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From A USPS Employee

SuhseK — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 19:54:39 GMT

A friend of mine posted this on Facebook, thought I'd share:

Hey all, now this isn't necessarily intended for my family and friends, you all know what my work schedule is like right now. But if you could do myself and my fellow USPS employees a favor if you hear someone complaining.
Processing plant employees are working 7 days a week, 12 hour days right now and they are still unable to keep up. Not because they're lazy or don't care, the sheer volume of mail this year is insane. Truckers are hauling as much as they can, Post Office clerks and behind the scenes personnel are working long, hard hours to get the mail ready for the carriers who are working late doing their best to deliver. We are well aware packages are late. We don't know why it's sat in X city for a week but can guess. We do care. We're doing our damndest. We are missing our families, forget our own shopping, by the time Friday rolls around, we'll be too exhausted to notice.
I am so fortunate and blessed to work with an amazing crew. From the Post Master down, we all work together. Our customers are wonderful as well! But that isn't always the case. FedEx and UPS are getting buried as well. So please, we ask that you be patient and bear with us. Peak 2020 is an unprecedented year.

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nana59 — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:03:28 GMT

i appreciate you........

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alicedee — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:03:30 GMT

I do feel for them. Short-staffed and overloaded.

I appreciate them, as I do grocery store and medical staff. They are working so hard to help people.

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Pook — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:07:58 GMT

@SuhseK Thanks for posting this! My mail carrier told me this also. I don't know why some just cannot realize this. Packages do not automatically deliver themselves!

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SuhseK — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:08:53 GMT

Not the easiest job, and when you add in seasonal weather, illness, equipment breakdowns, human error!

I very much appreciate all their efforts!

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bmorechick — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:18:30 GMT

Absolutely appreciate their work. If either hubs or I are home when we see the trucks pull up, we grab our mask and meet them half way in the yard or driveway. My packages are always placed on my porch or lately, they have been going around back and leaving them on my deck. Truly appreciate those efforts. I wouldn’t want those jobs.

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Mimi NY — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:34:55 GMT

I just read this and thought people can be so inconsiderate but think we should be THANKFUL that workers are working during this Pandemic.

Had some items backordered but surprisingly have gotten them ,I feel everyone is working hard and long hours so let's learn to be PATIENT , especially if we are not shopping in stores this year and depending on deliveries by USPS, UPS, FED EX,

Just think "Better late than Never"in receiving our packages as this has been some year.

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ProudMa — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:35:10 GMT

Thank you al USPS employees....

This post should have an automatic link to any who say

Where is my package?

My card wasnt received?

What takes so long to deliver a package?

Maybe when you think of posting...you put a bottle of water or vitamen drink in the mail box with a thank you for the carrier instead....Or make sure your sidewalks and drive are clear?? Or even some homemade cookeis....

Or order a pizza to be delivered to your local post office for the workers...

Lets stop being a whiner and pass on some happiness and joy

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January121 — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:46:00 GMT

God Bless you all & hope you get a chance to relax & enjoy the holidays 🎅🏻🎄🤶🎄

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bonnielu — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:48:53 GMT

Appreciate your hard work. I do wish we could have our distriburtion center back and that might solve some of the problem... just some of the problem. Thanks for posting

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Spurt — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:17:25 GMT

I certainly sympathize and thank the USPS workers for all they are doing in this unprecedented year with the pandemic and more online orders than ever before....That's why many of us on this Forum URGED and BEGGED people to shop EARLY this holiday season....but many said they were waiting until "more traditional holiday shopping times"....SMH!!!!

Although I totally sympathize with the USPS workers this year it doesnt excuse the poor service we've received in the past---messed up deliveries/pickups and mail placed in our mailboxes for other customers, and the address wasn't even close to our area......So in the future I can only hope this virus gets under control and USPS and USPS Mail Innovations make changes and improvements in processes to improve service....this would not only help customers, but workers as well....

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granddi — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:55:06 GMT

Yes, the service and health care workers are very much appreciated. We are not forgetting meat and food prep.

I have never heard of USPS hiring seasonal staff.

UPS, Amazon, FedEx all advertise for seasonal help.

I have been holding some returns until after Christmas. My few little packages might not make a difference.

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icezeus — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:04:34 GMT

I have not seen any posts where USPS has been attacked. I have seen and personally responded to a thread where posters are listing their experiences they are currently having with deliveries.

I think we can all understand and appreciate the unique and difficult circumstances that they are working with at this time, but that does not negate truthful postings regarding problems that some may be having.

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Anonymous032819 — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:56:29 GMT

Unfortunately this will fall on deaf ears.

We will still see angry threads from people ticked that their item sat somewhere for "X" number of days, impatient for their package.

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proudlyfromNJ — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:04:12 GMT

Our mail delivery is good just like it always was. It is delivered a bit later sometimes and I see the truck up and down our street on Sundays.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:07:12 GMT

@SuhseK. Thanks for posting this. A lot of people need to read it.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:12:47 GMT

@granddi wrote:
Yes, the service and health care workers are very much appreciated. We are not forgetting meat and food prep.

I have never heard of USPS hiring seasonal staff.
UPS, Amazon, FedEx all advertise for seasonal help.

I have been holding some returns until after Christmas. My few little packages might not make a difference.

@granddi. The USPS has always hired thousands of seasonal workers. It used to be a typical seasonal job for school teachers.

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bluetail fly — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:15:11 GMT

I have never blamed post office employees for packages sitting, according to tracking, in a post office for ten days.

I do blame decision makers at the top of the pyramid that don't allow the proper equipment and seasonal employees to handle the not unexpected seasonal increase in packages.

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Capecodfal — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:28:36 GMT

Several years ago my husband and aduly daughter worked the temporary Christmas workers, daughter ended up at end of season getting full tme work from this, husband had full time work, so it worked out for our family.

I think in November they were tested, so along with being Veterans the points added up. Early December of that year they started working the night shift.

Times change and there have been alot of cut backs and i have no idea if this has been stopped our severally cut back. This is a year they could really use extra help!

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Sooner — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:37:20 GMT

I would forego anything home made or not individually wrapped now as a thank you. It is a scary time for all, and a mail carrier or postal worked with the virus could have a LOT of other workers quarantined, which is not what we need at all.