US Postal Service Employee Reviews for Anonymous Employee

"Started soon out of high school loved working there until I had to go to college.I worked there while on college but the pay wasnt any good, so I I've been looking for the right job that matches my skill set and the amount of pay I would be happy with."

"I worked a temporary job at the United State Postal Service. I enjoyed the opportunity to work with other people, but wasn't a fan of the lack of direction. The leads weren't the most friendly people and communication was lacking."

"Great organization to work for."

"I have been working for the US Postal Service since 1989 and it has never been a decent work environment. I have transferred offices five times in hopes to find a healthier atmosphere in which to work. Psychopaths and narcissists control the organization. They rise to the top because they crave power, control and get off on intimidating healthy honest hard working individuals. The only way to move up is to be one of them. The only way to survive is to keep quiet. Managers use a style of managing like what you would expect from a 6 year old. I only have a year left and I pray the organization can last long enough for me to collect my hard earned retirement."

"In an attempt to understand the deterioration of the United States Post Office, one can look directly at the treatment of their associates: specifically, the Rural Carrier Associates (RCA). While I have a personal interest in the way business is handled when it comes to the RCAs, I will do my best to maintain objectiveness. However, I was emotionally vested in the USPS because I believed in the rhetoric when I was hired as an RCA. According to Indeed website, there are approximately 1,104 RCAs in the United States; which means this will make little to no impact within the USPS. However, I hope it will reach enough people to influence a few people who are interested in applying for the position. I will endeavor not to be Machiavellian with this observation. This is a direct observation within the Richmond, Virginia district, so my lens is limited in a small pool of the USPS. Nonetheless, if my experience with the USPS in the Richmond district is a reflection of how the rest of the USPS runs as a company, then it is likely there will be a significant change in how people receive their mail because the post office is going to fail. The position as a Rural Carrier Associate is a better than average pay position. I do not have any complaints about the pay. However, there is a serious flaw in how RCAs are paid. While City Carrier Associates CCAs use a standard electronic time clock, Rural Carriers and RCAs use a timesheet to track their hours. It is the responsibility of management and supervisors to maintain the integrity of the hours RCAs work. Unlike the time clock, the timesheet is a seriously flawed system when it comes to keeping track of RCA hours. Rural carriers have fixed routes and their hours rarely fluctuate. RCAs do not have the luxury of staying on one route, which means time sheets, handwritten times, are supposed to be tracked by management. Unfortunately, there has been a consistent problem with payroll for RCAs."

"This is a VERY physically demanding job. I can deal with that aspect, but unfortunately, on top of that, the supervisors and manager are rude and disrespectful. They get upset with you for not knowing things they never taught . Also, every day I show up with a positive attitude and every day they make me feel like crap, even though I am giving it my honest, best effort. I don't believe that kind of negativity makes anything go better. They also all tell you different things and no one seems to be on the same page about how to do anything."

"Postal Service is not what it used to be. They have cut costs, and what was once a good paying job is no longer. What they pay newly hired employees is criminal!"

"I have worked with the United States Postal Service for 3 months and I enjoy it a great deal."

"The postal service is a great organization to work for."

"I have worked for the United States Postal Service since 2006. While I feel that the company on the whole has a strong strategic plan for transitioning to a new business model way from first class letters to one based around parcel delivery, the ability of the local leadership to implement these plans and how well they communicate will determine your feelings about the company and the work that you do."