Said UNDER OATH that overtime was not cut and that mail is not being slowed down. UNDER OATH.
The workers say otherwise because they are LIVING IT.
Does no one in the pumpkina** employ have any decency? Are they all so insulting as to think we cannot see what is really happening? Stupid they are and stupid they will always be. No cure for that.
Excessive overtime (OT) means there aren’t enough workers to do the job. Many times, it’s cheaper to pay OT than to hire additional employees. However, the “boss” needs to see why the work isn’t being done in the time allotted, not simply cut all OT. Balancing labor within the budget is very hard (in retail that “budget” was based on sales so it changed weekly).
Cutting all overtime without hiring additional help puts a strain on current employees. No one can do 24 hours of work in 8 hours (those that try will quickly burn out, which equals medical leave). However, that’s probably what USPS wants. Burn them out, and then never hire replacements. The savings may look great on paper (the biggest expenditure in a business is labor), but the work can’t get done. Any company who keeps this up cannot survive.