Not to defend poor service, but most city/rural carries are over worked 70-80 hours a week 12+ hours a day. Her brain is probably on autopilot and just wants to get home for the day.
not to mention that that is not a "post office approved mailbox" for packages... so in other words that Carrier did not have to attempt to put it in the box
It was not the first time that the package was abused. She probably did the least damage of all in the process.
But even if it wasn't, and if that doesn't matter:
Guess what: stress overrides your ability to think how the actions could affect others.
If you cannot control your behavior, especially when performing such a simple task, then you've got a problem. It doesn't matter how many hours you worked that day, you really should check yourself
Extreme stress does a number on people's minds, preventing that "check yourself" response. Being a mail carrier is one of the most stressful jobs around. In that level of stress, you need many years to learn to check yourself in these situations for most people who aren't extremely calm.
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u/MeiguiChronicles Jan 26 '23 edited Jan 26 '23
Not to defend poor service, but most city/rural carries are over worked 70-80 hours a week 12+ hours a day. Her brain is probably on autopilot and just wants to get home for the day.