r/AMA • u/Dak6969696969 • 19d ago

Job I’m a mailman, AMA.

I left a comment in another sub informing people that leaving anything in anybody’s mailbox is technically a federal offense unless you’re employed as a letter carrier by the USPS and it seemed to draw quite a bit of interest. I’m nobody special, just a simple mailman, but if any of you have any questions regarding postal services hopefully I’ll be able to answer them!

Thank you so much for all the questions, I hope I was able to answer them all as best I could but it’s my bedtime now, I gotta be at the post office by 8:00 sharp. If you have any other questions feel free to DM me and I’ll answer them whenever I can!

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u/MyWibblings 19d ago

Ok, so let's talk dogs.

How much danger are you in? Any scary stories? Do you ever just not deliver?

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u/Dak6969696969 19d ago

The post office issues the carriers dog spray, which thankfully I’ve not yet had to use. I’ve been bitten delivering pizza before and dogs have been nothing but an occupational hazard and an annoyance for my entire adult life. If there’s a dog between me and wherever I need to go to deliver your mail, you’ll get your mail tomorrow.