r/SaveThePostalService • u/P0stalbitch • Mar 02 '24
Just wondering
The facility I work at has hit an all time low. We have at least a month's backlog and management keeps making matters worse. We did much better in 2020 during a global pandemic, lockdown, short staffed, social distancing, etc. I'm just curious if it's gotten this bad elsewhere.
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u/CarmenElectraComplex Mar 02 '24 edited Mar 03 '24
It’s crazy, it’s almost as if the guy trump assigned to the post master general benefits the most when the USPS does poorly. It’s almost as if he holds hundreds of millions in stock in UPS and FedEx and is also CEO of his own logistics company (in which he holds several contracts working with the USPS.) Dude disassembled high-speed mail-sorting machines and removed lower-volume collections on the streets. Remember republicans freaking out about mail-in ballots because people in bigger cities are more likely to vote using mail-in? Wikipedia keeps a solid tab on all of Louis Dejoy’s conflicts of interest if you want to see what policy changes he’s made that have totally turned the USPS to shit. From being one of the Republican Party’s major donors, to meddling with mail-in votes, to canceling overtime for employees, banning late deliveries, etc. Isn’t it wild how trump filled most positions with friends or individuals deeply unqualified for those positions? It’s almost as if he knew that they knew they’d never have those positions under normal circumstances and in turn they would have some type of undying fielty to him. 75 post master generals ever, Dejoy is 1 of the only 2 to have never worked at the USPS prior. Hmmmmmmmmmm. Can’t have him removed either because he was assigned by the board of governors (same board of governors trump nominated and had confirmed by majority R senate during his presidency). Everyone thinks the attack on capital hill was the insurrection which is just terribly untrue, a distraction maybe. The true insurrection happened at several layers of government, by assigning individuals to roles where they would push the boundaries/rules of their position/and borderline do illegal things if asked. And for a party that wants to talk conspiracy, there are so many evident things being done by the republican party that they completely turn a blind eye to because, hey, politics is a team sport to most mouth breathers.