For the last 6 weeks every Saturday every RCA in our office has to go help the new one. The new RCA fails horribly. For some reason this RCA cannot deliver both the mail and packages at the same time. It takes five RCA's to get this route done on Saturdays working till 8 p.m. can we refuse to continue helping this person? I get that it takes awhile to learn the system so don't get me wrong..... this RCA has been trained by four separate carriers and still does not get it. (Racking up as much money as possible) perhaps this RCA is stupid like a fox ......why do the work when four others are sent to do it for you, and all's you have to do is sit beside the road and wait for them to come do your route for you and collect your wages because you are still in the pay periods of not having to get paid by evaluation but hourly. Every time we catch up with this RCA in the field it is in the exact same place. How much trouble do we get in if we refuse to continue helping after we have already run our own routes?
Another question about a molasses RCA new to the route
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littlesew&sew
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--There should be some improvement weekly.
Key word here is "should."
But when there's no real improvement after the molasses RCA has worked the route for over a year, don't worry. That RCA will still be around, still get assistance, still ask questions about forwarding unendorsed standard mail, still not know how to load their vehicle properly, and be allowed to be available only on Saturday because the rule came down to "keep at all costs."
There's no pressure on these new RCAs to actually <strong>DO</strong> the job. Take four to six hours to case your 8-hour route with 5 hours of street time, that's OK - you'll get help. Come in 30 to 90 minutes before official start time and work off the clock but still can't finish on an average volume day, that's OK - you'll get help. Make 3 or more trips because you can't pack your vehicle, that's OK - you'll get help. Stand around in the office talking for 20 to 30 minutes and can't finish your route, that's OK - you'll get help. Say 'NO' to working any day other than Saturday because you have another job, that's OK too. All of these things would have gotten me fired, but we've got warm bodies on the routes so it's all good.
Key word here is "should."
But when there's no real improvement after the molasses RCA has worked the route for over a year, don't worry. That RCA will still be around, still get assistance, still ask questions about forwarding unendorsed standard mail, still not know how to load their vehicle properly, and be allowed to be available only on Saturday because the rule came down to "keep at all costs."
There's no pressure on these new RCAs to actually <strong>DO</strong> the job. Take four to six hours to case your 8-hour route with 5 hours of street time, that's OK - you'll get help. Come in 30 to 90 minutes before official start time and work off the clock but still can't finish on an average volume day, that's OK - you'll get help. Make 3 or more trips because you can't pack your vehicle, that's OK - you'll get help. Stand around in the office talking for 20 to 30 minutes and can't finish your route, that's OK - you'll get help. Say 'NO' to working any day other than Saturday because you have another job, that's OK too. All of these things would have gotten me fired, but we've got warm bodies on the routes so it's all good.
