aibu to think postman should not be changing tyres/ talking at length with people on his rounds?

[Nomorepat]

Waiting for an important letter which is dependent on what time I receive it today. So go for a stroll to see if postie is in area. There is he is in the next street changing some girl's tyre for her-I know this is not his car and ours is his last street. He then proceeds to chat to this girl for about 10 minutes, then another woman for about 5 minutes.

I am peed off about this. AIBU?

LaurieFairyCake, as you think it is OK to call people cunts, I think you have no imagination.
What if somebody was waiting for a cheque that HAD to be paid in before a certain time of day else their car tax (or something else) would be late meaning they wouldn't be able to get to work without breaking the law or similar? (random example)

Mail IS important and it beggars belief that people could think the Postie's good deeds and socialising comes before it. It really does.

The world would be chaotic if everybody behaved like him.

I vote we all go round the OP's house with mince pies and carolling. With buckets of empathy and niceness.

We could strap her to a chair and show her 'a Christmas Carol'

No one deserves to be this unhappy or lack so much humanity as the OP

Acts of kindness as well as his job, not instead of.

You don't seem to be able to get your head around the quite simple concept that he still did his job.

What if somebody was waiting for a cheque that HAD to be paid in before a certain time of day else their car tax (or something else) would be late meaning they wouldn't be able to get to work without breaking the law or similar? (random example)

well, then they should pay for special delivery - which is what you should done, you cheap arse.

He sounds lovely :)

May I ask why you posted in AIBU when you clearly don't think you are?

You could have posted in legal matters and found out how to sue/sack the idle bastard.

I'm sorry everyone.

HE DID HIS JOB!!!! EVERYONE GOT THEIR MAIL!!!! HE DIDNT FORCE ANYONE TO MISS OUT BECAUSE HE WAS DOING A GOOD DEED!!!!

the world does not and never will revolve around you.

I didn't say post wasn't important, but unless you pay for it to be delivered at a certain time you get it when you get it.

Post is scheduled to arrive between 7am and 6pm.

Feel free to complain if it arrives after that.

Until then shut the fuck up.

No he did not do his job at all, ArbitaryUsername, his job is to get the mail delivered as soon as he reasonably can. He failed.

And no fyi I do not snap my fingers at waiters. I am polite.

Don't cheques take five days to clear? Why would u send it the day before it was needed

What with you being his employer an' all.

The world is chaotic.

I suggest you look up chaos theory

Hope OP never needs help from anyone when out and about in case it impinges on someone's job.

You are also boring!
Change your tune!

No, that is not in the job description of a postie.

There is nothing in there about doing your round as quickly as possible.

You are completely wrong and know nothing about postie employment contracts.

The person waiting for the here would already know that they were cutting it fine and would probably be expecting it not to arrive before that deadline. You They should be annoyed at yourself themselves for being so badly organised not the bloody postman. Or SORN and get public transport to the meeting, then sort out the tax once the cheque has cleared. You do realise they don't clear immediately. It's not a good idea to rely on cheques in the mail for time sensitive stuff.

Everyone knows that the post could arrive at any time during the day. If they need it before noon, etc, they have to pay for special delivery.

I'd leave Chaos out of this, her theories are quite bonkers.

Dear mumsnet,

Please can we have a topic entitled "I am not being unreasonable, I am correct all the time no matter what anyone says" or IANBUIACATTNMW for short. So people who clearly don't think they're wrong can go and whinge.

FFS OP. Stop clutching your pearls and lighten up. Your a right misery.

His job is to deliver the mail during his shift. He did it. He fulfilled the requirements of his contract.

I work in a pub. I often give people change, offer directions, lend neighbouring pubs co2 or whatever, even if there are others at the bar. Hasn't gotten me fired yet.

For the numpty millionth time, you are not entitled to post at an exact time. You got your post, thus he did his job.

(I am biased, 1. people I like thoughtful people and 2. some of my favourite customers are posties. They wear shorts, and they work hard. Boo you.)

I fancy minted lamb chops.

What shall I do with them, new pots?

I find it hard to believe that you are polite to waiters. You weren't polite to your postie today.

And you seem to think that you get to redefine his job role to suit you. His job is not to do it as quickly as possible, in an it's a knockout style event, but to deliver it all to the right addresses before his shift finishes. He achieved that.

NINE pages because the postman helped someone out and someone else got all cross and red faced.