A few weeks ago, we asked you which holiday worker deserved to make the most moolah during the holidays. In other words, who works the hardest? (North Pole residents not included.)

You answered overwhelmingly in a recent SnagAJob.com poll: postal workers and couriers. In fact, 40 percent of the nearly 10,000 respondents voted for these hard-working gift and greeting card transporters over shopping mall santas, snowplow drivers, toy inventory takers and Dec. 26 returns workers.

Unless we can get Seinfeld’s Newman to volunteer, we doubt that these postal worker and couriers are available to accept this “award.” That’s because they’re currently fighting through their biggest mail volume week of the year. That’s right, the U.S. Postal Service expected to handle more than 270 million holiday letters and packages this past Monday alone. And on Wednesday, they expect to ship and receive more than 1.7 billion parcels!

So when’re you’re licking stamps, signing checks and trying to remember second cousin Patty’s new address, think about the people doing the dirty work on the streets and in the mail sorting centers. And when your Passion Suede color throw pillows arrive just in the nick of time, feel free to throw out a hearty thanks (or even a few bucks for a tip).

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