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dmiller1980 t1_j9hzawl wrote

Reply to No USPS deliveries for a week by rchhe

Yeah… I’m in chittenden county as well… I work too. Mail has not delivered every day. I went to the post office once to collect my mail because I knew they were behind and understand… my suggestion is chill out and find time to go to the post office for your mail… They will gladly give it to you.

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Pleasant-Ad-6319 t1_j9hyuae wrote

Reply to comment by EastHesperus in Ridiculous Propane prices. Anyone else? by EastHesperus

Like a few weeks ago. I can find a bill tomorrow I’ll send it to you. I also have a contact for you who’s amazing in regards to service. Also, not sure if you care about this but I like knowing they’re close (as opposed to a national chain). If something goes wrong they down the block kinda

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sorrycharlie88 t1_j9hutcf wrote

Reply to comment by rchhe in No USPS deliveries for a week by rchhe

I make 70k (and rising each year) at the post office and have great benefits. The pay isn't the problem, lots of jobs that start you off at even more than the po starts have the same problem finding help.

People love to complain about the jobs they have not paying a living wage instead of going to one that does. That requires leaving the comfort zone and learning a new skill or trade, not something the poor barista class seems to be interested in.

My office just hired the mid 20s age girl who worked for the cleaning company that cleans the office, we convinced her to apply because she was cool and she is kicking ass and making much more money now.

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sorrycharlie88 t1_j9htol4 wrote

Reply to comment by rchhe in No USPS deliveries for a week by rchhe

Congress regulates our retail/service prices and not much more. The post office is forced to keep prices lower than competitors, but we operate only on revenue and zero taxes, and not allowed to make a profit. Best thing they could do would be to let the post office be competitive in the market if you want to see wages rise. Although they're pretty good, I'm only five years in and make 70k per year plus benefits and 5% matching for the gov equivalent of a 401k.

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vtdadbod007 t1_j9htm7h wrote

Reply to comment by spitsparadise in What are some legislative and day-to-day differences between VT, and MA? by spitsparadise

Can’t second this enough. Stuff isn’t available on call like it is in MA, and this only gets generally more applicable the more rural part of the state you’re in. Get your maintenance scheduled as far ahead as humanly possible and really try to develop as much handyman skills as you can - it’s really worth being able to fix that leak yourself and save a huge headache. Also, try making it a fun challenge, I try to make mine seem like a puzzle and then my engineering brain gets happy and takes off lol.

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