Why I Quit My Job At The Post Office U.S.P.S. And Why You Don't Receive Your Amazon Packages On Time

[@georgefletcher7926]

Everyone should watch this video before applying to USPS.

[@chrislantz8410]

Agree with you! I work at the Post Office. I’m going to get out.

[@princessj7876]

Me too any advice on how you cope it was good pay but stressful

[@deacongrall]

I wish I had watched this before applying. I had just quit with my post office. We are about 20-21 people understaffed, I’m still well within my 90 days and 90% of the days I’ve worked I’ve worked well past 8-9-10 pm. I couldn’t stand working at the post office.

[@MzCrystal-7]

Too late I'm already working for usps as a pse

[@lylevivaan9007]

instaBlaster.

[@carisanoneya4223]

Yep, i was a carrier and a clerk. I worked in different states, in offices and plants. It's ALL horrible, the management treats their employees like their enemy.

[@skychuter]

I truly think this mentality is postal wide! 4 yrs to go and I intend on doing a BLISTERING KZbin video about my experiences at the Lynchburg PO, this will def be yet ANOTHER eye opener!

[@ahumanjustbeing2466]

I have to call the local office constantly to make sure my ONE piece of mail gets here properly....ridiculous

[@Xer_ces]

@skychuter which Lynchburg are you from?

[@TheChuck624]

Spot On !!!! I worked as a PSE and the only day the Post Master or Clerk Supervisor was even remotely interested in my well being was the day I walked in and quit. They truly were surprised I was quitting and that was the day I realized those people had no clue at all how badly they treated people regardless how many times concerns were brought to their attention. I saw people injured on the job that did not report it because nothing would be done about it. I saw unsafe working conditions that were ignored. I saw employees verbally abuse by other employees. I myself was verbally abused by an employee and witnessed by several other employees just for doing my job properly and nothing was even mentioned about it. I know a Union Rep was threatened by one of carrier supervisors if she filed a grievance, things would get very difficult for all the carriers. I saw favoritism run amuck mainly by higher seniority employees who didn't perform their jobs because there was no supervision around during the back shifts and if you brought it to the supervisor's attention you would be singled out as a snitch and nothing would be done about it anyway. Call-offs, people coming in late and the lack of team work were common place. I worked with a lot of good dedicated USPS employees who did not deserve to be treated the way they were. The USPS needs a big management enigma and I to this day I still marvel that the mail actually gets delivered as efficiently as it does.

[@seasonedtraveler96]

Actually in idaho its not to bad but in north carolina were im at currently is torcher

[@jimvoshell1251]

I went to work at the U.S.P.S after 9 years in the Army, having served in Korea, Vietnam and Germany. After working for about 5 months I finally had to quit for many of the same reasons you stated in your post. Enjoy your life, love and protect your family. Thank you for your posts.

[@jermaine_terry]

It’s crazy that you made this video 3 years ago and this is still the case. I started about a month ago and am putting in my 2 weeks in on my next work day. I’m also a vet, (recently separated) and I’ve had to reschedule my VA Appointment 3 times because the of the schedule changes. I’ve expressed that these appointments are important and are incredibly difficult to move around, they don’t care at all. Every word you said was spot on, especially the no access scanning. I didn’t eat dinner with my wife for a week, i was away enough in the military and thought getting out and moving home we’d have more family time. Never back down from a bully. Thank you for your service and this video, your son has one hell of a dad! 👍🏾

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

If every man talked about their wife the way you do, there would be a lot less divorce in this country. You are both blessed with each other!

[@monalove7108]

Zavia Hope Thomas amen to that!

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

Thanks Mona Love

[@misshelleyb7199]

Annndddd raised their sons with a much love as he does!

[@misspeachinthelibrary9057]

Amen to that!

[@yashiyahatlas8496]

Fix that shit! It should be if any woman (wife) is worthy to be talked about in a positive matter then there would be less divorce.

[@AlDoubleU]

I've been at the USPS for the last 8 years.... bruh, other than the financials, it is probably the most miserable job that I've ever had. I'm grateful for the benefits, the pay, but the mental stress..... bruh! 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@giovanitorres9360]

Respect for you. I quit 10 years ago as a 27 years old making 24/hr after 5 years because of so much harassment, discrimination, favoritism and they treat you like you're just a number. Many of my friends and some relatives didn't understood but I didn't care. I'm making less but I'm way happier.

[@Lit_tlesFam]

Giovani Torres i feel the same way! I’m turning in my two weeks very soon i only worked for them two years and just became regular two months ago but i rather work for less and be happy

[@sundancegurl]

Giovani Torres I felt exactly like you. Money was nice, but not worth your health, life and all the unhappy, mean and negative people you have to be around.

[@alfredocatano1023]

@@czar2074 what do they start you out at ?? Im seriously thinking about applying i need more hours

[@AshleyBordersTheWriter]

This shouldn’t happen, we can ban together to enforce change.

[@CamiCola]

Same worked 2 years and dipped.

[@kathyaldridge7171]

Kevin, I've been retired for several years now, and during my 30-year career I had both male and female immediate supervisors. It was my experience that females exhibited the least supervisory skills, were the least empathetic and were the absolute worst at human relations. In fact, they could be down right hateful and mean! Perhaps a lot of them felt as though they had something to prove? As a younger woman, and a protective mother of two small children, I naively thought that if women ran the world, there would be no more wars. I now know that is not true. Without citing any particular life experiences, I have found that women can be the most vicious and dehumanizing individuals of our species.

[@danredmon1564]

All but one of mine were women . Most were the least competent and most vindictive.

[@carlaifera5254]

......they do seem to give a lot more attention to 'details' when it comes to oppression.

[@amybuchanan1006]

Thats funny that you say that. I have interviewed with the Post Office with two women, over the last year and a half and just recently with a man, the man just hired me with in 3 days after 1.5 years of me trying to get a job with the post office. I interviewed great for all of them, I took the test twice and I have a high score. I retook it to make it to make my score higher, and the women I interviewed with the first time took so much time hiring that she had to repost the position I applied for bc she let the time go between the post and hiring someone for it so she had to repost it. I have 3 people at her specific site that said, why are you waiting to hire her? We need the help! Hire her! She will work like a horse she needs this job, I even have prior experience in a post office hub. But, she never has hired me. The other lady in her 30 years of being with the post office and 10 years of being a postmaster had never interviewed before. How is that possible? She said she had her supervisors hire for her but they weren't available so we were the first people she had ever interviewed. Still, I was not hired with my experience and good scores. The next interview I had was a week ago. One Week ago. That guy jumped quickly to hire me. The emails to do my drug test and my background check immediately flooded my email and after my interview I was also thinking to myself, was this a sex issue? I didn't want to think that, but thats what it felt like. But your post makes so much more sense! Bc that woman is soooo lazy! Even her employees tell me she sits on stuff but she also says that Post Masters literally sit at their desks on conferences getting chewed out left and right about not being able to meet deadlines. And they get yelled at even if they do meet deadlines. All day, everyday, bc the union is on them, and if they don't meet certain deadlines those people in charge of that yell at them. Then I started to feel sorry for her. But, I can see if you slack in any way you get behind, your supervisor position lags behind, the people who work for you that you can't supervise correctly also get lost and can't be directed properly. If you are understaffed, which lately, looking on the career's page there are a lot of openings! Everywhere! I wouldn't doubt that every single town's postal service is short staffed. Things come full circle. A group is only as good as their leader. What are the higher ups doing if all they do all day long is call their post masters and chew them up? Don't they have other things to do? I know the post masters do. But they can't do it bc they can't breathe to do it. They probably get tired of getting chewed on but they need to ignore that and do their jobs more proficiently. Maybe the chewing will go away. I dunno. I start to work tomorrow as an RCA. I also have to try and transfer eventually from RCA to CCA which in itself is hard bc you have to literally quit your job as RCA to get a CCA job once you're hired its great but you can lose your job in the time that it takes for you to quit the RCA position and go to a CCA position if someone with military experience applies for that position. Which sucks. SO I have to worry about that too.

[@kathyaldridge7171]

Congratulations on obtaining the position! Best wishes for success in all your endeavors.

[@lark6spur]

Boy, you are EVER so correct!!! You worded it SPOT ON!!!!

[@indiyakennedy959]

One year later in Philadelphia and even though I’m almost two months in, I’m already looking for another job. The money is cool, but no money is worth your mental, physical, and emotional health.

[@seanstr26m123]

If it was just physical, but everything else was supportive it would be great.

[@laurenlo2635]

Yes not including no days off no time to spend with family,children and to just enjoy life all money is not good money

[@KingEgyptian]

I worked for the post office for 5 years, I was a regular for 2, I quit last week. I realized my body cannot keep up, they want us to work 12 hours, 6 days a week, with overtime and mandating us to come in on our days off. This is no longer a career that you can possibly make it to retirement. The seniors are being forced to take early retirement, and even after you convert into a regular, you're still treated like a CCA. You have no life outside of work, and whatever time you do accumulate, you just want to rest. The post office is not what it used to be. My advice for anyone considering applying, DON'T. Find something else.

[@bobsaget3044]

I can’t agree with you more and glad I’m not the only one! Good for you!

[@someperson8151]

You get your foot in the door and keep a good attendance record for 2 to 4 years. Transfer into maintenance. Chill. Everybody goes through the post office the same way for 2 to 4 years. After 3 years as a regular you get 104 hours of sick leave and 160 hours of annual leave. What place gives 264 hours of leave a year after 3 years? I personally have over 1500 hours of sick leave in over 20 years. Used over 700 hours in my career. I get 208 hours now (after 15 years). They also give an additional 104 hours of wounded warrior sick leave for 30% disabled vets.

[@Big-mike07126]

@@someperson8151 thank you for your share

[@sarahp.3772]

I think the advancements in technology make ordering/buying things so much easier than 30 years ago. Thus, more shipments, more bills, equalling more mail. Life is so fast paced now, and every company want money, money, money.

[@nakho3550]

Should have done 3 more years to qualify for the pension or 4 years more so that you can never be laid off.

[@kevinfrey2906]

The USPS is a mess everywhere

[@angelacarleton9575]

Some individuals that work for the Postal Service in Houston, TX are not conscientious to be there on time. So a lot of people wait and wait for the outside window to pick up packages which aren't fair at all. If they have a set of hours people should be there at that time and not make the public to wait.

[@Ro-68]

@@angelacarleton9575 well why don't u apply and help out...Lead by example eh 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@vw7402]

@@Ro-68 exactly

[@tinahudgens3155]

USPS needs a overhaul...just like our government. Thank you for your service, God bless America ❤

[@mr.giraffe7076]

USPS is so cheap. Honestly if it took them 12-14 days to ship my ebay package I'd be cool with it. USPS should probably extend their delivery times. Im pretty sure most of the semis and mail trucks leave half full anyways.

[@wonaldgrump9654]

Dont worry, Amazon will make them go extinct soon enough. While Amazon has UPS, FEDEX, and USPS fighting for contracts, they are building their network to eventally introduce their own mail service. Apparently USPS has the rights to mail boxes/ slots but money talks and Amazon has tons of influence everywhere. They have newer vehicles and actually call off or back their workers when weather gets bad. Meanwhile, hurricane or blizzard hits, USPS be like nope everyone come in.

[@papeishon1]

Xzvius ahah your a joke bro! amazon cant do shit with usps!

[@wonaldgrump9654]

@@papeishon1 Keep thinking like that.

[@wonaldgrump9654]

@Kertigen1 True. Amazing how people complain about email junk and scam mail but won't complain loud enough to stop physical junk mail.

[@firethorn007]

I am a former P.O. employee, been out for a few years but sounds like it's even worse... Yep - they will work you like a dog, stress you out and make you feel like crap when it all gets to you. I loved my customers, I loved being out delivering, but all the BS of office politics and "protocol" made me hate that job. People don't understand why I left.

[@ourevilone]

something is sick about this world where you work yourself to exhaustion, falling asleep at the wheel, and somehow that isnt considered being sick either. its a trap.

[@nancyneighoff9276]

BINGO!!! Now it's been said. The institutions , and other entities that have been infiltrated. So we are being subjected to this crap and worse. Take em down, Patriots.

[@gayleheuston1446]

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[@gayleheuston1446]

Michael O'Day I

[@BigHoTzMuZik]

I fell asleep five times on a 30 minute ride home. The fifth time scared me awake because the telephone pole was like a deer in the headlights.

[@Calmer573]

modern day slavery at it's best .

[@benthebartender]

Disgusting how some companies treat good people. I'm glad you got out with your sanity intact. Poor management is one of the biggest contributing factors of employee dissatisfaction .

[@VL1975]

It's not the company. It's the US Government.

[@cherylburas4123]

Ben the Bartender and the greed of those employees .

[@ojorp04084]

Management by intimidation

[@ojorp04084]

Good night night mare's over

[@Skiskiski]

You have opened my eyes about mail carriers. My sincere apology for the hardship of the carriers and the public.

[@argerinejordan4703]

Glad I'm away from that place. Just retired in September after 33 years of thankless service.

[@chantelmorset7176]

I had no idea.

[@teresaellis7062]

My heart leapt with joy when I heard the end of the video. I'm so glad that you made this video for your son and shared it with us. I will show it to my son also. I have been bullied growing up and I learned as an adult how to stand up to bullies. My son has been bullied and I was able to help my son turn things around. One bully changed into a friend, another was a friend who didn't understand boundaries and my son cut ties and was freed from the bully/friend. There are many ways of dealing with bullies and it is good to remember that. Thank you again for your videos.

[@redcabbageVic]

And just like an elephant, they forget anything

[@whitneyquinn5333]

I needed this so much. Rural carrier full time for 5 years. I can't take it anymore. This not only brought tears to my eyes at the end but has given me a sense of relief that I desperately needed thank you.

[@HomesteadingOffTheGrid]

You are welcome. Get the heck out of there, immediately. The miserable, low quality of your "life" needs to be escaped immediately. I would rather be broke and homeless than work for USPS again. Life starts getting better IMMEDIATELY the day you leave that place for the last time.

[@davehayter312]

Fantastic story. I'm 53 and currently looking for a job after working 32 years corporate and being laid off. I know my mailman well for 20+ years. He knows my situation and I asked him does the USPS have any job openings? He just looked at me and said trust me you don't want to work there! Your video just clarified that. Thank you.

[@rodb66]

I'm 55 and started working at the USPS last year when I was 54 after working almost 31 years at the Internal Revenue Service which was more of laid back office work. The USPS is not only strenuous, it's also stressful because people in the plant are like high school students running in clicks this includes management at time. You're like me having a lot of years of work experience but too young to retire. I just want you to be aware of what you're getting into.

[@Vlfkfnejisjejrjtjrie]

@@rodb66 I hope you they get every drop of,your blood too. 30+ years for IRS? No luv for government thugs.

[@rodb66]

@@Vlfkfnejisjejrjtjrie They are all thugs, government, corporate and pseudo government like the USPS. I was just an employee for the IRS. I didn't start the agency so why so much animosity towards me?

[@targetguy777]

@@rodb66 I agree i had to see a psychiatrist 4 times do to coworkers lieing and on the job harassment i was very thankfull when the early retirement happened.

[@rodb66]

@@targetguy777 I'm glad that you're able to get out. I'm still trying to find another job so I can go

[@AKIYIAKELLY]

The post office need to just hire more people instead of work the ones to death they have.

[@iBMcFly]

oh now they dont wanna do that, after all that's more benefits they'll need to cover.

[@hankronnie]

THATS IT. ITS AN EASY FIX.

[@stars8924]

@@iBMcFly So they overwork us on purpose smh I’ve only been working here for 2 months and it feels like 6 months because of how they work u. 6 days 8-12 he shifts. They work you with no regard of your humanity

[@msladya2499]

I can't take no more turning my notice in today I can't do this I literally have no life

[@iBMcFly]

@@stars8924 y’all, I was a RCA for a little while, then a CCA for a year and a half, then a regular city carrier for 4 years. I was good at the job, and some days I didn’t mind it, but overall, it was a terrible job in the sense that management is ALWAYS up your crack about when and where you are at, have been, gonna be at, etc(not the rural carriers though because their pay is based off route evaluation as opposed to hourly). The hours you work when you are an assistant are draining, but you go regular they get a LITTLE more consistent. My knees, back, and feet always hurt, I would always be looking at the weather for the next day to see what kind of crap id be dealing with, let me just say again that management was exhausting in their ineptitude, union sucks, pay sucks, and the job sucks. 😂 Looking back on it, I should have stayed a rural carrier.

[@fullmetaljkjigs9207]

I delivered for 8 years. Treated like crap and doom and gloom every morning from the postmaster. It’s a shame because I really enjoyed seeing everyone on my route. But I’m glad I’m out of there.

[@iBMcFly]

7 years here, and same exact feelings on it.

[@colleenedwards7644]

I love the way you talk about your wife. You are a great role model for your son. Thank you for inspiring others.

[@cherilcooper289]

FedEx and UPS service would merge.. And be called FedUp... Postal service sucks..

[@healnow12]

That's a brilliant name. I am living in Malaysia, no problem with postal service here, and the workers get more holidays off than any other country because of all the different races here, each having their own holidays. Maybe if they paid more, and had decent hours people would work for the post office.

[@nickmorana9371]

Postal service sucks.. Unions suck!

[@Dalszielle]

Cheril Cooper 😂🤣😂🤣😂 you crack me up 🤣👍🏻

[@janetdbracey4066]

You are BLESSED! 😀

[@suavehouse5150]

Lmfao! You’re definitely right about the FedUp part!

[@The_Zombie_Cure]

I was a CCA for 2 years, leaving was the best decision I've ever made.

[@wonaldgrump9654]

Damm two years? Thats rough, guessing the wait for regular was much longer. What a shame of piss poor management.

[@amandawallace105]

Yes i was a T.E ( before they changed to CCA) i seen ppl working for 6 years and still never made it to be a permanent employee. So i decided i couldn't wait 6 years or more for benefits so had to look for a better job.

[@thmth7711]

@@amandawallace105 Almost 5 years in and still not a regular, coworker has been there 7 and still not a regular. Lots of empty promises to keep you doing the grunt work, but nothing to call a career yet.

[@ThaiZeo]

BRO SAME! lmao

[@TheChuck624]

I was a PSE and I am in complete agree with you. My second best day with the USPS was the day they hired me and best day was the day I walked in 4 hours before my shift and QUIT.

[@AZBADBOYz]

The Amazon/USPS contract will actually be what finally breaks USPS and I will celebrate the day when they are done. In the news just days ago, USPS wants 9-12% increase from Amazon while Amazon just purchased 20,000 Sprinter vans to do their own delivery. The writing is on the wall, Amazon is not happy with the performance of USPS and frankly, USPS oversold themselves and their poor employees. Work to live, don't live to work!!!

[@eknoke01]

AZBADBOYz I see those sprinter vans every day in my neighborhood delivering packages.📦

[@greenbeagle13]

I noticed that Amazon is making their own deliveries in my area, as well (Tampa Bay area) - I couldn't understand why..., now I know. I noticed those big white vans too, but didn't know what they were called, just knew they weren't the USPS....

[@Wolfsheim23]

Those Amazon delivery guys are the worst I've ever seen though. They need lots more training and experience. They don't show up and lie to say they did. They lie and say they can't find your home, they don't do proper tracking.. so many problems. That was last year mostly so maybe they have improved a lot because I and many more people complained so much that they may have improved. Most everything I've gotten since though has be with either UPS, USPS or FedEx. I get lots of packages from Amazon. Maybe some of those were their own service recently and I didn't notice because items showed up fine.

[@midevil1980]

@@misskim2058 Amen!

[@7milejulio]

The problem faces is that the work pool is incompetent no matter what. The same people that the Post Office hires Amazon will as well. Last year their employees were returning to homes stealing packages, peeing on front porches someone actually took a crap in someones bushes.

[@vivianworden]

Privatization of services won't solve the problem. Private companies are guilty of doing exactly what you've described except there is no union to go to bat. It's this whole performance metric you keep referring to. The goal of today's company is to satisfy shareholders and look good on paper even though it's a lie. They don't care if the crush the employees underfoot while they're at it.

[@billhodges6547]

I worked for FedEx for five years and your statement couldn't be further from the truth in my experience. Big Corporations have found that happy employees are more productive than disgruntled personnel and they try and make that happen. Caveat is you have to produce otherwise you are out. Government agencies couldn't care less about your wellbeing or your productivity.

[@vivianworden]

@@billhodges6547 All I said was privatization (alone) will not solve the problem. Many private companies are guilty of the same bad habits. I have 30 years in logistics, transportation and supply chain management. I have worked customer service, dispatch and now accounting. I have seen the process from beginning to end. Fed Ex has a different culture and an established niche. But for 3pl and consolidators it's very dig eat dog.

[@lynnegoodrich7758]

Bill Hodges - If you only worked for FedEx for five years then you probably didn't have the chance to experience their inferior health plan or looked into how to retire. FedEx is a for-profit corporation and, therefore, they don't want retirees. They want young, fit, short term employees like yourself that don't think about their long term financial security.

[@brianjones6465]

This is certainly true in the Auto industry and Tier suppliers. The suppliers are forced to give cost saving to their biggest customers every year, while trying to lower their own costs every year to meet those demands. It's unsustainable.

[@Hoggdoc1946]

Vivian Worden - Where did you see the "union" going to bat for the employees in this guys story. In this and most cases today unions are useless.

[@twotwentyswift]

I retired from the Postal Service 9 years ago. I still have nightmares about working there and expect I will till the day I die. My supervisors asked me several times during my career to go into management. I refused simply because I can't treat people like garbage and am disgusted by those who can. I'm amazed that far more people don't "go postal" working in that living hell.

[@lilsamantha1]

Haha I have dream about the post office. I dream i start my route its 4pm and im still stuck in the same street for some reason😂😂😂 ptsd

[@ennuiblue4295]

some of my supervisors loved the power to abuse workers, they would probably do it for free 😒

[@branditheempress]

I did a holiday position at the Post awhile back. They treat everyone like slaves. You work 10-12 hour days six days a week. I had to work through food poisoning and they also refused to pay me one of my checks. I had to contact the Senators Office in order to get paid. It was one of the worst jobs i’ve Ever had.

[@ziptie4061]

I hope you got paid. Did they let you go for contacting your senator?

[@DeionSardines]

10-12 hr. Days, of course you said it was the holiday season. Did you expect?

[@CamiCola]

Brandi Empress I was a cca we worked 10-12 hr shifts 7 days a week not during the holidays. I’m glad I left.

[@nickcampbell9258]

@@DeionSardines holiday season is 6-7 days a week

[@DeionSardines]

@@nickcampbell9258 ok

[@jkkic426]

AMEN!! THANK YOU!! FOR SPEAKING FOR EVERY USPS EMPLOYEE!

[@njad713]

Im also a Vet and started working as a CCA and my 1st month into the job, I was involved in an accident with a reckless driver. Now I'm being harassed and expected to work as if nothing happened. The same day of the accident they wanted me to finish my route and unload my truck. I've held my ground and voiced my rights and now they are trying to get rid of me. I've had supervisors call me and yell at me and talk down to me. I've never been mistreated and disrespected in any other job the way I have with the USPS. Thank you for your video. I think my time has come to give them the middle finger. Their practices are beyond unethical but I salute all the men and women who get up everyday to put up with this level of bullshit. Wish you and your family the best in life! God bless.

[@micahevans6512]

I did 16 years at the postal service as a letter carrier and I hated every moment of it. I got tired of hearing that I was sorry and no good and that I was under worked and overpaid. I too got the chance to leave and took it! I like you was happy to get away from incompetent management and all the hostility there. No more having to deal with the weather, no more seeing drive by shootings, no breakins of my vehicle on check/foodstamp day, no more dogs, spying by management. I felt like I was paroled after i left. Yes it was difficult to find a job making what I made as a carrier, yes I lost all the paid holidays and 5 weeks of vacation. I am happier now than i ever was working at the Post Office. Happy for you man!

[@mickyunit]

I hope you don't let that 16 years of federal time go to waste... Did you go to work for another agency?

[@micahevans6512]

@@mickyunit no, because I knew my contract and was a problem for them I have had problems getting any work with the federal government or even carrier or clerk related work. I was a good carrier, fast casing time, high level of accuracy on delivery and never missed a Express mail time. I was even the rep for the customer connect program. My boss didn't want me to quit because I was one of their pack mules.

[@Kryzmatic1]

@@micahevans6512: Hopefully, you resigned and didn't just walked out... Can you still collect your pension at retirement age???

[@argerinejordan4703]

Congrats on your retirement. I retired in September. I just couldn't take it anymore. I'm so happy and content with my life.

[@lilsamantha1]

Why did u stay for so long if you hated it? 16 years. Did u realize u didnt like it by the first year?

[@relsba]

I retired from the USPS 20 years agp after 20 years of service as a rural carrier. My daughter just retired from there after 35+ years as a Post Master. Her experience was much different from mine. I loved my job. My daughter was under horrible stress. The job discription has changed. So sorry for your experience.

[@1RiderPale]

relsba The USPS founded in 1792 is not a corporation, it is as much a part of the federal government as any other department.

[@edwardc.5916]

I guess your personal experience is going to vary. But, the postal seems like a good job!!!!

[@doxiechick7277]

Edward C. It USED TO be a good job, 20 years ago. But today, USPS is running the business, "short-staffed", to deliver both mail, AND, Amazon packages. So, for example, a service that requires 60 people, to "get the job done", is now being handled, by only 40 people! Imagine the stress-level of those people! It wasn't like this, years ago.

[@RichRich1955]

I knew someone who spent years there as well. He complained how large amounts of money were taken from usps to fund the general government fund and so pay raises we hurt. I totally sympathize. I'm not sure if it still goes on.

[@Kingfisher1060]

It's unfortunate they have to push those employees that way then when they go off no wonder they call them "going postal"

[@Coolmanlilla]

Worked there for 13 years and I know exactly what you went thru. Job is modern day slavery. I just quit one day and have been happier ever since.

[@vw7402]

Yeees I’m working for them Now! And it’s definitely slavery!!! Sad

[@Uncara253]

I don’t blame. I heard that you don’t have a life🎸

[@president-electnataliecunn8259]

I left the Post Office 13 years ago. Carrying mail is slavery. They treat human beings like garbage. I used to start dozing off driving home, and my joints would stiffen up where it was difficult to get out of the car. They kept us on the streets after dark, too, in single digit weather, ice, walking up on dark porches, with people’s dogs running around. CONGRATULATIONS on getting out!

[@ashqelon7267]

I was told by someone a mail carrier, there was a literal GPS type device tracking his time. as he scanned from start of walk route and back. he was age 63, weighs 145 maybe, and hustled 9 miles a day walked rapidly w a 25 pound pouch. He came home, and passed out in the chair daily like clockwork. The odd parts was the animal type tracking they use against him for excuse to intimidate him for performance.

[@president-electnataliecunn8259]

Ash qelon - Where you see bar codes on a customer mail box - they have to scan that by a certain time each day, & there are several on each rt., incl. before & after lunch break. I also passed out end of each day. At that time (in Cinci/N Ky) I had only Sunday off, which was used to rest and wash uniforms. No social life. My daughter said I was like a disabled person at night. It’s all true. I got yelled at for going to the damn bathroom before taking mail to the street.

[@equalizertime5350]

HI WHERE ARE YOU FROM YOU have a VIDEO of BETO on your CHANNEL HE IS NOT A GOOD choice for TEXAS!!

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. While the Postal Service has no official motto, the popular belief that it does is a tribute to America's postal workers.

[@melanie6320able]

It took me 15 years but I also escaped the tyranny!

[@BlaQFireNation]

a lot of supervisors hate their job and so they project that hate onto others. miserable they are!

[@jazallmer6640]

16 years letter carrier . I resigned because I couldn't fight anymore. They won and I'm much happier today not having to fight against my employer for just basic human dignity The place has a horrible management practice. I don't know what they do to these supervisors along the way. Supervisors who start out as good everyday people just trying to make a living and provide for their families, but somewhere along the way they turn into someone else,. They turn cruel and in a very period of time become power tripping soulless uncaring dictators . Something is wrong with that place. I had to leave , they absolutely broke my spirit and took away the joy from my life. while I was there I was constantly depressed . I'm so happy I left. I'm so happy to be free from the prison I tried so hard to keep walking into.

[@Laidahen]

Knew it. I retired from the Post Office. I started at a facility.. DC area. They would rather pay overtime than hire enough people.

[@annwalsh1804]

@@jeffw1267 Is it true there are cliques and pos employees who just want to live on their leave pay? I had a friend who worked USPS (yes,she left too) and there was a letter carrier that hardly showed up to work because of some bullshit excuse and she had to cover his route while he was at home getting paid. There is clique of lazy bums there and the rest get overworked because of these drama kings and queens

[@tonychau1983]

Ann Walsh those are the smart ones.

[@starenergy2826]

C. A. Bernardo that's what they do when they try to keep it white

[@annapatty4608]

Yep! My husband retired a month early due to having 3 TIAs due to stress from the post office.

[@naturalhigh1648]

Thanks for your service. It's so criminal the way vets are treated in this country. I too worked for the USPS for 15 years and saw all the same harrassment, ineptitude and the dysfunctional business plan that you and the commenters describe. Fortunately I was able to leave in 1998 with enough money from savings and a house sale to retire. Just barely got out with my sanity and before I would have needed multiple surgeries from my body breaking down from the overwork and repetitive motion. Amazing how fast my body recovered after leaving. Positive I'd be dead by now if I didn't get out when I did. Little seems to have changed since then, except that now many businesses, ie: Amazon treat their employees the same way. It will only get worse as courts continue to rule in favor of big money and against the workforce. As long as they can make an extra penny, the employee is just an expendable tool. I don't agree that privatization is the total answer because... see Amazon above. Employees will still be abused. The problem is much bigger than just the USPS. It lies with Big Money and Corporate America running the country and almost having free reign to bully and abuse. Betting they will also start abusing customers once a few big corporations take over industries, cutting back consumer choices.

[@jerirogers2592]

Sounds like they are prepping us for communism

[@bluewatersprite8738]

Money is the root of all evil. When a usps employee retires, they do not, in too many cases, repost or rehire for that job. This is called attrition and is a major problem. Also, having to "prefund retirement" (pay Congress, who has already spent what usps paid them) for employees not even hired yet, has cut deeply into the pockets of the usps. The usps used to be a "cash cow" for Congress, as any excess from breaking even, went to Congress. They are and have been beating the path of the usps toward privatization for a long time. So, whoever is running that game MUST be going to come out on top themselves, money wise, at least

[@calichef1962]

@BlueWaterSprite-- I went through the entire first page of comments and you are the ONLY person to bring up the "pre-funded retirement" for employees that they haven't even hired yet. This is a requirement that NO other business, organization or branch of government is forced to pay into. THAT is why the USPS can't afford to hire the employees that are needed NOW. The only reason the postal service is required to pre-fund the retirement of kids that are still in school is to force privatization. I can understand why this guy thinks privatization is the answer, but privatization would mean sending a one ounce envelope would cost in the five- to ten-dollar range. That's just not reasonable for the average American. But it sure would make rich UPS and FedEx stockholders MUCH richer!

[@Dorian01ish]

Natural High: Yes, I see I'm not the ONLY one letting our buddy know here that privatization is NOT the answer!! It can only make it WORSE BECAUSE they have share-holders, etc. to answer to, they are even MORE demanding!!

[@ltraina3353]

Very well put. It is horrible that companies understaff, reduce product quality, and pinch pennies anywhere they can. They lobby our govt to change laws that will benefit the company, and further restrict workers rights. They expect less people to cover more workload for less pay and benefits. All to ensure CEO's continue giving themselves raises and bonuses. They are more concerned about shareholders than anything.

[@mimibatbatbar8279]

You certainly are brave!!! Kudos to you. I am a retired Postal Clerk who retired under Civil Service. I only stuck it out for 33 years because of the pension I would be able to retire in 30 years and age 55. I really think I am suffering from Postal PSTD. I retired almost 6 years ago and am still having Postal situational night mares. So glad you made the right move. Thank you for your Military Service.

[@MsTruthSeekr1]

gmwilliamsful You use very unkind, hateful words, which is totally unnecessary. My father, grandfather, father-in-law, brother, and husband ALL worked for the USPS....all intelligent men. They all worked hard to support their families. My husband had a 60# object fall on him while delivering mail and is now on disability retirement. He cannot stand longer than 15 minutes without debilitating back pain. He wad treated with extreme disrespect during his 22 years as a carrier.

[@jasonwashere8016]

@@gmwilliamsful and you are a light beer drinking dork.

[@hermankramer3734]

MsTruthSeekr1 7

[@amandaann3272]

I just found out this past week that I wasn’t crazy for having nightmares! It’s awful!

[@receilwmseymour2872]

That is what I was suffering from for awhile...Postal PTSD ..I thought my heart was going to EXPLODE !! ... Thank GOD I have it under control and haven't had any more episodes in three years now. Thirty Seven-plus years almost took a toil on me

[@johndaly1834]

I worked as a USPS Letter Carrier for 12 years, and even with that much time in, one day I decided it wasn't worth enduring any more frustration in that kind of dysfunctional scenario. The unions seemed like they were working for the management, and the workers were divided against each other, and you don't learn a thing on that job that can give you an advantage in the world outside of the USPS. The whole job is designed to crush your spirit. Leaving was the best move of my life and I haven't had any problem finding work (good paying work) since. Leave if you can!

[@melanie6320able]

I also saved my mind body and soul, moving on after 15 years. Wouldn't wish that place on my worst enemy. There is life after the post office hell. I'm in a much more flexible and fulfilling job now.

[@LyonessLisa]

I left after 18 years. Make sure you contact HR when you hit MRA or older, if you worked 10 years or more, to get your deferred retirement benefit.

[@verah-elms4539]

How do you find out your MRA? I no longer have access to HR since I'm no longer an employee. Been gone since 2006 with 19 yrs of hell. However, thanks for this info👍 Try to look into it.

[@freetrailer4poor]

I think the problem might be postage rates are fixed to cpi inflation. Thus if they raise postage rates, they have to admit cpi is doctored. Thus to make up they make postal workers work like dogs. Also a lot of mail is now sent electronically, yet you still have to go to each mailbox. Hope they boost rates by 50%.

[@giovanitorres9360]

I thought I was one of a few but I guess that's the culture of this disgraceful "service" company. I quit after 5 years. So sad...

[@MikeKincaid79]

Congratulations! I can only imagine how you feel. Enjoy it!

[@Dorian01ish]

Yes, Congratulations INDEED!!! The day I quit the USPS was the HAPPIEST day of my entire LIFE!! BAR NONE!!

[@vincentfalsetta8844]

Theirs no more workers rights .unions do nothing anymore Because our republican party is helping to break our union's. That I backed for all the years that I worked .but I hope thing's turn around for all our working VETS.thank you for serving and God bless .

[@edwardburke4484]

Vincent Falsetta Dude, the Republican Party has zero to do with the dirt that is being hired and being promoted to management for no reason. I’m a 14 year carrier and I stopped paying dues to the scum union people that will only help you if they themselves get something out of it. You don’t transfer a supervisor or postmaster for wrong doing you fire them! That shit trickles down and the workers see it. Lolol unions

[@DS40764]

There are many jobs with many unreasonable demands,hours and problems- and where you are treated much as a slave(try working as a Nurses aide). And many jobs where having a Union means very little. Anyhow, there is also a saying that we have to work at our passion, so work is more bearable. It's important that you recognised this, and I hope you move on from all your bad work experiences.

[@JK20239]

@@DS40764 aka.. Corporate

[@joshuatrigg1405]

I relate to this so strongly... I was with the USPS for almost a year a gave a 3 month notice before I quit because they were starting us on Sundays which I do not believe in. 23:30 - 23:41 was my everyday reality. It got to a point where I would work two full routes and be floated around after that. My hard work was rewarded with more expectations and no pay increase. I worked 6 days a week. My record was waking up at 4:30am (arriving around 6am) and not getting home until 1am the next day and then I WAS REPRIMANDED for getting back too late when I had to start my next shift a few hours later. I was made to feel 2 inches tall on the day I saved their butts from an entire route not being delivered. The RCs got the credit while I (a mere assistant) was threatened. I never complained once until they told me that the USPS and it’s workers would be working 7 days a week(Sundays) with no exemptions. I told them 3 months in advance that the day they scheduled me for Sunday would be my last day. They went 2 months without scheduling me on a Sunday. When I didn’t show up, they floated me for a few more weeks as I trained new ACs (assistant carriers). My last day came and I have lived happily ever after :) My wife and I now work at home in the best job I have ever had. No more goodbyes, no more maybe laters, no more empty and lonely Christmases My beautiful wife, My beautiful son, My beautiful daughter I love you guys so much.

[@HomesteadingOffTheGrid]

Thank you for sharing your story.

[@Beaches_south_of_L.A.]

I really like this guy. Not only is he very inspirational for having a dream to live off the grid and then going out and doing it but I also have the utmost respect for him for serving his country in the military. I could go on and on, he's humble, he's overcome adversity, he's open about past afflictions & addictions. He's just a good guy. He ain't perfect but neither is anybody else.

[@2phunter]

Thank God for this man. He explains a lot of reasons the saying, ‘going postal’ is a real psychological statement. Sad that folks are still in an employee prison.

[@lauragraves4342]

😆👏👏👏Yes and he 'delivered' his message quite well.

[@sonicmilk]

I started working the post office recently and I can confirm it sucks. . The environment is horrible, no one is happy, and the work load is no joke. I'd probably rather work fast food.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Finally finished the video this morning and saw the reveal. I'm not surprised but I am surprised all at the same time. In our town, we have horrible service at the local office and the counter clerks are pretty rude to customers. There have been many complaints about it over the years but nothing happens. The other day I went to pick up a package and the lady went behind the counter and then came out and said it wasn't there. I said, "your website says it's here, can you look again." She said no and told me to go get a tracking number, which I had to go all the way back home for. When I came back I was helped by a different lady and she went right back and got the package without even needing the tracking number. I usually get very frustrated with all of my experiences there but I hold it inside because I'm a nice guy. After seeing your video, I have a whole new outlook on the people behind the counter and realize that maybe they aren't the problem but their employer is. No wonder the complaints over the years haven't gone anywhere. I'm surprised about this because I served in the Navy for 4 years and can't believe that a government agency would treat their people this way. I didn't even have it this bad when I was on deployment to the Persian Gulf. I'm sorry for your story but even more sorry for the people that still work there. How do we stand up to this? I think I'm going to choose other services as much as possible.

[@terrym3543]

The way we fix problems like this is for us all to refuse to work in those conditions. They wouldn't treat employees that way if anyone they did treat that way just left. Unfortunately in this country there are too many people that are simply too chickenshit to stand up for them self. If my employer tried getting me to put that many hours in I'd find a new job.

[@kc4x4nut]

This happens in other areas to I live in the San Francisco Bay area in it happens here all the time period with that same excuse

[@Alphatechguru]

We are happy, loving humans caught in societally programmed automatons

[@stevenm322]

Union destroyed??? Are you kidding? NALC is alive and well. Jeez.

[@MULATRAVTRUTHHUNTER]

@@lti134 what are you saying you "worked at a usps hotline".. is a broken p.a.?? You called a corruption police to a USPS hotline ?? It's not making sense

[@madamestrawberry4321]

I clerked and was a PTF for USPS for three years. I now have a heart problem due to stress. I loved my coworkers, but they worked us nearly to death. Best decision I made was to leave.

[@buckeye-pe6df]

It must of killed you to stand there and sell stamps. Window clerk jobs are the easiest jobs in the post office. Stop crying about how "hard" your job was.

[@mdhebert7345]

@@buckeye-pe6df you jerk.. She said she was a ptf which is a career carrier... That is not an easy job..

[@buckeye-pe6df]

No, she said she CLERKED and was a PTF....that is not a carrier stupid..

[@smoothearl8035]

Chill, fellas! She was a "part-time-flexible" (PTF - no guarantee of hours ... you might work six hours in a week, you might work 60! 🤷‍♂️) clerk and that doesn't necessarily mean they work the window ...

[@imkaraoke]

@@buckeye-pe6df Obviously you never worked in retail. People come in expecting us to do everything with a smile for them, and are shocked when we hand them the tools, point out the pens, and have them do it themselves. All while a line is going out the door, people get steamed, WITH a supervisor and manager breathing down your neck because they want you to do other things while there is a line out the door. Trust me, at least as a carrier you can CHOOSE not to deal with this. Window clerks have no choice.

[@larryjuhl2680]

I'm X p.o. letter carrier, 28 years. I know what you say is true. I dream nightmares even after I retired 13 years ago. Sometime I'd get home and cry because of the treatment from my supervisors. It use to be a good job. Not so any more. Thanks for video.

[@jamesolivito4374]

What the biggest problem with USPS, is and they tell you when you are hired is, only 4 out of 10 people who work for USPS actually touch the mail. The other 6 people job is to tell the 4 to go faster. People think the USPS is a government entity. They have already became privatized. Thy did this so that they can give supervision bonus. They are protected and regulated by the government. In return their automated letter sorting machine, a computer records every customers personal information. The phone company is not the only company that spies on you. I always told everyone if you really wanted to find Bin Laden , the post office would be the quickest way. My father worked for the USPS for over 50 years, and I also worked there. I could tell you a lot of stories a lot worse. You did the right thing. Life goes on and you will have a better life now You seem like a good person god bless you brother.

[@MrCem1016]

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[@boondocker7964]

Been retired from the PU for 8 years, money was good mgt. sucked.

[@jean-pierreraduocallaghan8422]

You're a freakin' hero man ! Well done for standing up to those bullies in U.S.P.S. !! I'm really glad you did that ! Those superiors in that company don't deserve to have the positions that they have ! I hope, like you said, that some day the company will be privatised ! It will definitely work out for the better, both for the company and for the people of the United States. God Bless you for taking care of your son so well. He has the best father in the whole world and I know he's so proud of you for how you take so much good care of him! And your wife is so lucky to have you as well ! I'm sure she knows she has the best man in the world to be her husband! You are such a humble and kind man and I wish that God Blesses you and your family richly in every way in your life and for the rest of your life !

[@alanunderwoodsr8622]

I escaped from the USPS 12 yrs ago, after 25 yrs of employment. Everything in this video is absolutely true, unfortunately. I had a stroke and they accused me of stealing a dog from my route. They asked me for my keys and I went straight to my Dr who handed me my retirement notice. When I gave them the paperwork they threw a tantrum and cleared their desk all over the office. So grateful to be out of that horrible place.

[@hobo1452]

I'm retired 6 years from the USPS in December. After a short beginning stint as a window clerk, I got into maintenance, which is one of the best jobs in the PO IMHO. Except maybe carriers, there are no jobs where people actually have to work hard in the PO. The pay is good, the benefits are good, and it's a great place to retire from. It is however a chicken shit place to work. Anybody can become a supervisor. All you have to do is put in for the position and be willing to kiss lots of backside and screw everybody else over. Qualifications aren't part of the equation. We had supervisors in maintenance who were custodians before moving up. They were supervising technicians who went to hundreds of hours of tech school training and they had ZERO maintenance experience or training. Mismanagement is rampant all through out the PO, and that equates to monumental inefficiency and waste. The vast majority of supervisors rule through threats and intimidation, so most of the workforce is disgruntled most of the time. So, why did I stay for a full retirement? After a certain point in your working life, if you are lucky, you finally realize that employment isn't about the ride, it's about the final destination. I retired with a monthly Social Security check, a monthly retirement check, a great health care plan, and thanks to Uncle Sam's generous matching funds, several hundred thousand dollars in my Thrift Savings retirement account. Did working for the USPS suck? Yes it did. Was it worth it? Hell yes!

[@hobo1452]

@@howardfortyfive9676 Don't know about smart! Fortunate might be a better description. The Government had started the Thrift Savings Program the same year I started with the PO. A friend who was a financial adviser looked it over and told me I would be a fool not to join up, as it was one of the most generous plans available at the time. Of course I joined, smart move number one. Sick leave was another hide in plain sight gold mine. You were encouraged to accrue it and there was no limit to how much you could save up. I decided to hang on to mine and at retirement, as a FERS employee, I was given credit for 50% of the total which added 6 months to my retirement eligibility time. Federal employees who were in the military also have the option of "buying" their time in service and adding it to their eligibility time, so I did that too. Basically, I worked 26 years but retired with 31 years of service. That's why I said the job sucked, but the benefits made staying worth it in the long run.

[@KnowledgeSeeker78491]

I'm a city carrier and the work is very hard when you don't have a lot of senority to acquire an eight hour route

[@hobo1452]

@@KnowledgeSeeker78491 I used to say that the two most miserable jobs in the PO were Letter Carriers and Window Clerks because, to the general public, those two entities ARE the PO. Everything bad that happens to a customer's mail is their fault even when they had absolutely nothing to to with it. As far as physical labor, the two hardest are Carrier and Dock Mail Handler at a Distribution Center, in that order. And for Carriers, it doesn't really matter if it's a walking route or a mounted route. Walking is physically more demanding, but being stuck in an LLV all day is no picnic either. No AC in the summer, and 2 wheel drive in the winter so you spend more time getting stuck than going when it snows. And the general public doesn't even understand that when new neighborhoods are built, the PO doesn't add more carriers to cover them, they just make the routes bigger. Hang in there KS78. One other great benefit of the PO is that you have the option of transferring to a different job if Carrier is not your thing. You are really only limited by what you are willing to apply for. If you have any kind of background in maintenance, or even if you are just good with your hands when it comes to fixing things, consider giving the maintenance test a shot. Sign up for all of them, MPE, ET, AMO, and building side maintenance. Whatever you do, if you decide to stick with the PO as a career, sock as much as you can into the TSP. If you are not at 5%, get there soon, and plan to jump it up to the max as soon as you are eligible. And don't blow through your sick leave, no matter how tempting it is. Make it your goal to hit 2080 hours. That's a full year's worth of sick leave that you could take off with full pay if a medical emergency struck in your later years. I can't even begin to count all the people I knew of during my career who got desperately sick and were begging other workers to donate annual leave to them because they had blown all their sick leave as fast as it was put on their pay stub. If you don't use it before you retire, so what. I traded mine back to the PO for an extra 6 months worth of accredited working time towards my retirement. If you were in the military, buy your time back. The longer you wait, the more it costs. You can set it up and set the automatic payments to whatever suits your budget, so it's pretty painless. The PO really is a great place to retire from if you play it right.

[@lisa9867]

I carried mail for 28 years. I fell on an icy/snowy day and broke my arm. They actually wrote me up for breaking my arm because they said I shouldn't have walked up the driveway. Well it was snowing out so there wasn't anywhere I could walk that wasn't covered in snow. Of course my union won that one easily. I moved to be closer to my dad as he was getting older and needed assistance. I transferred to a job at a processing plant as a custodian. It was closer to my home. I was treated horribly by management and other employees. I was even spit on as I walked by a mail handler one day. I reported it but nothing happened to her as the only witness was her friend and she was a "good" employee. I didn't even know these women or why this happened to me. This caused me to go on ereassign and put in for other jobs. I ended up with a window clerk job 10 minutes from my home. I have 2 female bosses that act crazy most days. They are the most useless humans on the planet. I think one is manic and not medicated. The customers are rude and I'm yelled at daily for stuff I have nothing to do with. One of my coworkers (the lead clerk) is the biggest asshole I've ever met. He makes up rules and the supervisors are okay with it because they are afraid of him. I get along well with the other clerks but they all hate working there too. I refuse to do any overtime because of how I'm treated. I am 54 with 35 years service. I can retire in 2 years but the pension is not very much and I'm too young to use my thrift savings plan. I'm looking for a job now so that maybe with the pension and health care I can leave and make enough to live on until I can get my TSP and SS. I hate everyday there.

[@hobo1452]

@@lisa9867 Don't forget to check out State jobs. You can transfer your federal time into a State job so that you don't lose any. Personally, as close as you are, I would just check out the PO jobs listing every day and look for a place to ride out the last few years. You'll probably get treated like shit no matter where you go because that's the PO way, but there are some jobs that are relatively painless.

[@jelig72]

Congrats on leaving the plantation. Not being somebody's plow horse anymore, must be liberating.

[@nicoleramos4889]

Congratulations! I also quit my job at USPS because I felt overworked and under appreciated, treated like scum by management. The turn over rate is high, and I can now understand why. I actually liked the job, liked walking and getting to know customers. Enjoy your new adventure.

[@HomesteadingOffTheGrid]

Congrats on getting out yourself, and I agree with your take on it. I LOVED the job and the customers. If they weren't so short staffed, causing 6 and 7 day work weeks without end, I could have stayed for twenty years. Too bad they treat employees as they do, and therefor can't keep enough. Best of luck to you, as well.

[@sjenson6694]

What's funny is 97% of the work is trash mail nobody even wants to get.

[@moersmoers]

Fantastic video- So happy for you and your family- As a former Clerk at the USPS- I completely understand. The bad supervisors just get shuffled around and there are very rarely any consequences for them. Glad you are able to move on, and enjoy your life while you are relatively young!

[@HomesteadingOffTheGrid]

Thanks Mike!

[@Augy714]

I’ve never been bullied as much as I have working at the post office and I’m not sexist but in my experience most woman supervisors are pretty evil, my grandfather passed and my supervisor Greg told me to take as much time as I needed and wanted to make sure I was doing ok, while my Female supervisor said she doesn’t care as long as I fill out the paper work for the time I need...my female post master once told me without this job what would I offer to this world

[@horrorkitchen2119]

Nunya Biznis I would rather work for a man, but there are exceptions.

[@horrorkitchen2119]

Nick Hill there are exceptions!

[@horrorkitchen2119]

Nick Hill I agree, the problem is actually caused by women’s rights organizations which are empowering women, but treating men like they are too masculine. Some women let this power go their heads.

[@christinesnook3268]

I just left after a 15 year career. I walked away 100%. I loved my route and my customers. The rest was so bad that it was wearing on my metal health and all the amazon 150 plus parcels a day is destroying my body. When your station manager tells you that you have to choose between your career and your child, when my child got sick. After 15 years I chose my child and my own mental health. My mother retired 4 years ago after 34 years, why because of the managment. If you take a sick day that you earn they put discipline against you in your file, they do not care of you provide a doctor's note. Everything he is saying has weight to it.

[@argerinejordan4703]

True. I left after 33 yrs. I had enough. They was doing the same thing at the PO i worked at.

[@jorgeherrera1122]

Y'all didn't have a Union steward

[@argerinejordan4703]

@@jorgeherrera1122 Yes we do. I just had enough. It was time to go and I'm so much happier.

[@amandaann3272]

He’s right! But where I’m at they allow the abuser to stay and not even transfer. I wish they would at least transfer the PM even though I’d feel terribly guilty of sending her to bully another office but after a year with her, my mental health can’t take much more!

[@yarixzamendoza6314]

thats horrible im sorry u went thru that nobody should be put thru that at a job.

[@davidcombs5468]

It's this way everywhere in the usps system , my dad was a mail carrier in wichita , Kansas for 20 years and it was the exact same way , they treated them like crap , threatened his job many times due to him getting hurt , so it's not just where your at in my opinion . Thanks for the video , very professional .

[@markxkovacic]

It is not this way everywhere.

[@Celestes_Nest]

Oh, and let me add... When I was with them we had benefits the SAME as CONGRESS!! No BS!! The absolute BEST. Today... that benefit package isn't worth the paper it's written on. #NotAFan of USPS.

[@leadfarmer73]

Celeste's Nest so you know my pain? I knew it was something different about you Nest. I will talk to you soon about my situation.

[@CelestialWoodway]

The benefits are still better than at most private companies.

[@thmth7711]

​@@CelestialWoodway Mine cost me almost 400 dollars a month for a single person plan and still have a deductible I have to meet, as well as high co-pays and tiered pharmacy coverage that is based on prescription cost. My best friend works at a local factory and his family medical plan cost him 120 a month for all four of them, has the same deductible, but his copays are half of what mine are and his pharmacy coverage is better. 1500 a year for four people versus 4800 a year for one person, I don't know if we do have better coverage than most anymore.

[@robertw6061]

I fully understand his complaints. I spent 31 years as a mail carrier in California, after serving 9 years in the Navy. EVERY post office in the USA is operated differently (that's unfortunate). The service varies from one town to the next, depending on the postmaster. I worked alongside some incredibly DEDICATED mail carriers. They would do anything for their customers. And some of the carriers have no work ethic. Every business has employees like that. Just my observation.

[@kellykellykelly8744]

First...Thank you for both your service in the Military and the post office. 2nd...for sharing those kind words about your wife (it's so good to hear a man speak of his wife "out loud" like that...gives us hope that there are more men out there that do) 3rd...I am so very proud of you for the way you handled the "bully" situation with your son. You not only made it right for your son but, you in the long run helped stop a kid from bullying anyone else AND, changed his life for the better! Lastly, thank you for some education about the USPS. I too, worked a small amount of time there as a casual. I never worked so hard in my life and felt so stressed when I went home. I have always given 150% at whatever job I did without being told and they wanted more. I decided that after working for 2 years there that I needed to move on. You, have made the absolute right decision on quitting. I am so sorry for all you had to go through there. Can't wait to see more of your video's about "Homesteading off the Grid!!" Thanks for sharing a piece of your life!

[@susanh.4733]

Your a very responsible, wise and loving father/friend to your son. Have a great day today with your family. God Bless You, Your Wife and Daniel.

[@HomesteadingOffTheGrid]

Thanks Susan.

[@msladya2499]

My doctor told me find another job. It makes you want to cry

[@hotrodpetesgarage699]

When I was younger, I had a job where I worked 363 days out of 365 days in one particular year. I averaged 75-80 hours of work a week-- every week-- and worked 120 hours in a week twice. I am also a veteran, like the creator of these videos. Unlike the creator, I do not suffer PTSD and cannot offer a comment on the significance and effects of PTSD. Working 16 days straight, for me, would not be any kind of a problem. Nonetheless, the USPS is a dysfunctional organization and is rotting from its head, as does a fish.

[@Jeff-or6em]

Dam you beat my USPS record of 112 hours. 16 hours x 7 days . They post this to all Mailhandler in month of December to work up too 112 hours if you like.

[@philipjnz9923]

@@Jeff-or6em geez how big were your paychecks after that many hours??

[@vw7402]

Sad!!

[@someperson8151]

There was a PTF mail carrier I played flag football. He made 120k in his first full year in Oklahoma. This was over 10 years ago. If you like to work and make money, be a mail carrier.

[@Valentinathevamp]

I remember when, where, and why the term “going postal” came about. Glad you did what’s best for you!

[@HEALINGZONERADIO]

I just resigned on September 5th after working 9 years. It feel so good shifting! When I say I love the post office, but the work load and "some" people can definitely extra. I pray for those who are not brave enough to shift!

[@lilsamantha1]

Wow thats tough. You will be just fine. At first its extremely difficult since ur body is used to on the go mode. It will wear off eventually

[@maryvt2139]

Hoping that you are enjoying your freedom! I was a rural carrier in Macomb, MI. I was working as a temporary supervisor (204B). I worked 80 hours a week and often doing the work of 2 or 3 supervisors. In the beginning the post master told me that he would reward me with my permanent supervisor position when it opened up. When the opportunity became open he hired someone else. Then he became a bully. He still wanted me to do the work of multiple people in 10 hours or less a day. He would scream at me on the phone, "you can't work over 10 hours!" "Why are you still there?" "You need to get a life!" I haven't worked in 2 years. I have PTSD, my knees and back are shot! I can't get myself to go back!

[@78deathface]

Congratulations on your newfound freedom!

[@_Mourning_]

I am currently a postal employee, I’ve been a full time regular carrier for about two years, and I’m considering resignation. I don’t get nearly as much time with my kids as I would like, and have virtually no free time at all.

[@rodb66]

I am so glad that my kids are adults now. I couldn't imagine working for the USPS when my kids were small. My wife is more understanding about the job because of the money needs but the hours are not family friendly.

[@deeheart9988]

I worked one December when I was a part time worker and they can work you any hours and for long periods of time. They had me working 21 days straight and was going to make me work another 7 days, 10 hours a day!! I broke down crying, it was too much. They finally let me have a couple days off. So I know what you are talking about!!!!

[@johnnyc1227]

I worked for USPS for 41 years 11 months the last year hell w/lying to by a supervisor trying to make a name for himself. There were blocks of time in those years that were hell too but I made it through. Talking with others in various jobs has let me know that there are lots of jobs where companies are trying to do their work with as few workers as possible thus the micro management. They seem to think the style of management of intimidation, lying etc.. is justified NOT

[@kevinlee2468]

You're a good man with a lot of love and kindness in your heart. People like you give me hope for humanity. Thank you for you and your service.

[@beckamiller4900]

It is a Nation wide epidemic. The mail delivery system is broken. I no longer work for them but I did for 19years. The volume has tripled and the workforce has not grown. I'm retired with disabilities, which is due to illness, not associated with that company. As you can tell by my wording I'm still tied to them. I just want to say thank you for your military service to protect and serve. And thank you for speaking out. God bless you and enjoy your wife and family, oh and keep smiling it's a good look on you.

[@deborahfairbanks4012]

I worked for the U.S.P.S. for 28 years. I was 35 when I started. I was bullied for many many years by my CO-WORKERS! The problem I had to deal with was, jealousy and greed. I always said, "I got a job at the Post Office and found God". That's how I made it through to retirement. God helped me through the bullying and the wonderful customers made it a job that I wanted to go to (as well as one which provided a living wage)! As they say, when you enjoy your job, you will never work another day in your life! I, like you, went to work every day to WORK. I have 6 children. So I understand the pain of leaving them every day, I was home with my first three, my next three were after I was working for the P.O. so I knew what I was missing. I disagree that the Postal Service should privatize however. I am a staunch Union supporter, even though my "local" Union representatives were corrupt. It is through the Unions that we still have, in this country, the ability to retire and collect a pension. I am horrified how many people are out on a limb with NOTHING but their meager savings after working 30 or 40 years! I believe your problem with the Postal Service (forgive me) were the malignant narcissists who don't want to work but work their way into a position where they can "boss" people around. The corruption and greed that I experienced was due to "deal makers" who were forgiven a multitude of sins at the expense of the hard working dedicated employees who were thrown under the bus to "make work" for the greedy, corrupt Union reps. I NEVER played the game. I was ostracized because of it. At the end of the day, I retired for my own reasons. Concerned with my ability to properly carry out this very physically demanding job, at 63, I felt I was struggling and did not want to go out on workman's comp for hip replacement or some such thing that I witnessed others go through. I am blessed to have retired with a body still able to do some tasks before I wore it down and did not want to retire to an assisted living facility! That all being said, I sorely miss my job. I didn't retire with bitterness and am able to separate the jerks from the wonderfulness. (I still get my patience tried when I attend post retirement functions and see some of the jerks at these functions! HATERS GONNA HATE!) Thanks for letting me vent!! Enjoy that son of yours, as you do! Life is short...

[@deborahfairbanks4012]

I am FERS... I started in '88. Maybe now there is no more pension...😔 I didn't know.

[@justdoit7796]

I am 45, 12 years in and this is my same situation

[@justdoit7796]

Deborah Fairbanks I am 45 and I am in this exact same situation. My doctor has prescribed me medication for the panic attacks and hives I get when it’s time to report for work. I’ve been there 12 years. I use more sick time and vacation than I have EVERY SINGLE YEAR. The place is toxic. I’m afraid to stay and scared to leave. That’s how they get ya stuck on the money.

[@tomlehr861]

I worked 10 years,walked 8 miles a day. Retired at 60. My back is ruined.terrible managent, especially at top, dont blame cerriers.

[@wtarizona1017]

Even God almighty 'rested' on the seventh day.

[@misspretty1ification]

Amen!!!😅😆

[@JK-eo3qz]

This is unacceptable what they put you through. I just wrote the President about you. I also put this on my social media for word to be spread that employers cannot get away with this. This is America and we are fighting to get our country back and live in freedom.

[@Dddd-ke5lu]

Nice gesture JK hopefully in that ivory tower someone cares like all of you US people admire and recognize what veterans have given and done

[@patrciacreel9911]

JK would you write the president for me also? Let’s write to Postmaster General Megan Brenan! There are 5 employees where I work that are being abused. They are out on leave for more than a month. One retired one resigned and most of us have recordings of the abuse and unprofessionalism. This derived from one source. One female post master with a grudge to world. She seeks misery to all. When we had our last hurricane working with no power no air I bought my staff of 70 with my own funds I’ve and drinks to boost moral and several occasions I bought these employees pizzas ect. Well I was punished for this. So sad. So I am in the process of resigning. I do not want to. I know I can make the difference. My carriers and clerks respect and trust me. The customers miss me services. Can we make a difference? Can we make a change? Or, is it not just worth it? This mans story is 90% of the carriers story. Most of the employees are passionate about their duties to their customers. But the WOO, window of opportunity which is the cut off time he’s speaking about. Upper management is the issue. Most lack time management skills.

[@mickyunit]

@@patrciacreel9911 don't resign. File hostile work environment, call the oig, Transfer out. Don't let that bully win.

[@Pntngbrn]

Sorry sweetie the President thinks workers are overpaid

[@deeheart9988]

@@Pntngbrn I agree. Writing to the President won't get you anywhere. He's working with the postmaster General to make usps private. To fire people who get hurt. Etc.

[@BigBADArt89]

Just two months as an Amazon delivery driver and I'm completely fed up. It's insane how many of you lasted over a decade delivering. Not ever

[@mstrssmachinist]

😁💯🙋🏾‍♀️

[@sarahp.3772]

Things were different 20 years ago, as Amazon and other big name companies either did not exist or were not as big, and people were not easily able to order boohucles of stuff.

[@tommyli6301]

UPS and FedEx dump their excess packages on the PO too.

[@ms.goodiebones1969]

Yep, USPS has a contract to handle over flow for these companies. Again, another case of squeeze every dime from the workers. Over worked, here's more work, you will feel better🙄craziness🤦🏽‍♀️

[@momofanangel72]

EXACTLY one of the many problems!!!! people don't realize it.

[@CookingFor1]

I too have received the emails that there was no access for my package delivery. Ha! At least now I understand why.

[@SoggyDevil]

At the same time, the USPS doesn't own a fleet of airplanes. Virtually all of their overnight deliveries travel on a FedEx, UPS or common carrier flight. In fact, the USPS is reportedly FedEx's biggest customer.

[@NoOne-qq8rl]

My bestie works for USPS, she says the same thing. No respect, abusive management, overworked. She calls me a couple times a week in tears. She's been there for almost 4 years and just can't take it anymore. God bless you for making this video. Sending it to her right now!

[@gregstickels5706]

UPS uses the post office to deliver their packages many times. I have tried to track my UPS shipments and eventually find out that it was handed off to the post office.

[@ennuiblue4295]

GregStickels because they don't mess with anything that would cost them money, the post office has the shit rolls downhill problem

[@patriciaboyd6626]

I just started working for the post office and on the third day I thought, no it's not worth it. I called to tell I quit. Never regret it. Reason bad management, terrible supervisor.. I'm not going to submit myself to those working conditions. There is Amazon much better.

[@angielovesusa]

Fatigue and sleep deprivation is a medical condition. And a valid reason to call out.

[@Celestes_Nest]

MOST of the offices are understaffed. It is being done ON PURPOSE. I don't know why, but it is being run into the ground all over the country. Misdeliveries, lost parcels, damaged packages...the list can go on and on. I get peoples CHECKS in my mailbox, their insurance cards, ALL KINDS of stuff. AND... Amazon doesn't help. It's a mess! Glad you're outta there!

[@HomesteadingOffTheGrid]

Thanks Celeste!

[@1RiderPale]

Totally agree Celeste. This is happening across the country!

[@juanitamoore504]

Like, maybe someone higher up is trying to make the case for privatization? Which will likely mean stamps will cost more for those not in urban settings. (Retired after 45 years USPS)

[@njeanie5873]

Celeste's Nest Maryland is bad too!

[@OwlKnight32]

Celeste's Nest it is absolutely awful in Mississippi. I pick up mail for the company I work for and the amount of misboxed mail and lack of employees is so sad at these places. I actually catch shit from my own employer because thy started thinking I’m the one messing with mail... nope, just USPS.

[@jaimefaith2002]

I accidentally stumbled upon this video tonight and I cannot get over how insanely accurate you are still today years later. I have been a CCA for a little over two years because I transferred losing my seniority. I recently filed with the EEOC for harassment I have worked everywhere from the prison system to mental health facilities and I have never encountered the abuse as I do today. I am 43 and unfortunately I’m stuck now because it’s just me and my two children college aged. But that’s just reassured me that nothings going to change

[@Serena-fp2kp]

I used to work at Applebee's restaurant and every night I would come home all stressed out. I used to get off of work late and then go back very early the next day. The day that I quit it felt that a burden had been lifted off my shoulders.

[@terrym3543]

I am so glad to see your video. I have been feeling that the Minnesota branch of the USPS is completely inept. Packages I should be receiving get nearly to my home and then end up hundreds of miles away having to wait extra two days or so to receive my package. I complain to my local carrier and he explained that there's a lot of electronics involved in sorting. I have also seen those emails saying something couldn't be delivered because delivery couldn't reach the Box. I live in town and know that to be complete BS. I agree with you the USPS needs to be privatized. I also receive packages that were originally shipped UPS that get handed off to The Postal Service, taking extra time to get to my home. Something definitely needs to change in our postal system.

[@gma904]

Your son has some wonderful parents. ❤️❤️ We can only imagine about the bully's home life, because happy children/people don't bully.

[@tracyj4896]

I'm so proud of the man you are Kevin you have given me hope that the world can be a better place. Your wife and your son are so lucky to have you. Thank you for making my day better!!!

[@Jimbo_81]

Congratulations, I've been a carrier for the postal service for 17 years and I hope one day soon i'll be able to do the same! I loved my job 10 years ago, but recently it has become waaaaay too stressful and impossible. I'm a rural carrier so I get paid a certain amount a week but am being worked way over what i'm getting paid! Something has to give!

[@daniellenard2872]

Sir you’re a vet . You’re a great man . A hero in my book

[@ford3231]

God bless you brother. Thank you for your service to our country, our neighbors, our families, and our God🙏

[@charlesthompson592]

Great comment! It's not just the carriers,it's the Mailhandlers and the clerks too. It boils down to union busting and we all know who wants that.

[@JohnCena-qn6ld]

This video gave me a mixed of emotions from Angry to Sad. I grew up admiring the USPS. In our little town mail carriers were honored. I knew all of them and they always worked with a smile. Our Post Master was eventually elected Mayor of our town. It makes me sad that the institution I admired growing up failed you. God Bless you and your Family. Also Thank You for my Freedom.

[@jkkic426]

All this is TRUE IN EVERY OFFICE. IT MORE NEPOTISM THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE!

[@jkkic426]

@@gmwilliamsful the stupid people are the uneducated managers with GEDs!! Most of the mail carriers, clerks and folks processing the mail have Bachelor or Master Degrees. They put GED & HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN CHARGE AND DISREGARD ANYONE WITH A DEGREE. MATTER OF FACT THEY HATE YOU IF YOU SEEM TO BE SMART. YES, I INTENTIONALLY USED ALL CAPS. THIS GUY IS TELL ING THE TRUTH.

[@laurenlocd3180]

Jkki C having a ged doesn’t make u stupid . You are too stupid to realize GED IS ACTUALLY HARDER THAN TAKING ACT TEST

[@MsTruthSeekr1]

gmwilliamsful You also lack respect for all people when you speak with such hate and vulgarity.

[@trevermarco9206]

@@laurenlocd3180 The General knowledge equivalicy test is harder than a test that can placement into the most prestigious schools in America? I dont know sounds fishy to me.

[@onebright1]

As a PSE (postal slave employee) clerk I understand what you went through. The office I'm in has a very retaliatory ghost master.

[@roderickjohnson8826]

How is the pse position vs coca? Starting tomorrow as pse

[@onebright1]

@@roderickjohnson8826 The job it's self isn't bad, repetitive yes but a lot depends on the postmaster and supervisors attitude and leadership skills.

[@roderickjohnson8826]

@@onebright1 ok thank you

[@emitch2405]

Thanks

[@Saved4NewLife]

I recently ended my employment with U.S.P.S. in Virginia for a lot of the same issues. I know exactly first hand everything you are talking about. I took my training courses in Charlottesville and i'm a U.S.M.C. vet. Right there with you brother! Sounds like you are doing this for the right reasons. Congrats on your new freedom from someone not far from where you are. Many Blessings!

[@HomesteadingOffTheGrid]

Glad you got out, and 'ol Scott was a hoot teaching those classes, wasn't he? Hey, and he gave us all fair warning. Glad you got out too.

[@Saved4NewLife]

I just subscribed to follow.

[@Saved4NewLife]

Didn't have Scott. Mike Reedy taught the class. He was great!

[@Saved4NewLife]

Seems a lot of your videos are going to be really interesting. I can tell we see things quite the same. Being prepared and self sufficient is very important right now. If you have a common email that you share with your audience I would love to have it to contact you. Never hurts a have another friend close by. I believe in being prepared for most anything and at 55 I don't take anything for granted. Life is to short. I don't own a homestead but hope to in the near future. I do however own a house that I have lived in for approx. 16 years. Been with my wife for almost 28 years. Don't sub to many channels but looks as though I will be enjoying your content. Many Blessings and thanks for putting yourself out there brother! Stay safe!

[@jimtaylorsr]

Not all Post Offices are the same; I retired from one that was a pleasure to work there. We were short handed at times but the supervisors would step in and sort mail and even go out and make deliveries. I would have emailed my Congressman if I were in your shoes. Hope you have a rewarding homesteading life!

[@mickyunit]

I was going to say the same thing: submit a 1767, report of hazard (safety issue working so many hours/days), file a complaint of zero tolerance & hostile work environment, file redress, contact EAP and write your Congressman. The abuse and disrespect is rampant. Abusive supervisors and postmasters are moved around/promoted... Like a predatory Catholic priest.

[@sophiachick3901]

mickyunit ha, I wrote to the democrats that were in office in my area, no response. I even wrote to the department of Justice (DOJ) at the time (2004) our supervisor was on a rampage. She made grown men curl up into a ball under their case and cried. We had 2 suicides and one unknown death all within a 3 year time frame. I thought for sure someone was going to go postal in our office, thank god we all hung in there. The only thing that changed that hostile environment was 17 carriers with courage cane together and signed a letter stating the moral was gone and a hostile environment. Finally, postmaster, and supervisors were disciplined. Things eventually are better now.

[@Dorian01ish]

JRTSR50: WOW . .. were you blessed or WHAT? I can't even FATHOM our supervisors "lending a helping hand". THAT would have been a complete joke!!

[@boondocker7964]

I only saw two supervisors that were worth a shit, one was a carrier, the other a clerk, but, they both knew the business and how to treat people and get things done.

[@lisafischer7898]

I am an RCA sub since 2010. I’ve worked in 9 different offices. We don’t work sundays. The longest route I have is just over 8 hours. It doesn’t usually take me that long. Were you in a large metropolitan area? Cause I don’t see anything that you are talking about In Any of the offices I have worked in. But I am in a rural area. With all the jobs out there I hope you find something you enjoy.

[@annetteangiuli3989]

Thank you for your story and your service. I am a former USPS employee myself and my husband is still working for them (and thank god for that because we wouldn't have been able to make it through COVID since I lost my job.) Here is the thing about privatization-- it's true in theory that a company would go out of business if their customers weren't happy but that only really works if there's a lot of healthy competition, and that doesn't really exist anymore in most places. Look at your utilities, and internet/phone providers, media/news, airlines...the list goes on and on. I mean, who wants to fly Spirit airlines? But you don't really have a choice if they are the only flight. As for being an employee at a private company... look at Amazon, Starbucks, FedEX--working for them is a nightmare since they are not unionized like UPS. You are absolutely right when you say the people deserve better. The mail is a service. It is a public service, which is why it is free. It would not be if it was privatized. There would also be no pension for the employees. We need a shift across the board. Most companies are understaffed because they don't want to pay more money to hire more people. Most people across the board in all industries are doing the work of 2 or 3 people. We need to slow down. Unless it is an emergency (like the lady who needed her medical equipment) no one needs same day/next day delivery. We need to make due with less stuff, and use less energy. Stop consuming so much and start creating. But until people realize that, it will be this crazy insane race that we are on. Privatization would really be just more of the same. Large business don't care about the people, but about money and they use the government as a means to their own end. They are really one and the same. Thank you and take care.

[@isosceles7436]

I asked a postal clerk how to get a job with the post office. He just looked at me with a cold face and shook his head no. I asked why not and he just keep shaking his head no, no, no, without saying a word. I was startled and shaken and never tried to work there again. Later, I ran a mail room for a company and found out why, after dealing with the Postal Service employees. WOW. The betrayals, backstabbing, and hypocrasy was way off the hook. Creepy cringe creepy cringe creepy cringe creepy cringe....

[@HomesteadingOffTheGrid]

That postal clerk did you a HUGE favor. I had friends at the post office who said they'd lost friends for not getting them their jobs, and that it really hurt them, because their friends never understood that by not helping them get jobs at the post office, they were being true friends.

[@sophiachick3901]

The Post Office is an awful place to work. I know, I was there for 14 years. Seven of the fourteen years was harassment. I’m glad, I am no longer there. They treat women like crap. And some men as well.

[@isosceles7436]

Thanks, we all have to tell the truth regarless of our enemies: sunshine kills all belligerence: that's the "riddle if the spinx." "Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?" -Galatians 4:16

[@isosceles7436]

Sophia Chick AMEN!

[@sophiachick3901]

Watch the documentary called “How America went postal” you can find it on youtube. Truth telling. I cried when I watched it because I went through similar circumstances. Also, there is this book...it’s called “Prisoner Of a hostile work environment” by Curt (I forgot his last name), it’s only on amazon. Every manager and American citizens and especially for our VETS to read. Knowledge is power. Legal knowledge is power. I highly recommend it. If all Americans read this book, they (the work place) would not be able to dehumanize us. We need to educate ourselves as well as supervisors so they don’t find themselves in a lawsuit. Sending you all blessings to finding your passionate career. Daniel, listen to your dad, he is right...never back down. I cried, and I went through hell but I never backed down. Always stay honest and professional and you’ll be okay. Oh, yes...that supervisor should be investigated for giving a fraudulent instruction.

[@edelliott12]

Been there done that ! Then I got a job in a postal distribution facility . It was worse ! The first thing I was told was "what goes on in this facility stays in this facility" . That confused me at first but after a couple of weeks it made sense . You can tell all the people you want ! They won't believe you . Mail sorting facilities are unbelievable !

[@misspretty1ification]

I know I quit after one week worked 7 days straight. They kept lying to us about off days! And all other Days!! Overwhelmed us the 1st week!! I couldn't do it neither could others many quit to the first week. I was not gonna do it!!!🤔😐

[@neckarsulme]

example?

[@Yamaha350w]

My wife just quit ,they were making her work 12 hours a day everyday even weekends they would only give her one day off in 2 weeks ,shes was miserable

[@1960jack]

Thank goodness your wife made it out with out causing harm to herself or any body else!. I was amazed how fatigue would set in and you really had to pay attention on the road. I quit after 4 months of hell at USPS. Plus the horror stories I heard from numerous veteran carriers , if you do get hurt, USPS will make your life miserable

[@johnmccall5576]

I'd sue them and win. I mean a combat veteran with diagnosed PTSD getting bullied by a paper pusher who likely never had a hard day of work in their life. That's like the easiest jury voir dire in history. My hypothetical client is a combat veteran with a diagnosed issue and his supervisor alledgedly not only ignored it, but berated and subsequently punished him for asserting his workplace rights? How long is the line of people who were treated similarly and odds this was a decided management issue? F, that's not even dipping into the judgment for my fees, that's a case where my fees get paid by the employer. Damages, lost wages, loss of consortium, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and probably a wage and hour violation. How do to hurt a bully, by hitting them where it hurts the most and in this case is their wallet and a personal judgment against the supervisor.

[@CelestialWoodway]

Can't sue them.

[@Hoggdoc1946]

John McCall - My thoughts also. But here is a big question these employees belong to a "union" where are they in this picture. The Union should be demanding this supervisor be terminated as part of any settlement for this employee's case against this employer. The union should be bring action against the Postal Service on behalf of this employee, otherwise what is their purpose. This type of thing has lead to the term "going postal" being a real thing today.

[@johnmccall5576]

@@CelestialWoodway Sure you can.

[@johnmccall5576]

@@Hoggdoc1946 If the union doesn't do what it's chartered to do (big surprise) ... makes the case better.

[@nebraskaninkansas347]

Sure you can its called ADA violation.