“Dumbing-down” by the USPS

Photo by Victória Kubiaki on Unsplash

Twenty-seven years after I delivered my first letter for the USPS I can say I am still learning! I have about five more years before I hopefully venture into another 30 year career/job. I am not yet (financially or educationally) ready to retire from the USPS.

Ross, who is twelve years younger than myself, started at the USPS one year after I did. We worked in a very small office servicing a bedroom community just…