Those folks are treated liked garbage by USPS management. Often having to work 10-12 hour days, 6 days a week, often not knowing when their next day off is going to be. There needs to be an investigation of the USPS. The employees are also having to carry increasingly heavy parcels and deliver for Amazon.
Just another example of the federal government subsidizing billion dollar corporations. Make Amazon bring their own packages and make the USPS a good job again.
@@TweakzouT I hope you folks get a much more favorable contract. The two tier wage thing plus all the parcels just seems like a disaster. USPS employees deserve better. Plus they're not going to be able to retain people. I was considering applying but not until the new contract comes out.
@@andrewd.conard5088 they implemented a new way of retaining CCAs in my area. Only working them 8hrs a day for the first 120 days and having at least one day off during a week. People that have never had a job working hard definitely aren't cut out for it
Our area we only get mail once a week. They say they run out of time. A 3 year old knows if you start at the same location everyday, the same people won't get mail everyday. But Carriers can't see that. Here they all need to be fired, Not paid more.
I’ve been hearing that the post office makes their mail carriers work long hours with hardly any days off. So an example is you will work for eight days straight for 12 hours a day and only get one day off and you repeat the cycle. That would burn out anybody after a while. The old mail carriers started from day one as a career position mail carrier and got there two days off a week but now you start off as a temporary mail carrier until you reach career status and you will not have two days off a week which will burn a lot of people out.
So unless things have radically changed, no they can't work you more than 6 in a row for 12 hours, honestly I don't think they could even afford you. But if it is happening, go to the Union or get a lawyer, and that will be rectified really fast. A bad apple actually tried to work me 7 days when I worked for them once, but she got stopped so I couldn't take action against her. As far as long hours, it depends. At least when I worked for them they couldn't go over what ever the state allows regularly, an exception would be made during peak season and I believe during voting time but that would be a decision that comes from up top, not local postmaster, I hated it but other carriers would try to squeeze as many hours as they could. I think after 60 hours we went into double pay, didn't see the point since you loose so much in taxes. Realized that during the pandemic they might have been allowed to do things that were not legally allowed before, if that is the case, there is a good chance it will revert.
My wife been working with USPS for 38 years. She is a rural carrier. She drove her own vehicles for years. Then she received the Grumman LLV. Now she has Metrics Mercedes van. It is a right hand drive. She is looking forward to retiring soon. It a career not just a job. The pay is great, benefits are great, and retirement is great.
not a living wage....they need to pay more. our government can certainly afford it. no wonder they have to do job fair...nobody wants to work for a non living wage.
🤔..The Government doesnt pay our wages. Mail does. As for not a living wage... AVERAGE CARRIERS make around 65k a year within the first 2 years. (Im not a carrier). But theres more to it than just a base salary.. Multiple wage increases.. per year.. multiple colas. Govt employee perks.. including free college.. govt loans ,, etc.. .Top carriers make over 100k a year.. govt medical benefits. And too many more perks that cant be explained to a non postal worker. DONT BELIEVE ME?? Ask your local regular carrier about the wages, And top earnings. Everyone feels underpaid at any job.. but remember No no college is needed for these workers to reach middle working class status.
Love my job and it pays fairly well, but with the mail plus packages and parcels and the walking and being exposed in all elements plus inflation. Sometimes it can get really overwhelming but I try to stay positive . I think the union is going to get us more pay next contract for sure and I’m sticking around because I want that haha if your lazy don’t come to the post office. Hard workers only
@@Mmshroom Of course, they're not gonna show what really goes on behind the scenes. I've worked with the company on and off for a year and a half, and trust me, I've seen a little stuff happening there. The 1st couple of months, I was working there as a mail handler for the one at LAX, which used to be on century Boulevard and airport boulevard. Then I transferred over to the north Hollywood location because I knew that my part-time gig at LA was about to expire. I applied for the CCA overtime. This means that you can work from 8 hours to all of a center working 16 to 17 hours. And because I live in Inglewood going to North Hollywood, it takes about an hour and a half for me to get there And the worst part about it was I only got like 3 hours of sleep every day and then I mean once I wake up I have to get ready to go back to work. And everyday I was always getting into it with the manager. Because the manager was always being rude to me. It was very chaotic. Probably the only good thing about working for the USPS was the customers that I had. Most of them were pretty cool and chill and some of them would actually give me food and water and I was just happy with that because I was so tired and I needed a break And the breaks is another story You're not even allowed to take a break. Chances are your probably better off working as a cashier, going to school or working for a much better paying stress free job
Now multiply the speed by 10,000, add carrying at least 8 trays of mail and packages, AFTER you sort, note, and lift all the packages…out of the office and into the truck. Now open 600+ mailboxes, and get in and out of your truck 150+ times, and you’d just about have it. Plus really strong legs and arms!
Former mail carrier here. I quit and I’m so glad I did. You have no life if you take this job and there are other downsides. I can tell you this, if you’re expecting mail and you don’t get it, the mail carrier is not coming back that same day, the mail gets postponed to the next day or the next….
Of course, they're not gonna show what really goes on behind the scenes. I've worked with the company on and off for a year and a half, and trust me, I've seen a little stuff happening there. The 1st couple of months, I was working there as a mail handler for the one at LAX, which used to be on century Boulevard and airport boulevard. Then I transferred over to the north Hollywood location because I knew that my part-time gig at LAX was about to expire. I applied for the CCA position, and that was one of my worst mistakes because it was toxic. The work environment is really toxic. You do a lot of overtime. This means that you can work from 8 hours to all of a center working 16 to 17 hours. And because I live in Inglewood going to North Hollywood, it takes about an hour and a half for me to get there And the worst part about it was I only got like 3 hours of sleep every day and then I mean once I wake up I have to get ready to go back to work. And everyday I was always getting into it with the manager. Because the manager was always being rude to me. It was very chaotic. Probably the only good thing about working for the USPS was the customers that I had. Most of them were pretty cool and chill and some of them would actually give me food and water and I was just happy with that because I was so tired and I needed a break And the breaks is another story You're not even allowed to take a break. Chances are your probably better off working as a cashier, going to school or working for a much better paying stress free job.
Of course, they're not gonna show what really goes on behind the scenes. I've worked with the company on and off for a year and a half, and trust me, I've seen a little stuff happening there. The 1st couple of months, I was working there as a mail handler for the one at LAX, which used to be on century Boulevard and airport boulevard. Then I transferred over to the north Hollywood location because I knew that my part-time gig at LAX was about to expire. I applied for the CCA position, and that was one of my worst mistakes because it was toxic. The work environment is really toxic. You do a lot of overtime. This means that you can work from 8 hours to all of a center working 16 to 17 hours. And because I live in Inglewood going to North Hollywood, it takes about an hour and a half for me to get there And the worst part about it was I only got like 3 hours of sleep every day and then I mean once I wake up I have to get ready to go back to work. And everyday I was always getting into it with the manager. Because the manager was always being rude to me. It was very chaotic. Probably the only good thing about working for the USPS was the customers that I had. Most of them were pretty cool and chill and some of them would actually give me food and water and I was just happy with that because I was so tired and I needed a break And the breaks is another story You're not even allowed to take a break. Chances are your probably better off working as a cashier, going to school or working for a much better paying stress free job
Of course, they're not gonna show what really goes on behind the scenes. I've worked with the company on and off for a year and a half, and trust me, I've seen a little stuff happening there. The 1st couple of months, I was working there as a mail handler for the one at LAX, which used to be on century Boulevard and airport boulevard. Then I transferred over to the north Hollywood location because I knew that my part-time gig at LAX was about to expire. I applied for the CCA position, and that was one of my worst mistakes because it was toxic. The work environment is really toxic. You do a lot of overtime. This means that you can work from 8 hours to all of a center working 16 to 17 hours. And because I live in Inglewood going to North Hollywood, it takes about an hour and a half for me to get there And the worst part about it was I only got like 3 hours of sleep every day and then I mean once I wake up I have to get ready to go back to work. And everyday I was always getting into it with the manager. Because the manager was always being rude to me. It was very chaotic. Probably the only good thing about working for the USPS was the customers
We now get $73,802/Yr ( $35.48/hr) without any OT. 5 weeks and a day vacation plus you can carry it over. Health and life insurance with matching 401k and pension. That being said, the job sucks. Working only 8-9 hours per day 5 days a week sucks enough. Don’t ever become a carrier. It is a terrible job that kills your mind and soul.
So I'm assuming you are currently a carrier? City Carrier? Can I assume you are full time and not CCA? Are you saying it 8-9 hours 5 days sucks because you want more or less? I was a CCA on two different states a while ago so Im a bit out of the loop.
@@Moneyball01 Fake news? You’re right. We just got a step Increase with a base salary of $75,091. That’s $36.10 per hour. This is full time city letter carrier. Would you like to see the form 50 that I just got? Brainless.
This job all depends on what type of management you have. There were a couple of nights that corporate was on management's asses and they were making me, a CCA, do rural stuff. But most days at my station, things are pretty tolerable. Our union branch president works at my station, which makes it really easy to ask questions about stupid things management does sometimes. But mostly this job depends on your management and staffing levels. Last year my station's CCAs were working 14 hour days every day. This year we are generally doing 8s on average, maybe 9 or 10 hour Mondays. Some days in the middle of the week can be 7 or even 6 hours sometimes. We have double the CCAs this year compared to last year. Stations with bad management are just asking for trouble, since that leads to low staffing levels, and more work for people who get there, and higher turnover rate when they are actually able to hire someone.
Method and technique, like working off the clock. I don't see the postal system surviving the next 10 year, unless they do something about the work load and pay
@Patrick Allen I agree, they need a pay schedule that's generous after a couple years . Then new recruits will make a career at usps instead of quitting. In return usps will have an adequate work force to handle the load with minimal forced overtime.
No, it’s far from the worst job. What makes it terrible is toxic, entitled employees, usually the ones who’ve been there for 15+ years. Also incompetent management who is soooo out of touch. Delivering mail and parcels isn’t bad, it’s being short staffed that does so, hence too much work on the daily.
@@viktoryanokovich3699 I'm a mail carrier and I love my job because I get paid to be outside. And the exercise is good for my blood pressure. I got a 40 hour work restriction from my doctor so I don't have to work late. I carry my route and go home at 4:30.
@@jeffw1267 hi, I’m actually going to start as a mail handler next month, but I’ve got some concerns that maybe you can address for me. I’m currently in college, so I’m worried that work may interfere with my studies. The staff at my facility haven’t gave us any details on schedules yet but they told us that we would be working between 20-60 hours a week. Do you know if usps is flexible with work schedules? I used to work for Home Depot as part time but they were giving me like 40 hours every week, and so it wasn’t working for me
Just saying, you are not going to be moving that slow. Also, technically correct that you wear the satchel over one shoulder (safety reasons), yeah lets see how long that lasts when you are carrying heavy loads, it tends to end up going across.
We've had so many people quit at our office. Some new and some who've been there a few years. Sometimes it's just not worth it. There's a reason they've had to relax some of their hiring policies.
I work for usps only for 2 months,People Think that is a Easy Job But isn't.I learning from the long-term experience,They even told me that.I'm Always say My Respect to all the mail Carrier out there🙏✌️
I'm currently in the hiring process to become a carrier. I have a mail man that I see often in the afternoon delivering our mail. Recently I decided to finally come up to him and ask him about how the job and see how he likes it because he's been working with USPS for a while now. He just kept disregarding me and kept telling me to call the post office, so I just said okay and let him be. I thought it was rude but I also had to think about if he was on some kind of time crunch and maybe he was having a bad day dealing with management? Either way I'm gonna do my best to stay positive when hired.
the job itself is pretty simple. you're just putting letters and packages in a mailbox. being a CCA is pretty rough tho depending on what office you end up in. bad abusive management is often what leads a carrier to quit
I mean if the first time you bothered to have a conversation with me was because you wanted something, I would be rude to you to. Maybe learn to build relationships before you need a favor
18 to 19 an hr to be a slave. Ride in a truck with no heat or air, take nonsense from most mgmt(1 hr to complete this route), and begin the day by sorting mail in a small cage box. No TY
we had such a good mail carrier ,friendly no matter what we (neighborhood in a culdesac) got our mail , then this happened - he retired . there were different once for a while ,few off them were good but they were just temps, then we had one guy that only delivered if he never had to leave the truck , in our culdesac which is tight and driveways are small, home owners cars were (not blocking the mailbox ) just standing in the court ,shake my head he drove away , couldn't make 1 step out . I explained to the post master of that office that is not possible to have the whole court empty for the mail truck . then we got another mail person needless to say first day in our area ,talking on the phone ,not friendly ,it seemed she really doesn't like her job, no heart in it , why does the post office hire such people .
I've been a Rural Carrier Asociate (part time) just shy of 3 years and I love it. Each, route, Office, and Region are different along with slight City and Rural Carrier differences. So every one will have different experiences some will be much busier then others have better management, better routes etc..etc.. But we'll worth it, now everyone starts out part time and you move up as the old timers move out and new routes open up. And as a part timer most if the time you will work a lot more hours, weekends and minor holidays delivering packages. But once you get full time it's all worth it.
A lot has changed in 20 years. Mismanagement and entitled sloths of senior carriers and other USPS employees have ruined it, turned it into a toxic/ hostile work environment.
They killed the pay. In 2013 you'd be starting out making 62k a year. Anyone after 2013? You start out at 42k a year. But you'll make 90k or so because you'll be working 80-90 hours a week with 1 day off a month lmao. Not to mention in 2013 they didn't have 100-200 packages a day. You're getting paid way less to do way more work.
It ends at $35 or so, but along with COLA extras it can certainly become more. It however takes 10 years to hit max. Also prior to Covid it was a decent wage to earn, ever since then it has become extremely uncompetitive.
Some of the postal carriers do an awesome job while others are lazy and all they do is bitch and moan about everything. Then of course there are ones that get to know their customers a little too well.
It's bad because the people that get hired quit. After training. Covid killed the post office now we are being worked to the ground. To make up for the empty uncovered route we have to do 2 routes a day 6 days a week. If people would stick around I'd have a good work life balance
If management was the best than ok I'm sure employees would stick around. I know I would. I would stick around if my former boss didn't treated me like shit
Some carriers try to be very customer friendly. Like the lady said, after 10 or 15 years in the same neighborhood, they can be like family. 4 years into retirement and I still have some old customers contact me.
Worst part is pay is the same regardless of where you live. Live in California and you’re on the poverty line. If you live in let’s say Ohio, you’re living good. Any union negotiations usually stop between regions because those in low cost of living areas want to push for better benefits, where those is high cost of living areas want higher pay. The national system is a huge issue.
I live in a suburb between Dayton and Cincinnati Ohio. I been looking at usps jobs due to being burnt out on 3rds, been at FedEx freight over 9 years. The starting pay for a CCA in my city is 19.33 per hour. The town next to me has a RCA rural at 19.94. Man I want that day shift but FedEx pays 28.96 an hour to drive a forklift around lol and almost all these comments seem negative about usps.
If USPS is anything like the Canadian Postal service, the job itself is great. You can meet many cool people on your route and end up making some good friends. The downside is the management that plays games with you to make your life miserable, and a union that takes your money and only backs you if it benefits them to do so. Management is absolutely attrocious. The supervisors have never delivered a letter in their life yet always act like they know the job better.
Who can I speak to regarding my job application ?? I applied to CITY CARRIER ASSISTANT SAN DIEGO CA. I got my fingerprints done on October 19th, 2022 I even got the job offer and I ACCEPTED but then I got an email that says to call a number or send an email to the email provided HOWEVER NO ONE ANSWERS ITS JUST A RECORDED VOICEMAIL !!!! I need to start working ASAP but at this point I am losing all hope what can I do ??
If you accepted the position, the post master should call you to schedule an onboard meeting. The will leave a voice mail. Happened for me two times already. Both times they called two days after I accepted the position and between 11am and 1pm. After the on board meeting it was about 1 1/2 weeks till human resources called me about orientation and my date that I will be on the payroll. The only email I got that I had to do was the NACI which is a background check and your references. Basically the normal application information.
Omg Nicole, are you brain dead? Go to your local office and ask to speak to a supervisor. Then again, with your beauty, you are better off being a cam girl.
My son worked for USPS! Trained people, worked OT! Always went to work, even during Covid19! He put in for a transfer, they didn’t give him one! He’s looking for a new career!
I've heard stories about the past, finishing your route early and going to the local food place with other carriers and heading back in your 8 hours. Now we're gps tracked and asked when we sit still for more than 4 mins. Pay has increasingly gone down, this job is on par with fast food wages for 4x the work and risk to life, health, mental etc. That's why no one is working here, add that to the management demand of your entire life and the disrespect and you get a terrible fed up workforce.
@@iCANT_BELIEVE_YOU_SAID_THAT bonus I lost weight and I feel great - and I’m helping an organization that my dad retired from and has a great retirement. It’s not easy but it’s prideful
Look the right thing to do. Is issue temporary pay and anything that these workers owe as delinquent payments what ever it is you be paid by the post office like only what they charge for not getting payments at a timely manner should be considered happy employees are needed to do a good job .unless there's more to this then meets the eye...then do the right thing 🤔
@@flbergast yes I know but being a mail carrier isn’t a job that is supposed to pay for everything. Considering that you really don’t need any real experience or expertise to be a mail carrier, $19 per hour is really good. I used to work at Home Depot a few months ago and they paid 15.50 per hour.
@@viktoryanokovich3699 this isn’t Home Depot , this is delivering mail , bills , packages , cards etc etc and it’s a government Job so you could even have mail that is important ……
@@viktoryanokovich3699 "Being a mail carrier isn't a job that is supposed to pay for everything". That's honestly one of the most stupid things I've ever heard, I mean that.
Dont be a mail carrier they tell u that you are the help when you first get there then after three dayz they don't help you and they make you do multiple routes in one day then when you cant make it back on time because they hold you back at the station by making you do other things like throwing packages clerk work case other people routes that called out now they wanna fire you
Dog spray does NOT go on the bag, or satchel. The bag is for defense against a dog. The bag used in defense with the spray attached is not a good practice. You can't tell the dog to hold on a second while you get the dog spay.
The lies lol in my area the drivers start at $22 last time I checked that was in 2021. I actually declined that position and went with USPS because I could get a/c in summer lol
This postal behavior has been going on for generations what people don’t understand is that this is the kinder gentle version compared to what it was like in the past. Nowadays people don’t have the same desperation to get a postal job therefore there is a lot of turnover just like every other job today. People are not willing to put up with bs nor deal with the physical aspects of the job. Working as a carrier is not an easy job yet people walk in thinking it is.
I know for a fact I thought it was easy when I first started. Less than a year later I ended up Quitting because it was too stressful and I barely got enough sleep.
I've heard stories about the past, finishing your route early and going to the local food place with other carriers and heading back in your 8 hours. Now we're gps tracked and asked when we sit still for more than 4 mins. Pay has increasingly gone down, this job is on par with fast food wages for 4x the work and risk to life, health, mental etc. That's why no one is working here, add that to the management demand of your entire life and the disrespect and you get a terrible fed up workforce.
The video icon photo was the most serious face of a mail carrier. The job is very difficult. It just teaches you so much about yourself. And it takes a toll on the mind and body
I worked the post office for 8months ... they worked me to the bone, you work 6, 10-12 hour days they call you in all the time on your day off. Most days i did in a row was 13days without a day off. My honeat opinion... Never work at the Pist Office... they treat you like straight garbage
Totally agree 👍🙄 hope a lot of people are reading this before they apply I would really think before applying for the post office 🤔 and say nope not for me or anyone else
@@JLG35X from jan 2022 till august 2022 i got a job with the real federal government now... work my 40hours make more than my doubble time weeks at the post office, bennefits are way better, and the bosses actually treat you with respect!!!!! My days off are actual days off no phone calls telling me to come in, can get my vacation days without a problem, and they front loaded 3 weeks of vacation, and get all 22 hollidays off!!! Post Office is the most unorganised place i ever worked for
@@brianlawson2831 Good for you, my experience with the government was military and usps, so I sure as hell never got 22 days of holidays off, can I ask who you work for now?
I’m going to be starting as a PTF and I heard that they are turning mail carriers into regulars after 3 mths probation at the station that I’ll be working at, I’m going for it.
The postal office isn't anything like it used to be, as a non-career employee I can go get a job at a factory or even as a janitor making what I make now plus I would have good insurance. Within just a little under a year of working there already have to have steroid injections in my elbows and I am only 35. They work you to death and you receive nothing, there's no room for advancement unless you're part of the buddy system.
@@meghanmisaliar it's one of the less busy areas around. But I decided once I get some things paid off I'm leaving, due to I have had to work during two different funerals, and I've had vacation days in for the doctor for over a month and the day before I have to go to the doctor they say I can't have off they've done that many of time's. I've actually never take a vacation since of been there. Just an overall bad place.
@@johnnyelvisJanitor here making $20 an hour with a good retirement and benefits.. I love the health care.. I worked in the coal mine for 8 years was definitely hard on the body and finally said enough.. I had some health scares the money was good but to me money isn’t everything.. I took a big pay cut.. But I like where I work now great people less stress..
@@stevo6891 wish I had something like that, most the post office here don't have janitor positions we had to take turns cleaning. But I left the post office at the end of August, blew out two more hernias, and now getting elbow injections. Can't lift anything, so been job searching for something light on the body. Not having much luck.
@@johnnyelvis I thought about the post office at one time.. I think our Post office has cleaning positions.. I had surgery on my lung due to it collapsing due to weak areas on my lungs.. It wasn’t due to the coal mine but the coal mine didn’t help it.. Same here I had to get injections in my joints due to coal mine.. It definitely killed my back also.. I’m only 36 but damn I felt old working in the coal mine.. Check out University’s and School districts around your area.. I work at a University some pay different than others.. But the school districts are a good place to be..
Ya ok. Highest turn over rate.... Did anyone see that 103 degree hot ass sun beaming down on you for 8 hours a Day! They didn't show those weirdo supervisors harassing you about the dumb shit daily....
I'm a Carrier in Texas. Yes it does suck when you start out, but what job doesn't? You don't need a College degree for this job. Is it a physical job? Yes. Does it mentally take a toll on you? It can, if you let it. It's not for everybody, but it's the best feeling once you turn Regular and get your own route. I've been with the Post Office for 7 years and I love my route. For those just starting, keep your head up and one foot in front of the other.
😂 False. First you have to sort through/case every single mail piece you intend to deliver that day! This story skips one of the most crucial and cognitively challenging hours of the day.
thats what I though too lol until I had a shadow day haha, 5 hours of standing sorting mail into cubbies ,then the reg. carrier loaded it all in order of the route into those totes and into the truck , then the real fun began I mean it, it was fun meeting the people and seeing the area , but man was I beat , its not for people with foot problems ,I realized it fast and decided it wasn't for me . but I loved the interaction with the customers. they would have loved me . hats off to all the good ,caring carriers. @@josephmendoza9523
99% of my mail is bullshit. If it isn't a tax document, tax refund check, or a card from a family member or friend it goes straight in the trash. So I'm on the opposite side of this argument. I understand they work hard hours and get treated like shit but frankly there should be 50% less of them. Delivering letters that end up as trash really just isn't that essential.
That junk mail is part of how the post office is able to pay to have enough workers to be able to get you those important letters that you get every once in a while.
But that’s the problem with the post office now as an ex CCA and they tell you that in training!! No one sends letters anymore expect mostly people over 70! So they try to make up it in junk mail and working CCAs without regulars on “Amazon Sundays” it’s sad but working for the post office now is a joke
DUH! 99% of what she said she "learned" is pretty much common knowledge to anyone who as ever mailed anything. Of course there is a "method", what? She thought it was random?
stop making excuses half of the people now days don’t want to work anyway they want to beg and steal and want something for nothing start working for yourself that probably work out for you I hope
@@prettyboishah2898 It is ok if you can turn your mind off. I wish I could. It’s very monotonous and can be very challenging when new. But for unskilled labor, you can make $90,000+ down the road with some OT. Good benefits. I’ve just been there too long. I can’t stand it now. Ha
Those folks are treated liked garbage by USPS management. Often having to work 10-12 hour days, 6 days a week, often not knowing when their next day off is going to be. There needs to be an investigation of the USPS. The employees are also having to carry increasingly heavy parcels and deliver for Amazon.
YESS!!! Ridiculous,, it’s one thing if we making 25+ an hour but at 18.. smh):
Just another example of the federal government subsidizing billion dollar corporations. Make Amazon bring their own packages and make the USPS a good job again.
If you put the time in it's worth it. Regulars have Sunday off. At top rate you make 35hr. Double time after 10hrs.
@@TweakzouT I hope you folks get a much more favorable contract. The two tier wage thing plus all the parcels just seems like a disaster. USPS employees deserve better. Plus they're not going to be able to retain people. I was considering applying but not until the new contract comes out.
@@andrewd.conard5088 they implemented a new way of retaining CCAs in my area. Only working them 8hrs a day for the first 120 days and having at least one day off during a week. People that have never had a job working hard definitely aren't cut out for it
I worked 18 years as a mail carrier. They’re DRASTICALLY under paid and are worked into the ground.
21 as a carrier, 34 total. Place sucks
@@homerfry9234 yep
Our area we only get mail once a week. They say they run out of time. A 3 year old knows if you start at the same location everyday, the same people won't get mail everyday. But Carriers can't see that. Here they all need to be fired, Not paid more.
@@bigbearhungry983 DONT blame the carriers, Its a management decision what gets delivered and postal management is stupid.
But you stayed 18 years..
I’ve been hearing that the post office makes their mail carriers work long hours with hardly any days off. So an example is you will work for eight days straight for 12 hours a day and only get one day off and you repeat the cycle. That would burn out anybody after a while. The old mail carriers started from day one as a career position mail carrier and got there two days off a week but now you start off as a temporary mail carrier until you reach career status and you will not have two days off a week which will burn a lot of people out.
This is true except for the day off - gotta deliver Amazon Sunday. They “own” you 12+ hours a day. Their words.
Did it for 3 years til I finally got a career status. Hard work indeed
So unless things have radically changed, no they can't work you more than 6 in a row for 12 hours, honestly I don't think they could even afford you. But if it is happening, go to the Union or get a lawyer, and that will be rectified really fast. A bad apple actually tried to work me 7 days when I worked for them once, but she got stopped so I couldn't take action against her. As far as long hours, it depends. At least when I worked for them they couldn't go over what ever the state allows regularly, an exception would be made during peak season and I believe during voting time but that would be a decision that comes from up top, not local postmaster, I hated it but other carriers would try to squeeze as many hours as they could. I think after 60 hours we went into double pay, didn't see the point since you loose so much in taxes.
Realized that during the pandemic they might have been allowed to do things that were not legally allowed before, if that is the case, there is a good chance it will revert.
@@bevrolee8887 Are you a carrier? if you are, what kind?
1000% true
My wife been working with USPS for 38 years. She is a rural carrier. She drove her own vehicles for years. Then she received the Grumman LLV. Now she has Metrics Mercedes van. It is a right hand drive. She is looking forward to retiring soon. It a career not just a job. The pay is great, benefits are great, and retirement is great.
not a living wage....they need to pay more. our government can certainly afford it. no wonder they have to do job fair...nobody wants to work for a non living wage.
ukraine is more important, we need to send them a trillion dollar aid package
@@FloridaMan69. agreed
@@FloridaMan69. understood 👍
🤔..The Government doesnt pay our wages.
Mail does. As for not a living wage... AVERAGE CARRIERS make around 65k a year within the first 2 years. (Im not a carrier). But theres more to it than just a base salary..
Multiple wage increases.. per year.. multiple colas. Govt employee perks.. including free college.. govt loans ,, etc.. .Top carriers make over 100k a year.. govt medical benefits. And too many more perks that cant be explained to a non postal worker.
DONT BELIEVE ME?? Ask your local regular carrier about the wages, And top earnings. Everyone feels underpaid at any job.. but remember No no college is needed for these workers to reach middle working class status.
To be fair, $18-19 per hour is higher than the minimum wage. Most places try to only pay $15 or lower per hour
Love my job and it pays fairly well, but with the mail plus packages and parcels and the walking and being exposed in all elements plus inflation. Sometimes it can get really overwhelming but I try to stay positive . I think the union is going to get us more pay next contract for sure and I’m sticking around because I want that haha if your lazy don’t come to the post office. Hard workers only
Woot!! Postal family!! I walk 70 plus miles a week.. it’s not for the weak or lazy. Love my crazy job
I agree….no weak minded people here.
@@Mmshroom Of course, they're not gonna show what really goes on behind the scenes. I've worked with the company on and off for a year and a half, and trust me, I've seen a little stuff happening there. The 1st couple of months, I was working there as a mail handler for the one at LAX, which used to be on century Boulevard and airport boulevard. Then I transferred over to the north Hollywood location because I knew that my part-time gig at LA was about to expire. I applied for the CCA overtime. This means that you can work from 8 hours to all of a center working 16 to 17 hours. And because I live in Inglewood going to North Hollywood, it takes about an hour and a half for me to get there And the worst part about it was I only got like 3 hours of sleep every day and then I mean once I wake up I have to get ready to go back to work. And everyday I was always getting into it with the manager. Because the manager was always being rude to me. It was very chaotic. Probably the only good thing about working for the USPS was the customers that I had. Most of them were pretty cool and chill and some of them would actually give me food and water and I was just happy with that because I was so tired and I needed a break And the breaks is another story You're not even allowed to take a break. Chances are your probably better off working as a cashier, going to school or working for a much better paying stress free job
It's definitely not for the faint at heart that's for sure but I still LOVE the Job!!
The term is "faint of heart".
@@meghanmisaliar It works for me.
Now multiply the speed by 10,000, add carrying at least 8 trays of mail and packages, AFTER you sort, note, and lift all the packages…out of the office and into the truck. Now open 600+ mailboxes, and get in and out of your truck 150+ times, and you’d just about have it. Plus really strong legs and arms!
so funny and true
Much respect to all postal workers. Especially in my neighborhood.
Former mail carrier here. I quit and I’m so glad I did. You have no life if you take this job and there are other downsides. I can tell you this, if you’re expecting mail and you don’t get it, the mail carrier is not coming back that same day, the mail gets postponed to the next day or the next….
Of course, they're not gonna show what really goes on behind the scenes. I've worked with the company on and off for a year and a half, and trust me, I've seen a little stuff happening there. The 1st couple of months, I was working there as a mail handler for the one at LAX, which used to be on century Boulevard and airport boulevard. Then I transferred over to the north Hollywood location because I knew that my part-time gig at LAX was about to expire. I applied for the CCA position, and that was one of my worst mistakes because it was toxic. The work environment is really toxic. You do a lot of overtime. This means that you can work from 8 hours to all of a center working 16 to 17 hours. And because I live in Inglewood going to North Hollywood, it takes about an hour and a half for me to get there And the worst part about it was I only got like 3 hours of sleep every day and then I mean once I wake up I have to get ready to go back to work. And everyday I was always getting into it with the manager. Because the manager was always being rude to me. It was very chaotic. Probably the only good thing about working for the USPS was the customers that I had. Most of them were pretty cool and chill and some of them would actually give me food and water and I was just happy with that because I was so tired and I needed a break And the breaks is another story You're not even allowed to take a break. Chances are your probably better off working as a cashier, going to school or working for a much better paying stress free job.
Of course, they're not gonna show what really goes on behind the scenes. I've worked with the company on and off for a year and a half, and trust me, I've seen a little stuff happening there. The 1st couple of months, I was working there as a mail handler for the one at LAX, which used to be on century Boulevard and airport boulevard. Then I transferred over to the north Hollywood location because I knew that my part-time gig at LAX was about to expire. I applied for the CCA position, and that was one of my worst mistakes because it was toxic. The work environment is really toxic. You do a lot of overtime. This means that you can work from 8 hours to all of a center working 16 to 17 hours. And because I live in Inglewood going to North Hollywood, it takes about an hour and a half for me to get there And the worst part about it was I only got like 3 hours of sleep every day and then I mean once I wake up I have to get ready to go back to work. And everyday I was always getting into it with the manager. Because the manager was always being rude to me. It was very chaotic. Probably the only good thing about working for the USPS was the customers that I had. Most of them were pretty cool and chill and some of them would actually give me food and water and I was just happy with that because I was so tired and I needed a break And the breaks is another story You're not even allowed to take a break. Chances are your probably better off working as a cashier, going to school or working for a much better paying stress free job
Of course, they're not gonna show what really goes on behind the scenes. I've worked with the company on and off for a year and a half, and trust me, I've seen a little stuff happening there. The 1st couple of months, I was working there as a mail handler for the one at LAX, which used to be on century Boulevard and airport boulevard. Then I transferred over to the north Hollywood location because I knew that my part-time gig at LAX was about to expire. I applied for the CCA position, and that was one of my worst mistakes because it was toxic. The work environment is really toxic. You do a lot of overtime. This means that you can work from 8 hours to all of a center working 16 to 17 hours. And because I live in Inglewood going to North Hollywood, it takes about an hour and a half for me to get there And the worst part about it was I only got like 3 hours of sleep every day and then I mean once I wake up I have to get ready to go back to work. And everyday I was always getting into it with the manager. Because the manager was always being rude to me. It was very chaotic. Probably the only good thing about working for the USPS was the customers
We now get $73,802/Yr ( $35.48/hr) without any OT. 5 weeks and a day vacation plus you can carry it over. Health and life insurance with matching 401k and pension.
That being said, the job sucks. Working only 8-9 hours per day 5 days a week sucks enough.
Don’t ever become a carrier. It is a terrible job that kills your mind and soul.
So I'm assuming you are currently a carrier? City Carrier? Can I assume you are full time and not CCA? Are you saying it 8-9 hours 5 days sucks because you want more or less? I was a CCA on two different states a while ago so Im a bit out of the loop.
what about the RCA that work full time for 16 years, they get nothing
@@Moneyball01 Fake news? You’re right. We just got a step Increase with a base salary of $75,091. That’s $36.10 per hour. This is full time city letter carrier. Would you like to see the form 50 that I just got? Brainless.
Tell us how you really feel Brian, lol
@Brian it only sucks when you have a low seniority
I've never seen any carriers with a smile. Everyone is usually upset
My mail carrier gives me the middle finger every morning
Because they are overworked and only the old timers got their set routes and set schedules without getting burnt out
That’s a very telling observation about their job. I’ll pass😂
@@eddiew2325 😂 good for him
That's because they're overworked to death
This job all depends on what type of management you have. There were a couple of nights that corporate was on management's asses and they were making me, a CCA, do rural stuff. But most days at my station, things are pretty tolerable. Our union branch president works at my station, which makes it really easy to ask questions about stupid things management does sometimes. But mostly this job depends on your management and staffing levels. Last year my station's CCAs were working 14 hour days every day. This year we are generally doing 8s on average, maybe 9 or 10 hour Mondays. Some days in the middle of the week can be 7 or even 6 hours sometimes. We have double the CCAs this year compared to last year. Stations with bad management are just asking for trouble, since that leads to low staffing levels, and more work for people who get there, and higher turnover rate when they are actually able to hire someone.
Method and technique, like working off the clock. I don't see the postal system surviving the next 10 year, unless they do something about the work load and pay
Amen this is very true they are going to have to raise the pay
@Patrick Allen I agree, they need a pay schedule that's generous after a couple years . Then new recruits will make a career at usps instead of quitting. In return usps will have an adequate work force to handle the load with minimal forced overtime.
They've been going downhill for decades. Post office isn't going anywhere
Don’t apply worst job ever trust me
Speak for yourself. There’s a reason why most government workers tend to be on the same job for decades. The job may be shit, but the pay isn’t.
No, it’s far from the worst job. What makes it terrible is toxic, entitled employees, usually the ones who’ve been there for 15+ years. Also incompetent management who is soooo out of touch.
Delivering mail and parcels isn’t bad, it’s being short staffed that does so, hence too much work on the daily.
I totally agree!
@@viktoryanokovich3699 I'm a mail carrier and I love my job because I get paid to be outside. And the exercise is good for my blood pressure. I got a 40 hour work restriction from my doctor so I don't have to work late. I carry my route and go home at 4:30.
@@jeffw1267 hi, I’m actually going to start as a mail handler next month, but I’ve got some concerns that maybe you can address for me. I’m currently in college, so I’m worried that work may interfere with my studies. The staff at my facility haven’t gave us any details on schedules yet but they told us that we would be working between 20-60 hours a week. Do you know if usps is flexible with work schedules? I used to work for Home Depot as part time but they were giving me like 40 hours every week, and so it wasn’t working for me
In our area we only get mail once a week. The carriers are running out of time.
Just saying, you are not going to be moving that slow. Also, technically correct that you wear the satchel over one shoulder (safety reasons), yeah lets see how long that lasts when you are carrying heavy loads, it tends to end up going across.
I have a cross body. It’s new there’s a new strap
It's a little more than people think. It helps if you played sports, as you need to pace yourself. A lot of addresses. It helps if you know your city!
Retired 4 years ago. I still have nightmares.
We've had so many people quit at our office. Some new and some who've been there a few years. Sometimes it's just not worth it. There's a reason they've had to relax some of their hiring policies.
I work for usps only for 2 months,People Think that is a Easy Job But isn't.I learning from the long-term experience,They even told me that.I'm Always say My Respect to all the mail Carrier out there🙏✌️
🙏 thank you.
I worked for the post office a lot of hours 6 days a week low pay it sucks
I'm currently in the hiring process to become a carrier. I have a mail man that I see often in the afternoon delivering our mail. Recently I decided to finally come up to him and ask him about how the job and see how he likes it because he's been working with USPS for a while now. He just kept disregarding me and kept telling me to call the post office, so I just said okay and let him be. I thought it was rude but I also had to think about if he was on some kind of time crunch and maybe he was having a bad day dealing with management? Either way I'm gonna do my best to stay positive when hired.
the job itself is pretty simple. you're just putting letters and packages in a mailbox. being a CCA is pretty rough tho depending on what office you end up in. bad abusive management is often what leads a carrier to quit
I mean if the first time you bothered to have a conversation with me was because you wanted something, I would be rude to you to. Maybe learn to build relationships before you need a favor
18 to 19 an hr to be a slave. Ride in a truck with no heat or air, take nonsense from most mgmt(1 hr to complete this route), and begin the day by sorting mail in a small cage box. No TY
Give them a roller so they can push the mail instead of carrying 35lbs all day
we had such a good mail carrier ,friendly no matter what we (neighborhood in a culdesac) got our mail , then this happened - he retired . there were different once for a while ,few off them were good but they were just temps, then we had one guy that only delivered if he never had to leave the truck , in our culdesac which is tight and driveways are small, home owners cars were (not blocking the mailbox ) just standing in the court ,shake my head he drove away , couldn't make 1 step out . I explained to the post master of that office that is not possible to have the whole court empty for the mail truck . then we got another mail person needless to say first day in our area ,talking on the phone ,not friendly ,it seemed she really doesn't like her job, no heart in it , why does the post office hire such people .
I've been a Rural Carrier Asociate (part time) just shy of 3 years and I love it.
Each, route, Office, and Region are different along with slight City and Rural Carrier differences. So every one will have different experiences some will be much busier then others have better management, better routes etc..etc..
But we'll worth it, now everyone starts out part time and you move up as the old timers move out and new routes open up.
And as a part timer most if the time you will work a lot more hours, weekends and minor holidays delivering packages.
But once you get full time it's all worth it.
Apparently I failed the test by being honest.
LOL these comments. the PO is bad shape, 20 years ago people would beg to get hired on.
A lot has changed in 20 years. Mismanagement and entitled sloths of senior carriers and other USPS employees have ruined it, turned it into a toxic/ hostile work environment.
They killed the pay. In 2013 you'd be starting out making 62k a year. Anyone after 2013? You start out at 42k a year. But you'll make 90k or so because you'll be working 80-90 hours a week with 1 day off a month lmao. Not to mention in 2013 they didn't have 100-200 packages a day. You're getting paid way less to do way more work.
Used to be great job great people bloated with lazy stupid people a little better than burger king
Starting at $19! In CA that is min wage. What does it lead to!? $20, 25...!?
It ends at $35 or so, but along with COLA extras it can certainly become more. It however takes 10 years to hit max.
Also prior to Covid it was a decent wage to earn, ever since then it has become extremely uncompetitive.
In California, the minimum wage varies but it’s usually about $15
@@xzaviuraurai it takes just under 12 1/2 years to hit max pay.
I’m glad I found these comments. I was considering working for usps.
Some of the postal carriers do an awesome job while others are lazy and all they do is bitch and moan about everything. Then of course there are ones that get to know their customers a little too well.
STAY AWAY PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!
I agree 👍stay way
US PS can’t deliver a package to the right address. I experience this weekly
You might have a new carrier. Chill out and call the shipper
If Newman can do it, how hard can it be?
It's bad because the people that get hired quit. After training. Covid killed the post office now we are being worked to the ground. To make up for the empty uncovered route we have to do 2 routes a day 6 days a week. If people would stick around I'd have a good work life balance
If management was the best than ok I'm sure employees would stick around. I know I would. I would stick around if my former boss didn't treated me like shit
The USPS is as customer friendly as a moth ball under the ocean.
Some carriers try to be very customer friendly. Like the lady said, after 10 or 15 years in the same neighborhood, they can be like family. 4 years into retirement and I still have some old customers contact me.
95% of the carriers i work with are super friendly
The carriers? Ours is great, always a smile, I'm talking about the postal workers at the offices and their telephone customer service
@@Logoned my carrier gives me the middle finger every morning but hey im smashing his wifey tho so i guess we're even
I just left USPS. They screwed me on my time on my very first check and shorted my money.
Why didn’t you Keep record in your union book?
@@Mmshroom hes a coke addict
If you work work a job like that. And it a government jop day sug pay 19hrs
That vest the news reporter is wearing is actually rare only a few of those where made :c
Worst part is pay is the same regardless of where you live. Live in California and you’re on the poverty line. If you live in let’s say Ohio, you’re living good. Any union negotiations usually stop between regions because those in low cost of living areas want to push for better benefits, where those is high cost of living areas want higher pay. The national system is a huge issue.
I live in a suburb between Dayton and Cincinnati Ohio. I been looking at usps jobs due to being burnt out on 3rds, been at FedEx freight over 9 years. The starting pay for a CCA in my city is 19.33 per hour. The town next to me has a RCA rural at 19.94. Man I want that day shift but FedEx pays 28.96 an hour to drive a forklift around lol and almost all these comments seem negative about usps.
It’s hard work.
Shawn, garbage man work is hard.
If USPS is anything like the Canadian Postal service, the job itself is great. You can meet many cool people on your route and end up making some good friends. The downside is the management that plays games with you to make your life miserable, and a union that takes your money and only backs you if it benefits them to do so. Management is absolutely attrocious. The supervisors have never delivered a letter in their life yet always act like they know the job better.
18 to 19 an hour
I just want to know what her waist belt holder thing is called! I want one!
Who can I speak to regarding my job application ?? I applied to CITY CARRIER ASSISTANT SAN DIEGO CA. I got my fingerprints done on October 19th, 2022 I even got the job offer and I ACCEPTED but then I got an email that says to call a number or send an email to the email provided HOWEVER NO ONE ANSWERS ITS JUST A RECORDED VOICEMAIL !!!! I need to start working ASAP but at this point I am losing all hope what can I do ??
If you accepted the position, the post master should call you to schedule an onboard meeting. The will leave a voice mail. Happened for me two times already. Both times they called two days after I accepted the position and between 11am and 1pm. After the on board meeting it was about 1 1/2 weeks till human resources called me about orientation and my date that I will be on the payroll. The only email I got that I had to do was the NACI which is a background check and your references. Basically the normal application information.
Omg Nicole, are you brain dead? Go to your local office and ask to speak to a supervisor. Then again, with your beauty, you are better off being a cam girl.
Make sure you're using a PC in the application process, cell phone is hit or miss ...
My son worked for USPS!
Trained people, worked OT!
Always went to work, even during Covid19!
He put in for a transfer, they didn’t give him one!
He’s looking for a new career!
Tell your son to stop whining.
@@meghanmisaliar , he’s NOT whining!
I've heard stories about the past, finishing your route early and going to the local food place with other carriers and heading back in your 8 hours. Now we're gps tracked and asked when we sit still for more than 4 mins. Pay has increasingly gone down, this job is on par with fast food wages for 4x the work and risk to life, health, mental etc. That's why no one is working here, add that to the management demand of your entire life and the disrespect and you get a terrible fed up workforce.
She forgot to mention that you get harassed by management
$18-$19 an hour? Where do I NOT sign up?
You get a raise in 3 mos. After 6 pm you make overtime. Past eight double
@@Mmshroom oh crap that's not bad. Thanks for the info.
@@iCANT_BELIEVE_YOU_SAID_THAT bonus I lost weight and I feel great - and I’m helping an organization that my dad retired from and has a great retirement.
It’s not easy but it’s prideful
@@Mmshroom That's cool.
@@iCANT_BELIEVE_YOU_SAID_THAT your screen name lol - you definitely got the troll king name
Look the right thing to do. Is issue temporary pay and anything that these workers owe as delinquent payments what ever it is you be paid by the post office like only what they charge for not getting payments at a timely manner should be considered happy employees are needed to do a good job .unless there's more to this then meets the eye...then do the right thing 🤔
18$-19$an hr 🤣🤣🤣🤣
What a joke
That’s higher than the minimum
@@viktoryanokovich3699 sure it is but you still can't live off of either wages
@@flbergast yes I know but being a mail carrier isn’t a job that is supposed to pay for everything. Considering that you really don’t need any real experience or expertise to be a mail carrier, $19 per hour is really good. I used to work at Home Depot a few months ago and they paid 15.50 per hour.
@@viktoryanokovich3699 this isn’t Home Depot , this is delivering mail , bills , packages , cards etc etc and it’s a government Job so you could even have mail that is important ……
@@viktoryanokovich3699 "Being a mail carrier isn't a job that is supposed to pay for everything". That's honestly one of the most stupid things I've ever heard, I mean that.
The post office needs to pay pse's better
Dont be a mail carrier they tell u that you are the help when you first get there then after three dayz they don't help you and they make you do multiple routes in one day then when you cant make it back on time because they hold you back at the station by making you do other things like throwing packages clerk work case other people routes that called out now they wanna fire you
Dog spray does NOT go on the bag, or satchel. The bag is for defense against a dog. The bag used in defense with the spray attached is not a good practice. You can't tell the dog to hold on a second while you get the dog spay.
Mean while ups starts their drivers off at 35 an hour and sometimes give them a helper during the holidays. Usps will run u into the ground.
UPS doesn't start its drivers at $35 an hour. The big brown panel truck drivers and the semi drivers top out at $42 an hour
The lies lol in my area the drivers start at $22 last time I checked that was in 2021. I actually declined that position and went with USPS because I could get a/c in summer lol
Wrong. UPS does not start you at $35 per hour! Good grief
@@DangiloHankerson90that’s more like it
This postal behavior has been going on for generations what people don’t understand is that this is the kinder gentle version compared to what it was like in the past. Nowadays people don’t have the same desperation to get a postal job therefore there is a lot of turnover just like every other job today. People are not willing to put up with bs nor deal with the physical aspects of the job. Working as a carrier is not an easy job yet people walk in thinking it is.
I know for a fact I thought it was easy when I first started. Less than a year later I ended up Quitting because it was too stressful and I barely got enough sleep.
12 miles of walking up and stairs in all kinds of weather. And micromanaged to the second.
I've heard stories about the past, finishing your route early and going to the local food place with other carriers and heading back in your 8 hours. Now we're gps tracked and asked when we sit still for more than 4 mins. Pay has increasingly gone down, this job is on par with fast food wages for 4x the work and risk to life, health, mental etc. That's why no one is working here, add that to the management demand of your entire life and the disrespect and you get a terrible fed up workforce.
The video icon photo was the most serious face of a mail carrier. The job is very difficult. It just teaches you so much about yourself. And it takes a toll on the mind and body
Oh no way I wouldn’t even the about working for the post office
You can't even construct a proper sentence Barbara. Don't even think about delivering the mail. Remedial English
Unfortunately because if govt regulations with hiring, most if the qualified candidates were screened out
Just put the package where its addressed to.
I worked the post office for 8months ... they worked me to the bone, you work 6, 10-12 hour days they call you in all the time on your day off. Most days i did in a row was 13days without a day off. My honeat opinion... Never work at the Pist Office... they treat you like straight garbage
Totally agree 👍🙄 hope a lot of people are reading this before they apply I would really think before applying for the post office 🤔 and say nope not for me or anyone else
When was this?
@@JLG35X from jan 2022 till august 2022 i got a job with the real federal government now... work my 40hours make more than my doubble time weeks at the post office, bennefits are way better, and the bosses actually treat you with respect!!!!! My days off are actual days off no phone calls telling me to come in, can get my vacation days without a problem, and they front loaded 3 weeks of vacation, and get all 22 hollidays off!!! Post Office is the most unorganised place i ever worked for
@@brianlawson2831 Good for you, my experience with the government was military and usps, so I sure as hell never got 22 days of holidays off, can I ask who you work for now?
@@JLG35X the federal reserve bank... i work 4, 10 hour nights, they hiring like crazy right now...
Management gave her a black eye. Back in 8 👊
No longer have to take a test. Its a union job. Health insurance, overtime after 10 hours. Quit complaining and get out there
I’m going to be starting as a PTF and I heard that they are turning mail carriers into regulars after 3 mths probation at the station that I’ll be working at, I’m going for it.
She ET'd before the truck left the station
The postal office isn't anything like it used to be, as a non-career employee I can go get a job at a factory or even as a janitor making what I make now plus I would have good insurance. Within just a little under a year of working there already have to have steroid injections in my elbows and I am only 35. They work you to death and you receive nothing, there's no room for advancement unless you're part of the buddy system.
Why cant you transfer to a less busy area?
@@meghanmisaliar it's one of the less busy areas around. But I decided once I get some things paid off I'm leaving, due to I have had to work during two different funerals, and I've had vacation days in for the doctor for over a month and the day before I have to go to the doctor they say I can't have off they've done that many of time's. I've actually never take a vacation since of been there. Just an overall bad place.
@@johnnyelvisJanitor here making $20 an hour with a good retirement and benefits.. I love the health care.. I worked in the coal mine for 8 years was definitely hard on the body and finally said enough.. I had some health scares the money was good but to me money isn’t everything.. I took a big pay cut.. But I like where I work now great people less stress..
@@stevo6891 wish I had something like that, most the post office here don't have janitor positions we had to take turns cleaning. But I left the post office at the end of August, blew out two more hernias, and now getting elbow injections. Can't lift anything, so been job searching for something light on the body. Not having much luck.
@@johnnyelvis I thought about the post office at one time.. I think our Post office has cleaning positions.. I had surgery on my lung due to it collapsing due to weak areas on my lungs.. It wasn’t due to the coal mine but the coal mine didn’t help it.. Same here I had to get injections in my joints due to coal mine.. It definitely killed my back also.. I’m only 36 but damn I felt old working in the coal mine.. Check out University’s and School districts around your area.. I work at a University some pay different than others.. But the school districts are a good place to be..
The woman of USPS employees has been doing job 33 years my mother age God bless her, namaste 🙏
im sorry but did you just assume his gender?
Just go digital problem solved 🤔
Good lord...doesn't pay very well, does it????
I mean, where's the incentive?
35 an hour seems good to start.
Less than 20 an hour sucks.
Where are all the parcels😂?
Ya ok. Highest turn over rate....
Did anyone see that 103 degree hot ass sun beaming down on you for 8 hours a Day! They didn't show those weirdo supervisors harassing you about the dumb shit daily....
I'm a Carrier in Texas. Yes it does suck when you start out, but what job doesn't? You don't need a College degree for this job. Is it a physical job? Yes. Does it mentally take a toll on you? It can, if you let it. It's not for everybody, but it's the best feeling once you turn Regular and get your own route. I've been with the Post Office for 7 years and I love my route. For those just starting, keep your head up and one foot in front of the other.
Is there some way to contact you like email because I'm kinda interested in this job and want to learn more.
Thank you.
Thank you !!! I’m starting as a carrier soon and I’m so nervous. All these negative comments isn’t making it any better.
I'm trying to stick with it the parcel volume we do at our station feels like so much
Aye no cap Amazon gotta give us dog spray 💀
Horrible place to work, 😞 long hours, only one day off and retaliation for calling sick. I can't wait for my partner to find another job.
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It would be nice if they would show their actual reality of what it is to be a mail carrier not this political bs.
They wont tell you the real stuff that goes on behind the scenes.. anything for the cameras
Route inspection: I timed you used the bathroom twice and it took more than 30 seconds each, that was unacceptable.
You do not want this job if you live in very warm, climate states. In the summertime you’ll pass out.
😂 False. First you have to sort through/case every single mail piece you intend to deliver that day! This story skips one of the most crucial and cognitively challenging hours of the day.
They wanna make it look like "oh this job is easy." When we know it ain't
thats what I though too lol until I had a shadow day haha, 5 hours of standing sorting mail into cubbies ,then the reg. carrier loaded it all in order of the route into those totes and into the truck , then the real fun began I mean it, it was fun meeting the people and seeing the area , but man was I beat , its not for people with foot problems ,I realized it fast and decided it wasn't for me . but I loved the interaction with the customers. they would have loved me . hats off to all the good ,caring carriers.
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Their motto is steal all you can!
I’ve started having a feeling that my mail carrier is watching me so I started watching him and following him I don’t trust him.
Lol they desperate....
Any other usps workers first thoughts her footwear lol
99% of my mail is bullshit. If it isn't a tax document, tax refund check, or a card from a family member or friend it goes straight in the trash. So I'm on the opposite side of this argument. I understand they work hard hours and get treated like shit but frankly there should be 50% less of them. Delivering letters that end up as trash really just isn't that essential.
That junk mail is part of how the post office is able to pay to have enough workers to be able to get you those important letters that you get every once in a while.
But that’s the problem with the post office now as an ex CCA and they tell you that in training!!
No one sends letters anymore expect mostly people over 70! So they try to make up it in junk mail and working CCAs without regulars on “Amazon Sundays” it’s sad but working for the post office now is a joke
DUH! 99% of what she said she "learned" is pretty much common knowledge to anyone who as ever mailed anything. Of course there is a "method", what? She thought it was random?
No , I cannot be a mail carrier. I'm considered a liabilty.
These video only show city carriers what about roule carries
Nope people don’t even think about it it a horrible job they don’t give a crape about you or your health
stop making excuses half of the people now days don’t want to work anyway they want to beg and steal and want something for nothing start working for yourself that probably work out for you I hope
This is just city carrying. Rural carrying is a whole other story
11 years in. Still sucks lol
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This couldn't be more awkward of a story.
Lol 35 lbs is a joke, easily 60
The worst post service in the world.
$18-19 per hour?? Damn
That’s starting. No one would stay for that pay. You get about $36/hr top step.
@@BrianPex So would you recommend the job? I talked to a mail carrier he seemed pretty positive about it.
@@prettyboishah2898 It is ok if you can turn your mind off. I wish I could. It’s very monotonous and can be very challenging when new. But for unskilled labor, you can make $90,000+ down the road with some OT. Good benefits. I’ve just been there too long. I can’t stand it now. Ha
😂🤣😂👎 no way hell no
I see my comments got erased lol love that CCP CENSORSHIP.
this said absolutely nothing.. horrible reporting.
Sounds like slavery.
Slaves don't get paid...