US Postal Service Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Fast paced."

What do you like about working at US Postal Service?

"Fast pace and a great environment with great growth opportunity."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't lie."

What don't you like about working at US Postal Service?

"Really weird hours, but workable."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep it up!"

"Initially stable and consistent with a variety of work until recent management changes."

"Stay in school and work in the private sector, as you will be appreciated much more!"

What do you like about working at US Postal Service?

"The benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you are an honest and hard worker stay away from the USPS, as having those two qualities will get you nowhere. Start your own business or work in the private sector, as this agency will drive one crazy!"

What don't you like about working at US Postal Service?

"The lack of critical thinking by upper managers--the entire management structure does not allow for employee innovation, just comply with orders from on high, and oftentimes the orders are asinine."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get rid of all support positions---contract out everything that does not touch mail. Support staff are grossly over compensated and shielded from the pressure of daily postal ops."

"This job is very physically demanding."

What do you like about working at US Postal Service?

"It is a stable job with very good benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to work for your money."

What don't you like about working at US Postal Service?

"I was constantly tired due to the heavy volume of work."

"It was very stiff and strict. We were not allowed to talk at all."

What do you like about working at US Postal Service?

"I like working alone."

What don't you like about working at US Postal Service?

"That they terminated me."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"That management need to support their employees."

"Good job; not conducive to raising a family."

What do you like about working at US Postal Service?

"Good group of people; good pay."

What don't you like about working at US Postal Service?

"10-12 hour days."

"I want out of Postal Service, it's dying fast and too many slackers that don't care about others, just themselves."

What do you like about working at US Postal Service?

"The only thing I can say positive about the Post Office is that Unions are nice to have, but that's about all I can say good at this time, way too much negative things in the 2 years I have seen with my own eyes to really give anything worth credit to the Post Office as a whole."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't! There is no chance of promotion or progression in Postal Service and I don't foresee it getting any better in the next decade unless drastic changes come about and then it would be near impossible for anyone to start at the bottom and even think about getting full time work with any kind of stability. That's my take on it. Don't interview for Postal Service, it's just not worth your time."

What don't you like about working at US Postal Service?

"I don't work at main post office. I am a rural carrier. I get no benefits and yet I work my ass off more then most of the city carriers that complain all day. They have job security. I have nothing and I do my job better than them. Sorry, there is not much I can say good other then I have worked part time but it's been 2 years of part time with no future in Post Office for me and I have a degree, which makes me very valuable, and Post Office managers seem like pure idiots with no professionalism whatsoever. I have seen first hand how those in charge act immature with no moral values and very bad language when they get mad or upset. It's a depressing mode to see the Post Office on the inside and how they try to portray how great they are to the world. NEED FIXING BADLY! Post Office needs a rude awakening to the amount of lazy people they got taking jobs away from those that actually want and can work more efficiently."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Wow, that's a loaded gun question there. I would have to write a novel I think. One area that needs improvement is the quality of management! I have seen so many lazy un-professional managers and supervisors, it's just pathetic. They need training or they need to grow up and learn some human skills! Treatment by management sometimes is hostile at best to the employees they are in charge of. Caring is definitely not on their minds. Too much red tape, paperwork, micro-managing needs to stop or be overhauled. Management is not only ones that are in need of overhaul, clerks, window clerks, mail handlers and carriers all need improvement. I don't see any kind of discipline being given out, its just appalling to see what happens daily where I work. No one is held accountable for anything they do wrong or good. It's just a very bad environment to work in overall. When I was in US Army, our NCO's and Officers gave out monthly counseling and performance reviews which were very beneficial, in the fact it was a personal record that could be used if a soldier kept repeating an act or not doing something to standard they had ground for discipline and could be even demoting a soldier until he or she got their act together or even dishonorable discharge in extreme cases. Post Office needs to hold EVERYONE accountable. There are NO HUMAN SKILLS being used at all in the Postal Service by management or supervisors, it's more like yelling and screaming at a day care center! That's so wrong. I could go on and on here but that's all I will say. Management needs a serious overhaul of how business is done! ITS NOT 1950 anymore! Technology is here, embrace it, don't fight it, and learn to adapt to it without screwing those that have worked hard, but please get rid of the slackers, there are WAY too many of them in Post Office collecting a paycheck and barely working to deserve it. Seriously, once I find full time work I wont waste my time staying with Postal Service and I really thought there was a chance for a person like me to progress with my background in military and my experience and education. I have no chance because of all the red tape and lack of performance measuring tools that are non existent in Postal Service to weed out the worthless lazy bums that are taking mine and others money daily."

"Never closes."

What do you like about working at US Postal Service?

"Friendly."

"they work u like a slave for no money!!the people who are in charge all have littleman syndrome, and have no business being in charge of anyone. too many chiefs' and not enough indians!!"

"We are losing money, I do not know where we are going in the future."

What do you like about working at US Postal Service?

"The salary is outstanding."

What don't you like about working at US Postal Service?

"The hours of working, they change them often."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Use the suggestions from the employees to make better choices for the company."

"Rewarding."

What do you like about working at US Postal Service?

"Very challenging and customer service oriented."

What don't you like about working at US Postal Service?

"Projects, flexibility and the opportunity to travel to all 50 states."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Well, include contract workers in in-house job opportunities."

"If you have an IQ over 140 stay away."

What do you like about working at US Postal Service?

"I liked the pay check."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you are not exceptional you will do fine with this company."

What don't you like about working at US Postal Service?

"They don't utilize talent. They don't reward contributions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I found a $30,000.00 a year error and corrected it. I got no recognition for saving the company that much money. I got no compensation. My contribution was totally ignored."

"I was about to go postal, instead I got into the Insurance business."

What do you like about working at US Postal Service?

"The benefits and salary at the time."

What don't you like about working at US Postal Service?

"It was like the movie Ground Hog Day... it never changed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, it's the Government."

"This is a great company to work with."

What do you like about working at US Postal Service?

"Everything."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Is a good job."

What don't you like about working at US Postal Service?

"Sometimes customers are not really friendly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more friendly but still get the job done."