Documentary about USPS
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tonsillitis
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supervisors today will just say baloney and few mins after went full "R". and still wonder why carriers are mad at them
mailmanusa
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I have empathy for anyone struggling with conflict or other life issues. However, taking your life or taking the lives of others is clearly an indication of problems beyond just a work place dispute.
DB.Cooper
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For the most part, I think most agree, USPS is a miserable place to work for many reasons... I mean, just look at the quit rate for RCAs... there's something wrong with that picture...
mailmanusa
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As a regular rural carrier, it’s definitely not miserable for me. No way, no howFor the most part, I think most agree, USPS is a miserable place to work for many reasons... I mean, just look at the quit rate for RCAs... there's something wrong with that picture...
Porch Pirate
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A miserable place to work? My goodness cut the hyperbole just a bit. There are over 30k post offices around the country and each with their own environment. We employ over 600k people and just by those numbers alone… man I doubt that many people and places would stay if it always fostered complete misery. I know the issues at and with our job, we discuss them all the time here, but I know every job has them unless you’re the boss and maybe the worst part of your day is arguing over where to play golf.For the most part, I think most agree, USPS is a miserable place to work for many reasons... I mean, just look at the quit rate for RCAs... there's something wrong with that picture...
DB.Cooper
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When suicides quadruple... some might consider that a reason for concern... some may consider it hyperbole... matter of opinion, I suppose...
Alarm sounded as postal worker suicides quadruple to over 200 in 2023
DB.Cooper
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Just hyperbole, right???
Gallup, which was paid $1.8 million by USPS to conduct the survey, presents a comparison to the results of similar surveys of millions of workers at hundreds of other companies in recent years. Across a range of questions addressing satisfaction in the workplace, the USPS scores in the 1st percentile, the very bottom, of the survey results.
Exclusive: Survey Finds Turmoil in Postal Workforce
DB.Cooper
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LOL... sure you don't wanna listen to ole DB, who worked for USPS for 25 years... what about this guy, he worked for USPS for over 30 years...
Probably all just "hyperbole" tho, right??? Dr. Steve Musacco is a Ph.D. in organizational psychology, a M.S. in Counseling, and a B.A. in psychology. He’s been licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist and completed Coachu’s coaching program. He also worked for the postal service for 30 years.
Going Postal – Suicides, Murders, Harassment
DB.Cooper
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If it's so great, I wonder why there are such shortages of RCAs and such... you would think peeps would be breaking down the doors for such a great working environment... right???
DB.Cooper
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I'm curious when I hear comments like yours... how long have you worked for the good ole USPS????
I do think the mental health of most employees has declined. When they fixate, lose sleep and don't have a positive outlet to workout issues with - things escalate. It's when you start disassociating with others that Healthcare workers start looking very closely at you.
Some people compartmentalize better than others. Some have zero life outside the usps and it's harder to find balance. Some have such a horrible life outside the usps - that the job is an escape.
The trick is to find variety and positive in the daily.
Some people compartmentalize better than others. Some have zero life outside the usps and it's harder to find balance. Some have such a horrible life outside the usps - that the job is an escape.
The trick is to find variety and positive in the daily.
MNRuralRoute4
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I'm going to guess they work in a non-amazon office. I dread going to work days after holidays, Mondays, etc. Only had about 1600 packages on Tuesday this week in a 7 route office and they delivered both Sunday and Monday.I'm curious when I hear comments like yours... how long have you worked for the good ole USPS????
DB.Cooper
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I remember before Amazon when I was done early every day, and it wasn't bad... RRECS came along and slammed everybody's eval, THEN they rolled in Amazon... I do understand some are in places that are not all that bad, but overall, it seems there is more bad than good... and this is supported by employee surveys and so forth... it's not just my opinion on it...
Voglio-il mio
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I had over 300 all by myself on tuesday, every monday now is equal to a day after a holiday,
mailmanusa
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I walked in the door as an RCR in December of 1987. After roughly 2 years as an RCR I was converted to RCA and I transferred to a neighboring office. DPS was implemented during my time as an RCA so I had to endure additional time as an RCA until enough office time had accumulated to absorb the impact of DPS. I finally made regular in May of 1994. I served about 7 years on my initial route before bidding and winning my current route which I continue to serve today. I served as Shop Steward for 2 years in the late 90’s. While I’m beyond eligible for full retirement already, I’m currently planning on staying until age 67. I’m currently a 45H and I’ve got no problem being an H.I'm curious when I hear comments like yours... how long have you worked for the good ole USPS????
I see a lot of cry babies making their own problems. I won’t go into details but its quite pathetic in my opinion
mailmanusa
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One of the biggest problems I see that is caused by the people who complain all the time is this. Instead of focusing on exactly what their own responsibility is, they are constantly looking at other people and comparing themselves to them. Then they fabricate ideas about how someone is getting something that they aren’t. It’s a big waste of time.
DB.Cooper
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I've seen it both ways, peeps creating their own problems, and those just trying to do their jobs getting dinked with... all in all you didn't have to wait too long to make Reg, I personally know some that were RCA's for over 20 years, and I did about 12 myself... so, there are quite a few things that vary from location to location... if you're happy, I'm happy for you... many get dinked around thru no fault of their own, and I've seen it... all these employees surveys and reports of harassment, murder and suicides are real... if you're somehow lucky enuf to avoid it all over a long career, count yourself lucky, imo...
blue_goose1348
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Post 16; "I see a lot of cry babies making their own problems. I won’t go into details but its quite pathetic in my opinion."
Agree totally!
Agree totally!
DB.Cooper
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So, does the USPS have 600 thousand whiners working for them??? Gallup rated job satisfaction at USPS lower than workers that clean the sewage pipes under NYC and Chicago... here's a guy who has a Ph.D. and worked for the USPS for 30 years, and here's what he thought.... maybe he's just a whiner too... wth...
Community and Postal Workers United
Neither Snow or Rain nor Heat nor Gloom of Night Will Stay these couriers from their swift completion of their appointed rounds. Are we going to let greed & corruption destroy the Post Office ? ? ? . . . . . NOOO ! ! !
Going Postal – Suicides, Murders, Harassment
SUICIDES
Many people have asked: Why is there so much stress and workplace tragedies in the U.S. Postal Service? The answer to these questions is because the postal culture embraces and reflects core values that center on achieving bottom-line results with little or no regard for employee participation, respect, dignity, or fairness. Additionally, there is little or no accountability for the actions of top management in the Postal Service. Many postal facilities consequently have toxic work environments, and they can be a catalyst or trigger for serious acts of workplace violence, including homicide and suicide. The associated rewards system for behavior consistent with the postal culture core values, moreover, enables systemic organizational and individual bullying of employees at all levels of the organization.Prior to my retirement from the USPS, at a former district I worked for, there were three suicides within a two-year period that I concluded were contributed to in significant part by how these employees were treated in the workplace. The third employee, a city letter carrier, fatally shot himself in a postal jeep and left a letter stating that he could no longer take the job. The night before he committed suicide he told his wife he did not know if he would be able to handle his job anymore. How do I know? His wife told me this one day after his suicide. He was one of the best employees in the office. The District Manager and I interviewed his coworkers after his death, and they stated he would urinate in a bottle while on delivery route for fear he would not meet an artificial deadline set by postal management. During the interviews, one of the postal supervisors told the District Manager and me that the day before the suicide she gave a letter to all the city letter carriers in the station, noting that any future over time used for their routes would be considered unacceptable performance. The suicide at the Gastonia postal facility was the second since December 2005.
I define a toxic workplace environment as a workplace where there is a high incidence of stress-related illnesses. These stress-related illnesses are manifested by psychological and physical deterioration. In other words, these types of environments seriously erode employees’ health and well-being. The primary factors contributing to a toxic workplace environment are high job demands, low job control, and low social support. Low social support generally entails a lack of respect and validation of employees’ dignity by their “superiors”. It also oftentimes includes organizational practices and methods that encourage the bullying of employees to meet corporate goals.
Dr. Steve Musacco
Beyond Going Postal
Dr. Steve Musacco is a Ph.D. in organizational psychology, a M.S. in Counseling, and a B.A. in psychology. He’s been licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist and completed Coachu’s coaching program. He also worked for the postal service for 30 years.
