Tuesday • April8

Smart Business Moment

Political Bumper Stickers

So Many Bumper Stickers, So Little Time

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Political Bumper Stickers

So Many Bumper Stickers, So Little Time

Displaying a partisan political bumper sticker is political activity, but a Postal Service employee may park his or her personal vehicle with one standard size bumper sticker or magnet in a postal lot or garage without violating the Hatch Act.
If a Postal Service employee uses his or her personal vehicle for postal business, he or she must cover the partisan political bumper sticker or remove the magnet during the time the vehicle is used for postal business.

A postal parking lot full of vehicles with partisan political bumper stickers may offend some of our customers. Keeping your political views to yourself is smart business.

Contact the Ethics Office (ethics.help@usps.gov) for more information about the Hatch Act.

Alternate business moment

Customer Facing Etiquette 303

Put Yourself in Their Shoes

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Customer Facing Etiquette 303

Put Yourself in Their Shoes

Most often, customers are not looking for the exact details about your product or service. They want to know how you can help them with their problem or task. Understanding what the customer desires to achieve allows you the opportunity to design a solution to their problem. In that way, you’re perceived as helpful and engaged, not just a salesperson.

And that’s smart business!

Smart Safety Moment

Street supervision

How’s my driving?

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Street supervision

How’s my driving?

Supervisors conduct driving observations to identify and correct unsafe actions that could cause accidents. PS Form 4584, Observation of Driving Practices, is used to improve employee performance at the wheel.

How often are observations conducted?

Non-career: once per quarter.
Probationary (0-3 months): 30, 60, 80 day evaluations.
4-23 months postal experience: once per quarter.
More than two years postal experience: twice per year.

Driver observations provide an opportunity for supervisors to give recognition for safe driving practices and identify unsafe practices in need of improvement.

And that’s smart safety!

For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.

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Emergency response

Somebody call 911.

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Emergency response

Somebody call 911.

All facilities must have a way for employees to call local emergency services. If telephones have calling area restrictions, make sure procedures are in place to allow a call to the local 911 dispatcher, such as a programmed speed-dial system. If there is no 911 service, make sure the phone numbers of the local police department, fire department, hospital and ambulance or first aid service are posted and provided to all employees.

Call 911 to request service from police, fire or emergency medical services in emergencies.

And that’s smart safety!

For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.

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