Slavery

I take work seriously. Any work. So today I tried out my route as a postwoman, or delivery agent is probably a better word. I was sent a very specific list with addresses, and you walk a route that makes sense.

It took me 15 minutes to walk to the starting point, 50 minutes to walk the round without any mail to deliver and without stopping at mailboxes, then 15 minutes back. And I walked pretty fast.

It didn't start out well, the first building was a renovation object with no people in it, and no mailboxes. Then I discovered that some houses do not have mailboxes outside the house, but inside, which means you have to bother people and ring somebody's door to get in. Ouch! And considering the number of mail to be delivered in the same area, I have a feeling it's mail that not everybody has ordered, but the kinda stuff I get sometimes. Promotional catalogues and newspapers and who knows what. Exactly what I didn't want to participate in. Hmm.

And they pay absolute minimum wage. I will get paid for 2.5 hours and that includes not only walking and delivering, but also sorting. Not sure this'll be worth my time, but since I signed up, I'll give it a go.