Any empty open routes, I need a change in life?

Nevrgivup · Feb 16, 2023

It’s time for a change, and I think now would be a great opportunity for a change. Any routes open and available in your office? I will contact and ask for a transfer? Can I even get a transfer if I’m a regular to a vacant route? I’m willing to eat a year of a crap evaluation!

Old Fart · Feb 16, 2023

What geography do you want to relocate to?

Or, where won't you go?

Nevrgivup · Feb 16, 2023

I’m in the south and willing to go anywhere that I could relocate to and afford the housing cost? I’m pretty open just want to know what’s available?

Gotrope · Feb 16, 2023

You cannot transfer in to a vacant route. You can try to transfer as a ptf. Technically, it is possible. Whether they allow is something different.

Nevrgivup · Feb 16, 2023

I’m hearing that there are vacant routes and they would hire off the street. So as a regular on table 1,I would have to go to table 2 and start all over again? I can’t transfer to a vacant route and keep my table 1 status?

Nevrgivup · Feb 16, 2023

Table 1 and table 2 is a big difference! It would take years to make up that difference. I’m willing to give a year of a crappy evaluation but not a decade for the the table 1 vs table 2 debacle.

Tammy · Feb 16, 2023

You get kicked to table 2 been there done that

Nevrgivup · Feb 16, 2023

Tammy said:
You get kicked to table 2 been there done that

That really sucks!

Old Fart · Feb 16, 2023

Gotrope said:
You cannot transfer in to a vacant route. You can try to transfer as a ptf. Technically, it is possible. Whether they allow is something different.

I know of one office in the Northwest where they have 40 routes with 20 vacant. They can't hire off the street because nobody wants to work at the Post Office.

I've heard in a situation such as that, they'll open the bid to region, then nationally and that's in essence a transfer, though it's really winning an open route bid.

Could be wrong .......rumors fly like bats at night......

Gotrope · Feb 16, 2023

Old Fart said:
I know of one office in the Northwest where they have 40 routes with 20 vacant. They can't hire off the street because nobody wants to work at the Post Office.

I've heard in a situation such as that, they'll open the bid to region, then nationally and that's in essence a transfer, though it's really winning an open route bid.

Could be wrong .......rumors fly like bats at night......

I bet there's a Paul Harvey rest of the story to those vacant routes.

Nevrgivup · Feb 16, 2023

Old Fart said:
I know of one office in the Northwest where they have 40 routes with 20 vacant. They can't hire off the street because nobody wants to work at the Post Office.

I've heard in a situation such as that, they'll open the bid to region, then nationally and that's in essence a transfer, though it's really winning an open route bid.

Could be wrong .......rumors fly like bats at night......

Where is this office?

Old Fart · Feb 16, 2023

Gotrope said:
I bet there's a Paul Harvey rest of the story to those vacant routes.

You can absolutely bet on that.

psd181 · Feb 16, 2023

Gotrope said:
I bet there's a Paul Harvey rest of the story to those vacant routes.

yup, probably get 500 parcels a day...... 1200 customers, no parcel lockers........ has 10 business pickups over 500 a day........... management probably says NO 2nd TRIPS, and you must carry it all and provide a vehicle big enough............... 42J LOL mail count 2018 got 30 parcels a day and no pickups.

DB.Cooper · Feb 16, 2023

There's probably a reason an office has a lot of vacant routes.... probably because it sucks to work there.... js.... be careful what you wish for.... you might just get it.....

Old Fart · Feb 16, 2023

Nevrgivup said:
Where is this office?

The reason for all the vacancies is AWFUL management, violation of contract at will with zero union help or presence, Amazon overflowing, bad weather, not enough LLV's, and....enough as I'd not recommend a move there. They called and asked me. No chance. Career fairs every weekend. Nothing. There's a reason.

FrozenToes · Feb 17, 2023

Nevrgivup said:
It’s time for a change, and I think now would be a great opportunity for a change. Any routes open and available in your office? I will contact and ask for a transfer? Can I even get a transfer if I’m a regular to a vacant route? I’m willing to eat a year of a crap evaluation!

There's a Facebook group for mutual transfers that is pretty active. Don't know if any are successful.
" Rural Carrier Mutual Transfers"

RuralConfusion22 · Feb 17, 2023

Old Fart said:
I know of one office in the Northwest where they have 40 routes with 20 vacant. They can't hire off the street because nobody wants to work at the Post Office.

I've heard in a situation such as that, they'll open the bid to region, then nationally and that's in essence a transfer, though it's really winning an open route bid.

Could be wrong .......rumors fly like bats at night......

I'm in the Northeast.. there are many vacant routes run by the occasional sub we can get from almost 50miles away.. if not Supervisors P.M.'s and even Clerks are running all or partial routes daily we have 0 Subs.. will be interesting to see how those routes turn out under RRECS we have many district wide bids but no takers...

csparks · Feb 17, 2023

The news stories I've run across about POs with no employees are generally high cost areas like Oregon and Colorado, plus Wyoming I think.

As a fellow southern climate person, I just can't imagine living there.

FXDL2003 · Feb 17, 2023

There are 8 vacant full time routes in the MN-ND district. The ND jobs wpuld be very low cost of living comparatively.

Old Fart · Feb 17, 2023

csparks said:
The news stories I've run across about POs with no employees are generally high cost areas like Oregon and Colorado, plus Wyoming I think.

As a fellow southern climate person, I just can't imagine living there.

Was outside Atlanta for a while, best area to live in of all those I've been.

One reason we can't attract employees in high cost areas. However, there are plenty where the costs are moderate and they STILL can't get help. As we all know, this is a physical job, real work, and when we are lucky enough to land a sub, they almost always leave within the first month, far too much work for them.