The Austin Empire

A couple of weeks back I had about 20 different addresses on vacation hold all at one time.  A couple of them get quite a bit of mail and my hold mail trays were jam packed, so much that I missed seeing the resume dates on a couple of different days.  I realized that I needed to find a solution so that I wouldn't miss seeing the cards.  I used to just use the yellow hold cards in the tray, and the white printouts for the ones that were entered online.  The white ones are so easy to miss or get stuck in the middle of the mail, so I came up with an idea to make it all look a little cleaner, easier for me to find when filing, and easier for the clerks when they pull the mail as well.  I grabbed a bunch (probably 20 for my route) of those red plastic cards again.  Used those adhesive plastic sleeves for the labels to go in, and then I marked the cards with my route number so I'll actually get them back when they come to get the mail at the front window.  ...

When the post office hires new subs they don't guarantee you'll get hours.  A new sub can start out working anywhere from 1-6 days a week.  Typically the first week is spent in the academy learning the basics, and going through driver's training.  Once you get past that you get to go to the office you'll be working at to train for a week with your regular carrier.  It's possible the first experience will actually be learning with an OJI-on the job instructor.  All in all the first few weeks you'll have around 10 days of pay, ranging from 6-8 hours each day, and possibly spread over 2 pay periods.  After your initial training period you'll start learning other routes, but chances are, (especially in the summer) you may be waiting for the phone to ring each morning.  If you're not scheduled for a route you're considered to be on call.   Take this seriously , it's a requirement and you can be terminated if you are habitually unavai...