On Sun, 18 Apr 1999 08:12:51 -0400 Alan Fisher <hello39@idt.net> writes:
>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
Hey!
Did Montana Bob move, or is he out looking for his mail?
Paul
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