Are Postal Workers underpaid?

Phil Florian · Post by **Phil Florian** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:52 am

Since there is a hot and heavy discussion of people paid using tax dollars, I had to ask. Also, where was my mail on Saturday? Don't they have a saying about how bad weather doesn't impact them? They go through anything to get the mail delivered?

David Lay · Post by **David Lay** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:54 am

I got my mail Saturday...

Glenn Palmer · Post by **Glenn Palmer** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:23 am

I got mail at 3 locations. Maybe you got lucky Phil and have no upcoming bills.

Bryan Schwegler · Post by **Bryan Schwegler** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:49 am

No mail for me either on Saturday. So much for "neither rain nor sleet, etc, etc,"

jennifer scott · Post by **jennifer scott** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:38 am

No mail for us at home or where I work on Sat.

Will Brown · Post by **Will Brown** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:36 am

We got no mail Saturday, but I'm not complaining as I don't value Saturday service that highly, and so few of us bother to shovel our walks anymore, so trying to walk a route would be a challenge, and even dangerous.

As to whether they are overpaid, I think the postal service has made tremendous strides since they realized they have competition. I think they are largely self-supporting now, with only an occasional bail out, but they do have, I believe, the advantage of a monopoly on certain classes of mail.

Still, the postal workers I have known are generally hard working, in contrast to those of my youth, when they had the attitude that they were the government and would do what they wanted, no matter what the customer wanted. Frankly, I'm pleasantly surprised when I visit the post office and see the variety of goods and services offered, and deal with an agent who is alert and competent. I think they still lag a bit behind the package services, such as UPS and Fedex, but it is a much closer competition than it once was, and having children living out of state, I appreciate good delivery service.

Justine Cooper · Post by **Justine Cooper** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:59 pm

Phil,
Aren't you in the health and human service field??? Now those are workers underpaid!!!

c. dawson · Post by **c. dawson** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:40 pm

my father-in-law's a postal carrier, and after hearing his stories, I know for sure he's underpaid! Because generally they do deliver in any weather, no matter what.

Dee Krupp · Post by **Dee Krupp** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:48 pm

No mail for me either, but I won't be complaining. I wouldn't wish anybody to be out in that hell we called a storm.

Justine Cooper · Post by **Justine Cooper** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:57 pm

I agree. I think most people wouldn't want that job, being 100% physical and having to deal with people's dogs and walks, and steps, etc. in all weather conditions! I didn't expect any on Saturday!