No flame, but I can tell you have never worked for the Post Office. FMLA opened a can of worms there. Almost everyone took advantage when the angles got figured out. ;0) It ain't just the post office, though it is probably more pronounced in that instance. I have a friend working there as well and he could tell you a few stories. Quite a few.
I used to work there. The abuse of FMLA was one of the final straws. I wish I had kept a dairy. The book would have explained the PO to the country. It is communism in action. :0)