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A
Refuse to follow it
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B
Follow the new procedure as instructed while raising my concerns through proper channels — explain to my supervisor specifically what I see as problematic about the new procedure and the experience that informs my concern; the procedure may be there for a reason I'm not seeing, or my feedback may help refine it
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C
Sabotage the new procedure quietly
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D
Complain to peers without raising it to supervisors
Why this is the answer
USPS procedures evolve constantly — new equipment, new mail classes, new regulatory requirements, new efficiency improvements. The exam is screening for candidates who: (1) FOLLOW NEW PROCEDURES as instructed — refusing to follow procedure is insubordination and disrupts the operation; (2) RAISE CONCERNS THROUGH PROPER CHANNELS — your experience is valuable; share it directly with supervisors who can decide what to do with it; (3) UNDERSTAND there may be reasons behind the procedure — regulatory, safety, customer service, or other concerns you may not see from your station; (4) RECOGNIZE feedback can refine the procedure — if your concerns are valid, raising them helps improve it. Refusing fails because it disrupts. Quiet sabotage is dishonest and harms customers. Complaining to peers without raising it to supervisors fails because no one positioned to fix it hears the concern. The right pattern is the consistent USPS exam pattern: follow + raise concerns through channels + assume operational not personal causes.
Source: USPS VEA-MP, Disagreement with New Procedures