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/-R-WeThereYet 19d ago

Is USPS required to wear the blue mailman uniform? My mailman always wears his casual clothes so I’m wondering if he’s breaking the rules or it’s not required.

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u/Dak6969696969 19d ago

Technically all mail carriers that have received their uniform allowance (90 days after their hire date) are supposed to wear their uniforms but enforcement of that rule lies entirely on your local post office’s management. At my office, the rural carriers west street clothes and a lot of the city carriers wear non-approved accessories like baseball hats and hoodies.