I was just at the post office and saw 'We're Hiring' signs posted along the driveway.

[Siwsan]

And they had the Post Office logo on them so it wasn't just some other store taking advantage of the green space. I've never, ever seen that, before!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. You've never seen the post office hiring?

[Siwsan]

2. Not that I remember, but considering what the Post Office is going through, it seemed odd.

I mean, with all of the cutbacks and all. Maybe they are being told things will start to get back to normal??

[Kingofalldems]

5. I worked there for 35 years and they never put signs out.

[Dial H For Hero]

11. I retired from the USPS a couple of years ago, and I recall similar signs being put up at our

station going back at least ten years or so.

[Kingofalldems]

13. For temps right?

They didn't have them until after I left.

[Dial H For Hero]

14. I recall signs advertising that we were hiring temps as early as the 90's, but I also remember

signs in our lobby advertising permanent positions.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. More likely it's just another large employer facing lots of boomer retirements.

[Wellstone ruled]

10. As per our Carrier,

who has been qualified for Retirement for the past two years,this year the Post Office will have the largest numbers of retirements in history. Local spots open is now well over two Hundred.

[Kingofalldems]

3. They hire a lot of temps.

[Siwsan]

6. Ah, that would make sense.

I've been listening to the roofers hammering away, for 2 days, now. I think my brain is getting bouncy.

[pwb]

4. Temporary holiday rules for hiring are

sometimes local. These are the temps who deliver to the wrong address and we blame the regular for it.

[Siwsan]

7. So THAT'S who I was thinking mean thought at!!

It just seems kind of late in the holiday season to start getting robust on the worker front. Of course, maybe the signs have been there for a while. It's been a couple of weeks since my last drive through to the mail boxes.

In fact, the last time I dropped off mail, one of the boxes was filled to overflowing! I mean NO room for anything more. Fortunately the 2nd box was still accommodating.

[BleedsBlue]

15. The Post Office..

Has never hired a like 1 to 3 month person, to much training and expense. They used to hire casual employees that had a 1 year time limit but would make then take a week off right before the year then hire them back after that week off. The CCA'S are the ones misdelivering the mail as they are new and pushed very hard. Some more info in post below.

[July]

18. My brother and I were casuals when we were in college, for about 4 months per summer.

We worked from late April/early May to the end of August. Took the civil service test to qualify. I worked Christmas a couple of times, as well. Once we were trained the first year (basically, a week with a regular carrier), we were welcomed back every summer. It was a great job that paid for most of my undergrad education.

[BleedsBlue]

19. What year was this?

I never heard of anyone working for a couple months every summer. Right now the P.O. doesn't even have any extra LLV's to use. The management is horrible. I'm glad you enjoyed your time with them. I did also for the first 20 or so years then micro managing started. I loved my patrons and co workers, talking with them made the job awesome and of course being outside in Florida helped.

[samnsara]

9. ours too! Chatted with the mail lady a cpl days ago and she said they are hiring extra......

..people to deal with all the extra mail and boxes. None too soon as we got NO mail delivery Monday and USPS informed delivery showed 4 pieces were due to be delivered including a check.

[BleedsBlue]

12. The Post Office..

In the last few years have switched from a PTF or part time flexible to a CCA or a city carrier assistant employee. PTF'S were people who took the entrance exam and were put on a list to be hired. CCA'S are off the street type hires as they just fill out an application take a drug test and are hired. When I was hired in 86 as a PTF it took me 8 months to make regular and be able to bid routes. It took other people hired after me longer to make regular. A CCA takes around 3 years to make regular. It could be sooner or longer depending on the size of the pool they are in. CCA'S are paid far less than regulars. They start out at about 17 bucks an hour. Between the PTF model and the CCA model the Post Office had temporary carries and Casual carriers. So the Post Office has been advertising with signs and Ad's to get people to apply. The CCA turnover rate when I retired in 2019 was about 60% which is high. But It has become a much tougher job these last few years. The Post Office sent me a letter asking me to work for them from 11/25-12/25. but for the 17 bucks an hour rate. No thank you. So yes they need help/

[Dial H For Hero]

16. I was hired in 1984, and it took me about the same amount of time to make regular.

I recall being asked "Do you want to be a clerk or a carrier?"
'
"I get a choice? Really? I'll be a clerk, thanks." While I like Denver weather on the whole, I had no desire to work outside on 98 degree days in July or 10 degree days in January. I was a window clerk from the 1990's until my retirement. It had its drawbacks, but I preferred it to coming in at 6 AM to sort mail.

[BleedsBlue]

17. I was a letter carrier for 34 years.

If you remember the test it was an Carrier Clerk test. I chose to be a carrier because I live in Florida and love being outdoors. But the last 5 years I bid a curbside route instead of park and loop. The heat was starting to get to me. LOL.