USPS Employees

**DrMilhouse** · 03-18-2007, 06:08 PM

Anyone here work for USPS? What do you do? How difficult was it to get on?

Thanks.

Mike

**Camaro2fast4u** · 03-18-2007, 07:32 PM

the ones that come into my store don't seem to do anything except waste time playing the lottery.

**Hi-Po** · 03-18-2007, 07:45 PM

I worked for UPS during college. Loading and un-loading semi trailors. Bust your ass work pretty much. But I had fresh Kodiac Ice and beef jerky, all kinds of candy. But you arnt talking about UPS are you?

**86 IROC-Z** · 03-18-2007, 07:49 PM

usps = united states postal service = white gov't vehiclles dkiver regulsra mail
ups = united parcel service = brown turcks like fedex

**nhraformula** · 03-18-2007, 07:57 PM

if youre black, you got a job.

**DrMilhouse** · 03-18-2007, 09:21 PM

Well, I'm the scrawny white guy, not a black guy. Not sure what that would really matter, but I could see I would be at an advantage if I was.

**Pulse Red GTO** · 03-19-2007, 07:17 AM

Yea I was thinking the same thing! I would like to get on there, great job & benefits but heard it was a pain!

**Mike Hawk** · 03-19-2007, 09:12 AM

speakin of that. I was at fedex last year trying to get a job, i was in this pre-hire training class and filling out all paperwork and the next step was an interview if they liked us. Well the only people in this class was me,(I am a normal white guy) and the other guy was a black dude that just came over from Nigeria and could barely speak english. I had to help him with his application lets put it that way. Well about a month later I asked my friend who is a fedex driver and he said they hired that african guy over me and they make fun of him because he cant talk english (funny but mean). So yes, a minority will get hired over you no matter what.

**CaptainCaveMan** · 03-19-2007, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by Mike Hawk

speakin of that. I was at fedex last year trying to get a job, i was in this pre-hire training class and filling out all paperwork and the next step was an interview if they liked us. Well the only people in this class was me,(I am a normal white guy) and the other guy was a black dude that just came over from Nigeria and could barely speak english. I had to help him with his application lets put it that way. Well about a month later I asked my friend who is a fedex driver and he said they hired that african guy over me and they make fun of him because he cant talk english (funny but mean). So yes, a minority will get hired over you no matter what.

Or maybe the people that do the hiring thought that you were a retard and figured they could do better with a non-english speaking nigerian.

**Mike Hawk** · 03-19-2007, 02:24 PM

probably

**bmyers** · 03-19-2007, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by CaptainCaveMan

Or maybe the people that do the hiring thought that you were a retard and figured they could do better with a non-english speaking nigerian.

zinger!

**AKIRA** · 03-19-2007, 05:15 PM

What do they pay?

UPS or USPS, both

**Mike Hawk** · 03-19-2007, 05:23 PM

My friend drives for UPS and their drivers make like 19$/hr+. He works 6 days a week about 13 hours+ a day and has no life or time to spend all that money. O yea and he hates it

**joerockhead** · 03-19-2007, 06:33 PM

I applied with the US POstal Service several years ago.
I filled out multiple applications for different jobs.
Driving, delivery, sorting, etc.
About two months later I started getting replies to come in.
I had already accepted a killer job, so I did not go.

good luck.

**cheap80z28** · 03-19-2007, 09:37 PM

been with the PO for 9 years and I'm at around 47,000 year straight time.

**sgt0704** · 03-20-2007, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by cheap80z28

been with the PO for 9 years and I'm at around 47,000 year straight time.

is that good living for wi? i thought they'd pay more than that. i thought it was like 15+bucks and hour or so..

**gwballin** · 03-20-2007, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by cheap80z28

been with the PO for 9 years and I'm at around 47,000 year straight time.

Originally Posted by sgt0704

is that good living for wi? i thought they'd pay more than that. i thought it was like 15+bucks and hour or so..

Assuming 52 weeks a year at 40 hours per week:

47,000/52= 903.85 per week

903.85/40= 22.60 per hour

**INMY01TA** · 03-20-2007, 04:24 PM

I been with the US Postal System (they removed the service) for ten years. Straight salary like ^^ said right now is about $47,000. You'll make lots more in overtime. I worked UPS once (two weeks) too loading/unloading trailors and the was the worst job ever. They treat you shitty sometimes at the PO but pay is decent and they have a very liberal leave policy. 4weeks paid a year aint bad.

**cheap80z28** · 03-21-2007, 09:40 AM

the 47thou is just straight time, you get night and sunday diff. pay which is an extra $80 per week. and if u work holidays u can bank the 8 hours or get extra 8 hours pay

**TRY ME GT** · 03-21-2007, 09:52 AM

I have a question for you guys. After my current enlistment in the Marines Ill have 9 1/2 years federal service. can my service time carry over to the USPS? and if so..how long until you get a retirement?