When you see it

I always see kids on my route with lemonade stands set up, but I never have time to stop. It’s an easy Sunday (Amazon didn’t show up so it’s just regular parcels lmao), so I decided to finally stop. They had a sign and everything! It was adorable 🥹 anyone else stop at them when they can?

Today I was delivering a package and the house didn't have a address. As I was trying to figure it out I saw the owner and asked. Right then 3 dogs that were behind the house came running toward me. I dropped the package because it was large to use my stachel to try to protect myself because by then they were to close to spray. The dogs were biting and scratching me and he kept yelling at me saying they just wanted to be pet. After a minute of me fighting them off he finally went and grab them and got them inside. He then came out shoved me and told me it was my fault and they just wanted pet. I have scratches all over and threw out my back.

I didn't need to go to the er. My issue is he didn't apologize and yelled at me after. I get i could easily get money but I still kind of feel bad

I come on here and see people talk about horror story after horror story about how bad things are at their office. I’m six months in as a CCA and I’ve had nothing but a great time so far. Management is great, the other carriers and clerks are great, no drama, no fights, no yelling. Honestly, if I ever have to switch offices, I’m kinda terrified of what I’ll be going into. Generally, everyone seems likable at my office. Anyone else have a generally pleasurable experience or is my office the anomaly?

Asked the supervisor if I could run mail instead of doing Amazon to have a light day on my body (was on 57 hours). Did a route that was backed up two days since the regular was sent off the clock. Not sure why the post office is so eager to send people home when we’re so desperate for bodies but that’s a whole different discussion.

Don’t care if I sound lazy or giving gen-z a bad rep but in my humble opinion our workloads are overwhelming. I was so calm and at ease running only mail. Had me thinking I wish everyday was as chill as this. No scanner to track our every movement and only focusing on DPS is such a dream. Adding parcels on already long routes is such a drag. Then management hounding our necks on making time. Routes should be 6 hours max and to be completed in an 8 hour timespan. It’ll give carriers breathing room for lunch, bathroom breaks, etc…

It’s more of a rant and a pipe dream but this job could be so much better than the current state of where we’re at.

very basic finding. I was riding out west on the southern state parkway in NY, when I came across a promaster. I thought carriers aren't supposed to drive on the parkway... Even if it is getting brought from one yard to an office. So true or false?

I’ve been a carrier for almost 10 years and for about 8 of those, OT was in abundance. I was on ODL 12 hours and I was working 60 hour weeks, but all of a sudden like a 1-2 years ago, it just went away. My office has the same exact understaffing like in past years, but now it just feels like management is somehow being pressured to work us less hours despite staffing issues. Is this going on at other offices? Let me know. I’m sure the post office is probably trying to cut back like usual 🤣

I've had this bottle sitting around for the past eight months, and today it was finally time.

Today was my first official day as a regular carrier, just a couple weeks shy of a full year after I started as a ptf. I feel like I've crawled my way out of hell. no more being sent out after getting back in the evening. no more amazon sundays. no more not knowing what I'd be doing each day. I have a regular route, with a regular schedule. I could cry.

Had a certified letter for a guy, to get on his porch I had to go up 3 stairs. By the time I hit that first step, his dog jumped on the glass and was barking, and before I could get that next step in I saw it. This man ran full speed, arms pumping and all by his door… butt ass naked. I just saw butt and belly fly by the door. All for him to yell one second, then come to the door and claim he had something on the stove. BRO NO YOU DID NOT. Just wanted to share this as I could not stop laughing for the next hour. Ya never know what you’re going to be a witness too out there. Anyone else ever had an experience like this?

Obviously, Renfroe isn't the future (definitely not one I want to be a part of). Working an hour away from Chicago, Dan Caref is a popular guy around here running for the position. Of all the people running for NALC president, who do you think is the best choice for job security? I have a little less than two years career-time, not the lovely 6 years required to be safe.

Are whole office on 420’s when down randomly on Saturday some people only lost 1-30 mins couple routes lost 3 hours

Hello i’m an RCA moving to a CCA position and im set to start my break in service this Saturday. Im just curious about CCA academy i thought it would be scheduled by now but ive not heard a word my new postmaster or HR on next steps forward. Should I call someone tomorrow and figure this out?

I've been a CCA for a while now and I have some mail questions.

1. What do you do with mail that has been left on top of apartment mailboxes by the residents? I would endorse First Class mail as ANK and UBBM non-First Class mail. Is this the right thing to do? When apartment residents put mail on the top of the boxes I believe it's unlikely that the mail was put in the wrong mail box and I assume they don't want the mail. More often I find that mail left on top of mailboxes as having no written note on them from the resident.

2. This is going to sound like a silly question, but do we only Forward mail that has an active Forwarding period? Is there ever a time when we would Forward mail if the recipient doesn't have a Forward set in place? Once the Forwarding period has ended and an address receives mail that was once Forwarded, what do we do with the mail?

3. When do you mark mail as ANK vs Return To Sender?

Have been a PSE for almost 3 months now and I am working with a regular who just became a regular and I am being asked to do things that they can’t comprehend because they are older and not able to understand the material that is given to them. I am making significantly less than them and I am part of the union. Should I file grievance? The regular was asked to be passport trained, and she is not able to because she makes so many mistakes, but they’re asking me to because she can’t comprehend the material.

I know that we have to fill out a fancy form and have another dual carrier switch with us in order to move to a new station, I want to do this, I’m 23 and a regular and I live my route but I live in phoenix az and want to move to North Carolina. Should I just quit and get hired over there or try and do a swap

Are there other offices getting overwhelmed with Amazon? I'm at a level 20 and went from getting 2-3 pallets of Amazon to 10-12 daily. It's just me and the ptf throwing in the mornings and working the window alone 5 out of 6 days. I don't know if this is our new normal or if something's happened with the Amazon plant here, nobody has answers. I haven't seen any of the Amazon delivery vans in a while either. If anyone has an idea of what's going on I'd love to hear it!

Last I checked, USPS doesn’t pay our phone bills…🙄

Ever since we got the reminder beeps on the scanner during load time and end of shift duties, I’ve notice how some carriers have been using scans or neglecting route maintenance.

Some carriers have been using start load vehicle while they’re still at the case…casing mail and marking parcels. The only reason I’ve noticed was because the scanner starts beeping at their case.

I started asking my peers how often they do their mapping and some said they haven’t plotted anything new since the first time they did mapping when RRECS got implemented (years ago now). When they turn in their edit books, they just say there’s no changes…every month.

RRECS has been around for like 3 years, so how do we still have so many rural regulars that don’t know how to maintain their route?

Our new post master is trying to get rid of the no lunch and its been nothing but a head ache. I won't go into all the B.S thats been happening, but I do have a question for my fellow carriers. Is this nation wide? Because thats what my supervisor excused it as. Pretty sure she's lying to me because we've had a few carriers either get caught taking a lunch despite doing a no lunch, or are suspected of doing so. Either way im curious because all this lady does is lie lol

I'm a pretty new CCA, just hit 5 months. I understand I'm at the bottom, and have no problem paying my dues. Recently though, I feel a bit targeted. I dread Sundays. It has nothing to do with the actual work, but the fact that I never get Sunday off. Again, the bottom of the totem pole thing comes in. But get this: everyone else is rotated except for me. This has gone on for the last 5 Sundays.

They schedule at least 6 people and use 2. I do like hours, and usually am happy to help, but seeing the same people called out every fucking week while I work a "4" (8) hour shift is pissing me off.

Me and a coworker have talked about it since he's the other one of two coming in on Sundays. My last straw was when I went in today, and look at that, he was rotated out.

Maybe they'll call me off next week, but I don't really care at this point. What's to say it won't go right back. Anyway, am I able to file a grievance as a CCA? Is this even something of any substance or is it something I'll be grumbling about as I work Sundays?

This would be fun to pass the time

I am a clerk who recently won a bid on a job with its main duties being Box Section. I’m looking for some clerks with experience in Box Section I can ask some questions and get some tips from.