scott <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
> It would seem a bit unreasonable if they said no

  Bosses? Reasonable? ;)

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>> It would seem a bit unreasonable if they said no
>
>  Bosses? Reasonable? ;)

Fortunately I've never come across an unreasonable one yet, although I hear 
a lot about them :-)

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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> > In Germany they have the "pack station" that solves this exact problem.
> > Unmanned 24/7 place in almost every town where you can collect and
> > deposit parcels - genius.
>
> That could indeed be quite useful...

It is, I can tell you. Whoever invented it, I do owe him some :)

Unfortunately it only works with shipments via DHL - UPS or FedEx or some such
won't do. But it is a start.

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On Mon, 04 May 2009 09:14:29 +0200, scott wrote:

> If your employer is really so inflexible that they do not allow personal
> packages to be delivered there,

A lot of companies don't allow personal mail to be delivered to the 
office.  Reason is they get enough business related mail that hiring 
extra people to deliver people's personal mail isn't enhancing the 
business but does increase their expenses.

I'm trying to think if I've ever worked for a company that has allowed 
personal mail to be delivered there, and I can't think of a one.

Jim

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"scott" <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
> >  Bosses? Reasonable? ;)
>
> Fortunately I've never come across an unreasonable one yet, although I hear
> a lot about them :-)

Strangely enough, I've yet have to come across an unreasonable immediate
superior as well - but I did see (or rather, typically didn't) some
higher-level bosses who didn't seem to have any idea what was going on "at the
bottom". Which I consider unreasonable enough to qualify (their decisions
seemed to be, at any rate, and I decided to presume they weren't just plain
assholes).

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"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message 
news:49ff16a2@news.povray.org...
> On Mon, 04 May 2009 09:14:29 +0200, scott wrote:
>
>> If your employer is really so inflexible that they do not allow personal
>> packages to be delivered there,
>
> A lot of companies don't allow personal mail to be delivered to the
> office.  Reason is they get enough business related mail that hiring
> extra people to deliver people's personal mail isn't enhancing the
> business but does increase their expenses.
>
> I'm trying to think if I've ever worked for a company that has allowed
> personal mail to be delivered there, and I can't think of a one.

    In my job, we're always sending packages to works addresses, and some of 
those addresses are Govt. departments or big companies like the BBC/ITV.

     ~Steve~


>
> Jim

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On Mon, 04 May 2009 17:59:11 +0100, St. wrote:

>     In my job, we're always sending packages to works addresses, and
>     some of
> those addresses are Govt. departments or big companies like the BBC/ITV.

Interesting.  I think maybe my job in college had that, but that doesn't 
really count.

My current employer strongly discourages having personal packages sent to 
the office, and I seem to recall the one before that (a Fortune 50 
company) also did.  Before that the memory gets a little fuzzy.

Jim

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Somewhat related, package from amazon.co.jp arrived this morning.  Thing is, 
I only just ordered it Friday.  Now that's fast!  Some books I ordered from 
domestic version should arrive later this week.  Or next...  Then there's 


Completed my collections of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (was missing vol. 7) and 
Kaoru Mori's Emma, and got the new art book by Akemi Takada.  Marketplace 
order was another by Akemi Takada, and domestic amazon was two Franklin 
Booth books and Watson-Guptil's Rendering in Pen and Ink, so I'm pretty 
satisfied.  Whole lot for about $200, shipping included.

-- 
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.freesitespace.net

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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> GOD DAMNIT! >_<

... rant snipped ...

> GRRRR!! I WANT MY PARCEL!!!! >8-[
> 

if it's any consolation, the USPS isn't much better.
-- 
~Mike

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> if it's any consolation, the USPS isn't much better.

DHL also sucks. (The Royal Mail at least *attempt* to deliver. DHL 
couldn't be bothered to do that...)

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http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*

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