Re: Sat. mail delivery & tank tops

[TEX <tex@kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu>]

What is it with people who live in Moscow, a community which exists only
because of the University, always being down on college students?  And
yes, I realize some people would live and work in Moscow even if the
University wasn't there, but it would hardly be the same community.
By saying that you assume a postal worker has low morale because he/she
dresses "like many of the college students," you are saying that there
must be something wrong with the students as well.  Why not take the
opposite viewpoint and say, "Hey! That postal worker must love his/her
job! Look how comfortable they are allowed to be while carrying out their
deliveries!  I bet the morale around their workplace is great!"
I don't care if my postal carrier is cross-dressed and singing show tunes
as long as my mail makes it to my box once a day.

           Clint "Tex" Payton
       email: tex@kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu

>
> Stuart Hall wrote:
>
> > Cutting off Saturday delivery of mail seems like a resonable solution to
> > keeping the costs of mail delivery low.
> >
> > What bothers me more is that often my mail is delivered by someone
> > dressed very casually.  Oftentimes, they are dressed like many of the
> > college students around here (e.g. shorts and tank-tops) instead of in
> > the typical postal uniform.  It's not that I have such a strong dislike
> > for how someone who delivers my mail looks, but it seems indicative of a
> > low morale among postal workers.  They don't appear to be professional
> > about their work.  Maybe they don't understand the importance of mail
> > delivery to us and so struggle to take pride in the work that they do.
> > Is their dress indicative of the quality of the service they are
> > providing?
> >
> > I would appreciate hearing from anyone if the attire of our postal
> > workers has caught their attention or if they think I am being overly
> > concerned.
> >
> > Stuart Hall
> > 517 S. Hayes St.
> > Moscow, Idaho
>