Falcon67
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This is where I take sabbaticals when I can.
I recognize that beach I think, its the dunes at Silver Lake isn't it?
You lucky devil!!!!![]()

This is where I take sabbaticals when I can.
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I support you, Bob.
If work was all there was to life, it wouldn't be much of one. And, unless you all know something I don't, you can't take too many of those hard earned dollars with you when you step off the train and enter Willoughby.
I bet most everybody agrees with investing the occasional vacation day into a little R&R of your choice. Probably some were like me, thrown off by the title with the word 'hooky'- which is usually defined by lying about being sick to get out of one's responsibility. If one has vacation days, they do with them what they wish; if they call in sick when they really are not just to screw off, that's stealing.
As a boss, I get plenty tired of employees that prove to be liars or thieves. I caught a guy who was on a sick day playing basketball- on an outdoor court right along my usual route. He got to experience being fired directly in front of his teammates. As for thieves, somehow it's getting more and more common that people think it's OK to surf the 'net while on the clock at work. They get one warning with a recap of the concept that they have sold their time to the company while on the clock; if you don't have work on hand, I'll help with that. But Christmas shopping on the company's computer- or checking out Facebook- or forums- is stealing time you agreed to sell to the company. This results in all your time free to cruise all the forums, and add in the **** you were trying to hide.
To the OP- I have no need for mental health days, but I do enjoy the occasional legal vacation day off. If that's what you meant, good for you. If you meant lying about sickness and therefore stealing- hope you get busted![]()

Jeez, You sound like a really great guy to work for
I left work a hour early today because it was super slow. Working flat rate if theres no work, I don't get paid. I went for a bike ride, and it was by far the best part of my day.
I bet most everybody agrees with investing the occasional vacation day into a little R&R of your choice. Probably some were like me, thrown off by the title with the word 'hooky'- which is usually defined by lying about being sick to get out of one's responsibility. If one has vacation days, they do with them what they wish; if they call in sick when they really are not just to screw off, that's stealing.
As a boss, I get plenty tired of employees that prove to be liars or thieves. I caught a guy who was on a sick day playing basketball- on an outdoor court right along my usual route. He got to experience being fired directly in front of his teammates. As for thieves, somehow it's getting more and more common that people think it's OK to surf the 'net while on the clock at work. They get one warning with a recap of the concept that they have sold their time to the company while on the clock; if you don't have work on hand, I'll help with that. But Christmas shopping on the company's computer- or checking out Facebook- or forums- is stealing time you agreed to sell to the company. This results in all your time free to cruise all the forums, and add in the **** you were trying to hide.
To the OP- I have no need for mental health days, but I do enjoy the occasional legal vacation day off. If that's what you meant, good for you. If you meant lying about sickness and therefore stealing- hope you get busted![]()

People like this are why I'm glad I'm in a position where I don't HAVE to work for anybody.I bet most everybody agrees with investing the occasional vacation day into a little R&R of your choice. Probably some were like me, thrown off by the title with the word 'hooky'- which is usually defined by lying about being sick to get out of one's responsibility. If one has vacation days, they do with them what they wish; if they call in sick when they really are not just to screw off, that's stealing.
As a boss, I get plenty tired of employees that prove to be liars or thieves. I caught a guy who was on a sick day playing basketball- on an outdoor court right along my usual route. He got to experience being fired directly in front of his teammates. As for thieves, somehow it's getting more and more common that people think it's OK to surf the 'net while on the clock at work. They get one warning with a recap of the concept that they have sold their time to the company while on the clock; if you don't have work on hand, I'll help with that. But Christmas shopping on the company's computer- or checking out Facebook- or forums- is stealing time you agreed to sell to the company. This results in all your time free to cruise all the forums, and add in the **** you were trying to hide.
To the OP- I have no need for mental health days, but I do enjoy the occasional legal vacation day off. If that's what you meant, good for you. If you meant lying about sickness and therefore stealing- hope you get busted![]()
I get paid for 40 hours a week. I actually work 42.5 hours a week. When work is very slow it is OK for me to take an unscheduled day off. That's what I did. I have no reason to lie about being sick, I don't need the bad karma. Even though I do generally enjoy my job, I do enjoy the occasional mental health day. I don't think I'd care to work for you though. You sound a little tight.
As a boss, I get plenty tired of employees that prove to be liars or thieves. I caught a guy who was on a sick day playing basketball- on an outdoor court right along my usual route. He got to experience being fired directly in front of his teammates. As for thieves, somehow it's getting more and more common that people think it's OK to surf the 'net while on the clock at work. They get one warning with a recap of the concept that they have sold their time to the company while on the clock; if you don't have work on hand, I'll help with that. But Christmas shopping on the company's computer- or checking out Facebook- or forums- is stealing time you agreed to sell to the company. This results in all your time free to cruise all the forums, and add in the **** you were trying to hide.
As I said, I'm talking about lying and stealing.
I have owned my business in its current form for just over 20 years. I managed to survive the Barackolypse starting in the first quarter of '09, but just barely. I almost lost everything. We made it, but it was with razor-thin margins. And I did all this while working full time for the USPS, in my 23rd year. So by necessity I have no room to carry dead wood- or low-quality team members. So if you think that makes me Scrooge, well, that's your privilege. But I still believe in principle- and by necessity have to require it from my team.
I am in the process of closing my business. I'm am transitioning out of that and am going to settle into finishing out my time at the PO.
I edited sections of two of your posts. In no way was I trying to minipulate what you're saying just edited all the extra.
Let me get this straight. Correct me if I'm wrong, please.
You work for the PO, USPS.
You havea personal business on the side.
You had an employee call in sick.
That "sick" employee was playing basketball outside and you caught him.
That BB court was on one of your regular routes.
You fired him while running your regular route in front of his friends.
You're complaining about employees stealing/lying from you. Doing "their thing" while they're on your clock.
Yet, you stopped, talked to your employee while on your regular route (USPS) and fired him in front of his friends. Did you not conduct personal business on company time, the Federal Govt's time, and every other US citizen's dime ?
If this is correct maybe you should quit your job and inform the Postmaster that you have been stealing from the USPS.
ahhhh.... good ole silver lake! love that place!!
LOL! Glad to correct you- since you said 'please'.
As a mail carrier, I am on salary. I get paid the same amount every two weeks regardless of how long it takes. During the Winter I work many more hours than average without overtime. During the Summer the mail is lighter so I get done earlier. Just FYI, I get up at 5AM. Handle some paperwork and scheduling before heading to the PO, starting time 7:15, there and working by 7. My mail for the day is given in a pile; I sort it, bundle it, load it, and deliver it. I take no lunch break, don't smoke, don't go on the 'net. Once my mail is delivered, I'm done there for the day. During December that might be 6PM; during Summer it might be 2-3. I head the 4 miles home, change, grab a sandwich and head right back out the door, off to my business. 3 nights a week I'm on the road buying, about 200 miles a night; get home between 10 and 11; answer e-mails, troubleshoot business issues, and go to bed; repeat.
When the loser ball player got fired I was done at the PO (a.k.a. off the clock) and on the way to clean up what he was supposed to be doing that day but couldn't because he was "sick". I had to work a bit later solving that ensuing ongoing vacancy. And did.
So, nice job making up a guess at how it went to fit what you wanted it to be.
The real question is, why did this get you so excited that you went to all the trouble of concocting this scenario? Are you saying that lying and stealing should be defended- and that I am out of line for expecting employees not to do so? You don't even know me; why would you even care what a stranger writes on an internet forum? As the old saying goes, 'Methinks thou protesteth too much'
I make no apologies for expecting excellence from my employees. Excellence does not mean perfection, it means making an honest effort to do the best that you can. If I let some dimwit get away with lying and stealing, it crushes the morale of all the other good employees. Am I perfect? Not even. Am I excellent? Well, sometimes; as a human I sometimes miss it, and I promise, nobody is harder on me than I am. But when I miss, I thank God for His mercy, get up, and try to do better.
So there you go. Glad I could clear it up for you. Sorry it made you look silly.
Oh, and since you wanted correction: It's spelled 'manipulate'.
And one more thing, for the record: The USPS is not funded by the government- doesn't take one DIME of tax money. I knew you'd want the facts.
I never got worked up or excited and you didn't make me look silly. I read what you posted and asked questions. I wanted to try to get the story straight, that's why I asked you to correct me if I was wrong. Read what you posted, from someone else's point of view and you might understand what I was getting at.
I'm about the last person that will defend a liar and thief, I do not like those type of people at all. So the issue of me defending that type of person is not existant.
Yep, I spelled manipulate wrong.
For the record, I never said tax dollars either. I said company time, if you were on the clock. I said Federal Govt's time, you are a fed gov employee, if you were working it was their time. Lastly I said the citizen's dime, not tax dollars, that we those of us that send packages USPS and buy stamps.
If you want to get technically on the tax dollars, the USPS does take tax dollars.
Unsealed Letters and Other Items Mailable as Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped
Updated October 1996 PS-015 (703.5.3.1)
Congress pays for this, which is tax dollars.

Bams50, I think you need a day off.

