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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
2.0
Sep 17, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

once loaded, doing the job driving around wasn't bad, just long days. no micro managing. cool old building. hook up with co-worker. most co workers were nice and friendly, not always helpful though.

Cons

Truck was broken a lot, from no horn for months, to broken mirrors, to the door getting stuck, to water getting in the truck getting mail and packages wet, to the truck having issues starting on rainy days. to flat tires, tires with air leaks. the mail never stops. Amazon was horrible most days. route turned into 80% amazon packages. trucks have no a/c, very hot like little metal ovens (sometimes people die in them from heat stroke, look it up). Post Office had lead pipes so we needed to use water cooler to fill jugs to take out on route with us. no time for lunch break, just drive and deliver, eat while driving. no bathroom in truck, find places on route. dangerous route in snow, and blind turnarounds. route times are always done on easy light days so route is rated lower than it should be (for hours to complete). heat is non existent in the trucks, get a pair of flannel jeans and good insulated boots and gloves! very physical job. spend 2 hours (or more) sorting mail and packages by hand into the trays to deliver from before you even get out on the road. political mailers and sale flyers get old real fast. will get damage in shoulder and wrist from repetitive movements. I hurt my knee on the truck door frame due to small & bad ergonomic design.

1.0
Sep 17, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

pay (Even though they say they can only hire you for part time 1-2 days per week, you can always make more money by working local offices around you and if you have to provide your own vehicle to deliver mail, you will get EMA, estimated maintenance allowance, per mile, it varies with the price of gas (right now it is $0.985 per mile).)

Cons

The roads are hard on your and their vehicles. If you must drive your own vehicle, always keep extra money and maybe even parts to the side. If your vehicle breaks down, you have a maximum of 2 weeks to get it fixed or get a replacement, otherwise you lose your job. They don't tell you that in training. My boss told me it was my responsibility to always have a backup vehicle and a back-up plan in case both vehicles are down. That's the most difficult part if you are the main breadwinner of your household. Benefits come out of your seemingly ever thinning paycheck, from buying gas, car parts, oil changes, tires, front end parts, alignments, and other vehicle maintenance.

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