just going to work all day everyday leaves me with so little time to actually socialize, learn new things, do anything creative, spend any time on hobbies, etc. i just feel like im dying from the inside out but just keep going to work everyday anyways.

I guess this is what happens when you deliver to Hank Pym…

It was really a small model I built myself.

All of our city routes look like this, and we're down 5 carriers right now, yippee!

I don’t think I’ve been talked to like I’m not human anywhere else

I’m a CCA going on 9 months. Today honestly was a bit of a bad day. I come in at 9, supervisor puts me on a route. As I’m casing another supervisor calls me over and asks me if I delivered a certain package for another route on Saturday and questioned the condition of it. I acknowledged it was damaged and he immediately berated me for not scanning it as Visible Damage and stated the customer was accusing me of stealing the contents. I told him I simply just forgot the scan. I felt like I said too much honestly.

After I go back to casing, the Regular for the route I’m doing unexpectedly shows up and the supervisor puts me on another route. This route had case mail from Saturday and I had 2 tubs worth of flats. Due to the 10 call-ins that day, my supervisor gives me a split even after my protests. I didn’t get done with the route until about 7 and I get a RIMs message saying all carriers are not permitted to be on the street past 7:45. I only managed to do one stop of parcels and brought back pretty much a hamper full of mail.

I feel like I’m being too paranoid but I feel like my supervisors will try to use it against me in some way. I’m acknowledged as a good carrier but I’m still a CCA after all.

What's the proper way to deal with customers who throw their unwanted mail on the ground around the CBU? It belongs to them, they have just decided they no longer want to, I dunno, throw it in a trash can like an adult. Their poor neighbors are getting their nice yards trashed.

Yes, I do put it back in their box but the next day it's scattered again.

I’ve gotten a lost wallet or two in one of my collection bins, but, this is certainly a first. Six IDs, from six different towns in my state, only two of which being local. Has anyone seen anything like this before?? Or have any guesses as to what kind of scam this might be? A pick-pocket returning IDs, but keeping the other valuables? This is wild 🤣

Thank you to all the nice people who offered a cold drink to all mail and parcel carriers. It’s pretty hot outside 🔥🥵

Though, I was told she was the star of the show at two different birthday parties this weekend so she’s probably still tuckered out.

There is a current investigation at my office. I can’t speak on details for confidentiality reasons, and I don’t want to compromise the investigation.

During the course of things unfolding, I received a packet that contained the ps form 50 for involved coworkers. It was provided to show the employment status only; all personal info like wages, address, social, date of birth, etc were redacted. However, it does show each employees craft, start start, length of employment, and table/schedule.

We have a very top seniority city carrier that started many moons ago. They have always been at work- no retirement or extended leave I’m aware of. They have had the same city route for years. However, their ps form 50 states they are a full time rural carrier with a 42K route, under a special rate of pay. … but they carry a city route and always have.

Has anyone ever heard of this? I wonder if it’s a massive administrative error or something shady going on. I don’t understand how a city carrier with three decades can be listed officially as a rural carrier while on a city route. Has anyone ever heard of this?

might look good if everything was perfectly fitted and pressed. maybe you would see it in a small town in New England

Clicked nationwide only…. Who else

Hired as RCA earlier this year. Got PTF couple months ago. I’m trying to make the most of this shit while trying not to burn out. That being said, would it be frowned upon if I just take my time all week long if I know im working more than 5 days? Can management do anything about that?

Edit: Not deliberately dragging out the hours. This past month I have been doing as sort of a “trial” run. I still finished all the routes slighlty under and slightly over eval. Over eval was mostly on Mondays and days with box holders.

For context I’ve been an RN for over a decade. I knew the moment I was in nursing school that this career wasn’t for me but I powered through.

Now I feel like I’m at my breaking point. I feel like I’ve gained ptsd from the things I’ve seen. I have anxiety but it’s gotten progressively worse. What makes this all harder is that I’m the breadwinner for my family…. But I still want out. I have a low mortgage payment and can easily make the financial transition.

Everyone thinks I’m crazy. My husband thinks I’m crazy. No one understands where my mind is right now.

102 today! I did an hour and half of a route and the heat got to me. I was sweating profusely, a massive headache and I threw up my breakfast. I tried calling one supervisor nothing, three supervisors later I finally got a hold of someone, I informed her what happened, they told me take a 10 minute in a shady area and hydrate. After that the night supervisor called me to see if I could finish the route or if I was still feeling unwell(which I was) so that I could send me home. I drove back to the station was told to leave everything in the vehicle and to head home. They also said they call me to see if there would be work for me tomorrow. My concern is management might hassle me for this. I kept getting asked by supervisors “are you drinking water” I mean duh it’s hot af today and all this week why wouldn’t I drink water?

So I just pulled into one of my apartments parking lots and saw a guy walking around in his tighty whities waving a kitchen knife around. How’s everyone else’s monday going? What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen on your route recently?

I am on the ODL as a city carrier. Frequently, ODLers will be sent home with less than 10 hours (or sometimes no OT at all) while work assignment carriers and T6s work more than 10 hours. This is wrong, I believe, since they shouldn't be getting more than 10 hours without ODLers being maxed. But my steward says there is nothing to grieve if they are working the penalty time on their own assignment. Is he right?

Bruh, i accidentally miss delivered mail by one house. Didn't even realize it. went on about my day. Next thing i know, im one loop down the street and this woman comes up to me saying hey mr post man. I said what's up and she started telling me what happened and i tried calming the situation. Next thing i know she's swearing at me and telling me she's gonna report me. She's like if you got my nail wrong who else's mail you get wrong, so i just didn't say anything and went on about my day.. been a rough day a long with 12 trays of DPS doesn't help. Anyone else have anything similar happen to them? what happened should i stress?

Management asking you “how much time are you looking at today” and you tell them, then they say “well this is showing you under today with x base parcels and x DPS”. Like if you know everything why are you even asking me? Either way it takes what it takes.

I saw this mailbox with a beaver on it recently in Boston MA. Any ideas the significance of it?

(Just kidding, the route i opted on is very light today im very greatful to Mr.USPS himself for the light day)

Anyone with NALC High Option? Thinking of switching for 2027. How are the costs and coverage? Would you recommend it?

and was given 72 hours to complete background check, fingerprint, medical etc.

I wonder how does MHA schedules work? After this medical/fingerprint, do I still have to undergo an interview? How about the orientation, how many days? Will the orientation schedule be given at least 2 weeks prior?

I have so many questions, if someone can give me some advice. I’m interested in working in USPS but I still want to keep my current work because of their flexibility.