OT: Lazy Mailmen
K
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My mailman is pretty lazy. Anytime a package is insured or requires delivery confirmation he never comes to the door first before leaving a pickup slip. He just tosses it in my mailbox and moves on. I've complained to the post office 3 times about this already, and it seems like every time I do it will resolve the problem for a few months before it starts back up with the same trend again. Regardless my group sub cards that Bill mailed back need to be picked up today, so a wonderfully long line is in my future for this afternoon...
Anyone else have this problem with their mailmen?
Anyone else have this problem with their mailmen?
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He will make sure 'we' get our subs back without delay.
Sorry your guy blows.
Steve
<< <i>I used to have a similar problem with my mailman. Not to mention a few missing packages. After enough complaints, he was eventually fired. My current maillady is friggin awesome. If I have a few larger packages, she will deliver them before she starts her route. She NEVER leaves them sitting on the porch. If I'm not home when she stops by, she will stop by again before she heads back to the PO. She ROCKS!! >>
and what exactly do you have to slip your maillady to get this "hands on" treatment?
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<< <i>and what exactly do you have to slip your maillady to get this "hands on" treatment? >>
Actually nothing but I did get her a $50 Walmart gift card for Christmas.
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<< <i>and what exactly do you have to slip your maillady to get this "hands on" treatment? >>
Actually nothing but I did get her a $50 Walmart gift card for Christmas. >>
Money well-spent when you deal in cards, I'm sure.
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<< <i>my suggestion is to get a PO box. >>
I've thought about this in the past but then one day I had an epifany...
WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY EXTRA JUST BECAUSE HE IS TOO LAZY TO DO HIS JOB CORRECTLY?!?!?!?!?!?!
I hope he loses his job so that someone who is willing to do it right can take his place!
Doug
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several Christmasesses ago, on Christmas Eve actually, my wife decided to give our regular carrier a nice gift and he told her "You don't need to do this, in fact we're really not supposed to take gifts", but she persisted and he accepted....it is a pleasure to know that when a PSA order or eBay purchase is on the way, he makes certain it gets handed directly to me or the Mrs.....my only irritation has derived from the laziness of the substitute carriers, so i told our regular guy he can't go on any more vacations unless he checks with me first.
I complained and they stopped
The only thing I said they were allowed to mutilate is the SMR.
Kiss me twice.....let's party.
On his day off though, it gets a little dicey. About three months ago, I was eagerly waiting for a special card that I knew would be coming that day. I kept glancing out the window and finally I see the postal truck pull up. The substitute driver reaches over and puts my mail in my mailbox. I throw on my coat and dash out to the mailbox to retrieve my treasure. What do I find? An attempted delivery slip. What the?!
I was so mad, I jumped in my car and caught up with her two blocks away. I showed her the attempted delivery slip she had just left in my mailbox. "Oh", she says. "I thought you weren't home."
Thanks for letting me vent, K.
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<< <i>my suggestion is to get a PO box. >>
I've thought about this in the past but then one day I had an epifany...
WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY EXTRA JUST BECAUSE HE IS TOO LAZY TO DO HIS JOB CORRECTLY?!?!?!?!?!?!
I hope he loses his job so that someone who is willing to do it right can take his place! >>
+1
Postal employees drive me nuts. Between the fools I used to deal with at the post office, to the people my mother in law works with....morons. My mailman almost drove into my wife last week, then he tried to get an attitude with her. That didn't go over too well with me.
My problem is with UPS. They sometimes just toss the package from the sidewalk onto the front steps...Donato
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<< <i>I have the same problem with my mailman. I cant believe he hasnt been fired. Whenever i recieve a package that required $1000 or more of insurance with signature confirmation, the mailman just leaves the package at my door without getting my signature. I think he signs it in my name himself. Had the same problem with fedex one time. >>
The next time that happens, send me a PM with the signature confirmation number. I'll get into the postal intranet at work, and print you a hard copy of the required signature. If he signs your name that would be a reason for termination. Any other bad things in his OPF and you might get a new carrier.
Lots of lazy carriers do that, in their minds it's a shortcut and "no harm no foul". The harm comes when the package disappears and you didn't sign for it.
City carriers are being rushed more and more by the supervisors to take more mail and get back faster. They're all trying to stay under budget so they can get their bonuses (performance based pay since they're not allowed bonuses). USPS wants them to cut corners to get done faster.
Rural carriers are a different story. We get paid by the day, not by the hour. If I get done with my route at 4pm I go home at 4pm. If I get done at noon I go home at noon. Same pay. Some rural carriers think it's better to get done faster so they can go home earlier. I think it's nice to do my job, throw my customers some service, and not work overtime free.
Christmas gifts are nice. I usually get about $1000 a year from my 600 or so families. I think that's pretty good since they advertise that we're not supposed to get cash and the max value of a gift should be $20. It's a nice gift for the local food bank, they need it more than I do. Everybody in my office donates our gifts to the food bank. We have a nice office and like our jobs.
Things that make your carrier happy are -
not blocking your mailbox with your car
picking up your mail every day
leaving the red flag up when you have outgoing mail
cleaning up after your pet
waving or saying hi now and then
using the right address all the time
keeping the approach to your mailbox clear from snow
Those things are better than Christmas gifts. We get to know which stops are a PITA and sometimes act accordingly.
I hate apologizing for bad lazy carriers. You couldn't possibly imagine how bad some of them are and I feel sorry for people who live on the routes they deliver.
At our last house, we had good ones as well. We got quite a bit of snow the last couple years and I always made sure to sure a path from our house to the neighbors, though our lawns (since that's how our houses were connected) so the guy didn't have to trudge through 2 feet of snow.
Now, UPS..that's a different story. TWICE had them leave $1000+ packages in front of our apartment door without even knocking. Both packages required signatures, none was asked for. We were home both times. Did I mention that our apartment was right next to the manager's? And that there was no security to get into our building? Fortunately, we got the packages both times but...
Tabe
I inquired with one of them and found out that the route I am on is used for training purposes. It is not uncommon to have a mail jeep followed closely by a white mini van.
Because of that I have been pretty lucky. Most of the carriers are super friendly either because they are new and really enjoy their job or because they know they are being watched. Some are slower than others, but for the most part I get pretty good service.
The biggest problem we have is mail getting delivered to the wrong house (I get my neighbors and he gets mine) So far this hasn't created any major problems, fortunately my neighbor and I are pretty good friends. If he moves I will be a little more concerned.
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<< <i>I have the same problem with my mailman. I cant believe he hasnt been fired. Whenever i recieve a package that required $1000 or more of insurance with signature confirmation, the mailman just leaves the package at my door without getting my signature. I think he signs it in my name himself. Had the same problem with fedex one time. >>
The next time that happens, send me a PM with the signature confirmation number. I'll get into the postal intranet at work, and print you a hard copy of the required signature. If he signs your name that would be a reason for termination. Any other bad things in his OPF and you might get a new carrier.
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Thanks. I certainly will
Bad news was the gate was used by me and my neighbor who had a big dog he let out in the front yard we shared. I got the package the next day with slobber and bit marks all over the package. Luckily it was in a small box full of foam peanuts, and card was undamaged. Yes, It was insured and needed to be signed for.
After I talked to him, mailman never did that again