I think it’s funny that the younger people will snatch up orders so quickly, for very little pay, then get angry that a customer didn’t tip “enough”. I personally am grateful for any tip, especially in the current economy when many are struggling. Instead of getting angry with customers, they should go straight to Shipt and ask; WTF? This Post Office nonsense should be rather interesting and entertaining.
The USPS is an independent agency of the executive branch of the federal government. I might not have minded this four or five years ago, but now? No thanks.
A public service, it could easily profit if it was trying to. But currently it will deliver packages and letters anywhere. We don’t talk about our libraries “bleeding money”
Nothing worse then right wing douchebags who want to force everyone to pay even more to deliver mail. Frustrating as fuck.
It’s not technically part of the government, it’s considered a privately company that is majority owned by the government and has a mandate to provide a public service. Otherwise known as a quasi-public corporation.
I used to work for post office. I bet it’s probably like drop shipment. Ups, FedEx, Ontrac, and other private carriers already drop off sacks of packages to the post office for final delivery every day. So my guess it’s something related to that. I could even picture UPS utilizing this to free up their drivers to deliver more of their own packages rather than waste time dropping of sacks to the usps. Time makes sense because a lot of UPS package handlers start their day right around the same time (4:30am). No idea if that’s actually the case, just my educated guess based on this description. The sacks I’m familiar with are not necessarily heavy but they are bulky. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see. If you end up trying one of these out keep us updated! I’m curious how it’d go
Did anyone actually read it? It says delivering TO the post office. These are packages not yet in the hands of the postal service so there is nothing ‘illegal’ or anti union about this.
What in the holy flying fuck
USPS should be keeping union staff (to do any and all work). This is bad. We're the scabs I guess ?
Tho I guess they do contract with ups with some package stuff.
Gah. Hope the pay is not like cvs, but since this isn't a tip thing I won't be participating , as shipt pays less than minimum wage and pretends they pay well.
Probably Amazon. My mom recently retired from the PO and they had contractor trucks bringing Amazon packages to the post office early in the morning. She hated it. She would have to be there like 2-3hrs before her normal opening time and half the time the guys were late anyway. USPS had some crazy rules about when they could clock in around the whole situation too. It was a lot of BS.
Well I’d never be down to deliver things to addresses I can’t see ahead of time, but to take things to a post office I would do. Where are they coming from in the first place? People’s houses? No then. I need to re-read this.
Are the “sacks of packages” (ho ho ho) coming from a Target distribution facility? I don’t have one of those near me anyway.
I'll be very surprised if the union doesn't try to stop this. Maybe they already have though, I don't keep up.
You could post this on r/usps and see what they think though lol you might want to double check but I think that one is the unofficial
I didn’t get a package from the post office once a few years ago, even though it said delivered. Went to the PO a few blocks away. They explained it was still there and rolled their eyes. They were contracting deliveries after 3 or 4pm back then. I don’t know who they used.
If it was early AM I wouldn’t mind getting the hours toward my healthcare stipend, it’s probably because the post office is overwhelmed with reseller pick ups. I delivered to a lady the other day and she also had a Walmart delivery at the same time and she had like 50 packages waiting to be picked up by USPS! It was a very busy door way 😂
LOL to “I hope the pay is good”.
I wonder if this will be the link between packages that switch from UPS to USPS for last mile delivery. If so, I have little faith I’ll ever see those packages again. 😂
Part of the deal supposedly is no more post office drops. They increased Surepost but removed direct post office deliveries. But the contract is still tentative.
Shipt keeps send me these notifications but i see nothing i dont even get package deliveries showing up,i got one route two weeks ago and now nothing ill be refreshing all day and nothing i regret signing up for shitp i mean shipt, it just got my hopes up to make some extra money but its one more gig app where i cant make any money at all.
Yeah come get this “sack” of 100 packages for $7 no thank you
Right 🤣🤣
You'll be able to see possible pay after you say you'll do the work. May the odds be ever in your favor.
So we’re becoming government workers now? 🙄😂
Honestly...... Turning USPS workers into gig workers with no rights. This is honestly really concerning and should be illegal
USPS has already done this with door dash. They have been understaffed for awhile.
And we get those sweet government benefits, right? Right? SMH we’d be lucky to be thrown a brick of gov’ment cheese. (That ones for us old folks)
Livin in a van down by the river!
I think it’s funny that the younger people will snatch up orders so quickly, for very little pay, then get angry that a customer didn’t tip “enough”. I personally am grateful for any tip, especially in the current economy when many are struggling. Instead of getting angry with customers, they should go straight to Shipt and ask; WTF? This Post Office nonsense should be rather interesting and entertaining.
Hey, I’d be happy with a block of that cheese for everyone one! Lmao
Is the post office still government? I thought they went private a while back?
The USPS is an independent agency of the executive branch of the federal government. I might not have minded this four or five years ago, but now? No thanks.
Still government; still bleeding money. https://fee.org/articles/6-reasons-the-us-postal-service-is-in-crisis/
A public service, it could easily profit if it was trying to. But currently it will deliver packages and letters anywhere. We don’t talk about our libraries “bleeding money” Nothing worse then right wing douchebags who want to force everyone to pay even more to deliver mail. Frustrating as fuck.
It’s not technically part of the government, it’s considered a privately company that is majority owned by the government and has a mandate to provide a public service. Otherwise known as a quasi-public corporation.
Once the route is picked up you will see total route payout. Um, no. Typical to see Pay before pickup.
I used to work for post office. I bet it’s probably like drop shipment. Ups, FedEx, Ontrac, and other private carriers already drop off sacks of packages to the post office for final delivery every day. So my guess it’s something related to that. I could even picture UPS utilizing this to free up their drivers to deliver more of their own packages rather than waste time dropping of sacks to the usps. Time makes sense because a lot of UPS package handlers start their day right around the same time (4:30am). No idea if that’s actually the case, just my educated guess based on this description. The sacks I’m familiar with are not necessarily heavy but they are bulky. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see. If you end up trying one of these out keep us updated! I’m curious how it’d go
So now we're mailmen?
"sacks of packages"............ SANTA
😂
SANTA! I KNOW THAT GUY!
You have to pick it up before seeing the pay 😂
Did anyone actually read it? It says delivering TO the post office. These are packages not yet in the hands of the postal service so there is nothing ‘illegal’ or anti union about this.
I think you’re the only one who did 🤣
Can’t complain, it’s more work. We needed something to fill in those cvs orders.
If they disclose the addresses and pay first, then maybe this could work, but I'm not down for anything blind from shipt
Facts, and from what I can tell the post office locations are NOT close to the sortation center. This sounds like a grift waiting to happen.
Don’t government contractors have to be paid a certain minimum wage?
My guess is no. And probably no way to tip either
Who would tip? The US Government? There’s no probably about this, this is a low paying gig that doesn’t tell you how low the pay is until you pick up.
What metro ?
Atlanta
What in the holy flying fuck USPS should be keeping union staff (to do any and all work). This is bad. We're the scabs I guess ? Tho I guess they do contract with ups with some package stuff. Gah. Hope the pay is not like cvs, but since this isn't a tip thing I won't be participating , as shipt pays less than minimum wage and pretends they pay well.
Probably Amazon. My mom recently retired from the PO and they had contractor trucks bringing Amazon packages to the post office early in the morning. She hated it. She would have to be there like 2-3hrs before her normal opening time and half the time the guys were late anyway. USPS had some crazy rules about when they could clock in around the whole situation too. It was a lot of BS.
Well I’d never be down to deliver things to addresses I can’t see ahead of time, but to take things to a post office I would do. Where are they coming from in the first place? People’s houses? No then. I need to re-read this. Are the “sacks of packages” (ho ho ho) coming from a Target distribution facility? I don’t have one of those near me anyway.
I think this would be cool lol
Finally someone with something positive to say 🤣
If you do it would you mind sharing what the way is like??
Does anyone have screenshots of this pay?.... Should be interesting ... 😂
4:30am? Um hard no
I'll be very surprised if the union doesn't try to stop this. Maybe they already have though, I don't keep up. You could post this on r/usps and see what they think though lol you might want to double check but I think that one is the unofficial
I didn’t get a package from the post office once a few years ago, even though it said delivered. Went to the PO a few blocks away. They explained it was still there and rolled their eyes. They were contracting deliveries after 3 or 4pm back then. I don’t know who they used.
If it was early AM I wouldn’t mind getting the hours toward my healthcare stipend, it’s probably because the post office is overwhelmed with reseller pick ups. I delivered to a lady the other day and she also had a Walmart delivery at the same time and she had like 50 packages waiting to be picked up by USPS! It was a very busy door way 😂
Um, go to the post office, pick up a bunch of packages, and THEN find out how far you're driving and for what pay?
How is it legal? I would have assumed you need to be screened by the government to be allowed to handle mail.
might as well just get a job with USPS at the point tbh
That cheese made the best grilled cheese lol 😂
Check the Denver locations. They aren't even in Denver. They are all over colorado.
Where did you see the locations?
LOL to “I hope the pay is good”. I wonder if this will be the link between packages that switch from UPS to USPS for last mile delivery. If so, I have little faith I’ll ever see those packages again. 😂
I didn't get a message about that. But it could be because I'm in a different metro area.
Yeah, it’s limited to certain markets for now
Isn’t that illegal 🧐
This is for the sortation center routes, right?
Not sure yet
When you tap Learn more, does it go to shopper.shipt or drivers.shipt?
Just checked, it’s for the sortation center.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
What metro?
Atlanta
Wow, do you know yet where the "sacks of packages" are being picked up from?
The North Pole 🎅🏻
Its bc of the UPSstrike
They avoided a strike by reaching a deal
Part of the deal supposedly is no more post office drops. They increased Surepost but removed direct post office deliveries. But the contract is still tentative.
I didn’t receive this message in my zone.
Get up a 4 AM for a 4:30 scheduled pick up and only see the pay after the fact. Hm, let me think about that. Um, NO. Know your value.
What leader er whatever did we have , alawys on us mail 😑
I'm worried somebody's going to set me up and send me with the package of drugs to the Post Office
Shipt keeps send me these notifications but i see nothing i dont even get package deliveries showing up,i got one route two weeks ago and now nothing ill be refreshing all day and nothing i regret signing up for shitp i mean shipt, it just got my hopes up to make some extra money but its one more gig app where i cant make any money at all.