Yeah, thanks for that. My son is a Marine and he get's scraps for pay!!! And not only that, but he isn't only a Marine 8 hours a day. He is a Marine 24/7 365. If he blinks they have to know about it, if he goes further than xxx amount of miles from his Duty Station, he has to get it approved first..... even if he's on leave he still has to get it okay'd. He has to account for every single minute of every single day. They aren't 'free' in any way.
He is way underpaid for what he does, and it's so frustrating when I hear people complaining about their benefits and their pay...... from the comfort of their living rooms. I mean I understand and all, but it's hard for me to not have the perspective that I do, and that leaves me being a little less understanding than I probably should be.
Originally Posted by IrelandDragonQuilting
Originally Posted by Lv2sew2011
Originally Posted by fayzer
Did anyone else see the news yesterday when they talked about first class mail taking longer to be delivered? I didn't hear the whole announcement. It is already taking 5 or more days for Priority Mail although the website says 2/3 days. Looks like our packages will be taking longer and longer to be delivered. Guess we will have to be patient but we don't have to like it.
My husband said that our mail man told him he thinks there going to be closing our mail office, and there hasn't been a day that I havent went in there and had to wait in line. From what they charge for postage how can the Postal Service be broke. And having to cut back! Maybe the profit isn't big enough for them you think?
With government they pay their employees quite well and then the retirement benefits are great too. A thought just struck me, they pay our military personnel crap, but they pay the civilian employees two to three times what they pay the individual who puts their life on the line? What is with that?