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Originally Posted by WINNOCTURN
Did you know that all of the Postal worker are either Part-Time or Contract Employees? The Postmaster is the only full time employee. The Part time employees are known "Part-time Flexies" and are not guaranteed 40 hours a week. They may only be getting less than 20 hours a week in some circumstances.
Try sling a 80 pound sacks of mail out of a mail hamper most of the day. Do you think you could "STUFF" a mail slot as full they can?
"Walk A Mile In My Shoes" before you criticize so easily.
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The specifics of their job are not hugely relevant.
The USPS is a very non-competitive business. Prices keep going up, quality of service and availability is going down.
It would seem that a lunch break is a logical time for people to go to the post office. So, if they want to maximize their revenue options it would make sense to be open during peak demand periods.