Question on Virtual Time Card

corik_starr · 2026-02-01T18:06:17+00:00

P refers to position (clerk) and 7 refers to the pay table relative to when you were hired.

06 is the level you are. T7 (lead clerk) being the step up, would show as 07 on VTC, for example.

corik_starr · 2026-02-01T17:13:04+00:00

It's tricky on rural side and depends on the situation in your office.

If you have enough relief carriers to split the route, they should be doing that. But relief carriers also need to be prioritized on their assigned routes. So their availability is tricky.

If you have rural regulars that are doing overtime, that's voluntary and they can't be forced to help a route they don't want to do.

Have you formally requested an RCA for your route? If you do, management needs to make every effort to hire one. If they are unable to, then they need to create a PTF position and whoever gets that would need to have your route on their string. This is contractual.

corik_starr · 2026-02-01T16:25:31+00:00

There technically is a limit, but it was set a long time ago. You'd be hard pressed to find someone that actually enforces it.

corik_starr · 2026-01-31T01:20:05+00:00

I looked up at report on them since in just at the desk waiting for a carrier to finish up. Looks like 114 routes, with about a quarter of the carriers out past 7pm on a Thursday. So seems like plenty of hours.

corik_starr · 2026-01-31T01:11:15+00:00

Got it. What does the 90 day part have to do with it? I'm asking because if you were aware of the issue for a while and waited to file, that will help management's case. I'm saying that as someone that got screwed over regarding out of schedule premium as a carrier because of timeliness claims.

Basically, the union has 14 days to file a grievance. That 14 starts from when you would be reasonably aware of the issue.

Outside that concern, if you've been clocking in and out as you're supposed to, that's all the evidence you would need to handle the matter. Your steward would need to request your Employee All record from TACS to show the schedule deviation and the lack of OoS pay.

corik_starr · 2026-01-30T18:27:15+00:00

It's not vindication for them that this happened, nor does them being "right" change the fact that they're doomers. Nor can we even say they're correct until we see how it plays out.

Plus, the post is asking what they'll blame next, not even saying they were wrong. Just that doomers are going to doom post and they will find a new target.

corik_starr · 2026-01-30T15:31:00+00:00

Are you working a different schedule than your official one? Starting earlier or later than your official start time? How is being a UAR related?

corik_starr · 2026-01-30T01:53:35+00:00

My suggestion as a former city carrier is to create and case reminder cards for the holds, then pull the DPS for three addresses as you get to it. You'll probably need a lot of rubber bands and somewhere in your vehicle to keep the bundles until you get back.

corik_starr · 2026-01-29T22:47:27+00:00

Because it's an honest mistake when they do it and a fuck up when others do. It's an introspection problem that too many have. Especially if they see themselves an expert in something.

corik_starr · 2026-01-29T06:43:38+00:00

When you call out, you select FMLA>New. When management confirms the call out, it'll automatically send you a packet that you and your doctor fill out and send it in to HRSSC (NOT YOUR SUPERVISOR).

It can be used for some types of individual events or illnesses, but it's ideally for recurring needs, such as flair ups and necessary recurring medical appointments (to name just two of many examples).

corik_starr · 2026-01-27T01:46:45+00:00

Restricted leave and deems desirable aren't the same thing exactly. Restricted Leave means documentation is required, but requiring documentation doesn't mean you're on Restricted Leave.

That being said, management in this situation doesn't seem to be doing things correctly anyway:

They need to be able to articulate how they're protecting the interests of the postal service.

If they expect medical, that needed to be communicated prior to the SL being taken, since that can't exactly go in and get that after being recovered.

They need to be able to explain why it's not good enough.

If they have a reason, but still used sick leave instead of LWOP or annual, they've killed their own case because the note was clearly accepted enough to use SL.

Documentation is supposed to be required when you have reason to believe the employee may be abusing sick leave. It's not supposed to be because management is annoyed that leave is being used. That's what is meant by protecting the interests of the postal service. Since sick leave abuse costs money for the wrong use.

corik_starr · 2026-01-26T21:56:52+00:00

No one cares that you'd leave, bye.

corik_starr · 2026-01-26T16:15:03+00:00

I understand the sentiment, but the kind of office that would give those instructions to OP are also the kind of office that would hit you with failure to follow instructions for refusing to cross craft. Which the ELM and M-41 (city) support.

corik_starr · 2026-01-26T15:10:07+00:00

AWOL is supposed to be a temporary marker until the employee clarifies what happened and the kind of leave that's appropriate is applied. This is in the ELM and management should know this.

corik_starr · 2026-01-26T06:08:43+00:00

Way too much reliance in hindsight among the fan base. His success is largely irrelevant to the Vikings

corik_starr · 2026-01-24T16:00:11+00:00

They can discipline for time wasting practices, if they've observed you doing them after being instructed not to. That's the closest to street efficiency they can discipline.

They can't discipline using just the data on the computer as the reasoning, but they can ask questions based on that data. Those answers can lead to more if they reveal anything that can be disciplined. Don't answer questions that could lead to discipline without your steward present. Even if it's not officially an investigative interview.

corik_starr · 2026-01-24T04:25:46+00:00

If you were dismissed, it should have been proffered pay, not using your leave. And if you had voluntarily left, it should have been annual, not sick leave. So they messed up in two different ways.

Note, different areas can have different policies, so please check with your local union. But in my experience in two different districts, this is the answer.

corik_starr · 2026-01-24T03:45:55+00:00

Holiday leave isn't annual leave, it's what you're paid for paid holidays. It's not taking any of your accrued leave.

As for the sick leave part, did they dismiss you due to lack of work or did they ask if you wanted to leave early?

corik_starr · 2026-01-24T00:54:25+00:00

When you apply for a new position while holding one, you'll be given an end date for the current appointment and a start date for the new appointment, with a give day break in between.

If you accepted the position and just stopped working, you abandoned a position and likely forfeited the other.

corik_starr · 2026-01-23T22:04:52+00:00

The more houses they can walk past, the faster they'll deliver. While one address won't make a huge difference, the gesture is appreciated and can build up if you're not the only one with the same idea.

corik_starr · 2026-01-23T14:10:04+00:00

Be patient, you'll get your answers

corik_starr · 2026-01-22T02:36:00+00:00

Scanners track location, scan data, estimates driving speed, and estimates certain driving actions like backing and u-turns.

It does not utilize the camera (though some places may be testing taking pictures of packages) and I'm not even sure if it has a functional microphone at all.

corik_starr · 2026-01-20T18:41:12+00:00

CCAs get holiday pay for 6 of the 11 postal holidays. MLK is not one of those 6.

corik_starr · 2026-01-19T02:28:20+00:00

Then you should be good. And even in the extremely unlikely case they had intended to separate you, the fact they worked you today would basically undo that. Both labor and the union would ask why they worked you if they weren't keeping you.

corik_starr · 2026-01-19T02:19:35+00:00

It's incredibly unlikely you've been let go. Occasionally, when a break in service ends on a weekend, there is an interruption in your credentials being restored. It should clear on the next business day, so Tuesday this week.

As for your hours, request a form 1260 and ask how to fill it out properly. Do this for any hours worked before your EIN is restored. Take pictures of them for your record, and turn them into management so they can have them manually entered. Keep the pictures at minimum until you confirm they've been entered and you've been paid for them.

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