Comments on: USPS offers incentives; will you take them?

By: vicky

vicky — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:36:24 +0000

anyone hear about another incentive $$?
what happened to the NRP employees?

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:32:19 +0000

I have 30 years’ service in the USPS, but am not 55 years old yet, I’m 53. I dont WANT a “cash incentive”, I’d still take a $400 a month cut on my pension if I left now, so the $15,000 pittance that’s been offered is useless for me. Why don’t they just waive the penalty? I’m sure many others, as well as myself, would GLADLY leave.

By: renuka

renuka — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:01:28 +0000

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By: clie78782329

clie78782329 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:16:32 +0000

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By: David Bassin

David Bassin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:01:42 +0000

I took the buyout. I have 37 years in as a Mailhandler.
Thats friggin enough. I am burned out. Tired of N.O.T.S.
Or sorry your wifes sick…to bad. Why its run like a Military outfit is nuts……Management wants 10.00 a hour casuals….with no insurance. Work them 89 days, fire them on the 90th and then rehire for another 89 days.
DaVEBOB
…..

By: rcatime

rcatime — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:59:46 +0000

Well not allll carriers only have 3 or 4 feet! I went out with almost 20 feet yesterday talk about tired last night. I wish my office had less!

By: MrZip

MrZip — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:29:00 +0000

Yes, you’re right … â€œnever argue with an idiotâ€â€¦ I will comply

By: PhiCrappaZappa

PhiCrappaZappa — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:08:17 +0000

MrZip
As many times as I’ve been reminded “never argue with an idiot”…..
His mouth – it’s called bragging.
PFP? Obviously you haven’t been keeping up.
To receive any “extra money” – it has to be called CTB.
(cook the books).
I am anti-ineptitude.

By: SouthFloridaUSPS

SouthFloridaUSPS — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:27:07 +0000

Can we drop the comparison of government run health care and the USPS? If you don’t want government run health care, fine. Be sure to reject medicare when it is offered to you in your golden years, because after all, medicare IS government run health care. While were at it, you might also want to reject your government run social security check, police and fire service, and what the hell, the US Military. ALL GOVERNMENT RUN. How about the EPA? Government run, but you don’t mind drinking polluted water do you? FDA? Yes the people who insure you don’t eat contaminated food or take poisonous drugs all work for the government, but hey, do away with them all. After all, the government can’t do anything right.

By: MrZip

MrZip — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:04:59 +0000

PhiCrappaZappa:

Do you work in the Headquarters in Washington DC?

How do you know that the “supposedly” 30K due to this individual was a “Bonus”, I mean did you see it yourself?

Or …

Did you actually get that information from a “realiable” source, your union? {{{laughter}}}

FYI – NO, and I mean NO “EAS” level field supervisor or manager will ever get $30K as a bonus, that is unheard of!It’s totally BS and even you know it! {{{ laughter}}}} The most I have ever seen being given out was $7K … and that was because the he has been at “TOP” pay for the last 10 years!

example: They use a PFP; which means “Pay For Performance” matrix. Now, depending on how well or poor the office they “Supervise” at the conclusion of the fiscal year, they are pro-rated and given to them in a check. This is what many of you out there call a … “BONUS”. It’s not a bonus, if the person has already reached it’s maximum in grade level pay. It is paid to them in a seperate payroll check because if they were to include their “Performance Raises” in each year’s salary, this person would have exceeded the “CAP” overhead of how much the top pay ios for that level.

I hope you understood what I said above. If not, to make it simple enough for you …

If a Letter Carrier was given a raise based on his/her performance each year … what would happen to that raise when he/she finally reach their top level pay, hmmmm?

Your choice of words stated in your post indicates that you’re a Pro “Union” and anti management employee.

Maybe you’re in the wrong field?

By: PhiCrappaZappa

PhiCrappaZappa — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:07:36 +0000

One of our managers received a 30K bonus earlier this year. That’s the one we know of since it slipped out. Multiply that by the dozens of incredibly gifted and deserving management personel we have here. Now multiply that nationwide. That and the pre-funding retirees pretty much covers the deficit expected. 15K AFTER TAXES is dinner for two at Wendy’s. Remove the penalties and it will look like the Exodus. Isn’t America great? Even the completely ignorant like MrZip and ProductiveAmerican can have their comment posted, too.

By: gideon

gideon — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:08:22 +0000

The USPS is just a glimpse of how government run healthcare system would work. Pretty scary huh?

By: MrZip

MrZip — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:47:54 +0000

Let’s see … high earning letter carriers can make a cap max of approximately $55-57K a year, while Clerks @ around $53-55K a year. That doesn’t include about 15-20K that the USPS pays for YOU for you and your families’ health plan … do the math. Taking the lesser of the two … (not counting FERS and other USPS expenses) Letter Carriers $70K and the Clerks $68K a year respectfully.

Now, if you told me you make this much money back in what? … 1980’s … I’d respect that, the MAIL volume was at its peak. So much that when you came back from the street on any given day … you found MORE MAIL … somewhere in the 10-15 feet awaiting for your next day’s delievery! It was back breaking then to carry ALL that mail each and every single day! Be honest with yourselves, today … you’d be lucky if you received 3-4 feet each day … and I’m talking about TOTAL for both Letters and Flats!

As for the clerks … same goes for YOU! If the Letter Carriers aren’t getting ALL that mail anymore … that would mean that YOU don’t handle the amount of mail you USED to receive each morning!

Ok, so you’re not a distribution clerk? YOU must be … what do we now call them? A Sales & Service Associate?

Well, I’ve got news for YOU too … because “some” not all of you “Sales & Service Associates” can not make an everlasting impression on ALL your customers by “Greeting, Inquiring, Sugessting and Thanking” your customers … people would much rather use other types of servcies that provide same service with far less “back talks” from the “Sales & Service Associates”!

When I walk up to YOUR window … I expect to be informed about your services and how YOU can help me get my mailing to its destination promptly within a reasonable time.

I believe in the USPS and what it is striving to accomplish … but Management is not whom the blame should fall onto … it should be ALL of YOU!

I’m tired of hearing how “stressful” the job is, how management makes poor decisions blah, blah blah!

Sure, the job comes with both of the above … but what Organization or “JOB” doesn’t?

If YOU can think of one right now … do us all a favor and resign from your duties and GO FOR IT!

In today’s economy and with all the “unemployed” out there today … you think you’re not replacable? Think again!

YOU want to do away with all your complaints about the USPS in general … then be quiet and DO YOUR JOB!

Don’t do your job because you have to … but because w/o it … how are you going to pay your bills, send your kids to college, pay your mortgage, your car note?

Keep playing the lotto … you just might have that option afterall! To those, I wish you luck getting those 6 numbers … because the only 6 numbers I’ve seen and heard have been all those “employees” (Letter Carriers and Clerks also) raking in the leaves with OT!

As for the package, $15,000? Not reasonable enough? Now, come on … are you a high level executive? I diodn;t think so!

Honestly, if you were a “private” company … some of you wouldn’t be working for your company today. The Unions should take note of that … I hope you get privatized and see what you’ll do when they offer you $8 an hour to do the same job!!!

By: SouthFloridaUSPS

SouthFloridaUSPS — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:37:10 +0000

APWU President Burrus was quoted as saying that he has been in negotiations with the USPS to establish the current buyout for the past two months. I can only guess that the USPS made negotiating a buyout offer contingent with the APWU keeping quiet about a pending deal. Why else would the Union not inform it’s dues paying members of these developments? Talk about a deal with the devil!

By: Zack

Zack — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:00:04 +0000

First we had no money, now they throw a “paltry” $15,000 at us. I have been an advocate of giving 5 years of service time/age credit as an incentive in liew of cash. This would require NO cash up front from the PO, and retirees would have larger annuities. The higher payments would come from pre banked retirement funds. If the early retirement penalty was lifted, the Post Office would have plenty of retirees. This would be a Win-Win for all involved, including me.

By: michael161

michael161 — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:37:45 +0000

what about the people who already went out on the vera will they get the buyout also?

By: tvfmd0

tvfmd0 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:29:43 +0000

I took the early out on June 30th 2009 because of increasing tension and stress in the postal service. I was told at that time there would never be any incentives. Now not even 2 months later incentives are offered. Shouldn’t the last round of retirees be compensated in some way? Employees made their decision based on what was told to them about not having an incentive offer.

By: montalp1

montalp1 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:01:03 +0000

I am 57 years old with 24 years service covered under FERS. The VERA that was offered for FERS covered employees is not very attractive. FERS retirement is about 1 percent for every year of service. We cannot add our sick leave to service time. I am currently carrying close to 2000 hour sick leave. I have witnessed many CSRS covered employees hanging on for 42 years to obtain 80 percent of high three salary in retirement!!!!

The current RIF environment is not fair. We cannot transfer to other federal agencies through ICAP. Yet we give veteranâ€™s preference to our employees?
I have seen many senior managers in the Sales organization land new positions while lower level management (account managers) fight for the remaining lower level positions. (NAPS) is an ineffectual association not a union representing postmasters, supervisors and lower level management. NAPS did not take a proactive stance to help the lower level managers.

I think that the Postmaster, his management team and the Board of Governors are culpable for the onerous retiree health care prefunding payments that leave USPS billions of dollars in debt before we sell one stamp. Perhaps, in 2006 (Postal Reorganization Act) this was the result of worker hostile Bush administration?

As for the productive American USPS is FEDEX biggest customer! Our entire domestic expedited parcels fly on their airlift and our premier International expedited product (GXG) is in partnership with FEDEX. UPS and FEDEX use the postal service for Parcel Select products because they don’t want to be bothered with residential deliveries. I would guess that the productive American is against health care reform and lacks any credible education and shoot anyone that disagrees with him!!!

By: freeatlast

freeatlast — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:59:47 +0000

The USPS will never become anywhere near solvent with the enormous complement of management employees that it always has. You can cut craft to the bone but that will only staunch the outflow of monies lost for a short while. Until the USPS makes a concerted effort to eliminate management positions the USPS will continue to lose money day after day, year after year.

Hopefully just 2.3% (thats about the same percentage that took advantage of the earlier VER offering this year) will take this half-eaten carrot on a stick offer of a few silver coins, that way the USPS will get what it deserves – a long and lingering death. Whats that smell? Smells like privatization!

By: ken714

ken714 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:26:38 +0000

No. After 31 years, I can’t afford to go out at 58% of my salary. I don’t want a buyout, just a higher percentage.

I sincerely hope that folks like “productiveamerican” get their wish and we have a privatized post office delivering 5 days a week like Canada. It’ll serve him right.