Stitchmond t1_isxhtv8 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 12:49 PM

Reply to comment by kilofoxtrotfour in North Side Post Office and "Clerk 14" by CptJaxxParrow

Then how come I see a different carrier on my route every other week? I'm worried about these people who I see regularly but then are simply gone. Do they just take them out back and shoot them?

kilofoxtrotfour t1_isxke70 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 1:10 PM

The USPS is much more dynamic now. A decade ago, the mail was delivered on the exact same route. about the same time, and usually the same employee.! Now, a USPs truck might be passing your house 3 times a day because of their multiple contracts with the private sector. The USPS employee was the dream job until recently— it’s a $hitty job with goos pay/benefits right now.

Stitchmond t1_isxn6kl wrote on October 19, 2022 at 1:32 PM

I remember when I was a kid in a mid-sized town, our carrier was one older guy for like 15 years.

Now I've seen the same young girl delivering mail for the past few weeks, which is the longest I've ever seen the same carrier. There have been times when it's been a different carrier every day for weeks at a time.

freetimerva t1_isxkal1 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 1:09 PM

>Do they just take them out back and shoot them?

If they're lucky.

NuttingOnNutzy t1_isy5eaj wrote on October 19, 2022 at 3:40 PM

The post office has a probationary period where they essentially try to torture you into quitting by giving you terrible routes, shifts, etc. You do another probationary period once you get accepted into a career role. Once you prove you can consistently show up to work in hell, then the protections come into play that USPS is known for.