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Letter Carrier, Dallas, TX (March 27, 2009)



  • Employee Workplace: If the USPS is going broke why is the GPS tracking system to be put in our trucks? Wher is this mon...   READ MORE


  • Business Systems Analyst, San Mateo, CA (June 12, 2008)



  • Employee Workplace: Governmental/hierarchical management style. Diverse racial/religious/ethnic culture Flex time, 8 hou...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: Interviews are performed by a team of individuals in management level positions. Candidates who are...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: Current salary range for this title $55,291 - $95,388. Annual Merit raises percentage based upon con...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: The overall outlook for this company is good, while the amount of first-class mail is going down, pa...   READ MORE

  • Letter Carrier, Delray Beach, FL (June 1, 2008)



  • Employee Workplace: Stressful, there are opportunities for advancement, we have a uniform to wear, hours are 8.00 to 4....   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: With a supervisor, 2 rounds of interviews, made me case art. To see how good I was.   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: $52,000 a year.   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: If every one pulls together it will survive.   READ MORE

  • Mechanical Engineer, Merrifield, VA (May 29, 2008)



  • Employee Workplace: Promotions and awards are given to the same favored employees. All though most of the work is compl...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: 3 interviews, you needed both education that qualified you and experience with the company. Now col...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: OK, raises suck. Vacation front loaded, sick leave 4 hours per every 2 weeks, 3% matching 401(k). L...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: Outlook is uncertain. Strengths - military veterans, service to everywhere, protected monopoly, wha...   READ MORE

  • Mail Processing Clerk, Harrison, OH (May 27, 2008)



  • Employee Workplace: Working for the Post Office is a multicultural experience. All walks of life are represented with ...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: I interviewed with the Postmistress and supervisor at the Harrison Post Office. I met with them on...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: I'm currently an hourly paid employee. I make approximately $25 an hour. I earn 4 hours of sick le...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: Under the current management at the Harrison station, morale is very low. All the craft employees ...   READ MORE

  • TE Carrier, Erie, PA (March 23, 2008)



  • Employee Workplace: The US Postal Service doesnt mess around. You are required to work very hard for the money they pay...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: I initially took the civil service exam in 2006. Two years later I recieved a letter in the mail de...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: I just started out on March 1st. My current hourly wage is $19.61 an hour. There seems to be plenty ...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: Overall the USPS is striving very hard to automate and modernize postal sorting facilities. But the...   READ MORE





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