Overall Reviews at United States Postal Service
4.0
CFC Campaign was one of the highlights of my career
The good thing that stood out about my employment at the Postal Service is that the organization had good benefits and pay that help me to support my family. During the last 10 years or more of my career, the part that I would say was bad, more management development, training and how to use management techniques to reinforce USPS policies. I believe this would change and build a consistent working relationship between management and employees. Most importantly hire qualified individuals with knowledgeable, professional skills and dedicated mind set that enhance the Postal Service.
ProsGood Benefits
ConsRecognize Outstanding Employees More!
2.0
Would be better if management were qualified and were not so poorly suited for the position.
Where I worked, the management was awful. They love to have drama in their day. Me, not so much. Very stressful for the employees. Many employees flat out quit or retired because of the management.
ProsNone
ConsStressful!!!
2.0
How badly management treats the employees.
The worst and least respected people are offered promotions. Management stumbled and fumbles all the time.
Every year the Christmas season is a surprise to management.
And the worst, Nothing is Ever enough.
5.0
Sales and Service Associate |
Denver, CO | Oct 23, 2019
Opportunities for advancement and an Equal Opportunity Employer
An environment with a variety of job choices, good pay and benefits, can have a job anywhere within the United States, can learn different skills, offers an easy learning environment and also an environment where teamwork is important.
4.0
Plenty of overtime
It was a factory that served 365 days of the year 24 hours a day, packages and mail never stop coming through our building. managers were hired on who they new ad employees had to teach them areas they had never worked in. most people go along well. building held 2000 employees across 3 shifts.
1.0
Horrible atmosphere
Supervisors will fire you if they don’t like you. Or if one of their friends don’t like you. I was fired based upon the fact that a
Amanager was friends
With someone who didn’t like
Me. They were jealous and used their management friend to write me up and got me
Fired after 10 years of service.
3.0
Fast paced, diverse working environment. Must be committed.
I served 7 years in the service, 7 years a civilian for the Navy, and always wanted a job in the Post Office. I will say that it truly depends on what mindset you bring to the job as to how you perform. It was for me as a distribution clerk a 12-hour day, 6 days a week, nearly every, if not all holidays. Very fast paced and you must be efficient. It was not forgiving. There was no flexibility in the manner you performed the job. I felt unable to complete my job in a way that suited my skills or might seem simpler. It was very methodical and could be very, very stressful. It’s no one person or positions fault but unfortunately in a place that the demand far exceeds the workers and just puts so much on the individual.
ProsWork is always available and needed. Benefits/healthcare are some of the best.
ConsExpectations are undercompensated.
5.0
Postal Employee
The benefits and pay are excellent. Many managers are unqualified and unprofessional but the job permits you to have a great quality of living without a degree.
ProsPay and Benefits
ConsManagers
2.0
Postal Support Employee |
Winona, OH | Aug 11, 2020
Union had very little influence.
● Work-life balance
Work schedule was 5am until 9am then 3 hour lunch, back at 12pm until 5pm, 6 days a week-no holidays.
● Pay & benefits
No paid holidays, expect to work every holiday.
● Job security and advancement
They want you to do the work of someone who is paid more, but dont make jobs available fulltime.
● Culture
Rat race.
● Overall
Union seemed to benefit the lazy workers. Unions are not needed anymore. Change is needed to restructure the post office. All clerks and carriers should be hourly.
4.0
Very little work/life balance but great pay!
I worked for the USPS for 3 years, starting as a PSE clerk. The work was hard, but fulfilling. The supervisors in my city (4 post offices and a distribution center or “hub” were largely awful. Most of my coworkers were fun, witty, smart, and laid back while also being on the top of their game. A few made life absolutely miserable. I left I order to die to a long-distance move and to pursue another career path, but now I wish I had stayed.
ProsLiving wage, sense of patriotism, diverse co-workers, new learning opportunities
ConsManagement, work-life balance