Going Postal

I purchased this book for two reasons: 1. I was hoping to learn the causes behind the horrors of the Postal service. And from this book I did. 2. I wanted to know if the environment in my workplace was similiar. And although perhaps no as bad there are a lot of similiar situations. It truly saddens me that these government facilities are being so neglectful to the needs of their employees and their environment. I guess that old saying is true "Its only going to bother them or become a concern with them when it affects them." Definitely a good read, especially if you can handle the truth!!!

This book becomes relevant again with the recent Postal shootings in California. As a postal worker myself I have witnessed firsthand the mistreatment and abuse of my fellow postal workers at the hands of management. The public should read this book. Maybe then they would understand why the postal clerk behind the counter seems so surly and rude. This book tells it like it is and pulls no punches. I'm sure Postal management would be very unhappy if the public were to read this book. When my friends express surprise that there have been so many of these incidents in Postal facilities, I tell them the only surprise for me is that it hasn't happened more often.

I am a postal worker with over 40 years of listening to and having to put up with the B.S. management deals out daily. Don Lasseters' book is just the tip of the iceberg. I have been taken out of my station on a stretcher twice, and I'm not the only one. I have seen other carriers have heart attacks, undergo Psychotherapy, have major marital problems. This is all due to the stress Postal Workers are put through on a daily basis. Don Lasseter Tells it like it is, the public has no idea of what management puts their charges through. The only thing management, from the Postmaster down to the lowly line supervisors are interested in are the numbers, how much volume is moved each day. Management doesn't care what the consequences are as long as they make their quota, even if it costs someones life. "Going Postal" is a good first step in understanding the behind the scenes of THE UNITED POSTAL SERVICE. I urge you to read this book, it will open your eyes.