Summertime, and the living is easy. This is the title to a song but for letter carriers, summertime is never easy. So, kudos to every carrier for the hard work you will endure this summer. It’s also a badge of honor for us. That “rain, sleet and snow” mantra serves us well.
I always tell you in these articles how resilient you are (among other things). We just endured an unprecedented pandemic, and you led the way! Of course, we complained, but that’s our inalienable right as carriers. Sometimes we get so bogged down with the complaints though that we deny ourselves an old-fashioned pat on the back.
Things are moving at a rapid rate now. The new route adjustment process has been agreed to and training is currently taking pace in Florida at the beginning of June. We will soon be doing our clock functions by our scanners. To me, anything we can do to minimize management affecting our times will be a benefit.
Remember when management used to enter our times based on our 3996s? But they screwed that up and the result of an OIG audit resulted in us doing our own clock rings.
Our pandemic babies (those carriers who were hired during the pandemic) have no idea what is about to hit them. The count and inspections. The street observations. The one-day walks. The “hot issues.” The “my boss is on me” speeches. The “let’s stay under the radar” floor talks, etc.
I know you retirees are laughing. You are legends. But you know you secretly miss the pain on your bodies, the bleeding of your ears (caused by carrier complaints) and the pain in the asses that are postal management. Okay, I go too far. But you must admit….
#AlGreenLetsStayTogetherBecauseWeAllWe Got
