Are there any other alternative ways to apply for jobs besides online application?

Is there a dependable alternative to the U.S. Postal system

• Literally half the time I send individual people mail in letter size it either takes a week and a half, arrives damaged or gets lost in snail mail space. Letters and priority mail either does not arrive period or is eaten by the machine. When sent to government offices. (This fact being shared to me by gov office personnel). I also ordered some t shirts for my child's b-day and it's been 2.5 weeks with no arrival. They stated 2-8 business days. I'm telling you I'm so frustrated. There is Air BnB , Ubertaxi,Lyft as alternatives to hotels and taxi service there is also task rabbit for those odd jobs that would otherwise cost a fortune and be to complicated to get done with traditional ways. So is there a safe dependable alternative to snail mail when what your sending purchasing is a physical product of some sort and not just a info letter thx

• Answer:

  You can always pay extra for overnight with tracking, and/or go with FedEx or UPS, but other than that, USPS is the only thing for regular mail. Really though, you should file a complaint with your post office, because what you are describing isn't normal. In 40 years I've had one letter stolen (it was returned about 5 years after the fact, once the case went to trial), and maybe a few damaged items here and there over the years, but otherwise they are fairly consistent. Also, it's called "snail" mail for a reason. It's slow. A week or two, depending on what part of the country you live in vs where it's being shipped to/from, is not unreasonable. Particularly depending on the time of year and if it's close to a holiday. Keep in mind too, business days means M-F only (not including holidays) and depends too on what time you order it. If it's later in the evening, then that is already on the next business day. Also it generally doesn't include processing time either.