On the road with a postwoman: This is how it works in times of staff shortages. In total there are 33 delivery people in Gröbenzell who share 24 districts - by car and bicycle.

Flexibility is currently very popular. Colleagues are repeatedly absent due to illness and there is also a lack of young talent. Around the work is doubled with packages and cards for dear friends and relatives. The head of the Grö Benzell branch says: “Christmas was the worst ever, he's had tough times"