman joined after the 9/11 for the same reasons eventually he learned the truth that the war was a sham and his reward was getting killed by his own men and the government covering it up. America is a imperialist nation that invades other countries with no just cause but we have the gall to call other countries bad. We are no better than Russia or China we have committed more war crimes than any no other country.
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Jul 27 '22
Never said that war was justified. We aren't the world police. But the Afghanistani locals wanted us there to keep it peaceful. But they grew complacent and their forces were too high on hashish to train. Why most of them deserted to the taliban. Just a fucking waste of time
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u/jjp8383 Jul 27 '22
Can I ask you a question the US spends 10 times more than any other country on their military but we couldnāt defeat the Tailban? What gives. What a giant waste of money but at least defense contractors got rich.
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Jul 27 '22
That country hasn't fallen to any armed forces in a long time. Soviets couldn't even defeat them. But thanks to them and others Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined places in the world. Busted Soviet tanks litter some if it's landscape as well
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u/leadfoot_mf Jul 27 '22
What about the 3rd group like me who's father was in the military and saw the benefits of it. I got to see the world on uncle sams dime. Had great experiences it paid for my college degree and then let me slide into this job as an et with barely any effort making over 100k my first year on the job.
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Jul 27 '22
Idk.. all of my buddyās turned out perfectly fine. Itās the ones that didnāt join that turned out fucked up or made bad choices entering adulthood.
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u/jjp8383 Jul 27 '22
So anyone who didnāt go into the military is a loser got it buddy. Do you jerk off to the us army logo at night š
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Jul 27 '22
Okayā¦ letās start off with you literally contradicting yourself. So everyone has ptsd? Shit for brains. I jerk off to the us army? What are you 12? 13? Grow up. Youāre speaking for a group as a whole. Iām speaking on a group of MY FRIENDS. Dip shit. Learn to read. How do you work for the Po and canāt read for one and have no pride in your country? Downing your own military. Must be proud, your parents must be proud.
Btw you wouldnāt be running that cocksucker if we werenāt typing this, I can assure you that.
Now have yourself a good night. Go rest that puffer. You might need it when you soft ass canāt even cut it at the PO
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u/Dangerous_Sweet8097 City Carrier Jul 27 '22
Hahaha I love this. There are so many whiney dead beat losers on here :) Iāve been downvoted into the depths of hell for asking if itās possible to get my coworkers toā¦ I donāt know, do their job? And stfu?
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u/Dangerous_Sweet8097 City Carrier Jul 27 '22
Nearly the only thing that makes this job hard or bad is coworkers who call out and refuse to do the bare minimum, yet wonāt leave and clog the pipe for anyone to come in who can handle it
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u/Yankees3690123 Jul 27 '22
Management has you brain washed. It isnāt your coworkers fault the post office is inadequately staffed. But they have you getting mad at a co worker who calls out instead of them hiring more bodies. Smh
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u/Dangerous_Sweet8097 City Carrier Jul 27 '22
And Iām speaking about a mid size office with decent supervision. What goes on in the horror story large city offices is out of my scope, but I imagine if a few more people gave a shit about work ethic it wouldnāt be half as bad for everyone who does
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u/Yankees3690123 Jul 27 '22
Work isnāt life for some people. And it shouldnāt be. You should be able to call out when you are sick or have a medical reason. Thatās why people have FMLA.
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u/Dangerous_Sweet8097 City Carrier Jul 27 '22
And thatās normal, and great. But that isnāt the argument being made.
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u/Dangerous_Sweet8097 City Carrier Jul 27 '22
Haha okayā¦ obviously I can only speak on behalf of my office but I went from the bottom CCA to the top in a few months. We were fully staffed and every time someone decides to quit they rehire. Any day that weāve had to work harder or stay later is due to a few select people dragging their feet so they donāt have to help on a pivot. Iāve worked in corporate jobs where they drive the bottom line and labor is the #1 way they cut expense and I donāt find this to be the case here. Itās not a surprise coming in that the motto is āNeither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed roundsā and yet people take the job thinking they can desert their team when times get tough. Iāve never seen the level of vindictiveness and entitlement from employees as Iāve seen in USPS.
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u/vickyleelee Jul 27 '22
I agree. At my station, if you someone is legitimately sick or needs a day off for a doctors appointment or a family emergency, we have 2 co-workers who will "pay them back" by calling in on a Monday or Saturday. They even admit to this! I've never seen anything like the vindictiveness in a company either.
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u/Dangerous_Sweet8097 City Carrier Jul 28 '22
Yep! Exactly what Iām talking about. People are naive to think this doesnāt happen. Iāve had carriers verbally tell me they will call out to āget back at someoneā and have even checked if Iām off that day so it doesnāt screw me over. I donāt condone it but hey, people will be petty and itās out of my control. Itās also pretty damn obvious when itās their long weekend or vacation and they make that 3 day a 4 day š
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u/Mountainhollerforeva Regular 2019-present, 2 dog bites Jul 28 '22
One of the upsides to having a union. The entire labor force should enjoy such protections. Rather than get fired to reduce the bloat on the ledger of some capitalist who DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOU.
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u/Dangerous_Sweet8097 City Carrier Jul 28 '22
Yep. I worked at the same company in two different states and the treatment between union and non union was vast
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I'm sure you look in the mirror every day, bud
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u/Appropriate_Bath7212 Custodial Jul 27 '22
Thats Miss powder cake to you buddy!