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Employee unions at the USPS worried about further job losses due to technology. Can't do anything that would decrease revenue, even if it means technological pr

Employee unions at the USPS worried about further job losses due to technology. Can't do anything that would decrease revenue, even if it means technological progress.

bdcravens 13y ago
Of course, that's purely rational. Get a bunch of $100K/year programmers in a room and ask them to build software that improves the workflow of working with offshored $7/hour developers, and see the response you get.
- krakensden 13y ago
  Are you sure? I think we're doing pretty well at that. oDesk and open source have done a lot for a lot of people.
jingala 13y ago
This comment is garbage. Do you think the CEO of USPS wants to decrease revenue? Hell no.
- grmarcil 13y ago
  Imagine you're the CEO of a business that is bleeding cash left, right, and center, and someone comes to you with a plan that will reduce your revenue 20% while reducing your costs 50%. You don't think you'd consider that plan even for a second? I'm not saying such a plan would work for USPS, and definitely not saying Outbox could have brought that sort of value proposition to USPS, but reducing revenue is not always a poor business decision.
- BrandonMarc 13y ago
  Does the USPS have a CEO? Or is that Congress?