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US Postal Service Rural Carrier Associate (RCA) reviews

2.6

20% would recommend to a friend

(808 total reviews)

Louis DeJoy

12% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

Rca Rural Carrier Associate employees have rated US Postal Service with 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 808 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Rca Rural Carrier Associate professionals have an average working experience there. US Postal Service is rated 26% below average by Rca Rural Carrier Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Transporte y logística industry (3.5 stars).

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808 reviews
3.0
Oct 14, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

View normally unseen areas of the area served by station you work. This can be interesting if you work in your own county. Work with dedicated people in a highly organized environment tasked with taming chaos. If you are fast, you can get back most days in less than the "evaluated" time.

Cons

Lack of staff means EVERYONE is overworked and basically on call if someone is on vacation, sick, slowed by vehicle issues, etc. or another postal office needs help. Very hard for full time employees to get a reduced stress day. The very old vehicles are uncomfortable, loud, dangerous in all but good weather and unhealthy to operate. The always increasing number of Amazon packages make the job less manageable. No one I was aware of took an actual lunch break in order to beat the clock. Also, few rural places to use the bathroom without leaving your assigned route. Mangement tried hard to make things work for me but 90 days with a manic pace and obsessive regular carrier was not tenable for me.

2.0
Oct 13, 2022

Being an RCA sucks

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Summers mail volume isn’t bad. Get paid for me time you didn’t physically work.

Cons

Old equipment, old trucks, no AC, being called in early in the morning, holidays suck, you have to worry about bees, snakes, etc. the list goes on.

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