And so there is yet another postal strike in the UK, meaning there will be no post going in or out of my house until next week. This is annoyance in itself, cutting off my supply of DVD rentals which are the source of movies for the Sure Motif, and is designed to drive me more insane waiting to hear from various prospective employers.
Plus, going by the decorations starting to go up in the high street shops, I'd better be thinking about sending off my Christmas cards.
Plus, going by the decorations starting to go up in the high street shops, I'd better be thinking about sending off my Christmas cards.
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I never seem to be clear about what it is exactly that the postal workers are striking over. Maybe we should boycott all correspondance of the 'snail mail' type, in protest for the lack of information on why my insurance policy hasn't arrived in the post - after all, how can the postal workers justify a strike when the service we receive (in my home town at least) is, quite frankly, poor in the first place? By not working at all, they're not helping their cause. Instead they should be fighting for the downfall of e-mail and blogs, so that people return to the pen, paper, envelope and stamp era. Either that or live with it I say.
My annoyance at the postal strikes is not aimed at the unions and strikers. I am a fervent defender of the right to strike (witness potential upcoming rant about the idiocy of a non-strike teacher's union).
I'm just mardy. I suggest, Fairy Tail, that it is the job of the Post Office itself, and not its belaboured workers, to promote business.
Have you ever considered that it is the belaboured workers of the Post Office that are the face of the Post Office, CQ? I struggle to remember when I was last greeted pleasantly at a Post Office counter, even when I was being robbed of a scandalous £120 for my car tax, there wasn't even a smirk to suggest she was quite meanly thinking "That'll teach you to have a car".
I firmly believe that it is the behaviour and attitude of staff who are at the forefront of a company that affects just how successful that business is, and so if the use of the Post Office has declined, it cannot be put down just to bad marketing and the rise in popularity of the internet.
Sorry to press the point but still disagree. The Post Office is not a vast corporate machine but rather an endearingly antiquated public service that is obviously struggling to be financially viable.
If the workers in your local Post Office find it hard to raise a smile, maybe it is because an establishment that once was the heart and soul of any small community is now considered less important than an ATM.
Hmmm, seems cool.
Joe joestain13@yahoo.com
If this continues long enough you might be sending e-cards. :)
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