Anthony's Job

Anthony has worked for the Postal Service for about 6 years. The announcement of the facility he worked at in May, turned our world inside out and upside down. Thankfully, he was placed in a job locally last week as a mail carrier. After only 1 week, my heart breaks for him. His supervisor is horrid and it almost seems like management is trying to push him to quit. There was a woman who transferred with him who quit after only one day. He was supposed to have 3 days of formal training, but only ended up with one day of training due to a lack of trainers. The other 2 days were spent with his supervisor basically criticizing him the entire day. It's bad enough that his body is having to adjust to the walking and carrying bags of mail for 8 to 10 hours a day, but he also has to deal with the emotional stress of working for people that just don't appear to care about their employees. Did I mention he lost 20 pounds in 5 days? Good for him, but still, pretty hard on the body. On Saturday, he worked for 10 hours and was completely stressed because his supervisor told him that it took him too long to finish his route. She told him the manager would talk to him about it on Monday and he was sure he would be fired this morning. He isn't home yet, so I'm assuming that wasn't the case. It just boggles the mind that after 5 days of work they expect him to do the job like he's been there for a long time. They keep telling him that the other carriers could finish his job in under 6 hours which is probably true, but first, he didn't even get the proper training, and second, it's only been 5 days! I'm sure after a month he will do it much quicker. I am not a big supporter of unions in most cases. Honestly, in my experience, they make it possible for lazy people to continue working, but in this case, I think that Anthony really needs to consider contacting his steward. It would be one thing if he wasn't trying or if he had been there for 6 months and was still slow, but that just isn't the case. Please pray that things went well today and that things continue to improve. I don't want him to stay in this job if it is going to be overly stressful. It isn't fair to him and it isn't good for any of us. I'd rather be poor and happy then see his character broken for a job that just isn't worth it, no matter how good the pay.