December: I like this picture. Its a Package Driver walking up to the front door of a house where the snow is piled up about five feet. Of course it is night, its probably Christmas Eve. IE decided to cut out some routes, so this poor guy is out late instead of being home with his family. Reminds me of the impending doom that is Peak Season. Number 33 for me, somehow we always are able to dig ourselves out and get the job done.
Well, the calendar tells a story. It's a goofy story, but it attempts to weave all the appropriate and available services into it. That's more than you'll get from a Teamster calendar, but Teamsters are scraping the bottom of the barrel regarding "services" lately.
But yes, December - I like that picture too. It's obviously a supervisor because I can see the keys in his hand.
Drivers (Teamsters) here haven't quite mastered the concept of bulkhead door closed and vehicle OFF while unattended. It's funny because the USPS and FDX (Ground, Home Delivery, Express), and DHL seem to have it down pat. They actually LOCK their vehicle when unattended.
Even California Overnight can get it right. UPS still has issues. I wonder why.
I attribute it to chromosomal damage due to decades of Teamster inbreeding that prevents them from mastering new concepts. But maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part and it's due to stupidity.
Other issue is the "somehow we always are able to dig ourselves out and get the job done" line. Nope.
Sorry. If it wasn't for managers and supervisors (and their spouses and kids and siblings and parents and grandkids) out delivering "your" packages on Christmas Eve AND Christmas Day, the shipping public would truly know what a bunch of slugs you are.
Every year for the last 35+ we've bailed your butts out and you would know that by now if you've been around as long as you claim.