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Re:Amazon gets priority while mail gets delayed, say US lett... by jeromegv on Monday July 27, 2020 @09:23AM (#23964814)
The stop of overtime at USPS, in the middle of a surge in online shopping, is real. The lack of staff right now due to COVID but also due to lack of hiring, is real. Every other carriers is hiring like crazy, but not USPS. The problem is real. The fact that the OP anecdata did not experience any delays is totally irrelevant to the conversation.
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Re:Amazon gets priority while mail gets delayed, say US lett... by nomel on Monday July 27, 2020 @04:09PM (#23968900)
Is there any inherent problem with the USPS over-hiring now and needing to let people go later? Is it somehow not possible for them to easily reduce the workforce after this, temporary, surge?
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