US Postal Service reviews

It was a steady job with plenty of work. Met some very nice people.

The pay, the benefits. If you like walking, seeing new communities and neighborhoods( even in cities you've lived in for years and thought you knew well) being a letter carrier is great. Since you also work alone, you don't have to talk to a lot of people and can be alone with your thoughts. As an ex-college student whose primary area of interest was English, it's amazing seeing all the newspapers, books, and periodicals that are out there. Occasionally, I'll see a magazine for some small or esoteric subject and I'll think, "my god, they have a magazine for that, too?" The job can also be entertaining and informative. Sometimes I'll see an article posted on a magazine cover and then when I get home I'll look it up online (I think people should receive magazines and newspapers they've subscribed to fresh, new, and unread, so, no, I don't read patron's magazines; if I can't find the article online, I'll either buy the magazine myself or it just goes unread). Finally, what other job can you look at covers of soft porn (Frederick's Of Hollywood, Victoria's Secret, Venus Swimwear, and the Playboy catalog) all day and not get fired. Oh, and one last thing, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is an excellent union. If you become a letter carrier, join it.