You did an absolute amazing job at giving full details on how the postal service work. I’m a 25 yr employee started at the age of 22 at $12.47 per hour as a Mail Handler . After 25 yrs of service and current as a Maintenance Mechanic Level 7 my base is $76,000 annually. And that’s definitely not enough money for the now. But with in-house opportunities offered I can apply for a 6 figure position. But I really appreciate you explaining 🙌🏾
Good video. I was a city carrier for 27 years. Just retired last year with my military buyback. One thing I didn't like was that it took about 12.4 years to reach top pay for city carriers.
@@nandib570 Thanks. MBB is where if you're a FERS employee and have some active military service you can make a deposit for that time. In my case I had 27 years in FERS and 6 yrs 8 mo active military time. You pay 3% of your military earnings to your agency. Interest starts accuring after 2 years. I paid mine off but I owed interest because I procrastinated lol. So I ended up retiring with 33 yrs 8 mo at my MRA. The military buyback adds to your years in FERS for pension but it doesn't count for vesting or the SRS.
Introductory pay, yes, that may be true, however, according to the collective bargaining agreement, in most positions that increases during your time of service, and rising toward the maximum rate for your position, which is, quite often significantly more than the introductory pay.
I worked for the post office in 99 out of prescott az. We had remote deliveries(one had a 20mile long driveway) I was considered an i ndependent contractor with no benefits. It was an interesting job
Good video! Also career Postal workers have a special noncompetitive eligibility for competitive service jobs. In theory qualified Postal workers should have an easier time in switching to other agencies because of that, however many agencies don't seem to honor it.
I started working at the USPS in 2014. It took me 4.5 years to become a full-time regular (FTR) career employee. Additionally, I commuted 110 miles round trip daily for all those years, and spent another 5 years as a career employee before finally being granted my transfer. Essentially, the USPS didn't offer easy transfer opportunities for career employees. So, what can we expect from other federal agencies if they don't really honor non-competitive opportunities for career employees? Basically, the only guarantee is that you will make money and have job stability, which private jobs often don't offer.
I miss the times when people actually used to send birthday card in mail. Great video. Didn't knew how USPS gets revenue. Lots of awesome information!! I will be viewing this again. Would you say the format for a resume for USPS is similar to usajobs?
I will always have fond memories of receiving a birthday card in the mail. Sometimes there would even be a $20 bill folded inside. I think you could use either resume format but I imagine most people are probably applying to the USPS with more of a private sector style resume.
So question i am actually on the pre hire process to become a rural city carrier assistant ( i just completed my NACI background check) at USPS. One of the things i fear is the limited positions to move up. is USPS considered a federal job whereas i can apply to lets say TSA and the years that i had working with USPS moves over for pension?
Yes, most postal employees are on the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) so the time should transfer over. However, postal workers serve under excepted appointments and that could initially impact your ability to compete for competitive service jobs in the federal government.
Another reason to apply for USPS is that they don't require citizenship. I am green card holder and I can't work for Federal Government until I get my citizenship. But I do want to get a pension)))
You did an absolute amazing job at giving full details on how the postal service work. I’m a 25 yr employee started at the age of 22 at $12.47 per hour as a Mail Handler . After 25 yrs of service and current as a Maintenance Mechanic Level 7 my base is $76,000 annually. And that’s definitely not enough money for the now. But with in-house opportunities offered I can apply for a 6 figure position. But I really appreciate you explaining 🙌🏾
Good video. I was a city carrier for 27 years. Just retired last year with my military buyback. One thing I didn't like was that it took about 12.4 years to reach top pay for city carriers.
Congrats! Thanks for sharing your experience.
Congratulations on retirement! What is the military buyback?
@@nandib570 Thanks. MBB is where if you're a FERS employee and have some active military service you can make a deposit for that time. In my case I had 27 years in FERS and 6 yrs 8 mo active military time. You pay 3% of your military earnings to your agency. Interest starts accuring after 2 years. I paid mine off but I owed interest because I procrastinated lol. So I ended up retiring with 33 yrs 8 mo at my MRA. The military buyback adds to your years in FERS for pension but it doesn't count for vesting or the SRS.
Introductory pay, yes, that may be true, however, according to the collective bargaining agreement, in most positions that increases during your time of service, and rising toward the maximum rate for your position, which is, quite often significantly more than the introductory pay.
I worked for the post office in 99 out of prescott az. We had remote deliveries(one had a 20mile long driveway) I was considered an i ndependent contractor with no benefits. It was an interesting job
Good video! Also career Postal workers have a special noncompetitive eligibility for competitive service jobs. In theory qualified Postal workers should have an easier time in switching to other agencies because of that, however many agencies don't seem to honor it.
Good point! Thanks for sharing.
Now make a video asking the same question of National Park employees, Federal Aviation workers and military personnel.
I started working at the USPS in 2014. It took me 4.5 years to become a full-time regular (FTR) career employee. Additionally, I commuted 110 miles round trip daily for all those years, and spent another 5 years as a career employee before finally being granted my transfer. Essentially, the USPS didn't offer easy transfer opportunities for career employees. So, what can we expect from other federal agencies if they don't really honor non-competitive opportunities for career employees? Basically, the only guarantee is that you will make money and have job stability, which private jobs often don't offer.
no way its so not worth it
5 years to transfer ??!
Thanks buddy
I miss the times when people actually used to send birthday card in mail. Great video. Didn't knew how USPS gets revenue. Lots of awesome information!! I will be viewing this again. Would you say the format for a resume for USPS is similar to usajobs?
I will always have fond memories of receiving a birthday card in the mail. Sometimes there would even be a $20 bill folded inside.
I think you could use either resume format but I imagine most people are probably applying to the USPS with more of a private sector style resume.
C’mon! Email going on for a while. There’s also that 75 healthcare pension fund.
So question i am actually on the pre hire process to become a rural city carrier assistant ( i just completed my NACI background check) at USPS. One of the things i fear is the limited positions to move up.
is USPS considered a federal job whereas i can apply to lets say TSA and the years that i had working with USPS moves over for pension?
Yes, most postal employees are on the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) so the time should transfer over.
However, postal workers serve under excepted appointments and that could initially impact your ability to compete for competitive service jobs in the federal government.
@@armandcuret1 Thank you for the reply
@@armandcuret1 you forgot about TTO positions
Most postal workers get butt hurt when they find out they are not a true federal worker
No there's a lot of people that have been brought back so 9 times out of 10 you will have a job after a year
Actually rural carriers " subsidize " with some of their own monies like for gas and repairs the delivery of the mails.
Another reason to apply for USPS is that they don't require citizenship. I am green card holder and I can't work for Federal Government until I get my citizenship. But I do want to get a pension)))
5:25 "you will have a hard life making $18/hr... "
Meanwhile, as an emt i make $14.75/hr...
In which city as an EMT?
Question: as a postal worker do you think it will be an easy transition to go into a GS (Federal) level position?
I think its possible but how easy of it will be depends on your location, desired job series/grade and timeline. Thanks for watching!
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I don't know how outdated this video is but last time I checked the post office has borrowed $75 billion dollars from the taxpayers in 2020
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I come home from my usps job and practice putting the mail in and out of my mailbox (as well as neighbors). It helps keep my skills sharp 📬
That is hilarious.