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US Postal Service Assistant Rural Carrier reviews

2.7

27% would recommend to a friend

(2,290 total reviews)

Louis DeJoy

13% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Assistent Rural Carrier employees have rated US Postal Service with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,290 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Assistent Rural Carrier professionals have an average working experience there. US Postal Service is rated 23% below average by Assistent Rural Carrier professionals compared to other employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Mar 5, 2010
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Pros

I enjoyed the independent nature of the rural carrier job. Also liked that I was responsible for a definitive amount of work (didn't have to take up the slack for people not doing their job as I had in past jobs). Liked the mixture of physical, mental, and organizational skills needed for the job.

Cons

There will always be a few incompetent people in the wrong positions. This is true of every company and every workplace. The Post Office is particularly bad at weeding the deadbeats out.

3.0
Mar 22, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Decent money, good vacation time. Decent health insurance. Sick leave. You can get a job by taking the test and scoring high. You don't need a degree and you can earn more than a lot of people that have degrees.

Cons

Long hours. Unfair treatment. Favoritism. You have to overlook a lot of crap. The rules are interpreted to suit the ossaision. Rural carriers get paid by salary, no matter how long the workday can be, the pay remains the same. You will have to do a lot of physical labor every day. The general public thinks this is not possible and that we are overpaid to ride around in cars all day and just stick mail in boxes. We do all our own sorting and loading. Some of us have to provide and maintain our own vehicles. Customers think they have the right to disrespect us. They are quick to complain if we make a mistake, yet we might fix a lot of their mistakes in a days work and they won't ever know about it.

2.0
Jan 23, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is good but as an RCA you may wait several years before getting benefits. Mail doesn't talk back. Getting to know your customers is pretty neat too, so long as you get to work the same route pretty often.

Cons

They always tell you what you did wrong and never any praise. But let a custome call with a complaint and they are johnny on the spot to let you know that you screwed up and sometimes you didn't even do it!

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