Postal Carrier Blows Hot As Redditor Submits Video Evidence Of Her Incompetence, Triggering Long Overdue Dismissal

“I didn't particularly want her fired. I just wanted her to do her job.”

Jesse

• Published in Interesting
• December 7, 2023

In a quiet rural highway, where the road winds gracefully with a sweeping left curve, an ordinary mailbox stood 400 ft away, marking the entrance to a frustrated homeowner's residence.

Turned out that being 400 feet from your mailbox meant an unending battle with your mail carrier—and our narrator (Original Poster) discovered this the hard way.

At first, she dropped regretful notes like “Sorry, we missed you''—which OP only discovered after making the 10-mile drive to retrieve their package. When that excuse couldn’t fly anymore, she got more creative. 

This mail carrier was armed with an arsenal of excuses to justify her refusal to bring up their packages. "Afraid of dogs," she claimed, yet OP’s canine companions were securely confined behind chain link fences. 

"Afraid of chickens," she insisted, but the harmless, 3-pound bantam cochins were minding their own business! Even OP’s turkey, which had long vanished for months, seemed to haunt her deliveries.

The height of it was two days ago when a crucial package housing refrigerated medicine was deemed undeliverable. The delivery update? "no secure place”— probably the latest in her arsenal of excuses.

When OP confronted her, she admitted the left turn scared her. This was when OP decided they’d had enough. They documented the notorious left turn and every nook beyond, then marched down to her boss to present their case.

Consequently, the mail woman was fired as a result. She pointed an accusatory finger at OP, but they only wanted her to do her job correctly. 

Were they wrong for approaching her boss and eventually getting her booted?

The story in detail

A bit of background

The postal carrier had a habit of bringing up excuses when it came to delivering items to OP’s house

The postal carrier eventually got fired and is now blaming OP

Here’s how the Reddit community reacted:

“You had no power to make her fired. You just showed her employer her major failing to do her job.“

“As a postal worker. She possibly had a laundry list of offenses. Management has to build a case.“

“There is no way you got her fired, period. Either her sup hated her and your complaint was the last straw needed to hang her.”

“NTA. You weren't the only one who complained so maybe she was already on notice.”

“I feel like if she truly was afraid of that turn, then there could have been some kind of compromise for it.”

“You made your complaint. The employer made the decision.“

“NTA. You weren't the only one having problems.”

“NTA…She wasn't doing her job. You don't do your job, you get fired.”

OP was caught between a desire for seamless deliveries and the unintended repercussions of an innocent complaint. Now, they found themselves blamed for the carrier's job loss. 

Thankfully, Redditors assured OP they did nothing wrong. Sometimes, holding a mirror to incompetence is the only way to usher in change. The repercussions of her incompetence were hers alone to bear.

What do you think about this story? Let us know in the comments. 

Jesse