Postal Letter

What is a Transitional Employee for USPS?

I applied for a position as City Carrier transitional employee about 2 month ago. Well today I got a letter in the mail saying that I need to report to my local post office for an interview. My questions for everyone is what exactly does this job consist of? I mean like hours, pay, benefits, job responsibilities, etc... I realize they will probably tell me most of this at the interview but if anyone could give me a heads up I would appreciate it. Thanks

Public Comments

1. My girl friends dad has worked for the postal service for 10 years and he gets 81000 a year. The postal service has always paid good that i know of
2. They will ask if you like to walk a lot and how many sick days you used in the past year. They want to know your 10 year print our from DMV. If you dont bring that you wont get interview. Once you pass interview, they will take your pee and do a drug test. If you pass they will let you know where to go.
3. As a city carrier you will have a walking, riding, or a combination of the two routes. You will probably report between 7 and 8 in the morning. You will have to case your mail (letters and flats). You will also have mail that comes from the processing plant called Delivery Point Sequence mail. That mail is pre-sorted into the order in which you will deliver it. You are not supposed to touch this mail until you start delivering your route. You will deliver letters, flats and parcels. You will pick up your customers mail and return it to your station. You might have some collection boxes on your route that you will have to get the mail out of. Depending on the length of your route, and because you are new, you are probably going to have to work overtime. So, you may not get off work until 5 or later in the evening. You will get 1 day off and it may not be Sunday. The USPS has Express Mail that is delivered 365 days a year. I'm a career employee, and I don't know too much about TEs because the clerk craft hasn't had them in over a decade. I'm not sure about your benefits and pay, but I'd guess you'll start around $15/hour. A TE is not a career employee. You are a contract employee, meaning you work under a year contract. Your contract may or may not get renewed, depending on the USPS. If it is renewed, you will have 1 week off between contracts.