As another fellow USPS worker, I would say it would benefit the USPS somewhat -IF- they started accecpting the shipment of reptiles. I've personally been on all ends of the mail process from incomming packages to letters sent to the carries for daily delivery.
but it could also be detrimental to both, Shipping reptiles would require more care per package, which means more people to handle them. As of now the post office seems to be in a severe hiring freeze (least where I'm located) and making more work with fewer people isint really a good plan.
Also for those of you who have mail issues ( not directly going at anyone here) but more that 50% of mail issues come from the customers. People who want to try to cram every thing into one letter to not have to pay a tad more postage. People who put pens, candy canes, chocolates. necklaces...socks....in an envelope.The stupid thing is the USPS wil not inform peopple of what not to put in letters just the weights to still pass as a 'letter' and not a parcel, letters have to be able to bend to roughly the shape of a 'C' otherwise it either (1). Rips the letter itself open. (2) damages Whats inside the letter. (3)Jams the machines its processed through and damages others peoples mail who also hit the jam and knocking it out of delivery order.
I Hope to be an informant for every person who comes up to rage at the post office for why their mail is screwed, I've heard several stories from my mother whos been with the USPS for 25+ years
but the USPS need s to get control of what little they have left before taking on a whole new genre imo. There smore underlying issues than the public knows.
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