Christmas

[nickiegirl62]

Has anybody heard when the official Christmas NO overtime period starts?

 

[Heyyou]

December 7

 

[PostalServiceEmployeeNewman]

December 7

Ahhhh the time when regulars at my office begin slacking so they get to work half days and get extra days off.

 

[Gotrope]

I begged to be sent home last few years. The hefflelumps wouldn't let me go home. I actually miss being sent home?

 

[Rt2mailman]

I have one speed all year long, SLOW. Christmas overtime is my favorite time if year.

 

[callofthewild]

December 7-27

 

[BeatsAll-IEverSeen]

My previous post was incorrect!

The 2019 Christmas period runs from December 7th to December 27th.

 

[callofthewild]

OH nuts are you sure.....I need to take off.....ha ha....thank you for posting.

 

[hockey94]

I wish, I could get sent home early during the OT period

 

[Iguanus]

So why doesn't Christmas overtime start a week sooner on 11-30 instead of 12-7? Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the onslaught of parcels have long begun even prior to 12-7.

 

[btdtret]

Igusnus -- "So why doesn't Christmas overtime start a week sooner on 11-30 instead of 12-7? Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the onslaught of parcels have long begun even prior to 12-7. "

-- Blame it on the calendar and the Pay Period schedule.

 

[jtcrapper]

amazon makes the season better no help start latter get done before dark

 

[charlie]

So why doesn't Christmas overtime start a week sooner on 11-30 instead of 12-7? Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the onslaught of parcels have long begun even prior to 12-7.

Blaim it on the union lack of ANY negotiating skills...

 

[Windindaface]

I'm not worried about the OT issue or delivering in the dark. Something I have never earned or done in my 20+ in.

I have approved 3 day weekends (Sun, Mon, Tues) until the AL award period next year. Along with an 11 day resting up period starting the week of Thanksgiving.

FYI my home delivery unit will not be dropping Holiday items here. I'm done with my Christmas shopping. ​

 

[nickiegirl62]

Ahhhh the time when regulars at my office begin slacking so they get to work half days and get extra days off.

Have to recoup all that free time given to the post office the rest of the year somewhere!

 

[nickiegirl62]

Thanks everyone., since we now get dps and leave so early the RCA;s wont have the llvs in the morning....could get interesting!

 

[gotstamps]

So why doesn't Christmas overtime start a week sooner on 11-30 instead of 12-7? Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the onslaught of parcels have long begun even prior to 12-7.

It’s always the first 3 weeks of December starting on Saturday by Contract. The first Saturday in December is the 7th so that’s the start & goes for 3 weeks. It has nothing to do with Pay Periods.
At least Christmas Day actually falls in the OT Period for a change! ?

 

[FrozenToes]

So why doesn't Christmas overtime start a week sooner on 11-30 instead of 12-7? Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the onslaught of parcels have long begun even prior to 12-7.

It’s always the first 3 weeks of December starting on Saturday by Contract. The first Saturday in December is the 7th so that’s the start & goes for 3 weeks. It has nothing to do with Pay Periods.
At least Christmas Day actually falls in the OT Period for a change! ?

Yes, but that week after Thanksgiving week is tough.

 

[gotstamps]

Yes, but that week after Thanksgiving week is tough.

AND the 3 weeks before it! Black Friday doesn’t really exist anymore.

 

[btdtret]

gotstamps et al -- "At least Christmas Day actually falls in the OT Period for a change! "

-- As does Hanukkah and Kwanzaa as well as Boxing Day for those with British and or Canadian associations.

-- Unrelated. Merchants probably not happy that Thanksgiving falls on the last week of the month, losing a week of business.