Comments on: OIG: Postal managers buying TiVos, video games, designer watches with postal funds http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/02/26/oig-postal-managers-buying-tivos-video-games-designer-watches-with-postal-funds/ more from postalnews.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:55:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: laz yorgades http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/02/26/oig-postal-managers-buying-tivos-video-games-designer-watches-with-postal-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-139030 laz yorgades Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:27:29 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1499#comment-139030 common sense to end the demise of the P.O.: make all routes adjusted to a strict, agreed upon formula, and then create them like rurals with each having a value and NO time prejudice. Then put them all up for bid with seniority ruling: the older decide choosing harder and possibly more lucrative routes, or easier "walk-in-the-park" variety ones with less monetary renumeration; and on down the line. A) you eliminate supervision oversight (and consequently most of their jobs) AND harrassment, B) eliminate (but with future rehire-provision) carrier jobs (thats the trade off), C) you save --and create a new--stress free and salary comporting postal service. N.B. Good luck letting reason prevail..... common sense to end the demise of the P.O.: make all routes adjusted to a strict, agreed upon formula, and then create them like rurals with each having a value and NO time prejudice. Then put them all up for bid with seniority ruling: the older decide choosing harder and possibly more lucrative routes, or easier “walk-in-the-park” variety ones with less monetary renumeration; and on down the line. A) you eliminate supervision oversight (and consequently most of their jobs) AND harrassment, B) eliminate (but with future rehire-provision) carrier jobs (thats the trade off), C) you save –and create a new–stress free and salary comporting postal service. N.B. Good luck letting reason prevail…..

]]> By: laz yorgades http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/02/26/oig-postal-managers-buying-tivos-video-games-designer-watches-with-postal-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-139029 laz yorgades Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:25:03 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1499#comment-139029 common sense to end the demise of the P.O.: make all rights adjusted to a strict, agreed upon formula, and then create them like rurals with each having a value and NO time prejudice. Then put them all up for bid with seniority ruling: the older decide choosing harder and possibly more lucrative routes, or easier "walk-in-the-park" variety ones with less monetary renumeration; and on down the line. A) you eliminate supervision oversight (and consequently most of their jobs) AND harrassment, B) eliminate (but with future rehire-provision) carrier jobs (thats the trade off), C) you save --and create a new--stress free and salary comporting postal service. N.B. Good luck letting reason prevail..... common sense to end the demise of the P.O.: make all rights adjusted to a strict, agreed upon formula, and then create them like rurals with each having a value and NO time prejudice. Then put them all up for bid with seniority ruling: the older decide choosing harder and possibly more lucrative routes, or easier “walk-in-the-park” variety ones with less monetary renumeration; and on down the line. A) you eliminate supervision oversight (and consequently most of their jobs) AND harrassment, B) eliminate (but with future rehire-provision) carrier jobs (thats the trade off), C) you save –and create a new–stress free and salary comporting postal service. N.B. Good luck letting reason prevail…..

]]> By: YOUR MOTHER http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/02/26/oig-postal-managers-buying-tivos-video-games-designer-watches-with-postal-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-130441 YOUR MOTHER Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:29:57 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1499#comment-130441 Cozmot, How long have you worked for the Postal Service? I've carried the US Mail for 28 years and still going all walking all day. When I first started at the PO I wanted to be a rural carrier but making regular was about a 5 year wait. Who with a family wants to do that? So I became a City Carrier, you talk about all the great protections carriers have. If they're so great why aren't you one? I'm not going to tell you how hard we work you know thats why you're not a carrier. Oh yeah and my neighbors I wave or say "Hi" to them when Ipass by as I work while they're already home from work for the day or not working at all you know those Saturday's carriers are required to work. By the way we just went through minor route adjustments and consolidated some territory. Mostly we are still carrying the same territory just not as much mail. Why? Because the routes where already long imagine that. I tryed a stint in management, went back to my route after being so frustrated with my fellow supervisors whom where the laziest most spoiled crybabies literally crying babies I've ever seen. The amazing thing These people 15 years later are still hidden in the management ranks, incompetent, lazy, over-paid, under-worked spoiled, stupid,arrogant couldn't and wouldn't do a full days work without spending half the day on they're cell phone or worse the PO's phone taking care of all they're personal business.By the way I know what you're thinking and I've never owned a cell phone and don't plan on getting one.By the way I'll trade you my retirement benefits for yours anyday, okay? didn't think so. So my friend if the best management strategy you can come up with again today is to belittle letter carriers threaten us with how good we've got it or how we should be working harder. Take a look at your fellow number crunchers who won't have a job when we do go to evaluated routes and relish the day that happens. I won't have some pompus ass telling me how to carry the route I've been carrying for 24 years maybe you can carry a couple splits off me because there won't be a need for puppet yes men around anymore bring on evaluated routes and get rid of the real dead weight! YOU! Cozmot, How long have you worked for the Postal Service? I’ve carried the US Mail for 28 years and still going all walking all day. When I first started at the PO I wanted to be a rural carrier but making regular was about a 5 year wait. Who with a family wants to do that? So I became a City Carrier, you talk about all the great protections carriers have. If they’re so great why aren’t you one? I’m not going to tell you how hard we work you know thats why you’re not a carrier. Oh yeah and my neighbors I wave or say “Hi” to them when Ipass by as I work while they’re already home from work for the day or not working at all you know those Saturday’s carriers are required to work. By the way we just went through minor route adjustments and consolidated some territory. Mostly we are still carrying the same territory just not as much mail. Why? Because the routes where already long imagine that. I tryed a stint in management, went back to my route after being so frustrated with my fellow supervisors whom where the laziest most spoiled crybabies literally crying babies I’ve ever seen. The amazing thing These people 15 years later are still hidden in the management ranks, incompetent, lazy, over-paid, under-worked spoiled, stupid,arrogant couldn’t and wouldn’t do a full days work without spending half the day on they’re cell phone or worse the PO’s phone taking care of all they’re personal business.By the way I know what you’re thinking and I’ve never owned a cell phone and don’t plan on getting one.By the way I’ll trade you my retirement benefits for yours anyday, okay? didn’t think so. So my friend if the best management strategy you can come up with again today is to belittle letter carriers threaten us with how good we’ve got it or how we should be working harder. Take a look at your fellow number crunchers who won’t have a job when we do go to evaluated routes and relish the day that happens. I won’t have some pompus ass telling me how to carry the route I’ve been carrying for 24 years maybe you can carry a couple splits off me because there won’t be a need for puppet yes men around anymore bring on evaluated routes and get rid of the real dead weight! YOU!

]]> By: retired moe http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/02/26/oig-postal-managers-buying-tivos-video-games-designer-watches-with-postal-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-129967 retired moe Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:02:59 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1499#comment-129967 Yeah, just look at the perks now. If you are rated OUTSTANDING, your reward is that you get to keep yopur job for 6 mon ths. Look at Baltimore, SMDO Fratini just sucks up to the Plant Manager who F bombs hard working employees. What happens? NADA, NIL, NOTHING. The bum keeps his job. Fratini wouldn't recognize a good worker if he fell over them. He sits in front of a computer 5-6 hours a tour. Plant manager Incontro F bombs everybody he pleases and hangs on to jerry Lane's coattails to keep his job for which he is completely non qualified. How about Potter and the perks he gets, including mortgage perks? WOW, to be a VP in the Postal Service. Eliminate 90% of them and sell L'Enfant Plaza. Yeah, just look at the perks now. If you are rated OUTSTANDING, your reward is that you get to keep yopur job for 6 mon ths. Look at Baltimore, SMDO Fratini just sucks up to the Plant Manager who F bombs hard working employees. What happens? NADA, NIL, NOTHING. The bum keeps his job. Fratini wouldn’t recognize a good worker if he fell over them. He sits in front of a computer 5-6 hours a tour. Plant manager Incontro F bombs everybody he pleases and hangs on to jerry Lane’s coattails to keep his job for which he is completely non qualified. How about Potter and the perks he gets, including mortgage perks? WOW, to be a VP in the Postal Service. Eliminate 90% of them and sell L’Enfant Plaza.

]]> By: seenoevil http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/02/26/oig-postal-managers-buying-tivos-video-games-designer-watches-with-postal-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-129580 seenoevil Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:41:33 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1499#comment-129580 Anthony Vegilante, Executive VP and Chief HR Officer (big titles), in a memo dated 2/26/09, suspended all employee award spending(known as eAwards). He wrote that this action in no way suggests a lack of appreciation for the tremendous job that postal employees do on a daily basis. So if you didn’t receive your hi def TV or fancy watch yet you are out of luck! hellllloooo... he didn't know the USPS has been bleeding like a pig for nearly a year now??? Anthony Vegilante, Executive VP and Chief HR Officer (big titles), in a memo dated 2/26/09, suspended all employee award spending(known as eAwards). He wrote that this action in no way suggests a lack of appreciation for the tremendous job that postal employees do on a daily basis. So if you didn’t receive your hi def TV or fancy watch yet you are out of luck!
hellllloooo… he didn’t know the USPS has been bleeding like a pig for nearly a year now???

]]> By: seenoevil http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/02/26/oig-postal-managers-buying-tivos-video-games-designer-watches-with-postal-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-129569 seenoevil Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:39:27 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1499#comment-129569 The House Subcommittee on the Federal Work Force, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing on USPS executive compensation March 25. The panel scheduled the hearing amid media reports that questioned Postmaster General Jack Potter's more than $800,000 compensation package for FY2008. A hearing is set for March 25. If there are any issues you would like them to address with Potter & Co, now is the time to contact the committee or its' individual members. http://oversight.house.gov/contact/ The House Subcommittee on the Federal Work Force, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing on USPS executive compensation March 25. The panel scheduled the hearing amid media reports that questioned Postmaster General Jack Potter’s more than $800,000 compensation package for FY2008.

A hearing is set for March 25. If there are any issues you would like them to address with Potter & Co, now is the time to contact the committee or its’ individual members.

http://oversight.house.gov/contact/

]]> By: AL Swearengen http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/02/26/oig-postal-managers-buying-tivos-video-games-designer-watches-with-postal-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-129558 AL Swearengen Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:36:01 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1499#comment-129558 Does anyone notice how long it takes for those lazy ass inspectors to investigate anything? This crap should have been dealt with IMMEDIATELY, but they are too busy playing Keystone cops, throwing parties for themselves and wasting money that they don't have time to take down the big wigs. The article is about something that happened nearly three years ago. That's why we're in the mess that we're in. You try to report fraud and waste to the inspection service hotline and ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is done about it. You'd be better off calling Barney Fife and Andy. Does anyone notice how long it takes for those lazy ass inspectors to investigate anything? This crap should have been dealt with IMMEDIATELY, but they are too busy playing Keystone cops, throwing parties for themselves and wasting money that they don’t have time to take down the big wigs. The article is about something that happened nearly three years ago. That’s why we’re in the mess that we’re in. You try to report fraud and waste to the inspection service hotline and ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is done about it. You’d be better off calling Barney Fife and Andy.

]]> By: rural http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/02/26/oig-postal-managers-buying-tivos-video-games-designer-watches-with-postal-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-129523 rural Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:00:58 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1499#comment-129523 Please, I don't want to lose my perks-the wonderful free toilet and drinking fountain. I lost 2,000 after the last mail count and this one will be even worse. After count is over, we witness a miracle-all the mail comes back-tons of parcels and flats. The highest paid employee in our office(PM) might show up for a couple of hours a day-then again she might not. Investigate? Bring it on-just start where the stench is the worst-at the top of the food chain. Please, I don’t want to lose my perks-the wonderful free toilet and drinking fountain. I lost 2,000 after the last mail count and this one will be even worse. After count is over, we witness a miracle-all the mail comes back-tons of parcels and flats. The highest paid employee in our office(PM) might show up for a couple of hours a day-then again she might not. Investigate? Bring it on-just start where the stench is the worst-at the top of the food chain.

]]> By: uspsss http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/02/26/oig-postal-managers-buying-tivos-video-games-designer-watches-with-postal-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-129466 uspsss Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:36:46 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1499#comment-129466 Cozmot!! Could you get off your high horse and look in the mirror!! YOU are what is wrong with the Postal Service!! I don't need 3 or 4 of you (managers) with your clipboards and coffe cups in hand to tell me how to sort a flat or case a letter.It is not rocket science and if it was I am sure you are quite uneducated, cause why work for the usps?? Why?? cause no real management firm would hire a hack like you with zero managerial skills and your abundant 'people skills' you so clearly demonstrate in your diatribe against carriers!! I hateto stoop to your level, but I must. you are a short-sighted, finger pointer, management kiss ass!! You have probably never worked an honest day in your life..now don't get mad put down your coffee and clip board and watch a real person work!! A Postal Letter Carrier!! Cozmot!! Could you get off your high horse and look in the mirror!! YOU are what is wrong with the Postal Service!!
I don’t need 3 or 4 of you (managers) with your clipboards and coffe cups in hand to tell me how to sort a flat or case a letter.It is not rocket science and if it was I am sure you are quite uneducated, cause why work for the usps?? Why?? cause no real management firm would hire a hack like you with zero managerial skills and your abundant ‘people skills’ you so clearly demonstrate in your diatribe against carriers!!
I hateto stoop to your level, but I must. you are a short-sighted, finger pointer, management kiss ass!! You have probably never worked an honest day in your life..now don’t get mad put down your coffee and clip board and watch a real person work!! A Postal Letter Carrier!!

]]> By: John D-Fargo http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/02/26/oig-postal-managers-buying-tivos-video-games-designer-watches-with-postal-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-129462 John D-Fargo Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:43:00 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1499#comment-129462 This latest report of abuse by postal managers is nothing new or surprising to anyone who has been with the USPS for any length of time. Almost all USPS employees start their postal career in the craft. If they don't fit in well because of substandard performance or simply lack the social skills to get along with their co-workers, or are simply unable or unwilling to physically perform the work, then they soon enter into management. No special training required. No formal education needed. In fact, the dumber, the better. If you can say "yes, sir", you will quickly be promoted. Can you think of any industry where supervisors and managers of the highest levels do not require some type of formal education, or at least a background in basic common sense? I welcome a congressional investigation in the USPS. The USPS boneheads in Washington, DC have run this ship so far up on shore she will never sail again without a new captain and crew. Can you say Captain Joeseph Hazelwood? This latest report of abuse by postal managers is nothing new or surprising to anyone who has been with the USPS for any length of time. Almost all USPS employees start their postal career in the craft. If they don’t fit in well because of substandard performance or simply lack the social skills to get along with their co-workers, or are simply unable or unwilling to physically perform the work, then they soon enter into management. No special training required. No formal education needed. In fact, the dumber, the better. If you can say “yes, sir”, you will quickly be promoted. Can you think of any industry where supervisors and managers of the highest levels do not require some type of formal education, or at least a background in basic common sense? I welcome a congressional investigation in the USPS. The USPS boneheads in Washington, DC have run this ship so far up on shore she will never sail again without a new captain and crew. Can you say Captain Joeseph Hazelwood?

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