> Mail volume has dropped dramatically, yet they are desperate for employees to work overtime.
I thought mail volume was dramatically up because everyone’s ordering online?
I thought mail volume was dramatically up because everyone’s ordering online?
The big issue for the post office is the amount commercial mail has fallen off a cliff and will likely continue to drop. Anecdotally, we have seen very little junk mail in the past month other than grocery fliers. I predict serial publications like regional magazines will fail, too -- running a magazine was already tough, but now it's even worse now that many advertisers have gone out of business or are cutting back on marketing costs. If they don't have enough subscribers to keep the presses running, it's game over.
The postal service might add a flyer to your actual mail delivery, but only if they're delivering to your address anyway.
The Data and Marketing Association says American businesses sent 149 billion pieces of direct mail and nearly 10 billion catalogues in 2016.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/how-to-stop-ju...
This is just a counter-anecdote, but for every flyer on the door I get (once or twice a week), I get scores of pieces of junk mail. I assume you don't own a home, because that alone is good for 10 a week.
USPS actually has a monopoly on mailboxes. It's illegal for FedEx or anyone else to put a letter/package in your mailbox, although I don't know how much that's enforced.
All of the junk mail I've received has come via the USPS, however since this all started happening I have received almost none.
The drop-off of junk mail delivery has been both welcome, and a sign of troubles for the USPS.
Also I know that ads of all kinds have dropped of a cliff.
I am in Denmark, but I imagine that people are people everywhere.