Stressed OUT!?!

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

I sent a photo of the damaged mail boxes to my doctor after I learned from USPS, that they suspended service to our apt community.....unfortunately, the only person at my neighborhood post office who knew me personally? She delivered our mail on our route for over 30+ years. She was hired by USPS when she was in her early 20's. She retired this past July. She retired quietly I imagine because other postal employees at our neighborhood post office might have been challenging to work with. Also, just before I learned she was retiring, she told me that she was retiring before Republican agenda in Washington further erodes the US Postal service retirement pensions.

Homoe is correct! As far as I know, due to two personal friends who are USPS employees, individuals retiring in mass?? THE USPS is not expanding new hiring for full time employment or benefits, like retirees were given. So, I'm guessing that it's hard to find people who will work for peanuts, compared to rich pensions USPS retirees receive under grandfathered policy mandates.

In other related news :

I once posted in the book club forum thread about reading a book I found last winter at the nursing home, of all places. It's about the billionaire genius (and sexual predator ) King Larry.....Which is an documented account of how Larry made his fortune in mail and document delivery during the FAA and pre-USPS years were dominating the delivery and logistics market, long before UPS & FEDEX were on the scene . In fact, it's because of Larry challenging every FAA law on the books that opened up service to countries that USPS had difficulty in providing timely service.

I highly recommend reading this book. It's an tragic portrait of an person who worked around the clock and used drugs and women to mask his serious behavioral disorders. It also is an eye opening account of how people in government agencies will keep an lid on their own ability to subvert policy and law for their own personal gain (aka, the private sector ploy).

I do vaguely recall you posting about a book you found while re-habing so thanks for posting this again Miss Katz!
I am definitely getting this book ASAP!

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by homoe

I do vaguely recall you posting about a book you found while re-habing so thanks for posting this again Miss Katz!
I am definitely getting this book ASAP!

You're welcome, Homoe!

I found it at the nursing home, read it in a couple of days, but I was fascinated by this story. I'm surprised it's not been banned yet. I feel this author should win an book award of some kind!

The book is an great read. I don't think you'll be disappointed at all.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by homoe

See, I'm sure that lady retiring didn't just all of a sudden spring it on them! They had notice no doubt, and more than ample time to hire and train someone!
If a CEO ran a company like the government runs the postal service, they'd be tossed out on their ear~

This isn't unusual in the workforce nowadays. People are over leveraged in every company, to some degree. It's the same in my company as well. We all wear many hats and are expected to perform all functions at 100% all of the time.

Don't forget, a CEO is the elected president and you know how that's working out.

[homoe]

For the most part Mary, my housemate and BFF, is a pretty laid back person UNTIL we're expecting company!

Then her stress about a perfectly neat and tidy home stresses me out!

[RockOn]

LOL!

You poor thing! I can relate. I was with a woman for almost a decade that was inclined in the same way. She would set my pants afire with the honey-do list! Heh Heh!

Best wishes to you!

[homoe]

Originally Posted by RockOn

LOL!

You poor thing! I can relate. I was with a woman for almost a decade that was inclined in the same way. She would set my pants afire with the honey-do list! Heh Heh!

Best wishes to you!

Thank you Rock, I need all the moral support I can gather!

The thing is, this company is down to earth and could care less about how the house looks! They are coming to visit us NOT give our house the 'white glove test'!

[RockOn]

My stress evaporated a little while ago. My power was restored!

I have pine trees I cut today scattered all over the property. Instead of dragging them to the front down by the road and cutting them into short, managible pieces tomorrow, I will be working on a well house roof that will be pain-free to move so I can climb inside. And I won't be leaving anymore pieces of skinned butt cheeks on the top of the brick walls crawling out of a too tiny space. When I wiggle out, the bricks usually pull my pants down some. That is when the cheek-chewing begins. This is the end of that noise!!!!

Time to start checking into buying a generator too!

I must prioritize if I am to treat myself any better.

[Bèsame*]

One of my resolutions for the new year is to work thru the stress of being a caregiver. I love my Mom deairly and I do everything in my power to make her life, easy, fun and healthy. But somehow, I think she wants to fight and argue. I'm realizing more and more I have a lot of the same personality traits as my Dad. I'd say the last 10 years prior to her coming to live with me, she resented my Dad for uprooting her from So Cali, getting sick and started up his drinking. I understand the move, but it didnt have to be so drastic. His health, men just think they are invincible. But the drinking part I'm clueless on. I grew up with him drinking all through my first 22 years. He finially stopped and he became the Dad I really didnt have. Maybe the dynamic changed with in my parents relationship? Towards the end of my Dad's life we all saw (my siblings) her resent him for his health and drinking and lash out and be mean.

Maybe I act or react to her efforts or lack of like my Dad? I talk it out all the time with my friends and I'm feeling like I'm burdening them at times. They always reassure me that I need to talk it out. I always feel better and my stress level goes down.
I have free resources available to me from both employers. I'm going to reach out and take advantage.

Surprisingly though, it's been a couple of weeks of niceness. Im not feeling taken advantage of. I know she knows she can be mean. Maybe?? Just maybe?? She is coming around? Anyways, I'm not going to be afraid to ask for help. Perhaps I can get another view on the situation if it arises again.