Gisèle's rounds, a postwoman in Bourg-en-Bresse, are upset by the explosion in the number of parcels.

By Charlotte de Frémont (special correspondent in Bourg-en-Bresse, in Ain)
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Gisèle, a postwoman, delivers parcels in the working-class Reyssouze district of Bourg-en-Bresse. Bruno Amsellem / Divergence for La Croix
Parcels have become a staple in the daily life of Gisèle, a mail carrier in La Reyssouze, a working-class neighborhood in Bourg-en-Bresse. A national phenomenon that is reshaping the daily lives of all her colleagues at La Poste.
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I subscribeSince 5 a.m., Gisèle has been on the "deck." In the stifling atmosphere of a well-advanced summer, the 49-year-old mail carrier takes a break before starting her rounds. Smiling, wearing protective shoes, she has spent more than two hours preparing for her morning, scanning and redirecting packages to be delivered.
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