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No word yet if I will be required to instead be a femailman, because of woke up-yours-woke-moralists too-woke-1 too-woke-2

Anyways I'm super glad to not be at the mercy of my micromanaging Chipotle boss and my unemployment checks and will actually be doing something useful like delivering medicine and packages in addition to a bunch of advertising garbage instead of putting together bowls of plain white rice with 4 sides of sour cream for 2 and a half hours a week

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[–] Des@hexbear.net 25 points 3 days ago

be a femailman

usps knee socks put on the knee socks

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 19 points 3 days ago

You’re in the union now I assume?

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago

congrats on officially becoming a fedposter

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 17 points 3 days ago

rat-salute-2

Postal work is good work

[–] TheLastHero@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you mean USPS prepare to be worked like a goddamn dog and pushed around by more senior coworkers at first but if you can take it, its stable work and the pay ain't bad

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

I fail to see how this is different from every job ever

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Cool

City carrier or rural?

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

CCA

No idea how much work I'll be getting or anything but seeing as Chipotle literally gave me 2 and a half hours last week it can't be worse

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

It's probably easier on you than Rural too

They gave me so much heavy shit to move myself

[–] FedPosterman5000@hexbear.net 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

stalin-approval yeah I support the blue… hopefully you don’t need to drive an LLV (if they still have those lol)

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wasn't aware there was any option other than driving an LLV since they're really dragging their feet on the NGDVs

[–] Doubledee@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

Rural side they sometimes use their own car. I've seen pro masters and dodge caravans in use as well, there have been a few a additions to the fleet over the years.

[–] Doubledee@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

I prefered the LLV to the alternatives honestly. Got a great turning radius and high visibility.

[–] MineDayOff@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago

Congratulations they paid decent and you have a union. Definitely join that Union because sometimes management can really start f****** with you. It's a stressful job but they don't drug test. Casing can be really annoying during political season

[–] stupid_asshole69@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

lol at the communist mailman stereotype

[–] miz@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago

congratulations. you don't hear a lot about sleet but don't underestimate it

[–] D61@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago
[–] blunder@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago

chicken-bop congrats!!!

[–] RandallThymes@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

bowls of plain white rice with 4 sides of sour cream

I would have been fired after a day for being unable to hide my disgust

Erik Satie-ass diet.

[–] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 9 points 3 days ago

Congrats! Seems like a nice gig

[–] indeed@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

rat-salute thank you for your service

[–] Meltyheartlove@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago
[–] PurrLure@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Congrats! This is definitely an upgrade compared to fast food.

Working rural at USPS was personally one of the worst jobs I ever had, but my supervisor was also an anti-union dick that refused to let part timers work more than 2 days a week and then got mad when people said they had to go work at their 2nd job. ("This IS your job!" Yeah, ok buddy, not if you're only working us 20 hours a week.) I uh... also am a plus size autistic that doesn't do well in heat at all, so that didn't help. If you are working USPS I hope you get a reasonable mail load if you're delivering, but if you work indoors sorting mail or customer service, honestly those were some of the best jobs I saw before I got let go.

If you end up having a hell of a time, don't feel bad if you need to request a transfer or just use this to get an even better job somewhere else. I knew people that worked at my location that only switched there because they heard down the grape vine that a full time position was opening up in under a year. Otherwise, it's not uncommon to see elderly people working at a single spot for 15+ years only getting 40+ hours on crappy hourly wages while on "part-time" because they gradually learned every single route. USPS does not reward location based loyalty. Btw, if you're curious, at least while I was working in the rural union, part-timers don't get benefits or years counted towards retirement even if they do make it to full time. You start at 0 years no matter what when you're employed full-time.

[–] Doubledee@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

Part time rural is perhaps the worst job in the postal service, regulars have it pretty good but RCAs are pretty screwed over in really weird ways. It depends a lot on the office for everybody, but especially for rural.

[–] principalkohoutek@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Good for you. Do you have good footwear? Like, designed to be active on your feet all day shoes?

[–] Doubledee@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Guess there's a handful of postal persons on here. Feel free to ask about work stuff if you need a second opinion, supervisors will absolutely try to abuse you if they think you don't know they aren't allowed to.

[–] hexthismess@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago
[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago

That's a sweet gig actually hell yeah