Pros
1. I can do whatever I want on the street, no people watching me! After two month I know every route, I take 20 mins lunch and 40 mins nap and finish on time (go back before 6 pm) plus 1 hour extra work! 2. pay is OK! 3. Listen music is the best thing when I walking on the street!--(Bring a charger so you can charge your phone when you take 40 mins nap!!) 4. They pay me for the weight lost! I lose 20 lbs. after 3 month work at USPS, what a best deal!!--if you wanna lost some weight, I suggest you go work for USPS, make couple thousands dollar, lose some weight and leave after three month! better than pay gym fees and make no money! PS: I work 4 month and quit USPS after, not because I lose 20 lbs., make some money and go. The reason is mail carrier is not my forever job. I got Master degree from college, and I want to experience all the life! MY manager asks me "why you wanna work as a carrier after you had Master degree?" I said I see other carrier deliver mail to me every day, I thank them and I wanna try it, especially drive right hand side truck is fun! Now I work as an analyst at international Bank in Manhattan, in office job all day and I miss the day back to when I carry the mail, listen to the music and deliver on the street door to door! Cause that 20 lbs. come back to me and gain even more!!
Cons
1. Bathroom problem. If you are in the country or suburb, finding the bathroom is what I think the worst thing. Especially in the middle on the street, go back or keep going? That's a question! Pee is OK but what if...?!! I cannot hold it for another 15 mins!!! If you can, good for you! I pee in my truck, true story! 2. Weather issue. - summer hot like hell, remember drink more water, but do not forget rule#1 : ) - Winner cold like hell, hope you are not in Buffalo area! 3. No dogs like you at all. When I walk on the street, I got shock by dog more than twice, case I didn’t pay attention and my blood pressure goes up! It’s just like you go to the haunted house and someone shows up and scare you! 4. Extra work! There will be extra work waiting for you! Most of time is 1 hour extra. I suggest don’t try to show manager you are the best, cause they will push your limit again and again! If they tell you come back at 5:30, don’t come back at 5:00, cause they will sent you to help other!! You do more job and pay just same as you come back at 5:30! So balance you time! 5. Seniority! I hate this!!! Because I am new and I always get the worse route. Or when a route split by 5 or 6 people, I pick whatever it’s left over and always the worse one! I pick LAST! 6. Shift station! I hate this one too! Because I am a city carrier assistant , then I don’t have a stable station that I can go regularly. They sent me to another station whoever needs my help, sometime 20 miles away from the station (happen one time), sometime it’s just the city that I don’t wanna go! One time I remember I went to a city that has NO regular mail, all they wanna me to do is sales paper! Cheap city! “Can I have a sales paper?” “Sure, you want one? Here, all yours!”
