Giving Thanks To Where It Matters Most
2020 Has been a rough year without a doubt. Many front line workers have worked tirelessly around the clock to provide services to the general public, from grocery stores to healthcare workers. Many have been in thankless jobs working grueling hours. Through rain, sleet, hail, and even a pandemic our postal workers continue to serve everyone. They’ve been at the center of budget cuts, controversy around mail-in-ballots during our most recent election, bailout rejection & budget cuts, delivery of $1200 Stimulus checks to every American, undercut by Amazon, frontline exposure to COVID-19, impatient and often vulgar face-to-face demands from customers, and most recently an unparalleled demand in online shopping and deliveries resulting in the “Perfect Postal Storm.”
One might imagine a scenario where a Postal worker might have “Gone Postal.” Yet, they continue to do their work with true professionalism, delivering our mail at an unparalleled pace with ever increasing volume. I believe that our Postal Service Employees may be the unsung heroes of 2020. They should have at least been in the running for “Time Magazine’s Person of The Year” (My personal opinion). If there was ever a Thankless job, I’d say it would be that of our postal workers. While I would love to see our Postal workers receive the recognition they rightly receive, only customer facing postal workers will likely receive any gratitude for their work. Here are some examples of the other types of Postal Workers that are out there:
- Inspector General
- Office Personnel
- Post Masters
- Installation Heads
- Supervisors
- Managers
- Professional Administration
- Technical Personnel
- Clerks
- Nurses
- Mail Handlers
- City Delivery Carriers
- Motor Vehicle Operators
- Rural Delivery Carriers
- Special Delivery Messengers
- Building Maintenance Personnel
- Equipment Maintenance Personnel
- Vehicle Maintenance Personnel
- Casuals
- Postal Support Employees
- Rural Subs
- Postmaster Relief/Leave Replacements
- City Carrier Assistant
- Mail Handler Assistant
… and these are just a few of them.
Whatever city, state, or country you are in, I'm sure you can agree that your postal service is in need of some love. I propose simple solution. The next time that you or or someone you know plans on visiting the Post Office, swing by your local coffee or doughnut shop on your way, and drop off a couple dozen boxes of doughnuts, bagels, or cartons of coffee to demonstrate your thanks for the wonderful service we often take for granted. I know with the 3,000 cards I wrote this year, how grateful I am that the postal service had a hand in improving the lives of my friends, clients, and coworkers.
Wishing our Postal Workers a Happy Holiday and a better 2021!
Written By Sean Sassoon
Keller Williams Realty professionals of Fort Lauderdale
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Wishing you a Happy Holiday as well.