Pros
Depending on your office, you can make regular really quick. I am the top CCA there and there are going to be two vacant routes in July. According to my post master and supervisor, I will definitely be regular within a couple weeks after. I started in November so if this was actually the case, i would become regular in 8 months. anyways, the job is not as people hype it up to be. Yes you can get better paying jobs doing easier work but it most likely won't be as fun. Since I have started I never had one of those days where you say "I don't want to work today". I actually enjoy it, Time goes by within the blink of an eye. If you are a hard worker and love to work as many hours as possible, you will love this job. I Generally work 50-55 hours a week and they are not stingy with overtime like most companies. The good thing about working more hours with the post office is than anything over 8 hours is time and a half and anything over 10 hours in a day is double pay. During the christmas season is when you will see a ridiculous amount of overtime along with summer time (Prime Time). Tips are also good in christmas, you get a lot of respect from everybody, you get to enjoy them nice spring and summer days, Thrift Savings/Roth, good benefits, what else do you need?
Cons
well unfortunately there are more cons than pros. Like I stated earlier, you get to enjoy the weather; this also backfires on you as well depending where your from. I am from upstate NY and winters are so rough here. DOGS ARE ANOTHER CON, I have been chased and I even sprayed a dog because they just naturally hate mail man. Most CCA's hate the pressure from their post master and supervisor about time and being rushed. Though I have never been asked about time they could be right. It probably just depends on your office. Just stay moving and do your best. another con that makes this position eh is time off. It is very hard to get time off within your first year. Though I have never tried, most CCA's I know have hard a time getting time off from work. You will most likely work 7:30-4:30 everyday (at least) so getting to a bank or your kids activities will be very difficult.