[TiberiusAD]

This post is all about where you work, and what your customers don't know. If that would be that you spit in the pickles before lunch was served... static... then that would be your post.

I wanted to do this because where I work, most people have absolutley no idea what is really going on... for those of you who are American, I'm sure you fit into this stereotype as well.

U.S.P.S. (U.S.Postal Service) RCA (Rural Carrier Associate)

My job, is quite simply to deliver your mail. Here is what you may think you know:

1. Your Tax Dollars form my salary:
False- The Post Office is actually a fully functioning self-dependant organization of the Federal Government. Tax dollars have not been alocated to the Post Office since just after the Civil War.
So how do I get paid? Well you buy stamps don't you?

2. All I do is drive a little truck, someone else sorts MY mail:
False- I start work at 6:30AM begining with some of your mail from yesterday night. I will continue to sort, as per individual box until about lunch time when the big truck from Atlanta gets to the office.
All mail that I handle, including the stuff off the truck must be sorted and bunched togather per box.
So why can't you get me & my neibors mail right? I have 658 boxes on my route. All of which have forwards (previous residents) with it. I must sort the mail, and try to catch those folks that have moved. I must also be back by 5PM to catch the last truck of the day... 658 in 5 hours sometimes causes minor errors.

3. The Post Office is closed on Sunday, and Federal Holidays:
False- The post office operates 365 days a year, and often throught the night. Just because you don't get delivery does not mean that nobody is at the office.

4. I dont have to use the mail service if I dont want to:
True- Mail service is not a requirement, nor a right. You decide whether or not you feel the need for a delivery service.
--Side Note-- UPS & FedEx are actually partners with the USPS... not competitors. No one else in America delivers to every house everywhere, so these companies depend on the USPS to deliver your mail!

Feel free to ask any questions if anyone is interested.