MailmanDave
17 Years Experience
Long Island, NY
Male, 43
I am a City Letter Carrier for the US Postal Service in NY. I've been a city letter carrier for over 17 years and it is the best job I've ever had. I mostly work 5 days per week (sometimes includes a Saturday) and often have the opportunity for overtime, which is usually voluntary. The route I deliver has about 350 homes and I walk to each of their doors to deliver the mail. Please keep in mind that I don't have authority to speak for the USPS, so all opinions are solely mine, not my employer.
Your roommate put the money in a sealed envelope into a blue collection box or a box inside the Post Office? if it happened today, you could possibly go to the Post Office that services that mailbox ASAP (early tomorrow AM) to see if they could retrieve it for you. Time is of the essence because mail from city collection boxare or POs are often sent directly to a mail sorting plant which would have no idea where the envelope came from. I don't think it is illegal to have anything else in a mailbox excerpt that it may never get to where it's going if its not a piece of mail. I hope this helps somewhat.
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I don't wear gloves when handling the mail though some co-workers do. I did for a little while when my hands got very dry and cracked due to paper and working outside. During the Anthrax scare in 2001, some coworkers did wear masks/gloves for a short while. It definitely was a scary time but thankfully it didnt last long. Sadly, 2 postal workers did die of inhalation anthrax. I would say most of my coworkers aren't scared of this because it is rare.
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Possibly. I would think its a good idea to stay in college even if it means giving up this opportunity. There will probably be opportunities in the future for city carrier assistant positions.
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I am sorry to say that I don't know enough about this. If you had a medical note that you couldn't go to the curb, maybe that would help. The reason why it may not help is the PO might wonder how you get other things done. For example, a home health aide could get the mail for you. Curbside delivery is more efficient for the USPS Which may be why they are reluctant to honor your request.
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Good question. If the deliver to a PO Box, they are almost always a Clerk who works inside the whole day. I don't know exactly how to tip them. If you know their name, maybe you can mail a letter to them c/o of the Post Office. Hopefully it would get to him/her.
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It is very likely that the mail will be delivered and not returned to you. This happens often, so don't be worried.
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That sounds like a good subject and I'll be gland to help. The best part of my job is the indpendenence I have most of the day while delivering my route. I can listen to a radio or iPod or just get lost in my thoughts. The route I deliver I am so familiar with so I can do it without much deep thought required. The most challenging part is when we get overwhelmed by mail volume and you feel like you can never get a handle on it. The reality is that this doesn't happen too often. The holidays create substantially more parcel business but that's about it. People don't mail as many holiday cards as in the past. It would also be a challenge if the USPS decides to cut delivery from 6 days/week to 5 days/week. This would make the 5 days that we deliver mail so much heavier. I hope this doesn't happen unless the overall mail volume continues to drop. I hope this helps!
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