I'm guessing since it takes 4 months to get thru background, etc, they figure they better save time somewhere. So, they pick the absolute worst place to do it.
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When I first started in 88 I was a casual clerk. I came in one day for interview and less than a week later I was in orientation class. No background check or anything. it was a little different when I went to RCA a few months later because of the driving records and testing (they actually tested before putting me on the rolls) it took about a month to finally go back to the orientation class LOL
flash
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The website can only hold 100 at a time. Is it possible they just “appear to be gone” cause they got bumped off
I think it's because they have so many openings. To be fair, they give each opening an opportunity of 4 days. Then they repost it and repost it, over and over, 4 days at a time, hoping that somebody sees it. My state can only hold 100 listings at a time. If they posted the same 100 jobs until they were filled, they'd be on there for months and no other offices would get a turn. I suppose there is a method to their madness.
We heard about a new RCA applying to our office in mid July. She might finally get to go to orientation the beginning of October. If she'd applied at the local McDonalds she would have been working since mid July...making $15/hour and wouldn't need her own car.
Message to NRLCA: Give the RCA a reason to apply and more importantly to stay. Waiting two and a half months between application and actually starting work is not good sign of things to come.
We heard about a new RCA applying to our office in mid July. She might finally get to go to orientation the beginning of October. If she'd applied at the local McDonalds she would have been working since mid July...making $15/hour and wouldn't need her own car.
Message to NRLCA: Give the RCA a reason to apply and more importantly to stay. Waiting two and a half months between application and actually starting work is not good sign of things to come.
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Going to get a lot rougher this winter
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FedEx just painted a disturbing picture of the job market
FedEx sends shockwaves to bullish investors with its commentary on the jobs market.
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Itstillfun
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USPS is lost. This crap has been perpetuated and used against the craft by both the machine and the association. No more fools waiting in line for a good job. Just fools waiting in line to get a bit of cash. Too late to clean up this mess.
I guess we all know where those packages that FedEx cannot deliver will end up.Going to get a lot rougher this winter
FedEx just painted a disturbing picture of the job market
FedEx sends shockwaves to bullish investors with its commentary on the jobs market.
USPS is the proverbial "girl that cain't say no." (That's Rogers and Hammerstein, not me)
That whole following in their own vehicle junk is for the birds. You cant learn anything like that.
Not only that but, if you aren't on the site every day, how do we know when they decide to post a route?
I had a friend contact me about a posted job in our office. We didn't know it was posted.
Management could at least let us know when jobs are posted.
EthelAnne
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I followed in my own car when I started way back when my office was all POV. What else would you do on a POV route? But agreed—a waste of time, but I was getting paid so …
EthelAnne
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Management is absolutely contractually required to post route vacancies/openings. I think what @fred is referring to is when offices are hiring for RCA positions and, no, they are not required to notify carriers about RCA listings, but it would make sense if they did, right? In my experience, a lot of successful RCAs are people who were referred to the job by a current employee so it might be a good idea for supervisors to ask, “Hey, you know anyone looking for a job?” But they don’t. For whatever reason, and maybe because historically there have been lots of people lining up for some USPS jobs, maybe because there are no real consequence to individual supervisors for paying OT, hiring has never been a priority for this organization.
EthelAnne
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No, the job postings have beginning and ending dates and they are four days apart.
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Deer Smearer
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Deer Smearer
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Even 5 days is stupid.
It should be something like 5 days minimum, but continues after that as open until filled.
That gives a reasonable time period for new posting and evaluating applicants. Then it’s first one applying after that.
It should be something like 5 days minimum, but continues after that as open until filled.
That gives a reasonable time period for new posting and evaluating applicants. Then it’s first one applying after that.
The Happy Friar
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the RCA for the regular position I was moving to in a couple months in the office just quit! GAH! Did training, academy, ride along, then quit! Apparently dad owned the car & wouldn't let pedals be put in.
My son would of said "Screw you dad, I'll buy my own car!"
My son would of said "Screw you dad, I'll buy my own car!"
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The Happy Friar
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I'm a little surprised the guy who wrote the article seemed surprised they have issues hiring people.
