you don't like the boxes?!

[mayalaen]

I just figured out why we’ve been having so many problems with Priority Mail and Express Mail shipping through USPS.

My stupid stupid STUPID family THREW OUT all my Priority and Express Mail boxes, envelopes, and stickers, and they’ve been using the plain boxes we buy ourselves (the ones we should only be using for ground shipping) and plain labels.

It’s because they didn’t LIKE using USPS’ boxes! And because they didn’t LIKE picking them up from the post office!

So for THREE FUCKING YEARS now I’ve been dealing with lost, damaged, and super late issues with my customers and a lot of it could’ve been avoided had I just known that my family changed something and didn’t tell me.

The shipping room at the shop used to be fully stocked with all sorts of USPS and UPS boxes, bags, envelopes, and labels.

Did my family think I just liked the pretty colors?!

And when I told them that you can order FREE supplies from USPS and UPS and it’s shipped right to you, they were like 😲

I know USPS has a lot of issues and if the USPS employees would’ve just fucking answered me when I kept calling in to ask what’s wrong, it would’ve saved a lot of hassle, but seriously!?

Comments

[amalthia]

I've been reading about your family/businesses woes for a few years now and I've decided that if I ever start my own business I will not be hiring anyone in my family or friends, or actually any acquaintances either! I may also have a IQ test at the hiring process. I mean really who thinks it's a good idea to throw away shipping supplies!!!! those things cost money!

[mayalaen]

I would HIGHLY recommend not hiring family/friends. It's so much easier to fire somebody who sucks that you don't know well than to try and beg/threaten/whatever your family into doing things even when the money we bring in pays their bills.

Hopefully you don't have to deal with any of that ever. I wish I hadn't gotten into this and that I just worked for somebody else again. I miss clocking in, working hard, then forgetting about it in between and getting regular paychecks :(