Dec 4, 2017
US Postal Service reviews
2.8
33% would recommend to a friend
Louis DeJoy
18% approve of CEO
27% positive business outlook
US Postal Service has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 19,459 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The US Postal Service employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).
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3.0
Sep 20, 2017
Recommend
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Pros
The workplace is unionized which means more protection and better benefits for permanent workers. It is a steady paycheck. Some local unions are active and democratic. Others need improvement. All the unions can be improved by members becoming active.
Cons
Almost all new employees start as temps with a path to career employment. New employees are worked very hard, often required to work the graveyard shift at processing plants. The USPS top management is heavily influenced by privatizers and austerity measures meaning speedup and harsh supervisors. Very few postal workers work the standard 9 to 5 with weekends off so this puts strains on your family life. It usually takes about 2 years to gain permanent career status and you earn nothing toward retirement in that period.
2.0
Mar 22, 2017
quit as CCA after a month and some days.. applied again cause all else work sucks
Current employee, less than 1 year
Recommend
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This is a lengthy one, but the least I could do for someone joining USPS and understanding the nitty gritty scope of the job good $ but a lot of work as a new CCA I quit and then reapplied and now im about to be re-hired.. youre probably asking why? you know what, work is work and as a CCA you get a lot of it, and let me reiterate A LOT. You get to be out and about all day long without having to sit behind a desk and get to communicate with your manager via phone or text. I quit after completing the chaotic christmas season, i would have days where my LLV would be stacked with parcels top to bottom. All the regs would mention that if you can survive the holiday season, 'youre good' and then immediately followed with, 'oh yeah, the summer is hell.' In retrospect, i made a big mistake by quitting, my office was in the nice part of town, delivering mail to all the hollywood/music stars; which i could give 2 rats arse about. for the most part the job was OK. My manager was a really nice guy and helped as much as I asked of him. Some days i would be inundated with so much work, I began to seriously stress out everyday and have daily existential crisis'. but subsequently realized the mantra the regulars would mutter to newbies, 'don't stress too much, don't let it get to you' and now that Ive understood that sentiment, I am rejoining the force with that mentality. I'm pleased and thankful that I get a second opportunity(I quit and was not fired, therefore one can reapply again) and this time I will make the most of it. youll come to find out that my cons outweigh the pros BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?! it wont be like hell forever, it'll turn into purgatory after 1.5-2 years. Just keep the GIGANTIC picture in the back of your mind, you must endure the hardship in order to become regular.
Cons
- tentative work schedule, The schedule might say your off on wednesday but when youre clocking out tuesday night, youll be surprised to find out your working wednesday and off friday. Not cool, I cherished my days off and would need to cancel plans. - too much work, I am not a robot nor am i superhuman, I have blood running through my veins just like my manager does - during orientation, they constantly tell you to never use your phone blah blah. BS, management will sometimes give you an outdated printed map from google or theyll say you can look that up on your phone. - SO you HAVE to use your phone and your precious cell data to find tricky addresses - Be careful what you say and who you say it to, the regulars seem like a bunch of old teeny boppers and would solicit information about a newbie while never disclosing info about themselves, talking about so and so. - LLVs are crap man, get used to smelling gasoline for 8 hours a day and when you blow your nose, black soot will saturate your tissue. driving in the rain, one has to be SUPER CAUTIOUS, sometimes the brakes lock and youre slippin sliding - Dirty job man, I would work every day so taking a shower every night seemed pointless, id prespire graciously and some days id wear the same thing b/c i was still under 90 day probation and so no uniform allowance was allotted, had to wear my own clothes - My union steward was definitely a stoic Deek hymen, he was a former mortician and was just very extremely uptight, had to cover his route for a few weeks and he was basically my 2nd boss for those weeks, making him smile was like opening the tight lid of spoiled sauerkraut - example, management will give you 2 shifts, 3 hours for route A 4 hours for route B, youre probably thinking about lunch? forget about it, 30 mins aint nothing and some days youll be so overwhelmed with work, you cant/dont want to take lunch cause you wanna go home a bit early to see family. I had gone many days without eating and would take a 10 min breather in order to get the work done on time. - though it never happened to me, management will mention that a particular shift should be done in a certain amount of time, Don't fret it! just complete the task at hand and complete it in a timely manner - dont get in an accident during the 90 day probation or youre done son/woman - dont call in sick during 90 day prob.or youre done son/woman - dont have a life for a while
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