American Voices

Postal Workers Offered Buyout

August 31, 2009 | ISSUE 45•36

Thirty thousand employees of the United States Postal Service have been offered a $15,000 incentive to quit, which would save the troubled agency $500 million next fiscal year. What do you think

  • With $15,000 in their wallets and specialized Postal Service training, these folks can write their own tickets."

    Nigel Zabel
    Systems Analyst

  • I feel bad for the postal workers. To help them out, I think I will begin a chain letter warning people they will be struck down with cancer unless they send the letter to 10 other people."

    Scott Hiller
    Pedigree Tracer

  • If the fifteen grand doesn't work, they should offer each of them their own commemorative stamp."

    Judy Moynihan
    Soil Scientist

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