MailmanDave
17 Years Experience
Long Island, NY
Male, 43
I am a City Letter Carrier for the US Postal Service in NY. I've been a city letter carrier for over 17 years and it is the best job I've ever had. I mostly work 5 days per week (sometimes includes a Saturday) and often have the opportunity for overtime, which is usually voluntary. The route I deliver has about 350 homes and I walk to each of their doors to deliver the mail. Please keep in mind that I don't have authority to speak for the USPS, so all opinions are solely mine, not my employer.
Maybe I have a boring existence or work in a pretty quiet area but I have never had that scenario ever happened to me whatsoever. The closest thing I’ve ever seen (which I was not impressed by) is an older man who likes to walk around the house in his underwear. He is creepy to begin with and I try not to have much of a conversation with him anyway. I don’t know what I’d do if that scenario presented itself. I could just carry in with business as usual. Seeing someone naked doesn’t totally phase me as I’ve seen topless women on beaches or even in NY City or San Francisco. I do feel it is inappropriate for someone to come to the door naked but I probably would not make a big deal of it.
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I don’t really understand this question. Do you want to know if I asked someone in the “mailman-city etter carrier” forum a question or another profession on jobstr? The answer to both is no. It’s difficult to have a back and forth conversation here. It’s mostly someone asks me a question and I answer it. It’s not easy to have follow up here.
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As far as scanning the flats and letters, this is a sampling request andthe Postal Service tracks how long it takes for mail to get from origin to destination by sampling some deliveries. At least I believe that is the case. I am not sure of the procedure if a house is on hold or vacant. What I usually do is say that it is a valid address for that day but I type no more to scan. The mgmt has never advised us what to do nor have I asked. The only thing they ever bring up is if we completely ignore a sampling request.
I like the new scanners but I know everyone has a difference of opinion. They work so quickly and I think they pick up many barcodes more easily.
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If an item needs a signature (usually it’s a certified letter or registered mail), I knock on the door to obtain the signature of the resident if they want to accept the item. If they aren’t home or don’t want to come to the door, I leave a PS Form 3849 (Notice Of Attempted Delivery) which advises the customer that we had an item that may have needed a signature and the form gives them options to either pick up the item at a specific PO or they can request a redelivery. During the Covid19 pandemic, the procedure has changed slightly. As long as the customer is home and acknowledges that they want to “sign” for the item, we can print their name on the electronic scanner that they usually sign. This eliminates them from having to get too close to you or to touch the scanner. It seems to have worked well so far. Stay safe and thank you for your question.
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Irrelevant question to this thread or being a City Letter Carrier at the USPS.
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He has normalized lying and not taking responsibility for anything he may have done wrong. He spread so many lies about the 2020 Presidential election being stolen from him when they couldn’t be further from the truth. He incited a riot which was disrupting a peaceful transfer of power.
When he was first elected in 2016, I said let’s give him a chance. I quickly realized he was all about himself and didn’t care much for the common man. He also mishandled the pandemic response in 2020 showing awful leadership when hundreds of thousands of Americans died.
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I don’t know how lost hours affects any retirement issues, except if you have too much LWOP, then you may not be eligible for retirement as soon as you think, or it may affect annual leave accumulation. Forwarding orders expire in 18 months. For the first 12 months, most forwardable mail goes to the recipient’s new address. After 12 months until 18 months, the mail would be returned to the sender advising them of the recipients new address. I don’t know about limits on temp forwards and how often they can be restarted. It wouldn’t be uncommon for someone who is a snowbird to have mail forwarded for more than 6 months when they are at their second home.
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