How bad have Auspost been lately???
I understand that they have a reduction of workforce relating to warehouse activities, but surely they could have seen coming.. surely they could have pivoted to deal with the influx of parcels in their network by now.. i feel like they are focusing on trying to make as much money out of this as opposed to spending a little extra to actually deliver parcels in a timely manner. If the news articles from a few weeks ago were correct, then they even asked their staff to volunteer their time to clear the backlog..
In the past couple of months, what has been the longest transit you've experienced that has actually shown up? Ive had:
3 weeks Adelaide to Melbourne
3 weeks Melbourne to Melbourne (twice…)
And 4 weeks Melbourne to Melbourne…
Yes I have had express post parcels delivered in a timely manner, but lets talk parcel post/letters.
Given that they are owned by the government, you'd think this would be treated as essential given the current situation in Victoria..
They did pivot, they are transiting parcels through interstate warehouses, this has added time but far less time than if they tried to process them through the Vic warehosues which are either closed or running at far reduced staffing levels
3 Weeks Adelaide to Melbourne would be 4-5 weeks without the changes
Melbourne to Melbourne still goes out of state due to lock down at the moment.