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It’s good to know the debt-ridden United States Postal Service is serious about saving money. To that end, it will reportedly be spending more than $2 million to send management to San Francisco for a conference. We can’t wait to hear about all the great ideas they come up with.
400 Postal Service managers to attend March conference in California. Hotel rooms near $300 a night.”Taste of San Francisco” included
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
Poised to cancel Saturday mail.. US Postal Service to spend $2.2 million to send managers to San Francisco conference.Golf, dinners listed
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
Postal Service will spend $2 million to send 400 employees to California conference in March.Golf outing on agenda twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews…
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
Well, we have it on good authority that golf’s a excellent way to unwind and ready the brain for serious problem solving.
US Postal Service sending 400 employees to March conference.Cost = $2.2 million.Evening events promise “good music”, “taste of San Fran”
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
Conference being attended by 400 Postal Service managers includes Sunday golf outing at Harding Park in San Francisco. Golf not free though
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
4,000 to attend National Postal Forum in San Francisco. 400 are US Postal Service employees. Agency nearly insolvent will spend $2.2 million
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
Harding golf course in San Francisco reserved 3/16/13 for event includnig US Postal Service managers.Some flying in from DC
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
US Postal Service, poised to end Saturday delivery, sending 400 managers to San Francisco conference.Hotel rooms at Marriott= $274 a night
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
The USPS has done this sort of thing before:
US Postal Service spent $2.5 million to send top brass to Orlando conference in 2012.At Gaylord resort.. sources tell @macfarlanenews
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
Postal Service say every dollar it spent at Orlando resort conference in 2012 yielded $73,000 in new revenue
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
So we’ve got nothing to be concerned about, right?
US Postal Service spending $2.2 million to send top brass to March conference including “taste exploration” of San Francisco restaurants
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
Postal Service execs will be sampling food/beverages of Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, during March event in San Fran. Costs USPS $2 million
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
Hey, we can’t expect these execs to save the USPS on an empty stomach!
“Excitement & entertainment” promised at March 20 San Francisco event attended by 400 Postal Service execs. Overall: costs agency $2 million
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
Postal Service says it expects to develop “sales leads” at San Francisco conference in March.Will cost strapped agency $2.2 million
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 18, 2013
Unbelievable.
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