If you ever ship an item that you care about via FedEx or UPS, etc. then you should really read this article from a person who used to handle those packages.

This is the best quote from the article:

I worked as a package handler for roughly ten months, and in that time I handled many packages. I couldn’t even hazard a guess at the number, as I moved several thousand some nights. The point being: I’ve seen a lot of packages. From this I’ve learned something: Most people have no idea how to pack cargo. Not only do they not know, they don’t even try. In fact, I believe most of them to be under the delusion that I, the Package Handler who was paid but a pittance for hours of physical labor, was in some way concerned with the welfare of their package(s).

My apathy towards their cargo was not because I considered myself to be above the job of Package Handler. It is not because I am inherently malicious or negligent. It is not because I derive joy from needless destruction. It is simply this: If you don’t care about your package, why should I?

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