[PROCON]

The fact that the USPS has lost $46 billion since 2007 probably isn’t a source for a morale boost either.

In the age of E-Mail and other digital technologies, it's difficult to justify the Post Office's existence.

[mass55th]

They're so miserable, that they steal peoples' packages, and get involved in IRS refund scams.

Back on 4/16, I mailed a paperback book via media rate with tracking from Rome, NY that was going to Indian River, Mi. The package went from here, to Warrendale, Pa., then all the way across the country to Bell Gardens, Ca., sat three days there before being sent back the other way to it's final destination. It finally arrived at the new owner's door on 4/25. The whole process took 9 days. No wonder the post office is broke. They spend mucho bucks on transportation fuel, making your packages take the scenic route across America.

[Sicon]

I am a highly experienced and qualified IT engineer working for a very well-known company. I spent 4 hours last night that should have been spent sleeping, responding to software incidents. I haven't had a raise in almost 10 years, get maybe a 3% bonus in a good year despite glowing reviews and comments from our corporate client, contribute to my health care benefits, have no pension to look forward to, and live with the constant worry that my job will be outsourced to some guy in Bangladesh who will do it for 1/3 the pay (albeit not as well, and with a serious language barrier), and I'm supposed to give a sh*t about these postal employees?

I had a guy do some painting in my house, who paints as a part time gig. He is a "civil servant" who has better benefits than I do, and who will be retiring at 55 with a six figure lifetime pension that I am helping to pay for.

To hell with all of these government leeches.

[CodeToad]

As are all organizations run by liberalism and not merit.

All liberal companies I have been in contact with have been mental disasters with people always on the defensive and with bad attitudes.

[AlaskaErik]

I had my mail on a temporary forward for 2.5 months. During that time I had mail returned to sender, mail placed in my mailbox, mail that disappeared and a few pieces that were actually forwarded to me. This continued even after I complained to the Post Office. Most everything is now e-mailed to me, but a few things can only be received through the mail. I expect a lot more things to disappear when I go to Arizona for the winter, but I’m going to complain to the postmaster one more time right before I leave.

[Secret Agent Man]

And this is at the same time ups and fedex take a significant amount of long haul package traffic for them too.

[353FMG]

USPS personnel should be a happy bunch — job security with no mass lay-offs like in the Oil&Gas business.

[Chode]

USPS employees say they rarely receive recognition for good work;

they need a pat on the head for putting mail in a slot???

hell... several times a year i get the wrong mail in my box and don't get mail i'm expecting, prolly for the same reason, and the one doing it is the POSTMASTER!!!

it's gotten so bad i have to put a notice in my box when i'm expecting a package if i want to get it

4, FOUR, times she put locker keys for packages i was expecting in the wrong box, three times they were returned the forth time it wasn't

i told her if she loses another one after being notified in advance, i would goto the regional and state postmasters and demand she be fired

[Colo9250]

This survey could have been taken 25 years ago and you would have gotten the same results. The Unions are a major cause of the low morale, same as any other union controlled business. Sure there is poor management, all the way to the top, always has been and always will be as long as the unions run the show. A lot of Supervision have good intent to perform well but their hands are tied.

[vetvetdoug]

Try hiring employees that are grateful for earning a job instead of those that are hired because of race and color. The USPS is a good job with decent health and retirement benefits unlike those in the private sector.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Newman Doesn't Think It's Such a Great Job (YouTube).....

[Vermont Lt]

Nice to know the PO hadn’t changed in 35 years.

The best thing about working at the PO is learning about what all these people did for their fun outside of work. It was the most eclectic group I’ve ever worked with.

[SamAdams76]

I wonder how John Kasich will weigh in on this. After all, he is the son of a mailman.

[Rurudyne]

I’m not really surprised.

Think about it, once upon a time the postal service delivered life: all the important letters from friends and loved ones, notices, paychecks, bills ... all the best and worst of what the world had to throw at people...

... now they mostly deliver junk mail.

That’s gotta have an effect.