USPS CCA Day In The Life

[theRickLC]

DPS = delivery point sequence. DPS is basically letter sized mail that is sorted and sequenced by machine in order of your route. FSS = flats sequencing system. FSS is magazine sized mail.

[nukebloc]

tomorrow is my first day off training, super nervous but watching your process makes it a bit less stressful

[valdaubert]

When I started as a mail handler I was considered career from the first day. I was a PTF for 19 months. Been there for 17.5 years now. Cool seeing how other crafts work.

[randyduyck]

I have an llv on my route via rural. Watched how the city sets up to deliver and no need to mark packages. Yes, it takes some time to get fluent on casing and delivering the mail.

[MaddieBrown-ku]

I’m coming up on my evaluation. For the most part I am good but I’m not understanding why they would give me an entire route to finish in 2-4 hours. Which logically can not be don’t maybe 6/7 hours. I try my best but I always bring the mail back. IT DONT make sense to me I’m really beating myself about that part. I’m always being talked about I’m not suppose to bring mail back I’m like it don’t make sense it CAN NOT be done!!! I’m really thinking about quitting just because of this one issue

[austinj]

Lawrence, you're the best dude! thanks for all the videos man

[elizabethdenwood]

Thanks for your input on my 30 days as a CCA member 😊

[Deathrizes]

I started as a cca about a month ago, liking the job so far I like walking routes more. Mounted is so annoying dodging all the stuff on the streets.

[alexisjacquot]

i'm a postman in france and it's interesting to see how american colleagues work :)

[Budgetwithhita]

What we were told was
CITY: TO DOOR
RURAL: OUT THE WINDOW
It really helping figuring out the difference!

[starmanhov]

I will be starting the orientation in 2 weeks for CCA. Really glad I watched this video as it lowered my anxiety a bit haha

[nathanielhadley]

I used to try and bring packages along with me on my splits but I have just been hoping them all before or after or doing all the evens up to my parking point then all the odds after it seems to be quicker that way for me.

[MailmanRick]

I heard you say "New Lenox." I am like twenty minutes from New Lenox. I am going to be starting as an RCA soon.

[Chris-cxzk]

Shoutout to all who can do this job. I think i'll stick to my 9 to 5

[FrancescoTattoli]

I work as a postman, or mail carrier in Italy and I just dropped here because I was curious about how other countries handle mail service: it's really cool! Keep up the good work man!

[shalwansmith]

I start as a PTF in 2 weeks and with all of the different stories, I am so nervous.

[davidparker]

the tray in the LLV holds 3 trays From back to front I did non cased sprs then machined mail then cased flats and letters If managements sees this in my old office automatic time wasting practice You either have the easiest office or don't know yet Good luck

[HUMZMIC]

Thanks for the ride along and information!!!

[Buddahsmash]

I should do a day in the life of a rural carrier, it's crazy how differently we do things and just how much more volume we get.

[AndrewAlfaro-dbdr]

I did CCA in Phoenix and was at station North West. We had 61 mail routs and I started at 61, then after my 8 hours I’d had to go help other career carriers with there route. Call for a very long day. Never really knew my day off because at that time we did Amazon Sundays. So I only had 1 day off. Had 3 bosses, and everyone said something different and had one following you on your route. Broke down twice and was attack 3 times by dogs. We had to scrounge for a uniform until your clothing allowance came thru. I did a hop-n- stop which covers over 12 miles on this route. All of this I did in the summer heat but no ones tells you about bathroom break and were to take the. Most circle k don’t allow you to use there bathrooms. You’re given an orange time card which you slide it every time you come back to the station. To become career it would take 3 years of this, oh and COD had to be the exact amount. Worst job I ever had and worst people I ever knew. You can’t call in sick or they would let you go. My first day I was given a warning because I was late getting back to the station, union Stuart was there and said nothing. I lasted almost a year and called it quits because I’ve been asking for two days off four months in advance and didn’t get it. Money was good and that’s why I stayed but I just wasn’t worth it. I had no set route, didn’t know when my days off would be, could plan anything with family, and the heat on the road, truck were just to much. Some. People that became RCA are still there and enjoy it. Now I own a motorcycle shop and I love it. Happy you enjoy your job, just telling you what I went thru and suffered thru 117* heat every day for 5 months or more.