05-18-2021, 02:57 AM
Like mentioned above when I worked for USPS there was "a guy" who did all the lock stuff. The people who have keys to the boxes have master keys (one key will fit every USPS box in the area) and they were checked out like they were launch codes to nuclear missiles. We were literally required to chain them to our person for the entire shift, and the key was designed such that it could not be removed from the lock unless it was locked. So once a box was unlocked the person was physically chained to it until it was locked again.
If there was a problem with a cluster box or whatever only "the guy" could fix it, and it always took several days. That was really a treat when I couldn't unlock a cluster box to deliver mail on welfare day when people were literally waiting for their checks at the box. By the third day the crowd was getting larger and they were more impatient and wanted me to hand them their mail, which was against the rules. Fortunately, all that stuff is deposited electronically now.
If there was a problem with a cluster box or whatever only "the guy" could fix it, and it always took several days. That was really a treat when I couldn't unlock a cluster box to deliver mail on welfare day when people were literally waiting for their checks at the box. By the third day the crowd was getting larger and they were more impatient and wanted me to hand them their mail, which was against the rules. Fortunately, all that stuff is deposited electronically now.