Apparently, Americans — and particularly Millennials — are pretty satisfied with their snail mail.
According to a November Gallup poll, Americans currently rate the U.S. Postal Service as the best out of 13 major government agencies in terms of their performance.
Overall, 72 percent of Americans label the job the Postal Service is doing “excellent” or “good,” while 20 percent call it “fair” and only 8 percent deem it “poor.”
What’s more, the agency’s approval rating is highest among young Americans. According to the survey, 81 percent of individuals ages 18 to 29 rate the Postal Service’s performance as “excellent” or “good.” This figure is 75 percent for 30-49-year-olds, and 65 percent for those ages 50 and older.
Undoubtedly, this discrepancy among ages has something to do with the fact that Millennials likely use technology a lot more than they do regular mail to pay bills, send cards and correspond with others.
Hence, they forget what a pain the post office can actually be.
The Postal Service leads the pack of 13 major government agencies included in the poll. The FBI is closest behind with 58 percent of respondents rating its job “excellent” or “good.”
Unsurprisingly, agencies subject to recent scandals are more likely to face stronger disapproval.
For example, the IRS sits toward the bottom with 41 percent rating its performance “excellent” or “good,” and the Veterans Administration (VA) holds the lowest spot with a 29 percent favorability rating.
The officials over at the Postal Service shouldn’t get too excited, though. The agency’s position in this survey is something akin to being the skinniest kid at fat camp, or — as Joe Biden might say — the poorest man in Congress.
The postal service itself, of course, has been the subject of recent nationwide complaints from workers because of declining service standards and potential plant closings.
