Comments on: USPS reinstates employee awards program http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/08/usps-reinstates-employee-awards-program/ more from postalnews.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:55:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: moonbat http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/08/usps-reinstates-employee-awards-program/comment-page-1/#comment-141009 moonbat Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:46:55 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1711#comment-141009 JB I had a solid 8 hour route that management made into 8 1/2 hours because I have to sort my business mail on the road. Which means handling the same mail 10 - 20 times because they are all have the same address. Now I get overtime daily and no extra deliveries I would like to have my postmaster deliver the route and I doubt he would be able to do it in the same time and he wouldn't be any quicker. If we were allowed to do the job the way we wanted there would be no overtime JB
I had a solid 8 hour route that management made into 8 1/2 hours because I have to sort my business mail on the road. Which means handling the same mail 10 – 20 times because they are all have the same address. Now I get overtime daily and no extra deliveries I would like to have my postmaster deliver the route and I doubt he would be able to do it in the same time and he wouldn’t be any quicker. If we were allowed to do the job the way we wanted there would be no overtime

]]> By: Tim Jones USAF http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/08/usps-reinstates-employee-awards-program/comment-page-1/#comment-140578 Tim Jones USAF Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:45:08 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1711#comment-140578 Wow, I was just trying to find out how to make a suggest and ran across this website. Knowing that you all are Federal employees it appears that the USPS has a major morale problem is not going to be fix by giving out awards. Wow, I was just trying to find out how to make a suggest and ran across this website. Knowing that you all are Federal employees it appears that the USPS has a major morale problem is not going to be fix by giving out awards.

]]> By: WWW http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/08/usps-reinstates-employee-awards-program/comment-page-1/#comment-140326 WWW Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:20:48 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1711#comment-140326 Awards? What are awards for? I always thought they were for doing a good job at something. Isn't that what they are supposed to be for? I have been a PMR for 9 years, helped out 10 PMs when they were between PMRs or their PMR was unable to work, I have been an OIC without a PMR yet did my best to keep from working overtime. Became an OIC because of a bad situation in an office and kept finding more things wrong and have worked my backside off to fix them. I keep trying to find ways to improve things in order to make my office more efficient, am doing my best to keep scores as high as possible. I am available for anyone who needs help locally. What more can I do? Am I asking for some award/reward? NO...just let me know I am doing a good job...give me a call, a letter, an e-mail; anything to let me know I am doing as I should...I don't need anything of monetary value except a bi-weekly pay day that involves more than 3 or 4 hours per week! My one award/reward is the customers asking me to stay in their office because I treat them right! Who could ask for more? I am willing to do this job from now on at the OIC rate, I don't need $25 or more per hour. I will take what I am getting and be thankful, which is more than most. Awards? What are awards for? I always thought they were for doing a good job at something. Isn’t that what they are supposed to be for? I have been a PMR for 9 years, helped out 10 PMs when they were between PMRs or their PMR was unable to work, I have been an OIC without a PMR yet did my best to keep from working overtime. Became an OIC because of a bad situation in an office and kept finding more things wrong and have worked my backside off to fix them. I keep trying to find ways to improve things in order to make my office more efficient, am doing my best to keep scores as high as possible. I am available for anyone who needs help locally. What more can I do? Am I asking for some award/reward? NO…just let me know I am doing a good job…give me a call, a letter, an e-mail; anything to let me know I am doing as I should…I don’t need anything of monetary value except a bi-weekly pay day that involves more than 3 or 4 hours per week!

My one award/reward is the customers asking me to stay in their office because I treat them right! Who could ask for more? I am willing to do this job from now on at the OIC rate, I don’t need $25 or more per hour. I will take what I am getting and be thankful, which is more than most.

]]> By: Proud2busps http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/08/usps-reinstates-employee-awards-program/comment-page-1/#comment-139872 Proud2busps Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:48:44 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1711#comment-139872 I work as a carrier/204b, so I get to see both sides. I don't think either side realizes how hard the other actually works and probably never will. Most craft employees work very hard and are good people. The few bad apples give everyone else a bad name. If they weren't lucky enough to have passed test and got excellent paying job with benefits and virtually no way of getting fired, they would certainly be sitting home getting welfare checks. As far as mgmt. goes it's the same thing. And those few bad apple craft employees make it very difficult to there job without getting frustrated and having to dump work on the other hard working people in their office which then further de-motivates the good workers. Bottom line is if you are unable to fire anyone do to union protection or mgmt. protecting their own, nothing will change. Let's just be thankful and happy that we are all employed. Have you been to Detroit lately? Could very easily happen to all of us! I work as a carrier/204b, so I get to see both sides. I don’t think either side realizes how hard the other actually works and probably never will. Most craft employees work very hard and are good people. The few bad apples give everyone else a bad name. If they weren’t lucky enough to have passed test and got excellent paying job with benefits and virtually no way of getting fired, they would certainly be sitting home getting welfare checks. As far as mgmt. goes it’s the same thing. And those few bad apple craft employees make it very difficult to there job without getting frustrated and having to dump work on the other hard working people in their office which then further de-motivates the good workers. Bottom line is if you are unable to fire anyone do to union protection or mgmt. protecting their own, nothing will change. Let’s just be thankful and happy that we are all employed. Have you been to Detroit lately? Could very easily happen to all of us!

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/08/usps-reinstates-employee-awards-program/comment-page-1/#comment-139565 Cheryl Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:43:41 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1711#comment-139565 I have always found the postal service incentive awards to be issued to employess who have a certain sick leave balance. There are employees with plenty of sick leave who are lousy workers. They have the mindset that an employee that comes to work is a good employee. Not neccessarily so. Then on the other hand, you may have an excellent worker, who through circumstances out of his or her control have a sick leave balance that is lacking. IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO JUST COME TO WORK!!!!!!! I have always found the postal service incentive awards to be issued to employess who have a certain sick leave balance. There are employees with plenty of sick leave who are lousy workers. They have the mindset that an employee that comes to work is a good employee. Not neccessarily so. Then on the other hand, you may have an excellent worker, who through circumstances out of his or her control have a sick leave balance that is lacking. IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO JUST COME TO WORK!!!!!!!

]]> By: Matthew http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/08/usps-reinstates-employee-awards-program/comment-page-1/#comment-139532 Matthew Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:07:42 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1711#comment-139532 In spite of it's imperfections, the postal service is the best place on this planet to work. In my 31 years with the postal service I have worked with a lot of bad apples that gives the po a bad rap. But the po has never had a lay off, always met payroll, negotiated with the unions in good faith and treats it's employee's with dignity and respect. For those of you that have problems with managment or the way the system is run, why not find a job elsewhere? For those that want to see the system fail or go private, be careful what you ask for. Think about all the industries that were deregulate...the railway...telecommunications....airlines. A lot of people got rich when those industries were deregulated but a lot of lives were destroyed. And that will surely happen if the postal service fails or goes private. In spite of it’s imperfections, the postal service is the best place on this planet to work. In my 31 years with the postal service I have worked with a lot of bad apples that gives the po a bad rap. But the po has never had a lay off, always met payroll, negotiated with the unions in good faith and treats it’s employee’s with dignity and respect. For those of you that have problems with managment or the way the system is run, why not find a job elsewhere? For those that want to see the system fail or go private, be careful what you ask for. Think about all the industries that were deregulate…the railway…telecommunications….airlines. A lot of people got rich when those industries were deregulated but a lot of lives were destroyed. And that will surely happen if the postal service fails or goes private.

]]> By: A 204-B http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/08/usps-reinstates-employee-awards-program/comment-page-1/#comment-139299 A 204-B Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:41:38 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1711#comment-139299 To Lisaa R Thank you for caring about your job. Thanks to everyone who cares about their job. We are the ones that will keep the Post Office going. It doesn't matter if we are in management or in the craft. The hardworkers who are here to do the best job they can do is how we continue to make it through the day. I wish there were more of us and fewer of the ones that think a doctor's note will enable them to do an 8 hour job in 10 for the overttime since their nice hourly or salaried pay is apparently not enough. To Lisaa R
Thank you for caring about your job. Thanks to everyone who cares about their job. We are the ones that will keep the Post Office going. It doesn’t matter if we are in management or in the craft. The hardworkers who are here to do the best job they can do is how we continue to make it through the day. I wish there were more of us and fewer of the ones that think a doctor’s note will enable them to do an 8 hour job in 10 for the overttime since their nice hourly or salaried pay is apparently not enough.

]]> By: LISAA R http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/08/usps-reinstates-employee-awards-program/comment-page-1/#comment-139293 LISAA R Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:36:14 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1711#comment-139293 Employee rewards...LOL. There are enough employees who are rewarded everyday.. They work the bear minimum, call in sick and god forbid do anything extra or fast. I feel they're rewarded by JUST having a job that pays $50,000 a year. Reward those of us who give a damn when the carriers get on the street, or the line is out the door and we go as fast as we can..Management just seems to take those people for granted and expects more. Thank you to all those clerks who do care so that we may have a job 10 years from now. Employee rewards…LOL. There are enough employees who are rewarded everyday.. They work the bear minimum, call in sick and god forbid do anything extra or fast. I feel they’re rewarded by JUST having a job that pays $50,000 a year. Reward those of us who give a damn when the carriers get on the street, or the line is out the door and we go as fast as we can..Management just seems to take those people for granted and expects more. Thank you to all those clerks who do care so that we may have a job 10 years from now.

]]> By: Bob http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/08/usps-reinstates-employee-awards-program/comment-page-1/#comment-139056 Bob Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:47:30 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1711#comment-139056 I have worked for the PO for 27 years. I have put out a house fire stop the water runnig out of a broken pipe picked up an elderly gentleman when he fell and could not get up and had been down for about 2 hours and have had about 25 letters from customers stating how I go beyond the call of duty for them. then an employee who has two months with our office gets an award. what a joke the award system is. thats ok I did not do all those things for an award anyway and would do them again to help my customers I have worked for the PO for 27 years. I have put out a house fire stop the water runnig out of a broken pipe picked up an elderly gentleman when he fell and could not get up and had been down for about 2 hours and have had about 25 letters from customers stating how I go beyond the call of duty for them. then an employee who has two months with our office gets an award. what a joke the award system is. thats ok I did not do all those things for an award anyway and would do them again to help my customers

]]> By: lammypie http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2009/10/08/usps-reinstates-employee-awards-program/comment-page-1/#comment-139050 lammypie Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:11:09 +0000 http://www.postalnewsblog.com/?p=1711#comment-139050 The new Postal Rewards program means that when they give you your letter of warning, it will have a little red bow on the corner....................... The new Postal Rewards program means that when they give you your letter of warning, it will have a little red bow on the corner…………………..

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