Comments on: PMG Potter Says Reducing Delivery From Six to Five Days Could Save USPS $3.5 Billion Annually

By: jacka$$

jacka$$ — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:34:13 +0000

I say do something about the people with more than 30 – 40 years of service. In my office, these are the guys who milk the office, make the most money in terms of wages and are the least productive and have crappy attitudes. If we layoff those under six years, we will only have slow, grumpy lose money people left in the office. That really does not make any sense.

By: jk

jk — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:46:09 +0000

I think that we should go to five day a week – there is not enough mail for 6 days a week – we are in different times with email and the internet – for the few that absolutely need whatever day that is cut (which i think it should be on Saturday) they should be paying a premium for it with UPS or FedEx

By: Eddie marzigliano

Eddie marzigliano — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:52:52 +0000

Let’s do. Save the service and slash costs. Why won’t the unions agree. They’ll lose money too. Nobdy cares about saving the Post Office just their special interests. Five day week. We’ll have Saturday and Sunday off like the rest of the world.

By: CLERK

CLERK — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:01:41 +0000

Hey! How come we haven’t asked Mr Obama for a bailout.Where is our stimulus package.We want to get on the bandwagon like the rest of the country.What I could do with a big fat bonus like the rest of the big wigs got.Yahoo! Get on the Obama train.

By: Postal Idiot

Postal Idiot — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:02:43 +0000

We gots 3 of those pieces of sh*t (FSS) and only one is used. hahahahahhahaha

By: halfbuck

halfbuck — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:27:34 +0000

Why is it that Jack Potter does not mention one thing about the fss machines coming online next year. This is the second he has spoken to congress about 5 day work week and forgotten the FSS machines. Is he hiding something? I thought fss was suppose to save a lot of money. Maybe with the mail volume dropping, they shouldn’t have invested billions of dollars into this project. They rather cut jobs and further drive customers away. What do I know, I’m only a letter carrier.

By: Jack Ass

Jack Ass — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:35:38 +0000

Where do you guys get this? The postal service is not a business. It is a governmnet service. A business in it for profit would never have universal delivery. Rural areas would pay ten times as much because it will always be a money loser. The money is made in cities.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:42:00 +0000

Trash is not picked up more then twice a week, even tho people would prefer it. So why is the Postal Service delivering it more then that? If I got a Postal Delivery Bill like I do for electric and water, and had the option to reduce that bill with a two or three day a week deliver instead of 6. You can be sure I would choose two days a week. Let those who need and think they need it every day pay for it, or come pick it up at the Post Office. After all, the Post Office is now a business, so why not run it like one.
And one more thing, the senior Carrier at that station would be required to be the Station manager. I’ve never heard of an oganization that picks only those who will raise their hands to be in charge, regaurdless of their ability, knowledge or ability to speak English.

By: mailman

mailman — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:03:26 +0000

Anonymous sure wants to “get rid of” a lot of employees- people who have had a job for 6 years,some who have been injured while performing their jobs- and put them into this economic scene.Nice. You know, Federal employees don’t get ANY unemployment insurance-the USPS doesn’t pay into state funds. Maybe Anonymous and his church would be able to house, feed and clothe the removed employees from his community until they can find work.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:56:46 +0000

reducing delivery by one day will not save the usps 3.5 billion annually. what will save the usps 3.5 billion annually?
1. make pmg potter and his crew take $1 salary every year just like the ceo’s of big corporations until the economy gets back to where it was.
2. Cap their bonuses
3. get rid of excess mdo’s and supervisor’s
4. get rid of rehab employees
5. get rid of employee under 6 years of service

after doing all these…

then, offer early retirement to those who qualified without penalty. it will be costly at the beginning but in the long run usps will save more money than what pmg potter predicted.