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Last Answer on February 18, 2022

Also, if you can't apply in another state without being there, would it be easier to move and try to get the job there, or get a job in Kansas and then relocate? So I guess I'm asking if job transfers can be performed and you choose the location?

Asked by jadrian over 11 years ago

Job transfers are definitely allowed once you are employed in a certain location. I don't know the amount of time you have to have been in one location before transfering to another location. You probably also have to NOT be on probation or have any current disciplinary issues. Good luck to you.

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Okay if im standing around my house i was throwing a bass ball im waiting for a package the mail truck drives to my mail box looks at me then drives away is tht allowed?..

Asked by Jake from state farm over 11 years ago

Hello Jake. I don't think the mail truck should have driven away from you if they actually had the package. Do you know if the mail truck actually had the package for you to be delivered? The only reason that the mail truck should have just driven away is if it somehow felt that it was dangerous to deliver the package to your house. I don't think that throwing a baseball around is reason enough not to attempt to deliver a package.

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i accidentally remailed a piece of mail that was already sent to me. It did not have a new stamp on int..just the original that was canceled. It was not opened..will it get back to me?

Asked by spartan girl about 11 years ago

The letter will possibly just go through the mail processing system again and be sent back to you. I don't think anybody would notice that it was sent a second time and your letter carrier would hopefully just deliver it again to you. It would likely go back to the sender if somewhere on the envelope was written "person doesn't live here" or "return to sender" but that isn't the case here. Hopefully you will get the letter back in a couple of days.

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Saw the post about disgruntled workers, and was wondering, aren't disabled vets given a higher score on the test? Maybe some had PTS or something?

Asked by Kathyc over 11 years ago

Disgruntled workers abound at the USPS but I can't say it's better or worse than other companies. I don't feel that our immediate supervisors and our postmaster are that kind to us but I'm sure it could be a lot worse. Overall our union has done a good job protecting our work rights and negotiating for a fair wage and benefits, but you will have complainers and unhappy workers no matter what. Years ago, veterans were given 5 pts preference on Federal Civil Service exams and 10 pts if you were a disabled veteran. I don't know if that still applies and if it also is in effect for exams at other levels of government. It's hard to say what makes a veteran disabled, but I'm sure Post Traumatic Stress Disorder qualifies in certain cases. Thanks for writing.

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I had dvd delivered to a friend. He didn't get it although tracking said it was delivered. Called located po. Super said mail carrier said gave it to woman. It went to wrong address. Woman says she doesn't have it.

Asked by Cher over 11 years ago

I have to tell you that I don't know what recourse you have in this situation since the woman who says she doesn't have it probably can't be held accountable for actually having it. How does the super know it went to the wrong address? I'm just curious since I'm not sure how this whole chain of events can be verified. I'm sorry that I can't help you further and it is very difficult to get an item back that is misdelivered if the actual recipient doesn't admit to having it. Even if you called a local post office to file some type of complaint about this, I don't know what help they would be.

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Is it legal for the mailman to keep my package on his truck even after it is logged in as having been delivered to me? For example, I received a notification that a tracked package was delivered to my home at 9:25 PM on Saturday but I do not have it

Asked by Crissy about 11 years ago

I don't know about the legality of keeping the package when it has already been scanned "delivered", but it certainly is bad as far as data integrity goes. The letter carrier may have scanned many of their parcels "delivered" earlier on in the day which is completely wrong (I can't say illegal) so they don't forget later on. Your example is a great reason why we aren't supposed to scan an item as "delivered" until we actually deliver it. Now if you approached him/her and asked about it, they should then give you the package. If this happened to you more than once I would speak to a delivery supervisor about this because it is very much against our rules to scan a package "delivered" when it wasn't. It is also misrepresenting the shipping status to our customers on both the sending and receiving end. It is also strange that the package has a 9:25 PM delivery time. I can't say it's impossible but I've rarely heard of the USPS out on a Saturday night delivering parcels.

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I live in CA 94401 area in a condo complex. I was told by my new mail woman that she does not deliver my international express package to my door. And I have to go down to the gate to sign the delivery notice and pick the package up outside my gate

Asked by SB over 11 years ago

SB, I don't know about the procedure in a condo complex as to how to deliver an international express package has to be delivered. Anything that needs a signature and would require to me ring a bell in a gated community would result in me going to their door and wouldn't be picky about whether I go to their door (once allowed through the gate) or they come to the gate. I have never worked in an environment like that. If I do deliver to cluster boxes and an item needs a signature I'd knock on the door of the addressee's unit to get the signature. Again, I don't know of any specific regulations on how the delivery should be attempted, but I tend to side on the addressee getting the best service possible (within reason, which is certainly open to interpretation). Thanks for writing.

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Also, if you can't apply in another state without being there, would it be easier to move and try to get the job there, or get a job in Kansas and then relocate? So I guess I'm asking if job transfers can be performed and you choose the location?

Okay if im standing around my house i was throwing a bass ball im waiting for a package the mail truck drives to my mail box looks at me then drives away is tht allowed?..

i accidentally remailed a piece of mail that was already sent to me. It did not have a new stamp on int..just the original that was canceled. It was not opened..will it get back to me?

Saw the post about disgruntled workers, and was wondering, aren't disabled vets given a higher score on the test? Maybe some had PTS or something?

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What recourse do I have:
I had dvd delivered to a friend. He didn't get it although tracking said it was delivered. Called located po. Super said mail carrier said gave it to woman. It went to wrong address. Woman says she doesn't have it.

Is it legal for the mailman to keep my package on his truck even after it is logged in as having been delivered to me? For example, I received a notification that a tracked package was delivered to my home at 9:25 PM on Saturday but I do not have it

I live in CA 94401 area in a condo complex. I was told by my new mail woman that she does not deliver my international express package to my door. And I have to go down to the gate to sign the delivery notice and pick the package up outside my gate

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Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

Also, if you can't apply in another state without being there, would it be easier to move and try to get the job there, or get a job in Kansas and then relocate? So I guess I'm asking if job transfers can be performed and you choose the location?

Okay if im standing around my house i was throwing a bass ball im waiting for a package the mail truck drives to my mail box looks at me then drives away is tht allowed?..

i accidentally remailed a piece of mail that was already sent to me. It did not have a new stamp on int..just the original that was canceled. It was not opened..will it get back to me?

Saw the post about disgruntled workers, and was wondering, aren't disabled vets given a higher score on the test? Maybe some had PTS or something?

Also on Jobstr...

What recourse do I have:I had dvd delivered to a friend. He didn't get it although tracking said it was delivered. Called located po. Super said mail carrier said gave it to woman. It went to wrong address. Woman says she doesn't have it.

Is it legal for the mailman to keep my package on his truck even after it is logged in as having been delivered to me? For example, I received a notification that a tracked package was delivered to my home at 9:25 PM on Saturday but I do not have it

I live in CA 94401 area in a condo complex. I was told by my new mail woman that she does not deliver my international express package to my door. And I have to go down to the gate to sign the delivery notice and pick the package up outside my gate

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What recourse do I have:
I had dvd delivered to a friend. He didn't get it although tracking said it was delivered. Called located po. Super said mail carrier said gave it to woman. It went to wrong address. Woman says she doesn't have it.