Good Morning. I going to be late for work...

...and I'm ok with that. lol   Letting the anal retentive pucker factor go. 

Y'all have a great day.

--gina

 

Sorry if you are late but happy that you are ok with it.

There comes a point, especially when we have been responsible and on time all of our life, that it isn't so important anymore.  I still like to be on time, but the world doesn't end if I'm not.

You go Girl!  I'm with ya!


The pucker factor at my office is so high right now!  I'm just doing what works for me and they can figure the rest out.

Kay

Tell 'em you had a good reason for being late...... You had to get your OH fix before you started your day  :)    Have a good day Gina!   Cindy

Yea... I was late this morning.  Did a lot of packing last night and had to get it all loaded up in Toms truck before leaving... mainly because he was parked behind me. 

No one really cares if I am late or not.... just as long as I put in my time. 

Hope your day is good!

My husband was an ET, working on the DPS machines and I was a rural carrier.  Neither one of us stuck it out to retirement.  ;-)   If you can hang, you keep on keepin' on!  Right on!

I've got 3 years until full retirement, and have over 30 years already of government creditable service - I'll be able to hang on without a problem.

I've got a good job and am one of the fortunate ones (I think) regarding that.  Great boss, flexibility as to what I do, work on my own and can often work from home, etc.  But as with any company, there are still unknowns regarding "administrative" positions.  While I'm not technically classified as "administrative", pretty much anyone who doesn't touch the mail is considered expendable.  I'm in the technical/operations side and work directly for Headquarters, creating programs, policies and procedures, and chasing issues, bugs and problems. 

I know this work isn't for everyone.  My daughter worked as a casual during one summer and it definitely made her NOT want to work for the USPS....

That's very awesome that you worked into a job that you can live with for the whole stint! 

I worked as a sub in Ohio and transferred out to Arizona and continued for 7 years until I got my own route.  After a year of mgmt.'s power plays (plus I was Union Steward and won my claims, so I was a target), I said if this is as good as it gets, it's just not good enough.  Plus, between you and me (shhhhhh), I was 47 when I started which was way too late for that kind of physical labor.  Especially when you are eating 3 candy bars on the way home every single day because of the stress and getting heavier, and weaker, and so on and so forth.  I am glad I got out before I hurt myself and ended up disabled.

Keith's job as an ET was supposed to transfer but turned out the office here in town didn't have DPS machines.  He talked to the PM up in Flagstaff and he said because of the clerk hiring freeze his hands were tied.  Amazing how they thought it was more cost effective to pay ET's from Phoenix to drive 150 miles one way, eat meals, stay over if needed, and work as many OT hours as they wanted; rather than hire an ET who was willing to make the daily 75 mile commute on his own.  Go figure.  

But, in spite of the frustrations, we are both still proud we can say we worked for the P.O. and lived to tell the tale.  LOL

Hope nothing happens to rock your boat and the next 3 years fly by for ya!!  <3

Actually - I DO understand why they'd do that!  Seems a body is a body, and if there isn't 8 hours a day of work, then you can't have one....  Flagstaff now has the machines... They probably just had CSBCS machines at the time then.  The regular DBCS' do authorize an ET... 

I can definitely see how being a rural carrier would be hard on the body.  We have quite a few on disability or light duty because of their shoulders and elbows. 

Glad you guys are happy where you're at! 

Oh Gina, Love that!!  I thought I was in a smart ass mood today!!