Is US Postal Service a good company to work for as a Rural Carrier Associate?

Rural Carrier Associate professionals working at US Postal Service have rated their employer with 2.7 out of 5 stars in 2,283 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of US Postal Service employees being 2.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Rural Carrier Associate Jobs at US Postal Service now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Rural Carrier Associate interview questions at US Postal Service .

Does US Postal Service pay Rural Carrier Associate employees well?

Rural Carrier Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at US Postal Service with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 2,283 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Rural Carrier Associate salaries at US Postal Service.

How happy are Rural Carrier Associate professionals working at US Postal Service?

26% of Rural Carrier Associate employees at US Postal Service would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 14% in the past 12 months. Rural Carrier Associate professionals have also rated US Postal Service with a 2.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.3 rating for culture and values and 2.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at US Postal Service?

Mail Carrier (942) , City Carrier Assistant (911) , PSE Mail Processing Clerk (903) , Rural Carrier Associate (RCA) (798) , City Carrier Assistant (CCA) (752) , Rural Carrier Associate (709) , Mail Handler (617) , City Carrier (449) , CCA (418) , PSE Clerk (396) , Letter Carrier (334) , USPS CCA (333) , Rca (322) , Regular Rural Carrier (275) , USPS RCA (273)

What are the pros of working at US Postal Service according to real employee reviews?

"It's a very good job graet people to work with and the pay is good." ((in 3782 reviews)); "Benefits are good that’s and it also comes with other advantages that you can look up on google" ((in 2492 reviews)); "Money is good but not compared to the time you put in to get it." ((in 742 reviews)); "many great people to work with and all the carriers are open and willing to help at anytime" ((in 471 reviews)); "The postal service used to be a great place to work for good benefits and job security." ((in 366 reviews))

What are the cons of working at US Postal Service according to real employee reviews?

"a lot of people are lazy and the management is poor from the top down." ((in 2325 reviews)); "Long hours for many employees and the need to change carrier work hours to increase productivity" ((in 1148 reviews)); "No work/life balance until you make regular and even then it’s still a lot." ((in 584 reviews)); "Supervisor was rude and helpless A lot of manual labor" ((in 433 reviews)); "Long hours hard work for little to no acknowledgement." ((in 313 reviews))

US Postal Service Rural Carrier Associate reviews

2.7

26% would recommend to a friend

(2,283 total reviews)

Louis DeJoy

11% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

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Associate Rural Carrier employees have rated US Postal Service with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,283 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate Rural Carrier professionals have an average working experience there. US Postal Service is rated 23% below average by Associate Rural Carrier professionals compared to other employers within the Transporte y logística industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

Apr 16, 2012

Postal service was good, now not so much

Rural carrier associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

After the initial steep learning curve, the job is pretty easy and pays well. The pay is based on the evaluation of the mail volume on your route (generally evaluated once per year). So a route might be evaluated at 45 hours per week, but most carriers can do their job in less than 40 hours, so you are basically getting paid 45 hours for less than 40 hours of actual work.

Cons

Constant (at least weekly) reminders of how poorly the USPS is doing fiscally. The threat of a 5 day delivery hanging over the postal service. Incompetence at the higher management level. The mail handlers at the main plant do not sort much of the mail they are supposed to sort, and since it must be delivered by a certain time, it usually gets sent to the carriers to sort. This takes much extra time, but all too conveniently, this never happens when the yearly mail count is going on.

4.0

Feb 15, 2012

USPS is decent, RCA job is terrible

Rural carrier associate

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

good hourly wage decent possibility of becoming full time strong benefits package when obtaining full time status evaluation system of pay is excellent method

Cons

Again, USPS is ok, RCA job is a terrible job. Usually no guaranteed hours, only get work when a "regular" needs time off, which sometimes means weeks and weeks and even months without working, even with "farming" yourself out to other offices (Because the other offices usually have their own subs). Pay is great, if you can get work, but if not, it can feel like you don't even work there. Also, in bigger offices, an RCA can literally go 20 years without an opportunity to go full time, due to the seniority system of promotion. Only in the perfect situation is this job even worth considering (and the perfect scenario is becoming a sub for a sickly person that takes a lot of time off work and will be retiring in about a year, as you have to be an RCA for at least a year to even be able to accept the full time position if they do retire).

5.0

Feb 12, 2012

Not enough Hours

Rural carrier associate

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Career and a bunch of nice people

Cons

You are like a temp as a rca waiting 4-5 years for a regular route

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