It never fails. I get one of those pink slips of paper in my mailbox and a shudder runs down my spine. A trip to the post office is nigh. Most posting I do, I do from home or when I do drive to the post office I can use the automated post system (one of the greatest inventions EVER!) But the little pink slip requires me to stand in line and actually interface with one of the postal workers (whom I hope is not packing...hahaha). All the evil little paper slip requires is for the postal worker to step in the mysterious back room and appear with my package. However, it sometimes takes up to 10 minutes (after waiting 20+ min in line) to retrieve a simple package. What happens in this mysterious back room? Are packages strewn willy-nilly requiring workers to sort through everything until the item is found? Do they go on smoke breaks? Do they travel to the point of origin to pick up the item in person from the sender?
Is organization in the back room so bad or is it a lack of motivation?
2007-10-03 08:58:05 · 7 answers · asked by the_dragyness 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
How on earth are you people considering this a democrat/republican question??? Are you people insane??? (Does not apply to everyone - just the two who brought the subject up)
2007-10-03 13:14:56 · update #1
At the office that I work in all of the parcels are on racks that are seperated alphabetically. The racks are about 50 feet away from the counter. The retrieval of a parcel should take about one minute, unless the office is unorganized.
2007-10-03 12:49:08 · answer #1 · answered by Postal Professor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is probably a lot of stuff back there. But if you read about it the post did not keep up with the times.
As others alluded to.Good pay, good benefits and getting fired is nigh impossible. So why motivate?
All at the same time while the USPS has been in trouble for a long time. There's UPS and FedEx. Email is common now. People now recieve bills and pay them online...... I don't get one bill in the mail. I have read a few times that the major revenue is from junk mail. They should be upping service.
What gets me is I have lived in several places and I not seen a mailperson in uniform in years..... and I don't live in the woods but upscale places. My current guy wears a tanktop, cut off shorts and flipflops. Says much for the pride of the postal service.
2007-10-03 09:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by jackson 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They're due-paying, union-taught Democrats that didn't go to college and were able to pass an entrance test that gives extra points for minorities, female-minority, and retards.
2007-10-03 09:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Civil service = job security.
They will never get fired for making you wait, so they can afford to get to your needs when they feel like it.
2007-10-03 09:04:49 · answer #4 · answered by Mathsorcerer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow dragon lady and verybadkitten what a fine republican team you make. It's almost as if it was scripted. Thanks for the 2 points though.
2007-10-03 09:05:50 · answer #5 · answered by World Peace Now 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's part of lack of motivation and they just hate there jobs.
2007-10-03 09:04:03 · answer #6 · answered by Estrella Negra 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
more money, slower working.
2007-10-03 09:22:03 · answer #7 · answered by Jubes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋