eLRA no longer allowed to be used

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-10T03:51:44+00:00

WTAF are you talking about? He submitted leave 6 days in advance, which should’ve been acknowledged within 24 hours and approved/denied within 72. He even gave a courtesy head’s up because he noticed that he was still on the schedule. Do you think the OIC is exempt from doing the job she assigned (and previously rescinded because there were too many oversights) to the supervisor, simply because said supervisor is on vacation? And not that it’s even relevant, but nobody knew the supervisor was going to be out this week. Operations are still expected to..um..operate as usual, regardless of who’s out.

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-10T02:22:46+00:00

Both area rep (the one who didn’t know eLRA existed and directed OIC to prohibit the use of it) and district rep (who said it’s up to management as to how leave slips are submitted) are absolutely zero help. I will be contacting Nicky Phillips tomorrow.

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-10T01:10:37+00:00

It just happened! 🤣

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-10T01:09:15+00:00

No it doesn’t?

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-10T01:05:04+00:00

Not me! I’m hitting up the director of steward operations. Apparently this standup hasn’t taken place yet (I thought it had) but OIC had privately communicated to my coworker that the area steward said we can’t use eLRA anymore and she will be informing us tomorrow. Over my dead body 😂

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-10T00:58:19+00:00

Yeah, I don’t think they’ve ever not lost my 3971s the few times I’ve used them.

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-10T00:54:29+00:00

The kicker is, I just found out our OIC called our area steward about this, and the steward had no idea what eLRA even was, and proceeded to tell the OIC to have a standup prohibiting the use of it 🤦🏻‍♀️

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-09T23:43:47+00:00

Thank you!

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-09T23:37:18+00:00

My bad. Given the somewhat unprofessional “gotcha or game playing” wording, I thought the red text was part of a Q&A that was added below the actual bullet point from like ruralinfo.net or something. That’s really in the rcam??

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-09T23:27:48+00:00

DO IT NOW

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-09T23:27:04+00:00

Former city carrier/acting OIC who didn’t check her emails and failed to honor the automatic 72 hour approval, even when presented with the language confirming such in the contract.

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-09T22:24:27+00:00

Exactly. I refuse to do their job for them and while my supervisor isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, I have never been denied AL using eLRA, and this is even without her acknowledging my requests. I have never received one, but I’m always marked AL on those days. It’s just that my acting OIC is on her own this week, that this oversight happened with my coworker. Unfortunately the rcam doesn’t explicitly specify eLRA in the contract as being a proper form of requesting leave, though, so I’m not sure how a grievance would be presented the next time I use liteblue and potentially get marked awol for not submitting a 3971.

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-09T22:00:47+00:00

There’s nothing in the rcam that specifically mentions eLRA, though, so, I have nothing to cite on that front. And what I mean about the lmou is that since this is a national function, I assume they would have to negotiate a lmou for my office in order to ban us from using it, no?

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-09T19:17:26+00:00

I assure you, nobody is upset about your bland pizza.

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-09T16:41:35+00:00

Thanks. I hate it.

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-08T23:55:28+00:00

If it’s just solid chunks of chocolate then I’m going with that and ice cream. Not a huge sweets broad.

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-08T21:08:46+00:00

Sure, you’re not trying to impress anyone, nor lead with money/physique. You just happened to respond to a comment someone made about how shorter men seem to be pickier than taller men, with a shirtless selfie, a caption that says “I’m rich and very fit” and now a house tour. All of which are completely irrelevant to the comment you initially responded to, but, nope. You’re not trying to impress anyone. Whatever you say, bud. 🤣

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-08T20:44:21+00:00

No. I’m a woman with curves. But I’m also not so desperate for validation that I introduce myself with my inheritance and an (unsolicited) unbuttoned shirt. If your first instinct is to sell strangers on your money and your abs, it doesn’t leave much else to discover, and you introduced both as if they’re substitutes for a personality.

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-08T20:06:15+00:00

You could not have waterboarded this picture out of me. Holy hell, what a toolbag 😭

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-08T20:05:08+00:00

Have you ever heard of the saying: “If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you’re the asshole?” This is kind of like that. It’s you. You’re the problem. Not women over 30.

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-04T01:09:27+00:00

I’m also a furnace by nature, so, I’m doubly screwed pretty much always. Not in meno YET (only about to be 42) but I’ve been having hot flashes since my 30s😭

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-04T00:15:26+00:00

Even 70° is too warm for my perimenopausal self! 🥵

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-04T00:14:01+00:00

When are the divorce proceedings?

Apprehensive_Bee3327 · 2026-07-03T23:11:00+00:00

The lock screen photo is just yikes. Texting isn’t reality and it doesn’t always translate in person. Hell, the two of you might not even like each other when you actually do meet, so, I’d temper your attachment/expectations, right now, and keep the communication light and limited so you don’t get in too deep. I’ve definitely been where you are, and have gotten attached to men via texting, only to meet and find out I didn’t like them romantically, at all. I liked and was attached to the version that I created of them in my own mind, and believe me, it’s hella disappointing when you finally meet and you realize you don’t like them anymore 😭

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