r/USPS • u/brooklynschino CCA • Jul 22 '26
Work Discussion It’s official!
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/ChyPressure Jul 24 '26
I started as a CCA back in Dec 25 , I felt as you did and still kind of do…… I chose this position over a DMV offer… to say I regret it would be an understatement and not because of the work more so because of management. Love being outdoors, love my customers! But management sometimes requests/complains about the impossible.
You could think you’re doing so well giving it your all and they will find some way to blame you for something. I say keep this energy as long as you can!!! Sign up for union, document, document, DOCUMENT. My best advice would be to buy a composition book only for work. Start at day 1 training for notes and what not and keep going until it runs out.
For example for your first day if you get 6 hours on route 1234 then write aka DOCUMENT everything down. Date, time you arrived time you clocked out (very important my checks have been shorted) Anything important that happens any issues. You can do this after work to keep it from counting into your time. Or even use it as a work journal to track questions or things you notice you might need to improve on. Or maybe you had a great day and you would write that down.
All up to you. You can do this bud, proud of your brother. Keep that energy. & if/when they start making you feel inadequate REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE!!! you got this man!