That’s just standard in Russia

Yep. I went though the process a second time which was far faster but required me to hold down the power button to get it to boot afterward. No other problems with it after that though.

Oooh! Better than usual!

And the usual longterm Republican obstructionism strikes again.

I’m no fan of his, so this isn’t a defense. Until Congress changed the way the USPS is funded in 2022, they’ve been absolutely screwed and kneecapped on purpose so that private carriers aren’t outcompeted. They now no longer have to reserve retirement money for their employees decades out from that employee’s hiring date, but it’s such a massive ship to turn around that it hasn’t happened yet.

I do not understand why Biden would have kept DeJoy in his position.

That’s correct, which is how I ended up on foot. In fact, all new carriers are contracted. They then dump on the contractors because they’re not federal employees.

At the time I had a 16-year old vehicle, so using that for work wasn’t really an option. Since my only way to avoid using that clunker was to apply for a city carrier position, I did. I figured that still meant I’d be driving a white mail truck (for which I did still have to pass driving certification). Instead I got sent to a downtown office where I was given a big van that we parked and left while delivering on foot.

Last summer (if I’m not mistaken) was the hottest on record. There was hardly ever a clear weather day that I didn’t end up literally soaked in sweat. Oh, in my own clothes too because they don’t give you any uniforms until you’re past your 90 day mark. They actually don’t issue uniforms either. You get an allowance so you can order your own through one of several contracted companies (of varying quality).

Like I said my van had broken AC, so it was a big metal oven all day long. High humidity too. Because I was a contractor, days off were rare and never more than one at a time. They can work you up to 11 days in a row. I did also have a large dog try to attack me. Many do hate mail carriers and will attack on sight. We had to carry mace.

They don’t really tell anyone this stuff up front because it doesn’t pay well enough to nearly kill yourself over. I really did almost pass out a couple of times despite never having done that before and despite drinking at least a gallon of water every day.

And that is the story of how I discovered I was born with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

I was a mail carrier briefly in 2023. It gets three degrees below Hell in the summer here. It was 110 outside and 125 inside my truck with broken AC that they wouldn’t fix despite the union contract stating the trucks have to be kept in good repair.

I now work an office job again because I was probably going to drop dead working in those conditions for 10-11 days straight with no day off. Carrying mail - especially on foot like I did - is a brutal job you guys. They deserve this agreement.

Just like a doctor to take credit for a good job done by a nurse

Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after me.

that one guy

Dude, I’m right here!

I think your eagerness to be factual and helpful isn’t a bad quality, and to be clear: I am being serious about that.

Is there a category for people who understand my jokes?

Why are we treating tiny females as a separate category from normal-sized females?

THEY’RE DELETING THE DOGS!

Yeah, do it!

I had a similar touch when I was younger. I’ve worked for Circuit City, Toys ‘R’ Us, and Blockbuster Video. Sadly, Best Buy somehow survived.

The owner of the site (Ernest, IIRC) has some health issues that have kept him from being as active as he had wanted. He also wrote the frontend code as an alternative to the Lemmy software. Mbin continues onward as a fork of Kbin.

I wish him the best. I hope he gets better. I know too well what chronic illness can do to a person.

I suppose they could have had evidence that the positive reviews were paid for and manufactured. Not that I trust Google to do anything that isn’t to their direct benefit.