The birds are chirping and spring has sprung — can the Postal Pulse be far behind?
Link reminded readers that the annual employee survey opened last week and will wrap up on Friday, May 16.
We also told readers about price changes taking place in July; the federal ethics rules regarding reporting relationships between relatives; the need for Real ID-compliant identification beginning Wednesday, May 7; and the fact that dependent-care flexible spending accounts can be adjusted under the Postal Service’s updated teleworking policy.
Additionally, Link spotlighted Brajawn Upshaw, a mail handler at the Atlanta Regional Processing and Distribution Center in Palmetto, GA, who was a contestant on the latest season of “American Idol.” Upshaw’s mother, Tosha Dia, a distribution operations supervisor at the same facility, signed him up for the musical talent show.
“I pray that I will do my best during this whole ‘American Idol’ experience,” Upshaw said. “I want to make my family proud and show my mom that she was right.”
And “Heroes” highlighted Doriel Carson, a Chicago letter carrier who noticed a customer’s mail piling up and knocked on the door. When there was no answer, she contacted a neighbor, who called 911.
It turns out the customer, who was in her 80s, fell while changing a lightbulb and was lying on the floor for three days. She was taken to a hospital and is recuperating.
“The first responders said Carson’s actions likely saved the customer’s life,” said Danielle Young, a local customer services supervisor.
