Sydney mum slams Australia Post for 'harsh sacking' of lazy postie
A Sydney mum who caught a lazy postie leaving a 'sorry we missed you’ slip without knocking has slammed Australia Post for being too harsh after learning he was sacked over the event.
Julia Salama from Merrylands in western Sydney caught the postman leaving the note at her doorstep two days in a row, despite having paid for her package to be delivered straight to her door.
Australia Post told Yahoo7 they apologise to Ms Salama for the driver's actions, however they did not confirm whether or not the employee had been sacked.
"We are extremely disappointed in the actions of this driver," a spokesperson said.
"We take great pride in the safe and timely delivery of parcels. In this case the driver has not followed policy, which is to knock and call out to see if anyone is home before leaving a card.
"The vast majority of our drivers are doing the right thing but where this is not happening we will look into it."
The mother-of-three told Yahoo7 the Australian Post driver was “quick to take off” and that she urgently needed the edible ink she ordered for her cake business - which can’t be bought from a store - for a client’s birthday cake that evening.
She had waited all day at home for the package to be delivered, with no sound of the postman arriving.
"No knock, no doorbell, nothing,” Ms Salama said.
The next day the same postman left another 'sorry we missed you' slip for a different package, even though Ms Salama was at home the whole time, again.
She told Yahoo7 that she feels sorry for the postman after learning that he has since been fired.
“I feel sorry for him I think he should’ve been given a warning, not sacked like that.”
Mrs Salama said the ordeal really began at 4.30pm when she had to round up all three ‘cheeky’ children – under the age of nine – for a trip to Merrylands post office.
She said the incident cost her money and a massive headache after waiting in line for 40 minutes to retrieve the parcel that she had already paid express postage for.
Australia Post has said if customers have any concerns about their mail delivery, they can call the Australia Post Customer Contact Centre on 13 13 18.
