Jobs... the US Post Office is deparate to fill 400 openings in San Francisco

[ultrarunner]

USPS is considering operating a van pool to bus in workers as it cannot fill vacancies.

Interesting times we live in.

I remember when applicants for Post Office jobs greatly outnumbered the positions available...

United States Postal Service Career Opportunity Hiring Event Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

 

[plowhog]

If those are Bay Area jobs I understand why.

When I grew up, $100K a year was EZ-street. Now it's poverty level in the Bay Area, all things considered.

A good job is a good job, but it in many ways is a failing and failed organization. Congress thinks they can run a business using 535 managers-- it isn't working.

 

[Einthewoods]

$16 an hour living within driving distance of SF. That's funny. Not surprising California can even screw up a job like the USPS.

 

[japody]

The ad is misleading. It lists all of the benefits for career employees. However, the positions they are hiring for, city carrier assistants, are NOT career positions. They will have few, if any, benefits. The number of applicants that make it through the initial training is very low once they find out the rigors of the job and no benefits. The pay isn't enough of an impetus to stay.

 

[vvanders]

$16 an hour living within driving distance of SF. That's funny. Not surprising California can even screw up a job like the USPS.

California is a big state, not sure I'd lump the rest in with the bay area given that it's a fairly unique area(although Seattle is looking to follow it pretty shortly here).

Like others have said, not surprising they can't find anyone to fill the positions. If you're not in the right parts of tech/finance in that area you'll find the cost of living will eat you alive.

 

[ultrarunner]

It is not just SF... here in the East Bay we have letter carriers delivering with flashlights after dark recently...

This link is about shortage in Oakland...

Mail carriers in East Bay working late into night due to staffing shortage | abc7news.com

Berkeley mail delivery prompts tidal wave of complaints — Berkeleyside

Postal service struggles leave Bay Area residents searching for their mail – The Mercury News

I can't find the SF Link...

 

[Wagtail]

One of the major problems with employment, particularly in rural jobs, is that many youths are not getting their drivers licence until later in life. Well into their 20's, if at all. So not only can they not get to a place of employment, unless there is some form of public/job transport, but they're restricted in operating motorised equipment.

They then move to the 'Big Smoke' where there may be jobs with public transport access, but then find that the living expenses being close to work is 'prohibitive'. But they're "here now" and don't move on to where the work is.

They're their own worse enemy.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

All jobs where the employer requires a pre-employment drug/alcohol test are going begging here in Puget Sound. This has bloomed exponentially since marijuana has been legalized. Now they are begging that they should be a protected class. King County and Seattle are embarked on ignoring the use of hard drugs, seems they encourage it with free heroin and places to shoot up. Drugs and alcohol are allowed in their public operated homeless camps. Sad commentary on our society.

Drug testing has become so controversial that union contract are starting to put the testing in the hands of the union. They send out certified drug free workers that takes the employer off the hook till safety requirements require testing after hiring. You wonder how well this is policed until an accident on the job triggers a mandatory drug test and the union contract allows immediate dismissal.


Ron

 

[ultrarunner]

Years ago my contractor friend would not hire anyone without a clean DMV record... eliminated 90% because they were not able to drive his company trucks with DUI being very prevalent...

Drug Testing is a huge problem in California that has only become worse since the legalization of recreational Pot...

Good business for the occupational medicine clinics... they also do a lot of hair samples so even it if has been awhile you still test positive.

I had to do it once when the Hospital was bought... almost walked out and I have never ever "Sampled" anything... just the principal of having to give a sample with someone on the other side of a partition was offensive to me.

The new mayor of SF is pushing for legalized injection sites... for IV drug users... the amount of people shooting up in public and especially taking over public transportation is overwhelming... plus the used needles left in the parks where kids play...

Drug Users Take Over Corridors Of San Francisco BART Station << CBS San Francisco

Eye Popping Incredible Video of conditions I have seen first hand...

Yesterday the California State Controller was in an unmarked CHP vehicle that was rear ended... caused a traffic mess... the driver that caused the accident was stoned... per the reporter.

 

[goeduck]

King County and Seattle are embarked on ignoring the use of hard drugs, seems they encourage it with free heroin and places to shoot up. Drugs and alcohol are allowed in their public operated homeless camps. Sad commentary on our society.

Totally agree, I wish we could ship Seattle along with the rest of King County to CA where they belong. Oh, throw in Port Townsend too. We would then be the only conservative state on the Left Coast.