new job, City Carrier with USPS

[Silver2003Cobra]

Well, after looking for work for 6 months, I was hired yesterday afternoon as a Transitional Employee (contractor) City Carrier with the USPS. The interview was in the morning and I received the phone call in the afternoon offering me the job!! WHOOO

everything that I'm hearing is that, while it's a variable hour job, I'll get A LOT of hours,and at 22.15 an hour, that adds up nicely (especally with my military retirement thrown in, my wife and I will be close to being in the top 2% of houshold incomes in the USA) yeah, that's really "middle class"

 

[9svt8]

Congrats mister...good luck with everything.

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[capnkirk52]

$22.15 to deliver mail? Wonder why we are 16 trillion in debt... Congrats on the yob. Least you're working.

 

[Silver2003Cobra]

$22.15 to deliver mail? Wonder why we are 16 trillion in debt... Congrats on the yob. Least you're working.

The postal service doesn't use taxpayer dollars, except for very limited cases for disabled people and overseas mail. Its money comes from the services it provides.

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[capnkirk52]

Hmm. Learn something new every day. Still, $22.15 to deliver mail?

 

[REPCobra10]

Congratulations, OP! Glad to hear you're back to work...:beer:

 

[Fuerza]

I want this job when I retire from the Army. Hopefully USPS will still be in business in 7 years. lol

 

[Silver2003Cobra]

I want this job when I retire from the Army. Hopefully USPS will still be in business in 7 years. lol

Well, 5 points veterans preference is what got me 3 interviews for the job. If your disabled veterans preference you get 10 points...

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[Mikeyb619]

good luck with the new job op

 

[JasonSnake]

it's always nice to feel a ton of bricks lift off your back

 

[Silver2003Cobra]

since I applied for the area (zipcode 956-958) I received 3 interviews and 2 different job offers.. the USPS is definitely hiring..

and yes, I was getting depressed in applying for so many jobs and not finding any, thank everyone here for the kind words.

 

[CobRoush-00]

Congratulations! Now, make sure all SVTP members ' mails are delivered on time.:beer:

 

[CobraBob]

Congratulations! My brother-in-law was a carrier for almost 40 years. He retired with a nice pension last year. I'm surprised the post office is hiring. Last I heard they were deeply in the red and were looking to cut back on services (including the elimination of Saturday delivery) and reduce retail locations.

 

[skatermckimm]

ive been a TE for the last 5 years here in florida....yes the money is great, but the only advice i will give ya is do a good job, but dont go in there acting like a hero and running the route, you will be expected to work at that same level every single day and the days you dont they will try to fire you, its been an ongoing battle. i know it sounds wrong but trust me just wait and see.....if ya need any advice just hit me up and ill helpo any way i can.. join the union ASAP and enjoy the $1500 paychecks

 

[01Jes]

Good for you OP! :beer:

 

[Uncle Meat]

$22.15 to deliver mail? Wonder why we are 16 trillion in debt... Congrats on the yob. Least you're working.

$22.15 is what his company is paying him. You can bet your ass the USPS is paying the contractor company he works for a lot more than that! I'm betting 2 to 3 times more.

U.M.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

The postal service doesn't use taxpayer dollars, except for very limited cases for disabled people and overseas mail. Its money comes from the services it provides.

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I thought I read somewhere that retirements were being supplemented by the Govt to the post office. Or somehow some money was being provided to the USPS for something. But anyway congrats man!

 

[skatermckimm]

$22.15 is what his company is paying him. You can bet your ass the USPS is paying the contractor company he works for a lot more than that! I'm betting 2 to 3 times more.

U.M.

very wrong.......a city carrier is a USPS worker, gets paid by postoffice, route is owned by the postoffice....what your thinking of is rural carrier which is a route contracted out, usually in the 40-50k range per route depending on size. He is the same thing i am, a TE, we work for the postoffice, not a contractor

 

[Screw-Rice]

I thought I read somewhere that retirements were being supplemented by the Govt to the post office. Or somehow some money was being provided to the USPS for something. But anyway congrats man!

They do, and it cost us $5.5 Billion a year.

The USPS has not directly received taxpayer-dollars since the early 1980s with the minor exception of subsidies for costs associated with the disabled and overseas voters. Since the 2006 all-time peak mail volume, after which Congress passed the "Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act", (which mandated $5.5 billion per year to be paid into an account to pre-fund retiree health-care, 75 years into the future—a requirement unique to this agency), revenue dropped sharply due to recession-influenced declining mail volume,prompting the postal service to look to other sources of revenue while cutting costs to reduce its budget deficit.

However, unlike other private businesses, the Postal Service is exempt from paying federal taxes. USPS can borrow money at discounted rates, and can condemn and acquire private property under governmental rights of eminent domain.

The USPS does get some taxpayer support. Around $96 million is budgeted annually by Congress for the "Postal Service Fund." These funds are used to compensate USPS for postage-free mailing for all legally blind persons and for mail-in election ballots sent from US citizens living overseas. A portion of the funds also pays USPS for providing address information to state and local child support enforcement agencies.

 

[Panic661]

Congrats, I have two friends that work for the USPS here. They are hiring quite a bit throughout California, I applied, however my driving record is terrible. :nonono: