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North End post office just never opened today

By adamg on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 3:12pm
Sign on door of North End post office: Not open

A roving UHub photographer notes the post office on Hanover Street in the North End has a sign on the door saying it would be opening late, at 10:30 a.m., but that they still weren't open when she swung by at 2 p.m.

Earlier:
Letters, we get letters - just not through the Postal Service.

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North End
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Hanover Street


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Comments

By Username Unknown on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 3:41pm.

The Postal Service is just a dumpster fire of undelivered letters.

Remember when working for the post office was a respectable and fulfilling profession? Now each branch is a dump and the carriers look like homeless folks. Zero accountability.

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By bostnkid on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 3:45pm.

i see him delivering in the dark sometimes. even the old timers have to work saturdays and sundays now to keep up with amazon. not an easy gig.

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By dd808 on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 4:00pm.

They’re hiring if you think you can handle it.

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By Vicki on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 4:32pm.

Yes, before the Republican party started systematically trying to make it worse and undermine it. Part of that is under-staffing, and overworking the employees.

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By BostonDog on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 4:39pm.

The starting wage is under $19/hr, $39k/yr. The median wage is $25/hr and it takes a while to even get there.

No one should be surprised they are struggling to hire and retain people. Respect doesn't mean much when you're barely earning above the poverty line.

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By Pete X on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 8:40pm.

Yes, the postal service is underfunded by congress and run by a republican pioneer-institute type "privatize everything" hack. It's not failing because you don't like the appearance of the hardworking carriers.

By Angry Dan on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 8:43pm.

I wouldn't expect anything to change for the better as long as Louis DeJoy retains control of the USPS. He bought his way in via Trump in 2020 and has been ratfucking it up ever since.

Check his background and his history at the USPS and it's pretty obvious he's the last person you would want managing a vital public service.

By Rob on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:16am.

...and still no adequate explanation from Biden Administration on why he hasn't been replaced.

Postmaster General is nominated by POTUS and confirmed (or rejected) by a majority of the Board of Governors.
There are nine governors - appointed to staggered terms by POTUS, and can't be all of one party.
With having one Governor appointment per year, plus one or two vacant or extended terms to fill, plus having had the majority in the Senate to confirm the Governors - it's something of a mystery why Biden hasn't gotten someone better in as PG by now.

By Homer Bedloe on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 4:32pm.

And…?

By MisterMagooForYou on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 5:09pm.

Hi. Magoo.

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