In my area I've had the same mail guy for at least 25 (or more) years.
He retired about two months ago! OMG! It has been a nightmare. He warned us though. He said the post office is hiring people who aren't screened very well and do a half (insert your own word) job.
He wasn't exaggerating! My mail has been left in my newspaper box, shoved into the mail box (it's a large mailbox, but I guess not big enough for this idiot). At least 3 times I've had to call the annex where he comes from to get someone back out because he'd shoved the small box in and I couldn't get it out of the mailbox!
Just yesterday, my friend (who walks the neighborhood for exercise) called me and said the mail man had put my mail (and another small box) UNDER the mail box (on the ground).
I won't bore you with some of the other antics this idiot has done with me and other's. It's been a nightmare!
My neighbor gets a check every month for his daughter. It is sent registered and something else. Anyway, there was never a problem. It comes at exactly the same time every month. This is the money this girl lives on every month so she looks for it.
It's amazing the places this check (envelope) has ended up! Instead of having my friend sign for it (he's home waiting for it) it's gone to the neighbor (just left in their mailbox, it's gone to other neighbors and on and on. Everyone has complained and no one cares.
I'm 71, I guess I'm 'old school'. Like many of you, when I had a job or was given a task, I did exactly what I was supposed to do. I worked for the government and back then, if I didn't follow the rules (this was in the late 60's and beginning of 70's) I'd get written up and it would go on my record.
I guess these days with many jobs, anything goes! It seems to me many people just don't care!
I know so many people who are in their 50's who can't find jobs (2 sisters who are RN's) they swear it's because of their age. I know other people in various previous jobs who can no longer find jobs. Several have been looking for as long as 2 or more YEARS.
It's crazy! You'd think if someone was lucky enough to have a job, they'd do a good 'job' to keep it! I guess not!
Anyway, my point is it seems like whatever the job people just don't take time to do it right or they don't seem to care. If you take the time to complain it falls on deaf ears. There's no follow-through on the complaints.
I was so happy recently because everyone (myself included) was having trouble sitting at a light waiting for it to turn green so we could go on a major highway.
Everyone kept complaining but when I said, "Did you call the Virginia Dept of Highways?" They said, "We don't have time". Well I do. So first I contacted my local representative. He forwarded my email on to Virginia Dept of Hwy representative for my area.
This VDOT gentleman called me and said he would look into it and asked me to give him a little time (due to the holiday). I said, "That sounds good. Don't forget me".
Long story short, He sent me an email and said they'd checked out my complaint and it light WAS messed up and it would be fixed. Within a few days it was obvious the light was now working correctly.
I've always been a letter writer, a phone caller, whatever it takes to let the authority know about the problem.
In the "old days" people cared and at least responded. These days, well, as I said above....no one cares.
That's what made this call from the Virginia Dept of Highway representative so wonderful.
Every now and then there are people who do their job right. Unfortunately, they are getting fewer and farther between.
Incidentally, this VDOT gentleman (during the conversation) said he was due to retire after the first of the year. I thought, "OK so no wonder I heard from him. He's "old school" too.....too bad he's retiring.
Thanks for letting me vent. I guess I could have just said, "I feel your pain" but you wouldn't have 'heard' my story....HA!
But for what it's worth, I DO KNOW and understand.....Annabelle/Linda
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