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Old 01-30-2012, 10:48 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by SAMIAM View Post
Oh,I get it.....it was Nixons,Bush's,Reagans,(select one) fault....silly me.
I wasn't saying that SAMIAM, in fact Nixon did a good thing making the conversion. And yes, to the others chiming in there is a lot of waste, laziness, and poor management in the USPS. But remember this, the USPS must hire just about anybody that can pass the civil service exam no matter what. This in itself is a challenge for any employer. The Mail Carrier's day has been shortened due to machines presorting the carrier's mail in the order in which they walk or drive their routes. Automation has greatly decreased labor costs. Plus, they outsource a lot of work thru their worksharring discounts program, which private companies sort and barcode company's mail before it is given to the post office.
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