Postal Service draws criticism for $1.2 million home buy

CNN ^ | March 6, 2009 | Abbie Boudreau, Scott Zamost and Jessi Joseph

[Larry Lucido]

That’s a lot of stamps.

[Netizen]

I’m glad our postal employees can afford million dollar homes! lol

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The Post Office has been captive to the Democrat Party since about 1900. They take care of their own.

[ladyjane]

The post office should be shut down. There is no hope for it. It is rotting from the inside.

I have had so many things stolen in the mail. I have had things delivered 6 months late. Never from FedEx, always from USPS.

I was in a post office once as it was closing. They had locked the door two minutes early and someone tried to get in to mail a letter. The employees all stood there laughing and talking back and forth how sometimes people bang on the door for 5 minutes. They thought it was really funny. Mean stupid people.

[Mr. K]

A POSTAL EMPLOYEE can afford a milion dollar home? Must pay very well...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

You’d practically have to kill someone to get fired from the USPO.

[pnut22]

If a community organizer can afford a 3.5 million dollar home why should a postal worker be any different?

[abb]

Since way before that.

The Creation of the Media
By Paul Starr

http://books.google.com/books?id=KO30kMoLKKkC&printsec=frontcover#PPA2,M1

page 40.

[mefistofelerevised]

“you’d practically have to kill someone...” Does “going postal” ring a bell?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Someone’s awake this morning...

[Psycho_Bunny]

"and the USPS said it lost an average of more than $58,000 on the 500-plus homes its relocation program bought and sold in 2008"

What? 500?

WHAT?

[popdonnelly]

In the real World, by which I mean the non-government World, someone would be fired. The Federal government is the only institution that doesn’t have to make a profit - or even make sense.

[tiki]

They obviously pay their employees too much.

[CORedneck]

Wow. What a nice deal compared to typical corporate relocations for rank and file workers.

Over a year ago, the company I use to work for came to me and told me my job here in Colorado was eliminated and was told to take a position in Virginia in the DC area. Part of the "order" was I "strongly" encouraged to sell my house as a part of the package. If I didn't sell my house here in CO, I was told it would reflect very poorly upon me in terms of my commitment to my new Virginia job and would hurt my career. Of course, they didn't want to pony up any money for the relocation.

[Mr. K]

I think you have to kill someone in upper management to get fired from the post office

[rgboomers]

At one time I was a contract mail carrier. That means I delievered the US MAIL but was not an employee. I delievered the mail for about 1/3 of the cost of an USPS employee. My point being, I’m familar with the USPS and their policies.

There are problems with the USPS, but not being able fire a USPS employee is not one of them. All any USPS employee has to do to get fired is any of the following.

1) Any rural carrier is fired for first DWI offense. No, I don’t mean while delievering the mail, I mean any offense.

2) Get caught with a firearm, even unloaded and locked in the trunk of your car, on USPS property.

3) Insist on smoking repeatedly in the Post Office.

4) Repeated insubordination (USPS managers do not tolerate their orders not being followed.)

5) Repeated sexual harassment.

6) Repeated racial remarks.

So, you never heard of any USPS employee being fired for any of these? That’s because they are serious about it and the employees know it. With the exception of the DWI and gun offenses, you will be warned and a letter put in your file before you are fired. That’s the extent of the difficulty in firing a USPS employee.

Remember, all the shootings at Post Offices? What do you think those were about? Everyone of which I’m aware was about someone being fired!

[Bender2]

Re: ...it purchased a $1.2 million home from an employee so he could relocate, a CNN investigation has found.

I smell... UNION!

And it is coming with the Øbamanation to bring the Closed Union Shop every job in America.

Go with Bam, vote the... the Union Label!

If red x above instead of Tony Soprano, go to http://blogs.brilliantbutcancelled.com/tv_lover/tvlover_tony_320x240.jpg

[Ro_Thunder]

The better question is how can a postal employee AFFORD a 1.2 MILLION dollar mortgage?

[RockinRight]

I’m just wondering what the hell kind of postman has a salary where he can afford a million-dollar house!