A few years ago, about a week before Christmas, I was 91 stops over my stop count. 91! Knowing that we didn't have enough people to be able to help me, I took an extra 32 stops not because I bleed purple but because I felt bad for the people on my route who were expecting their package but wouldn't get it when they thought they would. Worked my ass off that day and didn't even get a thanks. A week later, 2 days before Christmas, another courier went out with an extra 19 stops and got a freaking BZ for it. Now I never expect a BZ for the work I do but a thanks would go a long way in making me feel like I'm appreciated.
Ever since that, I go out with my stop count and nothing more. I still feel bad for the people on my route but the company has made it abundantly clear it only cares for ass kissers. People who just go out and do their job and go home and don't get involved with the politics don't matter.