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An Unusual Request for a Promotion

Now I've Heard Everything!

IT Specialist
IRS
Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:32 AM

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......and I should be promoted to the position of the Commissioner because we wear the same size suit.

job promotion

boiler operator
DeptVET affairs
Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:48 PM

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if that's the case,,,I wanna be the Chief of Eng. cause I rode a train once,,only in America....

I wish I were a.....

HR Spec
Navy
Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:52 AM

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...and I should be President because I know where Irag is AND I visited Washington, DC once.

This is not accurate

RCA
USPS
Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:27 PM

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Please note: going from a rural mail carrier to a postmaster is NOT always a promotion...for our regular rural carrier to go to the postmaster job that is open in a neighboring town, he would take a 30,000 pay CUT!!

Disability retirement—a backup to OWCP

Steward
USPS
Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:42 PM

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Since she could not perform the duties of the position she previously held—rural carrier—she should have applied for a disability retirement in case her OWCP benefits ended. There is a one-year time limit to apply after separation from USPS.

As the Rural Carrier Associate noted, some small town postmasters make less than the rural carriers in their office. They are basically station clerks. Nevertheless, the position is still considered a "promotion" by some.

Re: Disability retirement—a backup to OWCP

OAC
BLM
Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:53 AM
If the USPS disability retirement is the same as BLM, I would try to avoid it. The annuity drops after the first year, drops again at age 62, and you can be forced to take medical tests anytime at the government's demand to "prove" you are still disabled and you have to pay for the testing. And even if you do get better, the agency does not have to re-employ you.
The system presumes claimants are frauds, and monetarily punishes those with long-term health problems.
I'm not saying anyone is entitled to a promotion to accomodate physical needs, but disability retirement is not necessarily the answer either.

what i think

Letter Carrier
Dearborn Post Office
Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:04 PM

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it appears that this woman is simply a dishonest person, probably faking her so-called handicap and taking advantage of a good hearted system. I wonder if she procreated...

Substantial Promotion?

Rural Carrier
USPS
Sun Jun 25, 2006 6:14 AM

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Most rural carriers, who are not paid hourly - but by an annual salary (the same as most Postmasters) earn more money than their Postmasters. It's one of the reasons so few rural carriers make the change to the management ranks . . . big time pay cut!

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