By far the WORST post office I've ever been to. I run an ecommerce website so I'm constantly shipping stuff and frequenting mail couriers like FedEx, UPS, and USPS, I use USPS more than the others and for the most part, it's fine, but this particular post office is so incredibly poorly managed that I'm genuinely surprised it hasn't been shut down already.
Problem #1 [and likely the most fundamental issue] : STAFF
Don't get me wrong, they're nice people, but man are they a set of the slowest individuals I have ever seen. I haven't timed it, but it seems like it take an average of 5-10 minutes to process 1 person. The staff is a series of middle aged men and women, slow middle aged men and women. Look I get that not every customer has their ducks in a row when they show up there and they ask questions, but there's so much fluff and talking.
For example, I didn't need to know an entire backstory about how they came up with "Beaver" as a nickname for one of their coworkers. We're not standing in line so we can have our therapy session or someone to talk to, we're there to complete a shipment, that's it. There were even times where there was an entire row of people waiting in line, so naturally one would think (okay, there's a line, we need to speed this up and hurry it along) right?.....wrong. Same exact pace regardless.
It's bad enough that USPS is notorious for losing packages or failing to conduct scans for updates, but combine that with an inadequate staff and it's a deal breaker. Again, these are not bad people, not at all, they're just not ideal for this set up. If I were managing, I'd either wipe out the staff and start over or comprehensive retraining with an emphasis on being able to do their jobs with wait times in mind. I know it sounds harsh but it's a business not a non-profit volunteer based operation.
#2 - This branch looks like a cross between the TV show hoarders and American Pickers.
The walls are dirty, so are the ceilings. The 'displays' on the wall behind the counter look like the whole thing was passed off to an elementary school student to create. If it's not beings used, get it off. And if it is being used, try not to make it look like its held together with elmer's glue and good intentions. Take some pride in your business's appearance. The filth of this place is unbelievable only outshined by its severe lack of organization. There's junk on the counters, junk on the floors, junk on the walls, personal effects decorated amongst their terminals, like a poor man's frat house except without any alcohol to distract you from the reality of this place. Clean it up.
#3: Has nothing to do with this particular branch but more in general:
PLEASE STOP RAISING YOUR PRICES.....It seems like they just keep going up and up and up and you're getting less and less. It is not our fault you ran up a deficit you can't pay. And price hiking is only going to cause whatever money they ARE making, to now go to alternative mail couriers.
If this branch is a posterchild of how USPS rungs its business, then I'm not surprised USPS is struggling to stay alive. File Chapter 11 and be done with it. read more