Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. ![]() Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. While carrying the mail around, I often get nice things, as kind gestures from thankful costumers.Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. I like it when someone pays a lot of attention to find a nice card, a beautiful stamp, etc. At first I thought she was famous or had many birthdays! But the large piles of postcards that Jessica received did draw my attention. I had never heard of Postcrossing before. This creates a lot of pressure and there is not so much time left for a chat in the street. That is what makes it so much fun to be a mail carrier! But nowadays we need to do more work with less people. When you walk in a city center district as I do, there are always people talking to you or ask you for directions. How has your job changed since you first started? Did it get easier, or just different, and in what ways? That is why we all know her and I often tie her mail together with a string and put in a nice little note. Unfortunately there is not enough time to look at all the nice cards… But when there is someone in your district who gets as many cards as Jessica, then you will notice it. I smile and continue on my rounds.Ī little bird told us you sometimes leaves notes on Jessica’s cards – do you enjoy looking at the postcards that you deliver? People do complain to me about the mail services… I always try to give it a positive twist, and never argue with people. I used to work in a shop so I am used to talking to a lot of strangers. I like a nice chitchat once and a while (laughs). Dogs were always waiting for me to come to get a cookie!ĭo you chat with people on your rounds? Do people complain to you about problems with the mail service? I used to have a dog of my own, I think when you own a dog, then you know how to cope with them. ![]() I always whistle when I carry the mail around - people hear me coming from far away! And I’ve never ever called in sick, not for a single day. I’ve always loved my job! Sporty, always outdoors… and it can be cold, rainy, windy or hot here in the Netherlands! But I love to be in the fresh air, and I see it as a kind of sport. What do you think of your job, do you like it? Does it involve a lot of walking? Have you found many mean dogs or are they happy to see you? I was born in 1952 and I’ve been working as a mailman since 1985. I am originally from Abcoude, a small town near Amsterdam. My name is Pieter Pepping but people often call me “Pieter Post” like the bunny. We agree… this blog needs more postal workers! Hi Pieter! Tell us more about you! Postman Pieter has been working for the Dutch postal service for almost 30 years and is about to retire, so Jessica and her friend Marleen (aka Marleen1979) thought it would be a good idea to interview him for the blog. You know how we all wonder whether our postmen and postwomen look at our postcards, and what they think of them? Well, Jessica (aka Jess18877) from the Netherlands did not wonder about this… she knew her postman enjoyed her cards as much as she did, because now and then he would leave her a note about them! :)
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