Mother of two Manuela Huser (49) is one of 3,855 postal delivery workers who lost their jobs: “Retirees often need this job to secure their assets.”

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Four weeks ago Manuela Huser (49) was miserable. When he got home he found a letter in his mailbox from postal subsidiary Direct Mail Company (DMC). At first he didn’t think about the letter from his employer. Later, while cooking dinner for the family, the shock happened. He opens the envelope, 3,855 people will be laid off at the post office subsidiary! Including your position.

“It was like a slap in the face,” says the mother of two. A month after the shocking news, Blick accompanies the delivery woman from Ebikon LU on one of her tours. During the conversation, it quickly becomes clear that this is more than a layoff. Manuela Huser’s eyes become moist as she talks about opening the letter. The wound is still deep. “I will miss my job very much,” she says.

with full passion

And for good reason. Manuela Huser has been giving away a lot of heart and soul for DMC for three and a half years. Like almost everyone affected by the layoffs, she works part-time. Huser has two grand tours in his neighborhood. On these routes, she distributes the advertising magazine “Consumo” and the free newspaper “Anzeiger Luzern”. “I distribute more than 1,100 copies every week,” explains the native of central Switzerland. “Rigi-Rondell” is added once a month.

You can feel that Manuela Huser has been passionate about this topic for a long time. He makes tours with his private car. The trunk and passenger seat are full of newspapers. She knows every mailbox and knows exactly how many newspapers to take with her when she goes out. Your work is greatly appreciated. “Especially the elderly are extremely happy. Small talk is going on in many mailboxes,” says Huser. He will miss this social aspect very much.

Stopping advertising adhesive puts them in misery

The woman from central Switzerland was aware that the advertising was gradually decreasing. “But I never thought it would be this extreme,” she says. One big accelerator: “Stop Ad” stickers. Standard on letterboxes in new properties. DMC has seen its advertising fall by a third over the last decade. The post office attributes half of the purchase to stickers.

Results? They are huge: almost 4,000 employees lose their jobs. Many are retired or disabled. They earn something extra to get by. “Retirees often need jobs to secure their assets. It will be difficult for them,” Huser laments.

The future brings uncertainty

The situation is not easy for him either: “I will not be able to find a job anymore under these conditions.” He talks about flexible working hours. “Our grandparents live far away and we don’t want to take our kids to after-school care.” Therefore, it is impossible to accept a job without time flexibility.

It’s still not entirely clear what will happen next for Manuela Huser. “There should be new information for us in mid-December,” she says. The 49-year-old man hopes the post office will make him a new offer. Postmaster Christian Levrat (53) literally slammed this door shut. For the delivery man, only one thing is clear: “I love my job. So I’ll continue my work until the last Consumo arrives in the mailbox.”

Source :Blick