muttleycrue
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Now that the hiring process goes to the highest test score without a PM or supervisor even getting to meet candidates before they are hired, the shadow day might be even more important in the weeding out.
Shadow day question
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gotstamps
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Postmasters do still get to meet the newbies in Orientation if they so choose. They just aren’t able to interview them anymore. In some offices that is good as those PMs are looking for “Yes-men” or using criteria that would be considered an EEO issue. My office used to hire anyone as long as they showed up for the interview?
Sprocket
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Our new hire came for her Shadow Day.
Went to Rural Academy for 3 days then 1 day of LLV training.
Started last Tuesday for 4 actual training days and was going to do route past Saturday for first time with assistance from the other Auxie carrier, who is excellent.
Poor lady made it to Thursday then advised the PM she was quitting. Thousands of $$$$$ gone again.
It was destined to fail, this route is severely overburdened with so many free deliveries it makes your headspin. The regular carrier has probably made evaluation 5 times in nearly a year.
Was hoping the new person would at least hang around 5 periods / 10 weeks so she could at least get paid real time.
I have worked this route as a sub on and off for 5 years...it is a 5.5 hr evaluated 35 mile approx. with 349 boxes. I have never done it in less than 7. Who is going to do it after training time ends and take 8-10 hours and get paid minimum wage?
I really wonder, nation wide, what the retention rate is on new hires. My guess? 25% at absolute best. I think just about everyone under-estimates how hard it is right off the bat. I know I did. It seemed impossible at first. It does naturally get easier over time, but those first few times on your own can be a real ego crusher. Perseverance is a crucial trait for a new carrier.
349 boxes in 5.5 hours doesn't sound bad, but I'm sure there are many intangibles.
349 boxes in 5.5 hours doesn't sound bad, but I'm sure there are many intangibles.
Skierstmoritz
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I wonder about the retention rate also. In the last 4 years that our office has tried to hire an rca/arc none have stuck around. One poor girl was hired in mid November. Not a chance in hail. Doesn't help that our office has never been counted with Amazon. Smh. No one has even applied in the last year and a half. Our pm tries hard but no go.
drakeME et al -- "I really wonder, nation wide, what the retention rate is on new hires. "
-- An article in ecommercebyte.com mentioned USPS non-career employee turnover rate for 2019 was 38.5%, down from 42.8% in 2016. Sorry, the article did not break it down into per postal crafts. ( then again it is postal-provided information )
-- An article in ecommercebyte.com mentioned USPS non-career employee turnover rate for 2019 was 38.5%, down from 42.8% in 2016. Sorry, the article did not break it down into per postal crafts. ( then again it is postal-provided information )
Though not specifically mentioned, RCA % should be in the low 40s.
"Although the annual turnover decreased from 42.8 percent in FY 2016 to 38.5 percent in FY 2019, it still exceeded the NPA goal of 34.8 percent in FY 2016 and 34.08 percent in FY 2019. Also, the FY 2019 turnover rate exceeded the FYs 2017 and 2018 rates. In FY 2019, the city carrier assistant positions had the highest turnover at 45.8 percent while the postal support employee positions had the lowest turnover at 34.4 percent."
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blamethesub
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All of you who advise the newbies here to switch over to CCA for their own good might want to rethink that position. The grass doesn't appear to be any greener on the dark side.
Sprocket
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There is for sure, starting with the packages.
I'm not the fastest but this Aux route has more than any other full time rout...including 9.2 hr 113 mile routes.
Still.
