Another business or part of a business that is abominably run is the Missoulian circulation department. The department pays the contractors who deliver the newspapers a very low wage. Additionally, the department pays inconsistently. For instance, a new carrier could actually be paid MORE than a long time carrier that has done a good job for the newspaper. I've seen long time carriers who have done excellent work be treated poorly. The long-time carriers feel that, although they like the work of delivering papers, they could not put up with the poor treatment of the circulation department of the Missoulian newspaper and have quit. After a long-time carrier quits the train of carriers begins. Usually, the customer receives poor delivery as the new carrier does a horrible job or does not put up with the abuse the circulation department dishes out either due to low pay or mean and unhelpful district managers(who also have a high turnover). Problem: District Managers who have hung on to their job despite causing hundreds of carriers to quit.
