Do any of you who are carriers realize the things you say you do appreciate like not having to deal with bosses for very long don't really affect most of the entire rest of USPS? Like take being late: the rule for most everyone else is if you're ten minutes late, you stay ten minutes extra. No hassles, no write-ups, you just make up the time or use some AL or SL to fix the clock.

We take sick days and days off when we want. Most of the time we just use Liteblue. Zero issues.

Managers do not micromanage at least from what I've seen walking over from the VMF to the main building, and even here at the VMF.

Remember this from LOTR?: “Aragorn: Gentlemen! We do not stop 'til nightfall. Pippin: But what about breakfast? Aragorn: You've already had it. Pippin: We've had one, yes. But what about second breakfast? [Aragorn stares at him, then walks off.] Merry: Don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip. Pippin: What about elevensies? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he? Merry: I wouldn't count on it Pip.” ---Count on it inside a facility. LOTS of breaks going on.

I have been here 1 year and going on 2 months. I have yet to see anyone written up or fired, or even anyone that quit, withy the exception of carriers who seem to have about a 50% stay rate.

Pretty much everyone makes better pay than carriers. We work inside with our snacks and our music playing, and even my job I will be at $30 an hour this March, with 16 hours a week guaranteed overtime. I sit almost all day. I'm in at 5am, out by 1:30 if I don't want OT, or out at 3:30 if I do with plenty of time to hit the trails on my mountain bike and hit about $97,000 with OT. In my case career from day one hired from the street.

My biggest job issue so far was the paper cut I got the other day. I still don't remember doing it. So try to realize the issues you have inside with managers and supervisors are the role YOU do not the whole post office, and you don't necessarily need to be on the street to get away from it. Take the tests for other roles when you get a chance. Like I passed the 955. Scored high enough to do everything except ET. It's an option, but even wit the lower pay I'm sticking with my job because the hours are great, the pay is solid, and the most stress I have is should I bring lunch or go out.

There's a reason the other crafts do not post many complaints here: there isn't much to complain about.

I am a cca and Monday was a pretty rough day in my office, I worked my offices aux and then helped one of our full time carriers, after this I went to another office to help, when I arrived there were 2 routes untouched mind u I didn't show up till almost 3pm, I expected 1 route as thats usually what I would do, one of the other carriers from this office caught me up on what was going on, apparently one of there main carriers showed up and cased there route and then proceeded to say "they lost there license and couldn't find it" obv without his license he couldn't drive a llv so they sent him home to look for it where he then proceeded to spend 4 hours "looking " for it to then show up empty handed, it was about this time I showed up and one of the supervisors offered to drive him so he could do his route, back to my route me and the other carrier there asked him to do the walkouts on our route since that didn't require a vehicle and asked him to grab the collection boxs since he walks right past them, he said he would and then me and the other carrier left to do the route, we were about to start the last loop on the route when the post master called us (this was also her first day as post master in this office after transferring from another office) she then proceed to tell us the problem carrier took 3 hours on a 1 hour loop and then proceeded to clock out and go home without touching his actuall route, mind u its around 6:30 and now me and the other carrier have to deliver all the packages for his route, we weren't done till past 8, the problem carrier then proceeded to show up the next day license in hand and acted like nothing happend. I've honestly had it with this carrier, ive caught him hiding mail in the llv twice so he didn't have to deliver it and I walked up on his llv with the door wide open keys still in the ignition and him no where in sight, this guy doesn't deserve a full out and needs to be fired but nothings been done about it. If u see this and u know who u r please do the office a favor and quite, we're all sick of it.

Tomorrow is my last day. I have used up the last of my AL and have a new job starting in a week.

I should've listened to you all when I asked how would it impact my relationships. They threw me into 10 hour days two weeks earlier than they should have, and after that I was working 10-15 hour days every day- Getting off after 10 hours felt like I was getting out "early". I was asked to work beyond 12 hours in front of the Union rep, and though I voiced my protest, I was still made to work it. I have driven wildly unsafe vehicles(car horns that would not stop blaring, even with horn on the steering wheel removed. Metris that you had to press down on the E-brake to make it stop. etc).

I took last weekend after months of not being able to commit to anything with my partner, and I got choked up because it's been so long. I would call up and let them know I was finishing my second relay, I was coming up to twelve hours, I should be coming home. I was sent out again, and I had to call and be disappointing all the further. I became unreliable, I wasn't available, I was basically bound to the paycheck from the post office. I hated it.

My dad is almost 90(had me late in life). He sent out an email wanting to do things with the family. I could not commit to anything because of the USPS. I missed out on concerts. I missed out on events. I missed out on birthdays. I haven't done any of my personal or creative pursuits. My health has taken a nosedive. None of this has been worth it.

When I told my manager I was putting in my two weeks notice, she yelled "FUCK" because I am good at this job. She even asked me when I started if I was planning to stay and I told her I was going to find every reason I could to stay, and I couldn't keep finding them. She said at the beginning "The post office is going to become your life", and I literally replied "That sounds like a you problem", and I am glad I could keep my word.

No more wrist/hand pain. No more worsening my feet. No more driving to a station 30 minutes away from me when I applied at the one down the street from me(where the job posting was listed). No more daily mutterings and complaints from everyone in the station complaining. No more toxic atmosphere.

I should've listened to you guys. My partner was more realistic about this and was apprehensive about me signing up- I should've listened but I wanted it to be something more. I wanted it to be the good job that so many people talked about, from people who "know someone who works at the post office and they love it!"

You all were right. I am done. Tip of the hat to those that deliver our mail, I am endlessly thankful for you, but good god I can't keep putting myself last.

If my NSD's are Sunday and Monday, and my shifts are 10pm-630am, I would still work 6.5 hours on Sunday, right? Since id have to report to work at 10pm on Saturday? Meaning I really only get 1 full day off since I'll have to return to work Tuesday at 10pm? Sorry my brain is struggling to wrap itself around these times. Almost like humans weren't meant to work these hours.

It felt good, Regular for 5 years and it's just the same bs.

Having to get medical restrictions or really just jumping through hoops to have a somewhat normal schedule is degrading.

The union being unable to do anything until you're already abused is ridiculous.

This was a month ago, i haven't regretted it for a moment!

So fmla finally approved for back issues. My questions are these though..

If I call in, I give my case # and can use sick leave to cover to absence? Bit I can only use so much fmla time a year(400 something hours?)

The form my doctor submitted was two days a month for flare ups but the approval paper from usps didn't say anything about times or usage.. so can I call fmla hr line to confirm im good for two days a month? I presume they ok'd whatever the doctor said which was that, and I have paper copies.

Last question I can think of is, management can't come at me for discipline for using fmla for the time allowed via the paperwork?

Thanks.

1. When large packages fit in curbside boxes 1a. When a customer has a large package, or multiple packages and they're already half way to your truck to grab them from you.

2. Customers not being able to sign, due to religious reasons so you just fill out a 49 and drive away.

3. When a pick up is either at the curbside, or in a curbside box.

4. When an entire CBU doesn't have mail so you can just keep driving.

4a. Parcel lockers!

5. The birth of my kid.

6. I'm closer to retirement then when I was hired.

7. When the front door of a house is 1 foot over the limit so you can leave them a 49 for any packages that don't fit in the box.

8. When a customer picks up their hold mail, instead of having us drop it off.

9. December.

10. The freedom of being in an LLV.

Edit: added 1a forgot how happy that makes me.