r/USPS

Hello - i have a client with millions of followers starting a mail club. What are the best options for getting my cost lower? I know the forever stamps are $0.78 but looking for more margin on this product launch for a client. Any help is much appreciated!

I also don't want my local usps to hate me, is there anyways to make this more ideal, set-up for bulk scanning/drop-off? I know most of the time when i've dropped off bulk packages (not this amount) it's always been met with less than ideal attitudes. I want to not make anybody upset with the volume, should I arrange it somehow?

Recently got prescribed meds but one of the side effects is heat sensitivity. Hasn’t been too hot yet but worried when it’s peak summer. Has anyone gone through this and any tips if so?

Management is getting extra micro-managey at my office. They have now asked that every time I finish any task, to go running back to their desk and let them know that I’ve finished the task so they can inspect my work.

Any advice?

I’ve had this exchange so many times.

Customer: *shocked* I saw you out STILL WORKING at 4:00 yesterday!

Me: Yes, my workday isn’t over until at least 4:30…that’s a standard 8 hour day…

Customer: WOW. I can’t believe you’re out that late!

Me: 👀

Do people think we deliver just their block and go home?😂

I just witnessed a naked 88 year old woman trying to escape police by running across the street. May never get that image out of my head but she is ok and so is everyone else involved. Was all sorted out but got me thinking what's everyone's crazy work story? Something you've seen while on the job

Are there any supervisors (or former) on this forum who'd be willing to write frankly about what their training entails regarding how they should manage people? Are supervisors trained to be harsh and exploit weakness? Are they trained to always expect the worst from their employees?

I'm a PTF with about 5 months in. Although this job, and the adjustment to it, is difficult, I've decided to stick around.

I'm lucky insofar as I work at a facility that is relatively well run and not completely toxic. My fellow carriers are, for the most part, incredibly supportive. Any negativity on the floor can be isolated to a few people depending on the circumstances. We also have a strong union presence. The stewards make themselves completely available for questions or simply to talk.

My impression of our supervisory staff is mixed. I'm still fairly new so I haven't been exposed to too much the pressure and micromanagement that I know is forthcoming. They generally just assign our work and try to manage the overtime. That said, the demeanor they display is sometimes unpleasant. When I approach them with questions they are sometimes indifferent or dismissive.

My cousin is a postal carrier, and I’d like to get him something useful that he may not buy for himself. He’s young, and I’m sure he’s not spending more on himself than he has to. Is there anything you wish you had bought sooner, that makes the daily route better? He doesn’t tell me much about the job, just that there have been a few annoying dogs and that he puts in a lot of steps. Thanks!

The Annual Leave board is full the week of the conference so management has denied my request for leave. On the 3971 I wrote “APWU National Conference” I was told management cannot deny leave for union members to attend meetings and conferences. Do I have a right to grieve this denial or is management correct for refusing my leave request?

From my time in the PO as a clerk, it seems that almost all clerk positions top out at Level 7 without having to go into the dark side. I was curious if there are positions that exist in clerk craft that pay on the Level 8-10 grade.