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US Postal Service reviews

2.8

33% would recommend to a friend

(19,473 total reviews)

Louis DeJoy

17% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

US Postal Service has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 19,473 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The US Postal Service employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Transporte y logística industry (3.5 stars).

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19K reviews
3.0
Aug 31, 2021

Most Difficult Job

Recommend
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Pros

This is the most difficult job in the Post Office and everyone above you knows that. This is why they hide in their offices, send emails all day, and never make any physical appearances. They refuse to return to the field. They have made it out of hell. You are in purgatory, sometimes and somehow allied with carriers or even the Union at times, sometimes allied with your fellow supervisors or more frequently, being stabbed in the back by them, and always being crushed from the pressure of those above you who bombard your Outlook with endless and infinite emails, surveys, and telecoms that are inane, boring, and pointless. You will be endlessly nagged and criticized and hated by those below you. The gossip is juicer, worse, and faker than what it was in High School. It is enough to drive the most patient and angelic to the brink of insanity. All of these factors combined with being chronically understaffed in all crafts, almost every employee and EAS pulling some Covid related quarantine stunt or having legitimate sickness, vehicles that CONSTANTLY break down (at least once or twice a week, usually more), motor vehicle and industrial accidents, and the annoyance of a Union that kills productivity and makes it extremely difficult for the removal of worthless, lazy employees, means your life will be an extremely stressful hell that will either crush your soul, turn you into a Machiavellian monster who will be the next tyrannical all star Postmaster, or have you calling OSHA, filing EEOs, and hiring attorneys just to get some room to breathe. The expectations are ungodly, the work hours are unimaginable, and the responsibility is huge.

Cons

You will sell your soul or move on

3.0
Aug 6, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

There aren’t many I can list on here because I was in the wrong state with unprofessional managers.

Cons

There I really isn’t any overtime that is allowed at USPS except during holidays. Employees are deducted 30 minutes from lunch breaks , but never get the opportunity to eat. I would definitely say in Louisiana it’s unprofessional management and lack of teamwork.

2.0
Jul 30, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Come in as mid-level ranking individual Many facilities are cushy/easy jobs

Cons

No COLA – terrible for expensive cities Average age is over 60 – don't come here after graduating Mail is dated – 80% of their revenue is from marketing mail that hits landfills (only about a 6-8% open rate) Responsible for tens of millions of trees for paper use annually between marketing mail and facility usage; don't recycle properly at most facilities Powerful unions that make change impossible Rigid systems that fail to evolve; outpaced by all competition Poor leadership has all been 30+ years, failing upwards as others retire with nice pensions; brown-nosing necessary

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