US Postal Service reviews

None of the supervising staff has any idea what they are doing. Not immediate supervisors, not the Post Master, no one. They just jam meaningless numbers down your throat and try to keep you to times that can't be met unless you run, and we do not get paid to run. I personally got written up for missing work for a doctors appointment and a funeral within the same 3 month period even though I had notes for both and they were both "excused". Now if you can become a regular and you want to deal with working for the government until you retire, be my guest, but I would not suggest being a CCA. As a CCA I had to work 6 days a week 10-12 hr. shifts each day during the winter, spring and some of summer. Since CCA'S don't have sick leave, if you are absent weather it is excused or not you are using your vacation time, which you earn 4 hours of a paycheck. Some CCA'S had to work 7 day weeks during the christmas season to deliver packages. It's a daily grind and hassle of a job. I would take it over fast food, but if you can get into management or the oil fields or anything that pays similar or not far off, do that instead. I can only scratch the surface of what a pain it is to work for the United States Post Office.

Work-life balance is very hard. I have a 7 month old daughter and wish I spend more time with her, but I need to work to pay the bills and make sure she has everything she needs. Also hard to find time to have quality time in my relationship. Some supervisors DO NOT have people skills and know how to talk to employees and be tactful in conversations.