You ever actually see the volume of mail being processed? If every package were gently placed on the trailer floor the USPS would be in an even deeper hole $ wise, there would be so much more OT it would send the $ of a stamp skyrocketing...
Why do you think when ever one of those "boo hoo the USPS wrecked a package thread comes up I always say that the shipper NEEDS to see to it that there is zero open air space in the box as the open air space is what causes the collapse....but hell, what do I know....I only worked there for 20 years....much easier to just p*ss and moan about something than to actually understand how something works.....and package things correctly...
USPS used to allow tours prior to 9/11. They really need to start again, so the public can see how much mail is actually processed daily. Perhaps then some of the whining would ease up...
