First - It has always been a problem with ANY Fed agency to always make themselves look good when they need/want to, and it benefits them. It is almost like the "inside the beltway" syndrome that besets Congress.

Second - From the management perspective, it is always much easier to NOT get the bugs worked out of a system, so they can continue to point to it as "the problem" with employees. They always have their meetings with employees to air their grievances and complaints, and then get their ideas and suggestions, and then put them in the trash once they have made it look like they are concerned and are going to try to fix some of the problems. Managers try to make it look like they are on the employees' side, when they are just trying to deflate the employees' concerns and issues so it does not come back around for a while. It makes them look like they are doing something about the concerns, when they are just sweeping them under the carpet, to hopefully not be heard of again.

Third - They should fix the bar code system to work correctly, the way it should, but that will cost money, so they look at a new system instead, while continuing to blame the employees for not doing the job as efficiently as the managers and executives think they should. This gives them more "supposed bullets" to go out and try to contract out the mail carrier jobs.

I feel strongly about this, it is just like any other agency that hinders progress, which is the opposite of congress!! I have 2 brothers that work for USPS, and they work hard!

Thank you, Dan Garfield

Posted by jsmeditor on January 25, 2008 - 11:57 AM

It's always frustrating when new technology is introduced and it's not easy for craft or management. There aren't enough barcodes in the world to give unique numbers to every piece of mail. The volume is mind boggling. I suspect that these comments are a cry of frustration as we're dragged screaming and kicking into the 21st century.get over it!

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