In the past month or two here in Germany, I've heard the term 'post chaos' used.....which refers back to a general low confidence feeling by Germany about the delivery time for mail to get from point 'A' to point 'B'.
Focus brought up this topic today.
About a week ago, I kinda expected a delivery to occur on Friday....nothing came (period). Saturday mail? Nothing. Monday mail? Nothing. This letter letter, sent from the local region on a Wednesday morning....finally arrived on Tuesday. Basically moving about 20 km in six days. Even by pony express, it would have arrived in twenty-four hours.
What's the deal?
It comes down to two issues. First, the Covid crisis continues on, with regular post folks out, and the reserve folks missing. Second, add to this issue....Deutsche Post has had trouble hiring for the work required....so they aren't 100-percent on filled positions. If you look around....most everyone is in the same situation on empty billets.
In general, when someone mails you a bill.....the rule is that you have two weeks from the day mailed, and assuming that the letter should take no longer than two days to arrive (at least within a state itself).
For decades, Germany was a 'legend' on postal delivery. You could mail a letter on Monday morning out of Hamburg, and typically by Wednesday morning.....it'd be in your central Germany mailbox.
Fixing this with money? Well....unless you hustle up capable employees and get back to 100-percent manning....you'd still have to deal with Covid issues.
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