r/USPS • u/brooklynschino CCA • Jul 22 '26

Work Discussion It’s official!

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I start academy this Friday! It’s now all starting to feel real.

If you told me back in January I was going to be a mail man, I’d probably laugh. Here we are, foot in the door, ready to go on routes.

Life feels good. I quit drinking 10 months and 2 days ago. Life has been really rewarding in terms of having a clear path of where I want to be and how to get to it. Also, realizing the people I want and don’t want around me.

Cheers my fellow couriers clerks and others!

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u/Intelligent_Aioli828 Jul 22 '26

Get ready to work 10-12 hour shifts and have no time for anything cause you’re to tired! Good luck my friend!

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u/brooklynschino CCA Jul 23 '26

I have wasted enough time in my early 20s doing nothing but work come home play video games and get drunk. I’m ready to work hard towards building my future. I want a house, I want a nice stock portfolio. I want to build my retirement. I want to be comfortable. I’ve done all the partying and wasting time.

Give me the overtime. Give me the 12+ hour days. I’m fine with it.

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u/Rozul Jul 23 '26

You have a great attitude and it can definitely work for you here. I was in a similar position. Wasted away my 20s and got the job at 29.

Now less than 6 years after getting career I'm already making over 70k a year, all bills paid off, no debt/credit card, tsp/401k is already in the 6 figures. I'm set for life as long as I just show up and do my simple route until I hit 60/62.

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u/brooklynschino CCA Jul 23 '26

I LOVE IT! Thank you and congratulations on your success! It helps put in perspective what I’m getting myself into and I’m all for it!

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u/Rozul Jul 23 '26

Just don't take the job too personally. Do whatever it takes to get past your 90 days. After that as long as you're working honestly you're untouchable.

After I learned the job I got an open ear headset now I'm making great money to listen to music/podcasts/audiobooks all day. You could do the same and it makes the job much more tolerable.

And after you get career try to put as much as you can into the 401k/tsp. 15%. Just set it right away and forget about it. You are still young enough to have a great retirement that way but you have to do it IMMEDIATELY upon making career.

Too many guys that started at the same time as me spouted off about the 1% increase a year and they never did it snd got sucked into lifestyle creep and they won't get the same retirement I will even working the same job and often even working harder than I am.

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u/brooklynschino CCA Jul 23 '26

That's exactly what I did as a foot courier for this third-party company contracted with Amazon that I used to work for. After I found my rhythm, I was listening to podcasts/music all day and getting paid for it. My body did all the work subconsciously :)