A lot of places have policies against leaving packages outside of doors, as they are easy targets for thieves. As for not waiting for you, um, how long does it take to get to your door? He's doing his JOB, not sitting around picking his butt. If you're too slow, tough, he probably just assumes you aren't home. He probably doesn't have all day to wait for you, as he's got tons of other mail to deliver, not just yours.

That's why she had the sign "All deliveries at the rear" ??

64, You can doubt all you want, if they say it's what they're told to do you can't tell them it isn't... Odds are they get complaints from customers who say they don't ring the doorbell so they're told to do it that way to ensure the thing actually goes off. I'm sure you've been in a situation yourself where you pressed the button but the connection failed. He has a job to do, and doesn't have time to stand around all day making sure your doorbell works...

Tell ya what, you go to a legitimate delivery business and ask them how they are to get a hold of the customer. Are they to knock? Are they to ring the doorbell once? Are they to ring it a thousand times? You go find that out and then get back to me. Guaranteed they will not be required to be an annoyance and ring the doorbell like that. I'm sorry, but it is extremely unprofessional to be a nuisance when delivering something. While the delivery guy didn't know the kid was sleeping, he probably did know to not ring the doorbell an excessive amount of times. It's just common courtesy, and they will not receive much business if they practice theirs this way.