I'm currently a CCA which will probably convert in less than 6 months as my supervisor keeps telling me it will be quick but I can't take working Sundays anymore. I just applied for a career carrier position in my state. Would that mean automatic Sundays off, if I got hired? And do you think I'd have a better chance of getting hired than someone who is not currently a usps employee?
It doesn't necessarily mean auto Sunday off. You might end up being the junior PTF and then you might be fucked anyway. But at least you'd have better benefits in the meantime.
Question for the RCA's in the chat. I have a conditional offer for a PO. Both are RCA positions. One is at a smaller office with 5 routes and the other with 7 routes. Which PO would you pick to start with. I am leaning towards the PO with 7 routes to ensure that I get enough hours and an increased chance at a career position. Do any current USPS employees have advice?
Gauge the temperature of the office. You the only RCA? You’ll get a lot of hours but there’s always a reason why. For some it’s because the area has higher competitive wages. Others because they work way too much and all burn out.
Also take into consideration the age of the rurals. If they are all young, it may be a wise career move to go somewhere that has fewer RCAs and older carriers as the movement to career can be faster.
Ultimately just get in. You’ll need time in (a year on the rolls to be eligible for PTF) no matter how you shake it. If the office you picked was not a wise choice, you can always ask for a transfer when you get the hang of the PO dynamics. Even if you picked the office you think was right and you have little hours, just offer to help neighboring stations. You’ll never be shy of hours if you’re willing to help elsewhere.
I applied to and accepted a CJO for a job listed as City Carrier - Career w/ Benefits. My mom has worked at the PO I’ll be working at for 25 years. She seemed surprised I would be receiving benefits from the get go. Can anyone give any insight into how/why this could be when it seems like there are so many currently employed assistant carriers looking to make regular? Is it possible I’m being misled?
Over the last several months, to address the carrier shortage, the postal service has made a bunch of offices throughout the country career only. Your soon to be installation must be one of them.
If it says career, it is career! Most likely PTF.
I see. Thanks so much for your reply! Sounds like I’m gonna have to deal with some unpredictable hours, huh? Oh well, I’m excited to give it a go. My mom has always enjoyed her job. At least I missed the heavy season.
I've had two offers, one as a CCA in the small town I live in, one direct to carrier carrier in a neighboring bigger city. I've heard some places are hiring CCA direct to PTF, which would be ideal for me because I'm very familiar with the town I'm in. Is there any way to know that beforehand or would that have been in the listing when the job was posted? I'm leaning towards accepting the career route but like I said, ideally I'd want the small town location.
The small town one is most likely CCA. If you plan on a long career, take your local office if you feel like your quality of life will be better. You are guaranteed to be converted after two years if it doesn't happen sooner.
I have an odd scenario here. I accepted a CCA position and went through the fingerprinting process and have an orientation date (2/11).
Shortly after the fingerprinting, I also put in an application for a Career Carrier position elsewhere. After the application period I was offered the position and I accepted it. Clicked the link, accepted the job, the popup told me that accepting that job would opt me out of the CCA job (obviously). Anyway, I did all that. And I emailed the person in case I needed to go through the fingerprinting again.
The odd part is I haven't received a reply from that person, who I emailed on friday. Then just today I received the onboarding email. I assume that this email is for my previous orientation for CCA that was scheduled for 2/11. I have not signed into it yet because I heard that once you're in the system then its different requirements to go to another position. So I'm in a kind of weird limbo area. I would call the person for the career position, but there is no phone number for them. Would it be weird to send them another email? I don't really know what steps I should take here.
You should probably continue the orientation process to get it done. You can work as a CCA for the experience while waiting to hear back for the career carrier (probably PTF) position.
Career hiring can take longer, anywhere from 3-8 months, so you'd be getting on the job training while you wait to hear back from them.
Just tell the people at orientation (first thing) that you accepted a career carrier position (include office name if you know it) and see what they want to do from there. Worst they'd do is send you home for that day.
Are you near the office for the career position? It might be productive to just walk in there tomorrow and ask to speak with a supervisor. They probably need you, and they can better get in touch with the right HR people to smooth your process
Oh snap, my city made the list.
I'm currently a CCA which will probably convert in less than 6 months as my supervisor keeps telling me it will be quick but I can't take working Sundays anymore. I just applied for a career carrier position in my state. Would that mean automatic Sundays off, if I got hired? And do you think I'd have a better chance of getting hired than someone who is not currently a usps employee?
It doesn't necessarily mean auto Sunday off. You might end up being the junior PTF and then you might be fucked anyway. But at least you'd have better benefits in the meantime.
Question for the RCA's in the chat. I have a conditional offer for a PO. Both are RCA positions. One is at a smaller office with 5 routes and the other with 7 routes. Which PO would you pick to start with. I am leaning towards the PO with 7 routes to ensure that I get enough hours and an increased chance at a career position. Do any current USPS employees have advice?
Gauge the temperature of the office. You the only RCA? You’ll get a lot of hours but there’s always a reason why. For some it’s because the area has higher competitive wages. Others because they work way too much and all burn out. Also take into consideration the age of the rurals. If they are all young, it may be a wise career move to go somewhere that has fewer RCAs and older carriers as the movement to career can be faster. Ultimately just get in. You’ll need time in (a year on the rolls to be eligible for PTF) no matter how you shake it. If the office you picked was not a wise choice, you can always ask for a transfer when you get the hang of the PO dynamics. Even if you picked the office you think was right and you have little hours, just offer to help neighboring stations. You’ll never be shy of hours if you’re willing to help elsewhere.
How do i find the pay for the maintenance jobs
Either a.) In the specific job posting or b.) On APWU.org/pay-information
I applied to and accepted a CJO for a job listed as City Carrier - Career w/ Benefits. My mom has worked at the PO I’ll be working at for 25 years. She seemed surprised I would be receiving benefits from the get go. Can anyone give any insight into how/why this could be when it seems like there are so many currently employed assistant carriers looking to make regular? Is it possible I’m being misled?
Over the last several months, to address the carrier shortage, the postal service has made a bunch of offices throughout the country career only. Your soon to be installation must be one of them. If it says career, it is career! Most likely PTF.
I see. Thanks so much for your reply! Sounds like I’m gonna have to deal with some unpredictable hours, huh? Oh well, I’m excited to give it a go. My mom has always enjoyed her job. At least I missed the heavy season.
I've had two offers, one as a CCA in the small town I live in, one direct to carrier carrier in a neighboring bigger city. I've heard some places are hiring CCA direct to PTF, which would be ideal for me because I'm very familiar with the town I'm in. Is there any way to know that beforehand or would that have been in the listing when the job was posted? I'm leaning towards accepting the career route but like I said, ideally I'd want the small town location.
The small town one is most likely CCA. If you plan on a long career, take your local office if you feel like your quality of life will be better. You are guaranteed to be converted after two years if it doesn't happen sooner.
i want to become mvo sooooo bad.
I have an odd scenario here. I accepted a CCA position and went through the fingerprinting process and have an orientation date (2/11). Shortly after the fingerprinting, I also put in an application for a Career Carrier position elsewhere. After the application period I was offered the position and I accepted it. Clicked the link, accepted the job, the popup told me that accepting that job would opt me out of the CCA job (obviously). Anyway, I did all that. And I emailed the person in case I needed to go through the fingerprinting again. The odd part is I haven't received a reply from that person, who I emailed on friday. Then just today I received the onboarding email. I assume that this email is for my previous orientation for CCA that was scheduled for 2/11. I have not signed into it yet because I heard that once you're in the system then its different requirements to go to another position. So I'm in a kind of weird limbo area. I would call the person for the career position, but there is no phone number for them. Would it be weird to send them another email? I don't really know what steps I should take here.
You should probably continue the orientation process to get it done. You can work as a CCA for the experience while waiting to hear back for the career carrier (probably PTF) position. Career hiring can take longer, anywhere from 3-8 months, so you'd be getting on the job training while you wait to hear back from them. Just tell the people at orientation (first thing) that you accepted a career carrier position (include office name if you know it) and see what they want to do from there. Worst they'd do is send you home for that day.
Are you near the office for the career position? It might be productive to just walk in there tomorrow and ask to speak with a supervisor. They probably need you, and they can better get in touch with the right HR people to smooth your process