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re: USPS is a disaster right now
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:41 am to TigersSEC2010
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:41 am to TigersSEC2010
USPS is being sabotaged by a postmaster general who has millions in USPS competitors.
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Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:41 am to crewdepoo
Privatize is the dumbest answer
So is screaming about how USPS is unprofitable.
Look up the requirements for USPS and their pension fund and you'll see why they don't make money
But sure, let's put the mailing system in the hands of a corporation that only wants to make a profit
So is screaming about how USPS is unprofitable.
Look up the requirements for USPS and their pension fund and you'll see why they don't make money
But sure, let's put the mailing system in the hands of a corporation that only wants to make a profit
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:42 am to bbvdd
quote:wut
money drain on the taxpayers of the country
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:42 am to TigersSEC2010
I am currently waiting on a package that has been to my post office from the sorting center 3 times as of this morning. The mail has already come and still no package. I pulled up the tracking number and it said it was sent to baton rouge sorting facility, and had a red "in error" next to it. I live in Ascension and so far the package has been to NOLA, Baton Rouge and Lafayette all while in between being sent to the right post office for delivery. 
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:43 am to TigersSEC2010
Have used USPS a good bit lately. Have not encountered any issues.
That's my anecdotal experience.
That's my anecdotal experience.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:43 am to The Spleen
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made administrative changes.
do you hope to elicit sympathy for overpaid government employees working for a bloated arm of the government?
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:44 am to Slagathor
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wut
USPS lost 8.8 billion last year
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:44 am to TigersSEC2010
I get mail like twice a week now. No idea what is going on.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:44 am to TigersSEC2010
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Every time I see an item is being shipped USPS I just prepare for a lengthy wait.
I have a package that USPS has had since July 27th. Hasn't moved since August 1st.
The kicker is I ordered this item and it shipped from China. Between the Chinese postal service and now USPS, it's been in transit 114 DAYS.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:44 am to StTiger
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hands of a corporation that only wants to make a profit
how does one make a profit?
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:45 am to colorchangintiger
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Oh you haven't heard? Trump appointed a new postmaster general. No overtime allowed and he has been decommissioning working mail sorting machines from branches all over the US.
Don't you talk bad about daddy.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:45 am to TigersSEC2010
Overall, I've had far fewer problems with USPS than I have with UPS. UPS has taken a nosedive, and there has been no limit to their frickups of late.
I automatically add a week shipping time to anything I order that is shipped by UPS, particularly that UPS Sure Post bullshite. They cover their asses with that one by passing it to the USPS, but I have had two packages the past couple weeks that have gone off the rails before they were ever handed off to the USPS for final delivery. Don't call UPS.....that mouthy recorded bitch on the customer service line will hang up on you if you keep demanding to speak to an operator with an actual pulse.
I automatically add a week shipping time to anything I order that is shipped by UPS, particularly that UPS Sure Post bullshite. They cover their asses with that one by passing it to the USPS, but I have had two packages the past couple weeks that have gone off the rails before they were ever handed off to the USPS for final delivery. Don't call UPS.....that mouthy recorded bitch on the customer service line will hang up on you if you keep demanding to speak to an operator with an actual pulse.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:46 am to bbvdd
Do you think this is all incompetence, Covid or sabotage?
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:47 am to TigersSEC2010
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I don't know what has changed over the last two months
yes you do
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:49 am to LegendInMyMind
There are many dedicated postal employees but the situation is too political.
For example, my neighborhood, as too many others, is a walking route. This is obviously very inefficient and all mailboxes should be on the curb and converted to a motor route.
The same with automatic postal machines. They should be in every post office and other retail establishments because they can be used at any time.
There are many other examples.
For example, my neighborhood, as too many others, is a walking route. This is obviously very inefficient and all mailboxes should be on the curb and converted to a motor route.
The same with automatic postal machines. They should be in every post office and other retail establishments because they can be used at any time.
There are many other examples.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:49 am to colorchangintiger
Good
Make them accountable and more efficient since they're bleeding $.
Get better or shut it down.
Make them accountable and more efficient since they're bleeding $.
Get better or shut it down.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:50 am to colorchangintiger
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No overtime allowed
I am sure there were serious issues that led to employees being extremely inefficient in order to get OT...we are talking about government employees
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:50 am to fr33manator
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Do you think this is all incompetence, Covid or sabotage?
They lost 8.8bn last year
COVID wasn't a thing last year.
They lost 3.9bn in 2018
2.7 in 2017
5.6bn in 2016
5.1bn in 2015
See a trend?
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:51 am to TigersSEC2010
USPS is an antiquated system, like most government agencies.
Democrat solution: Change nothing, increase funding.
GOP solution: Reduce funding further, make no intentional changes, but allow underfunding to degrade service, which is in fact an unplanned change.
Whereas the real solution is to reboot the USPS for the 21st century. Make the necessary changes to make it work for the next 50 years. That will require some one-time investment, but will result in long-term savings.
But democrats never want to change, and republicans never want to invest.
The new postmaster general's background is logistics... but he owns a lot of stock in UPS and trucking companies. So it's definetly a weird conflict of interest.
Democrat solution: Change nothing, increase funding.
GOP solution: Reduce funding further, make no intentional changes, but allow underfunding to degrade service, which is in fact an unplanned change.
Whereas the real solution is to reboot the USPS for the 21st century. Make the necessary changes to make it work for the next 50 years. That will require some one-time investment, but will result in long-term savings.
But democrats never want to change, and republicans never want to invest.
The new postmaster general's background is logistics... but he owns a lot of stock in UPS and trucking companies. So it's definetly a weird conflict of interest.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 11:51 am to Klark Kent
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do you hope to elicit sympathy for overpaid government employees working for a bloated arm of the government?
No, just small business owners and elderly citizens that rely on the Post Office to survive.
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