USPS City Carrier Assistant (CCA) 3 Tips For Delivering In The Rain

[@sinsemillao]

I just got converted to regular last Saturday. Finally got my Sunday’s off. It gets better. I work in a big office in Los Angeles. Lots of drama & overtime. No shortage of work here. So busy. Wish I discovered ur channel earlier. Everything u say is true. Just wanted to say I love ur attitude and I know u will go far anywhere in life with that. U remind me of myself when I came in to the USPS 2 years ago. Wish we had more CCA’s like u. Like finding a needle in a haystack. Stay up. Keep grinding & Get yo money!Hope u reach all ur goals bro. Big fan & subscribed. Peace and stay safe!

[@MailmanNick]

Thanks man and congrats! Deliver to any celebs? Lol I can't wait to make regular.

[@NuchieGuccivelli3030]

All you need: 1: hard hat/ rain hat 2: waterproof jacket 3: waterproof shoes( a secondary aside from your everyday postal shoes. Pro tip, put in the better insoles that can keep you comfortable all day) 4: rain cape( absolute winner when it comes to to keeping the mail dry.) Honorable mentions: rain pants, definitely helps keeping you protected and dry but can be expensive.

[@Ridezallday1679]

I delivered through the ass end of a hurricane. Rain gear doesnt mean jack when its raining that hard. Trust me. Mail looked liked old fashion spit balls from high school!!😂 i still delivered it.

[@juliefreiberg7429]

Love you nick!! Appreciate you❤

[@ricardorodriguesrr18]

I could never do that lol . Sometimes i complain about my job but definitely there's worse jobs out there. I'm a nurse working in a nursing home which can be stressful at times but i get paid $60 and i dont have to be out in the rain or cold but i do encounter some touch situations sometimes...

[@MailmanNick]

$60 an hour is great

[@lukasvilla2657]

Got my first paycheck today! It was for orientation and LLV training. I made more in 27 hrs than I did working an entire week at my other job! 💵💵

[@MailmanNick]

Imagine working 65 hours lol that's weekly

[@lukasvilla2657]

@@MailmanNick yeah I'm excited for that 💪💪💵

[@FuhkYT]

Wait… we get paid big bucks? The people standing guard at the self checkout in Target here get paid 40 cents less than I do.

[@MailmanNick]

They making $80k 😯. I miss security work

[@jonroen7295]

Thanks for the tips. Just finished LLV training yesterday and start academy on Monday. Looking forward to getting at it after a long week of videos.

[@MailmanNick]

Learn all you can ask a lot of questions.

[@jonroen7295]

@@MailmanNick that’s my plan. Just wanna take everything in and be the best I can be at whatever I do

[@MailmanNick]

@@jonroen7295 my dude

[@arylu2009]

We all start all excited and looking forward but reality hits really fast 🙊

[@jonroen7295]

@@arylu2009 spent the last 14 years in a factory so I know how that is. I guess I’m mostly excited to be outside and doing something new. I’m no stranger to high demands and the do more for/with less mentality

[@Druskiiii1]

Hey Nick, any rain boots that you recommend?

[@MailmanNick]

Rocky boots are postal approved but hard to find comfortable boots that are waterproof

[@Druskiiii1]

@@MailmanNick understood, thank you sir

[@egigstertroll3521]

i like my poncho. i keep the mail under the poncho and it is a bit of a pain with the second arm so I will single bundle and then it's smooth and the satchel is underneath the poncho too so that stays dry.

[@MailmanNick]

Sorry I sound tired. Long days in the rain take a lot out of you.

[@Brandon-C04]

Love your videos man, they are supper helpful, especially for me since I am going in barley to be a CCA. I’ve seen all of your videos 😅

[@MailmanNick]

Thank you

[@sideshowbob6915]

1.check weather 2.bring extra socks/raincoat 3.dont worry about the rain just be safe its a job

[@danamaragh1730]

Ur so positive 💜

[@MailmanNick]

I try to be

[@jeffw1267]

One thing you can do, at least if you think the rainstorm will be short, is to sort and flag your DPS, and flats if you have time. We are supposed to take our DPS straight to the street, for example, which I do. So if it's raining really hard I'll sit in my truck and flag the walking splits, and for the hopping splits I'll flag every address. This also helps to put the parcels in the right places if you don't know the route because you are getting an idea of the layout of the route while you flag the mail. You'd have to finger all that mail anyway so you might as well get it done beforehand. And you're right about asking other carriers. My car got stolen with my rain gear in it so I asked a 30-year carrier what she had, and she gave me a new pair of Gore-Tex rain pants.

[@MailmanNick]

Yeah I've tried to wait out the rain lol I usually combine my cased mail and dps so I only have 1 bundle while I'm waiting.

[@TheLakersfan861]

@@MailmanNick how long does that take you? I’ve been wanting to do this but it’s hard when they’re always hounding you to minimize your office time

[@austinseelig6558]

Hey nick any chance I could get any one on one tips I go to the academy next week and I start my driver training tomorrow

[@MailmanNick]

Hit me up on Instagram

[@sideshowbob6915]

You might need to come to the brown you got ups mentality and get really big bucks

[@MailmanNick]

They pay good?

[@sideshowbob6915]

@@MailmanNick 33.00 an hr and unionized too and you get 2days off paid weekly

[@MailmanNick]

@@sideshowbob6915 to start? That's almost top pay for the post office. That's definitely my back up plan if anything happens with USPS.

[@sideshowbob6915]

Once you've driven for 5 years you top out at 41 and sum change and get paid for working over 9.5 hrs 3 days out a week you could make 120k easy

[@MailmanNick]

@@sideshowbob6915 sounds like a good deal.

[@greggh]

Tornado? 0:15 Hell no! I'm clocking out during a tornado.

[@Itiswrittenkjv1611]

I've read some people say put bags over your socks.

[@MailmanNick]

I'm sure that works. A carrier told me he went bare foot lol.

[@bryanngo810]

my first week on OJT is rain all week smhhh

[@atrucken1]

What's usually asked on the NACI background check regarding employment

[@MailmanNick]

Everything from the past 7 years if I remember correctly

[@Mysteriouslydangerous-d6f]

Hey Nick!👋🏾 Hope all is well with you! I enjoy your videos. I have learned a lot from you and will continue watching because you are so positive. I start training on Monday.

[@MailmanNick]

Thank you for the support

[@Ahardy2k]

Start orientation on Monday June 28. going to give it my all. Definitely appreciate the videos. What do you recommend for rain gear since the PO don't offer uniforms as a newbie I heard

[@MailmanNick]

Poncho, rain hat, water proof boots for sure. You get a uniform allowance after 90 days.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Still with the post office?

[@mosesramirez2296]

Do a tutorial on lite blue on the discount part

[@TimDespairBear11]

Hey Nick, how many hours of sleep do you usually get? Do you ever feel tired when you’re out there working? I have sleeping problems so I was wondering how you handle it. Anyways, great video.

[@MailmanNick]

I try to get at least 7 hours. Of course I feel tired.

[@radi2986]

Take ZMA before bed

[@misterglock.4282]

I got my allowance today 😎

[@MailmanNick]

Nice man! Official.

[@misterglock.4282]

@@MailmanNick cheers 🍻

[@keyboardbeats]

Tornado naw Nick no amount of money for that 1….rain, heat, sleet, snow, wind…no problem! 😂

[@MailmanNick]

Lol wind basically 😂

[@keyboardbeats]

@@MailmanNick 👍

[@WorldRage-]

Hey I just applied I completed the 3 steps but on the second step I sent the email saying I’m ready for the fingerprinting and I received an email back saying “out of office until further notice” so I’m not sure if they ever received my email so I ended sending another one just in case but I haven’t heard back from them

[@MailmanNick]

They will email you

[@WorldRage-]

@@MailmanNick thanks for the quick reply!🙂 I was just worried I feel better now

[@MailmanNick]

@@WorldRage- yeah they contact you with everything

[@OurDemocraticRepublic]

I’m going to orientation for cca on Monday

[@jakejara8154]

did you buy the rain pants?

[@justinw3998]

i know rain sleet or snow bud, but im not sure Tornado is included in the pledge, just saying if theres a tornado you should probably seek shelter immediately...

[@RyeRye371]

Hey I commented on one of your videos before about getting fingerprints done with my wife. I received a call from the hiring team and she hasn’t heard back yet but we did everything in the same time frame and she scored hire on the exam for cca. Should we be worried. Also thanks for all the helpful videos

[@MailmanNick]

If you both did fingerprints I'm guessing she might just be In a different orientation than you. They can only do a certain amount of people due to covid.

[@RyeRye371]

@@MailmanNick okay. Thank you. We just both want to get into a career and make something of ourselves. I hope she gets the call soon

[@MailmanNick]

@@RyeRye371 2 CCA incomes you'll be making good money.

[@RyeRye371]

@@MailmanNick that’s what we’re hoping for lol. Thanks for all the great information! I appreciate it

[@radi2986]

I’m on my 27th day .. been being sent to To other offices lately even worked on my day off . So yesterday had a long day at my home office and the supervisor visually didn’t seem to be happy about it .. is this how they test us as time goes by ? It was whole route too

[@MailmanNick]

You will never make management happy

[@radi2986]

In ur first 90 can they get rid of u for being slow ?

[@MailmanNick]

@@radi2986 they can get rid of you for any reason.

[@radi2986]

Oh wow even if someone comes everyday and on time etc . No wonder they’re hurting for people they get rid of good people sometimes .. what have u seen cca get fired for

[@MailmanNick]

@@radi2986 my office is desperate I haven't seen anyone fired

[@XellosMetallium]

good advice

[@greggh]

Do you get $400-600 uniform allowance every year?

[@MailmanNick]

Yes every year

[@stephanieperez4748]

I got a job offer! For a cca I have submitted everything I needed to including finger prints, how long does it take for them to contact back for orientation? Lmk please 🙏🏻😁

[@MailmanNick]

A month around

[@stephanieperez4748]

@@MailmanNick ty for replying, they actually just called me this morning! So I’m super excited to start 👍🏻 love your videos! Thanks 🙏🏻

[@Everything_E117]

Big fan of the videos, been a cca since may no where near as bad as others make it out to be imagine quitting a career within 90 days cause you don't like how someone talks lol, ps fuck working in a Tornado 😂😂

[@MailmanNick]

A tornado hit like 30 minutes from me recently the siren went off at like 11 at night I was pissed. Yeah this job is great. If you want to make top pay you have to work hard.

[@MailmanNick]

Thank you for watching

[@chance4198]

Do you happen to know anything about the raise? I was on indeed earlier and it looks like the hourly wage for CCA went up again.

[@MailmanNick]

Union contract took affect. $18.01 to start.

[@chance4198]

When I looked earlier it said 18.51 in my city. Wasn’t sure if that was just my city or everywhere

[@MailmanNick]

@@chance4198 yeah I seen that too I think just certain areas.

[@cadefitzmaurice2109]

Hey man i just accepted an offer in Illinois, what office are you working out of?

[@MailmanNick]

I'm like 40 minutes south of Chicago

[@cadefitzmaurice2109]

@@MailmanNick okay, i’m on the other end of the state lol

[@MailmanNick]

@@cadefitzmaurice2109 lol south? The good part. I hate the north part.

[@CagedFlameGaming]

Im terrible when it comes to rain... I think out of everyone in my office, I am the only one that praises the rain.. While everyone says they dont want the rain, im there wishing rain would come hahaha

[@MailmanNick]

You are crazy lol but everyone is different. I love the super hot days.

[@misterglock.4282]

Carry an extra pair of socks

[@bronsonevans5461]

Look on the bright side you took an shower already lol

[@MailmanNick]

Lol I guess

[@poserpotato7915]

It was raining here today too. This last winter they closed for a blizzard. Crazy weather

[@stagm3]

Get some duck boots