I can't say I'm a fan, but his tenure has had some welcome surprises.
― birdistheword, Friday, January 5, 2024 12:30 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink
counterpoint: go fuck yourself
― budo jeru, Sunday, 7 January 2024 21:01 (five months ago) link
There are definitely some good things about the USPS recently. Their newly introduced Ground Advantage rate is cheaper and seemingly quicker for sending packages domestically. When I have to ship CDs, I'm paying about a dollar less per package than I used to and things are arriving in the same amount of time.
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Sunday, 7 January 2024 21:31 (five months ago) link
xp I'm not a fan of DeJoy's austerity plan - it's going to needlessly slash jobs and delay service - but he was also instrumental in getting the Postal Service Reform Act passed into law. That codified six-day delivery into law and ended the disastrous federal mandate that the USPS pre-pay the health plans for retirees, neither of which is a small thing. So right back at you.
― birdistheword, Sunday, 7 January 2024 22:27 (five months ago) link
I feel like there's been a crazy spike in postal crimes in general.
A lot of mail boxes have vanished here, like months ago. I think it's because crooks figured out a way to wash signatures off of checks, so they were stealing from the boxes in search of those (and who knows what else). Supposedly more secure replacements are on their way, eventually.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 7 January 2024 22:33 (five months ago) link
I actually talked with a carrier about this - there have been cases where they found boxes sawed or cut-through. So in addition to upgrading locks (like maybe a double-validation system), they're hoping to make the physical mailbox tougher to slice or puncture. It's really crazy how it's come to this.
― birdistheword, Sunday, 7 January 2024 23:13 (five months ago) link
he doesn't have the power to do so unfortunately
The Postal Board where he's nominated the majority does, tho
― papal hotwife (milo z), Sunday, 7 January 2024 23:19 (five months ago) link
“checks”?
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Monday, 8 January 2024 00:04 (five months ago) link
<cheques notes> yep.
― epistantophus, Monday, 8 January 2024 02:33 (five months ago) link
Some people get paid via actual checks in the mail — idk if that’s what’s in question but checks in the mail are a v real thing fwiw
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Monday, 8 January 2024 03:00 (five months ago) link
Also my mom got frauded via a check recently. It’s not insignificant imo.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Monday, 8 January 2024 03:01 (five months ago) link
Literally waiting on two important ones right now.
And for every pension I administered, there was 10% of our population who got paper checks
― Disco Biollante (Neanderthal), Monday, 8 January 2024 04:24 (five months ago) link