USPS is really slowing down the delivery

My local P.O. was closed for 3-4 days two weeks ago because of staffing issues. They have a large banner outside that says " " Now hiring ".

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@Samuel8 said:

@LukeMarshall said:
Since we are venting, New Orleans regional distribution center has nearly destroyed two of my packages in the last few months… one a fully registered and the other clearly marked fragile.

Sorry to hear that.
BTW, "marked fragile" only has benefit, no disadvantage, right?

I’m not sure. I think it means it has to go ground but I’m not 100%. If that is the case, the disadvantage would be slower transit time.

Is Fed Ex still safe? Or UPS? Post Office isn’t the only option though it is probably the most convenient.

Hopefully the storm of the past week didn’t interfere any further. Good luck 🤓🙀

I sure hope this works out. Why is it always the important one. Good luck 🤓

Me too, waiting on a package from NJ to NV. Shipped 9-1 and remains in Teterboro distribution center with no movement since.

bob

I got a lot of local ebay buyers than come pic up stuff they buy from me, most not 250 miles, but some over a 100 miles.

I can about 100% confirm the slowed down delivery of first class is already in play. I send several packages a day, when i would get them scanned at local po, by midnight, they would be scanned at distribution incoming, and several already processed thru outgoing distribution. Now, just about every bubble mailer first class package sits a day or two before being sent to distribution, however, On priority, they have been processed like normal by midnight.

@Liquidated said:
USPS lost a package sent to Australia. Initial scan and no more tracking. After 6 weeks denied insurance claim as still in transit. That was in April and still no scans. Never even made it to outbound customs.

I still have a SFRB stuck in Memphis since May, 27. They paid the $50 insurance coverage that comes with priority mail and refunded my postage. Otherwise my service has mostly been great.

@ricko said:
It seems that staffing is an issue in all the businesses right now... Everywhere I go, I hear the same thing... 'We need people... have openings and no applicants.' Unbelievable. Jobs galore out there. Cheers, RickO

I bet a lot of them are crappy places to work at.

@LukeMarshall said:

@Samuel8 said:

@LukeMarshall said:
Since we are venting, New Orleans regional distribution center has nearly destroyed two of my packages in the last few months… one a fully registered and the other clearly marked fragile.

Sorry to hear that.
BTW, "marked fragile" only has benefit, no disadvantage, right?

I’m not sure. I think it means it has to go ground but I’m not 100%. If that is the case, the disadvantage would be slower transit time.

More likely an Ahole employee who damages it to spite yo.

@Samuel8 said:

@Jzyskowski1 said:
I sure hope this works out. Why is it always the important one. Good luck 🤓

Life is getting more complicated these days.
My son brought several credit cards (my authorized user cards) with him to college in CA.
When he shopped at a chain store, the chain store card did not work, Citi card did not work, Chase card did not work, when he tried to get cash from Capital One ATM, the Bank of A ATM card did not work. At the same time, my cell phone/email account were flooded with "fraudulent transaction alerts"!.............I pre-ordered the Morgan/Peace/ASE with those cards!
So, I had to call the CC companies,....., and told my son not to use those cards anymore, I would send him another group of cards. Now, I do not even know where the mail is!

Have the CC company send the cards to him.

@jt88 said:
I bought a book from a seller that is 45 Miles away. He shipped on 8/30/2021. It is still not arrived yet. I also bought two medals from UK, he shipped registered mail on 8/31/2021 and I have received it already.

If it's a book it was probably sent via media mail, which usually takes a week or two to get where it's going.

@ricko said:
@BAJJERFAN.... No, they are NOT crappy places to work....The places I mentioned are good, well paying establishments/businesses. People are collecting money for not working - and there are people who revel in that situation. Cheers, RickO

Not knowing who they are it's hard to say. For many Amazon is a crappy place to work. My former employer has a shortage of people and not because of unemployment. They make stupid management decisions that screw up things for everyone. They trip over dollars to save pennies. They don't want to pay a lot, but they'll pay overtime for someone to finish a job that should have been done by someone else.
My brother has the same issues where he is at. Private employer. Won't pay a competitive wage. People quit in the middle of the day. Mandatory forced overtime. Has engineers and researchers doing production work AND have to agree to take the same pay that the production worker would get. Owner says that a $1 per hour would cost $240,000 yet bemoans being behind $78 million in orders.
Now our stupid Government is cutting benefits to those who really need it, but not for those who don't need it.

Also just want to add that the percentage of USPS's entire workforce that is noncareer has gone from ~10% in 2010 to ~30% today. This is a big reason for the overall decline in service and standards at USPS.

@amwldcoin said:
Perhaps you should check again. Not too long ago I saw an add stating positions started in the 70-80K per year range with benefits!

@DelawareDoons said:

@amwldcoin said:
Dang! Those are cushy jobs with great benefits! Makes ya wonder.

@golden said:
My local P.O. was closed for 3-4 days two weeks ago because of staffing issues. They have a large banner outside that says " " Now hiring ".

Nah, in order to get those jobs, you have to slave away as essentially a non-union temp first. They call it the "419 Supplemental Noncareer Workforce" and now makes up somewhere around 1/3rd of USPS employees. There is basically a cap on how many "career" employees that any one area can have and if you want one of those spots, you have to wait until they add one (rare) or somebody retires (much more common) and you can take their spot... If you're the senior noncareer employee in the area.

Not only does the pay (relatively) suck for non-career employees, he work is hard, the hours are irregular and not guaranteed, and the benefits are mediocre and expensive. Overtime is virtually non-existent, so if you don't get your job done in the allotted time (and given how lean they're running right now I'm sure it's very common) you get into trouble with management.

I looked into doing it a few years back and decided it wasn't worth the trouble of basically being abused by USPS for 4-5 years before getting a union position.

Again, union jobs. You aren't getting one of those until you run the gauntlet of being a noncareer employee for an extended period of time. They are basically bait and switching people by waving that great job in front of their faces, then pushing them into the noncareer position pathway. You can't even be considered for a union position for at least a year!

Do you really think you could walk in the door making $70k a year? Thats more than college grads get right out of the gate.

OIG found noncareer position turnover was 42% annualized in 2016. Can't state it enough... Those jobs SUCK.

I mean, technically if you work something like 60 hours a week at $16/hr it's $70k right?