Comments on: USPS OIG Recommends Better Oversight Of Postal Employees Unscheduled Absenteeism

By: newmercy/clerk

newmercy/clerk — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:26:18 +0000

Sick leave in my office has become the new incudental leave. Management has cut the complement to the bone. They are denying most if not all incidental leave. And our union can’t seem to win. Just so tired of the games and politics.

By: ebonyme

ebonyme — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:51:29 +0000

Jimmy u hit right on the head!!!!!!!!!!!1

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:41:07 +0000

The supervisors in our office are fed up with doing all the work involved in issuing discipline because the employees end up filing a grievance, it goes to Labor Relations and LR reduces the discipline. Nothing ever sticks. I know of one employee who had over 160 unscheduled absences in one year, and still has a job with USPS. I know of another employee that has been brought back on “Last Chance” status – six times!! As long as labor continues to reduce the discipline, the emloyees will continue to abuse the sick leave because they know they can get away with it. And no, I’m not management—I’m a clerk and am fed up with the sorry people that get to keep their jobs.

By: Unions suck

Unions suck — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:16:17 +0000

Until they come out with a written “rule” of when a employee can be discilplined, forget about it.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:09:15 +0000

What a joke…private industry, is MUCH more flexible, in most instances, with absences due to sickness or emergencies. The morale in private industry is MUCH higher than it is in the Postal Service. A happy employee is a healthy employee and is one who does not take leave as often. Postal environments, especially P&DC’s, are TOXIC and UNHEALTHY in MANY WAY…emotionally, psychologically, and physically. Private industry employees are treated with RESPECT and DIGNITY by BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS…..There is nothing professional about postal management. Most of them can barely speak english, have controlling attitudes and above all, are racist. Most managers, who came from craft, were the WORST OF THE WORST and now they are telling hard working employees how to do a job they, as craft employees, could never and would never do.

HEY OIG, TAKE THOSE VARIABLES INTO ACCOUNT..

By: Doc Holliday

Doc Holliday — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:33:27 +0000

This is the equivalent to the spending of time and money to investigate the abused use of the uniform allowance. May we be blessed with an oig opinion on that? By the way….why in the Wide World of Sports,, is a law enforcement branch of anything doing this. This should be GAO’s jurisdiction.

By: Randall Sizemore

Randall Sizemore — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:59:09 +0000

In issuing this report, the OIG should have began by comparing their sick leave to the ‘civilian sector’……….what?………….case closed.

These guys are absolute terrorists.

I love this quote from the final paragraph:
“3, we reviewed the MOUs in question and determined they do not
preclude management from implementing this recommendation”

It’s not up to the OIG to ‘determine’ or create policy – let’s see what an arbitrator or judge has to say….jeez! The OIG’s ‘determining’ is as worthless as Homer Simpson’s – or mine……

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:58:30 +0000

Fire’em ALL, see if they do it Mcdonalds, the second most job the are qualified for!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Damn over paid paperboys and 7-11 cashiers

By: David Wilson

David Wilson — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:58:54 +0000

Sick leave is earned and if you don’t use it you lose it when you retire. Most people feel that they should be able to use it at will. The Postal Service should save the money they spend on trying to fire people for being sick. ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO USE SICK LEAVE WHENEVER THEY CHOOSE. Find something else to hold employees accountable for instead of just being at work.

By: Sometimers

Sometimers — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:08:16 +0000

Hey they didn’t complain when I earned it all !
Now that I needed due to aging situations…. Oh my I committed a crime.

I’ll tell you why:
Because it’s dollar bill—there’ s nothing in there $$$ to back up the sick leave
Until it’s Used—- then they cry & Whine!
It reminds me of the Wimpie in the Popeye cartoon–I’ll glad you pay you Tuesday–for a hamburger “Today” !