RRECS: "70% of routes will lose 3-5 hours a week or more..."

[Joe Reeser]

Now today I had a lousy 15 pieces in a tub. Some days in the fall, I was getting 4-5 tubs. Now flats have completely vanished in thin air or in some semi-trailer.

The flats don't matter during the count except for what is sorted to the route in the office or raw, whatever you want to call it.

 

[kizhawk721]

I can walk in November when I reach my MRA. Not sure I will make it to age 60.

Like me , I'm 57 , I've had enough of the BS , Amazon , management. I'll have 20 in full time Nov 2026. I hope I can make it....

 

[kizhawk721]

It will be in the yearly evaluation whether it comes in during the mail survey or not.

Do we get timed for anything any more ?

 

[Joe Reeser]

Do we get timed for anything any more ?

Just for office distances and that should be measured. I don't recall any timed functions, like loading and riffling DPS used to be.

 

[Deer Smearer]

Do we get timed for anything any more ?

Peeing

One shake is built in.

 

[ATCBigE]

Peeing

One shake is built in.

3 shakes will get you a flag.

 

[MadDog]

Our start time is 7 am , when I walk in , there's already regulars there casing mail . Their flats are in their cases and they are taking a tray of dps off the shelf ......

Interesting, they actually case flats before dps??

 

[TheDude]

Interesting, they actually case flats before dps??

I case whatever is available. If nothing is available I case some DPS until something is available. Usually I get flats first, so I'll switch to that. When I'm done with flats, if my letters aren't ready, it's back to DPS. Once letters are ready, I move on to them. When all the loose flats and loose letters are ready, I move on to parcels. If parcels aren't ready, it's back to DPS.

I rarely case any DPS if everything is ready when I need it, but that is maybe once or twice a week. I could just put in waiting time but they won't pay it. If I grieve, they will move my start time back. When I miss dispatch, they will either send an RCA out to get my outgoing or just say screw it and not send it up at night.

There is no winning....

 

[MadDog]

I case whatever is available. If nothing is available I case some DPS until something is available. Usually I get flats first, so I'll switch to that. When I'm done with flats, if my letters aren't ready, it's back to DPS. Once letters are ready, I move on to them. When all the loose flats and loose letters are ready, I move on to parcels. If parcels aren't ready, it's back to DPS.

I rarely case any DPS if everything is ready when I need it, but that is maybe once or twice a week. I could just put in waiting time but they won't pay it. If I grieve, they will move my start time back. When I miss dispatch, they will either send an RCA out to get my outgoing or just say screw it and not send it up at night.

There is no winning....

I see. Makes sense if you take DPS to the street. I case mine and find it easier to case flats behind letters, also makes it faster to deliver on the street.
I have a good office where DPS, flats and spurs are 95% of the time ready for us at 7am, DPS 100% of the time.

 

[Jruiz]

I am a 43k with 21 miles no nbcu and 550 stops and get Amazon
Get 200 parcels everyday and 50 go to the door
I think I will be in the 30% and should do good because I am high volume route and I heard short distance routes will do better
I did look over new numbers and they have most things in there favor
The only 3 things I think are above average will be low miles with a lot of stops, super high volume and Amazon still
If you have those three you will do really good

Longer routes, light volume and nbcu routes go down

Do others agree with me?

The problem with your calculation is that management can change your numbers to whatever they want. There is no way to check. They can change your parcel data, loading time and dps numbers without you knowing. If our union doesn’t demand daily postings of all data then I believe we will all be doomed.

 

[Worve]

Interesting, they actually case flats before dps??

When I cased everything (I dont any longer) I always preferred flats first then dps. Tried it both ways just less issues with dps last Personally.

 

[Cappy]

Interesting, they actually case flats before dps??

I take my DPS to the street now, so of course, flats first. Some flat mailings are great to taco to hold onto other flats or random letters. Most in my office case flats and all raw first, once all mail is ready they can pull down and take whatever DPS isn't cased to the street. Think the only exception is a RCA or PTF new to the route, its easier for them to get familiar with the order when casing DPS first.

 

[Voglio-il mio]

Interesting, they actually case flats before dps??

60% of my office does flats 1st, I don't. letters first than flats.

 

[too many yrs left]

Flats first if I'm going to case DPS. Letters first if I'm taking DPS to street.

 

[kizhawk721]

The problem with your calculation is that management can change your numbers to whatever they want. There is no way to check. They can change your parcel data, loading time and dps numbers without you knowing. If our union doesn’t demand daily postings of all data then I believe we will all be doomed.

That's what I say too ! We aren't seeing any final numbers at the end of each day . They only give us bits and pieces . Never all of the count ! How can they think we can decide to go high or low , when we don't get all the info that's needed . We had a 204b measure all of our inside duties . What a screw up , so then the Post master measured , that's screwed up too !!! What a big mess !!!.