The Postal Stand-up

The Postal Stand-up

by Alan Gegax
Season 1

Undertime and Route Maintenance

Use that down time to clean your truck! Or, better yet, make route maintenance a part of your daily routine, and get your route adjusted down to 8 hours.

DOIS versus the Professional Letter Carrier

In this episode I talk about management's computer systems, and why they are in inherently flawed method for predicting our leaving and return times.

More Ways Not to Die in the Heat

I have some more tips for you all to keep cool.

The Knock of Shame

We all make misdeliveries. I'll talk about how to handle it when you need a customer's help to retrieve misdelivered mail.

Brushing Scams

We'll discuss what brushing scams are, and how to handle it when your customers receive packages they didn't order.

Ask Questions - Don't Guess

Your career at the Post Office is an open-book test. The right answers are always available to you, if you know who to ask.

A reminder to be kind to CCAs

We've all been new. We've all struggled. Be kind.

How not to die in the summer heat

In this episode I'll give you some tips for keeping cool during the brutal summer months. I won't pretend that I can give you medical advice, but I will tell you what works for me.

How to fix your scanner's missing keyboard

It's the first episode! This brief talk will explain how to fix it if your scanner's keyboard goes missing. I'll also cover how to handle it if management disagrees with your estimate on your 3996.
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