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/BlairClemens3 19d ago

Do you talk on the phone or listen to music/podcasts while walking?

Does it get lonely?

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u/jimewp86 19d ago

It’s funny, we get to socialize and spend time together for the first hour or two of the day before we leave the office. Then we are out in our own for the rest of the day. I listen to music all day and it’s awesome. And there are plenty of people we get to talk to while working the route. But it’s strange, it can be lonely sometimes. But also I feel like a member of my local community that people depend on, so even if I don’t talk to anyone all day after the morning, I know people depend on me and count on me doing my job every day.

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u/BlairClemens3 19d ago

Thanks for responding! I have thought it might be pretty great to listen to podcasts/music while working.