>http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/tests/which-shipping-company-is-kindest-to-your-packages

I had a girlfriend who worked one summer during college at a USPS facility. She said it was pretty appalling. Some of the employees, she said, had not exactly undergone screening with the rigor of FBI applicants. There were some borderline psychos she quickly learned to keep her distance from. She said she witnessed packages being literally thrown against the wall with maximum velocity, just for the pure hell of it. She said when "going postal" became a recognized catch phrase it was no surprise to her.