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[catlover]

I work at a school where the ups and post office deliver daily............

Since I was robbed 3x with packages being stolen at my front door, I decided to have my packages sent to my school-plus the lady that used to help me out is not so helpful any more.

The vice principal may be speaking to me about this next week-she was overheard asking-why is she having things delivered her......................

[adelle38]

When I worked in public schools, receiving packages at work was not allowed because it made extra work for the clerical staff. Perhaps this wouldn't be a disruption in a small office, but in a school I can see where it would be a problem if it happened regularly.

[Peaches McPhee]

I can see it being an issue for the person(s) who receive/sign for your items. If it is excessive, that person might start to feel resentment and taken advantage of. Can't say I'd blame them. If it was a rare occurance, I would not mind, though.

[Allegheny]

We were prohibited from receiving personal mail or packages at work if it had to go thru our mailroom. I am sure some people did occasionally, but if it was ongoing it would have become an issue and management would address it with the individual. Of course, my agency employed hundreds of people.

[raven-blackbird]

We're not allowed to receive packages at work.........when I order something that is coming UPS, (since they knock and drop) I'll use my daughters addy since she is a SAHM........FedEx, no problem, they usually require a signature.......................................raven

[foundinlv]

I never got the logic of leaving a package unattended when clearly no one was home. There is supposed to be 3 attempts to deliver a package and each one with a note to the recipient with instructions to call and have it delivered another time and day as well as the option to go in person to either a ups hub or post office and pick it up.

[sunshine45]

yes, i receive my packages at work.......why not consider getting a po box?

i can see why a school doesnt want to accept so many packages for several reasons. one, it can get out of hand if all of a sudden all teachers were getting multiple packages that were NOT related to school. there would also be some liability if one came up missing for some reason.....they probably would not want to be involved in a "search". also, there can be some "safety issues" involved if someone all of a sudden wanted boxes and packages delivered to a school, which has a lot of security measures in place.

[ivanatrump]

On 1/17/2015 raven-blackbird said:

We're not allowed to receive packages at work.........when I order something that is coming UPS, (since they knock and drop) I'll use my daughters addy since she is a SAHM........FedEx, no problem, they usually require a signature.......................................raven

I get packages from Fed Ex frequently and seldom have to sign.

[Moonchilde]

Getting a PO box at the post office is NOT a good idea as far as having packages delivered - many companies will not ship anything of even moderate value to a PO box. If, however, you feel it's worth it to you (it is for me), getting a "box" at a Mail Etc, UPS, type of storefront is a solution. It costs more than the USPS charges, but you can designate the employees to sign for you and your packages are secure. For anyone who gets a lot of packages delivered and is not home to receive them, it's a good solution, if not cheap.

I have never worked anywhere that permitted delivery of personal items. It's always been a no-no.

[Allegedly]

I work for a school and it states in our policies we are not allowed to receive packages at work UNLESS it is a medicine being shipped by our mail order pharmacy.