‘Overwhelmed’ Postman Hid 17,000 Pieces Of Undelivered Mail

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I’ve never been a mailman before, but I can’t even imagine the amount of stress that comes with a job where the main purpose is to deliver thousands of people their precious mail. Well, all that stress became too much for a postman in Brooklyn, NY.

According to the NY Times, postman Aleksey Germash was discovered to have hidden about 17,000 pieces of undelivered man for more than a decade because he was “overwhelmed” by the amount he had to deliver.

Germash did tell investigators that he “made sure to deliver the important mail.” So here’s hoping that person got their latest issue of High Times.

NY Times

Germash, a Postal Service employee for more than 16 years, was charged with detaining and delaying mail on Thursday. The service’s Office of Inspector General received a tip this month about a Nissan Pathfinder parked in Brooklyn with mailbags stuffed inside. When Postal Service agents visited the location, they found 20 blue post office bags packed with undelivered mail inside the vehicle.

Agents determined Mr. Germash, who worked at the post office in the Dyker Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, was the employee who lived closest to where the vehicle was found, the complaint said. When investigators interviewed Mr. Germash, he said the vehicle was his and that he had hoarded the mail because he was overcome by how much he had to deliver, according to the complaint.

The amount of undelivered mail investigators retrieved was staggering: 10,000 pieces inside his vehicle, 6,000 in his apartment and 1,000 in his work locker. At least one item was postmarked in 2005, according to the complaint.

This guy may be a tad overwhelmed too: Pissed Off Mailman Steals Kid’s Water Gun After Being Ambushed By A Bunch Of 5-Year-Olds

Germash was released on $25,000 bail. And you just know with a story like this people on Twitter were going to chime in. Here are the most hilarious responses:

So, if you’re feeling overwhelmed today at work, just do what this guy did.