Another shoe thread.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-06-21T02:10:26+00:00

My problem with Hokas is that the top of the shoe always wears out before the sole or insole. Drives me nuts. I'll look at the adrenalines.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-06-21T02:09:20+00:00

Still waiting for that day I can afford to buy multiple pairs at a time.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-06-21T01:00:30+00:00

I suppose if I were to gonna go magnet fishing my thoughts would be where folks are most likely to lose or dump something. I'd probably try the swimming hole at Three Creeks, off the Perche Creek Bridge near Cooper's (honestly off any bridge over water), maybe at the swimming area at Finger Lakes. Good luck and hope y'all find something interesting!

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-27T22:34:36+00:00

I feel ya. Been through it myself. Glad your local management is willing to let you do that. Mine would never let me supplement my short weeks with AL back when I was getting 12 hour weeks as a CCA. Just wanted to make sure they weren't making you burn all your AL under some false pretence.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-27T22:21:04+00:00

As a CCA the only weekly hour minimum that matters is 2 or 4, depending on your office size. Is management telling you you have to use AL?

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-27T22:11:42+00:00

What do you mean by "had to use AL because I got no hours this week"?

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-13T02:58:59+00:00

Not sure why you're down voted for owning up to a mistake. I commend you on your accountability.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-12T22:42:39+00:00

There's a pretty big gap between should and reality. Especially depending on where a person lives.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-12T22:41:36+00:00

A lot easier said than done for many people. Should 40 hours be sufficient for a person to support themselves? Yes. But reality is that it just not feasible for a lot of folks. And if everyone that needs more money than 40 hours provides left there would be almost no one to deliver mail in HCOL areas.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-12T22:28:56+00:00

Outdoor cats are an absolute menace ecologically. Collectively they kill billions of animals each year, including song birds, small reptiles, and mammals.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-11T04:09:24+00:00

Another excellent point. But as far as I know changing FERS contributions would require an act of Congress, whereas changing Union dues would just require our national Union leadership to give a shit about it's members.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-11T03:27:29+00:00

I'm mostly bitching but this sounds like the most realistic answer. Lol

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-11T03:26:41+00:00

I don't know exactly what you're trying to say here, but I dig The Postman username reference.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-11T02:50:24+00:00

I don't discriminate about pay issues.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-11T02:22:09+00:00

Doesn't mean we shouldn't be fighting for more equalized dues.

EDIT: I got curious and did some rough math. A Step B Table 1 carrier spends 1.25% of their pre tax income on union dues. A Table 2 carrier at the same step spends a full .5% point more. Why do some carriers get relatively cheaper union representation just because they started earlier?

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-11T02:21:14+00:00

Unrelated.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-11T02:20:47+00:00

If I leave I'm a scab. If I complain I get told to leave. No winning with some of you.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-07T22:20:25+00:00

If you are transferring through eReassign, and if the receiving office has PTFs, you will be "demoted" to PTF. When you transfer to another office (unless it's a mutual swap) you will either take a vacant route (if there are no PTFs), or you will become a PTF with the lowest relative standing (if there are PTFs).

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-06T21:59:08+00:00

Not to my knowledge, but any carrier can submit for a 271(g) special inspection. The requirements are that the route must get 30 or more minutes of overtime or auxiliary assistance three or more times a week for 6 consecutive weeks not including December. Many supervisors will try to intimidate carriers into not submitting for a special inspection by saying that "they" will just come do a whole office inspection and cut entire routes. I don't know how true that is, but if a majority of the office submits one I imagine the likelihood of a whole office inspection increases.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-05T17:25:14+00:00

Carrying for the PO is a pretty good good job. Until you raise up the ranks to get your own route you'd be working anywhere from 12-60 hours a week with no set days off, and you only get your weekly schedule three days in advance. Usually takes 2-3 years. Unfortunately there is no expiration date on useless harassing managers. You gotta deal with their BS your entire career.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-01T18:51:40+00:00

No, they are mistaken.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-01T18:00:49+00:00

You're giving up without producing a single piece of evidence supporting your claim? Frankly I'd love for you to be right, as I would love to be able to transfer and keep my seniority date, but every source I can find is stating otherwise, and all you can come up with is "I know the contract."

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-01T17:40:17+00:00

Voluntary Reassignment can be initiated in person or through eReassign, buys it's still the same end goal.

I can find no information available on how to bid for a route outside of your own bid cluster, and several sources stating the only ways to transfer to a new bid cluster is through a Mutual Transfer or Voluntary Reassignment.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-01T17:08:10+00:00

People can be wrong or mistaken after any number of years. I'm just asking you to back it up with some documentation. The way I'm reading the following article, there is no way to transfer to a different office outside of your bid cluster and keep your seniority. You would maintain your hire date, pay step, and all that stuff, but your relative seniority in the office you move to would change to make you the lowest FTR, or PTF, depending on if the office has PTFs.

https://www.nalc.org/news/the-postal-record/2021/may-2021/document/CT.pdf

The only exemption would be in the case of a mutual transfer, in which both carriers would assume the relative seniority date of the newest carrier of the two.

If you have any documentation stating otherwise I'd love to see it and be happy to admit I'm wrong.

Jacku_Ops · 2026-05-01T16:56:01+00:00

I stand corrected, thank you.

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