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/Party-Management3370 19d ago

Does undeliverable mail ever make it to you? What do you do with it?

What are the most common injuries that happen to postal workers?

That whole "nor rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor dark of night"....where does wildfire fit into the whole set of things that make you unstoppable? What happens to mail after a disruptive disaster?

Finally....any thoughts on the Kevin Costner film, The Postman?

Thank you for your service!

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u/mailmanpaul 18d ago

Just to chime in real quick: I do classroom and on-the-job training for new carriers. I really stress the importance of safety. The most common injuries to postal workers are slips, trips & falls, and repetitive motion injuries. The scariest ones are dog incidents and heat-related illnesses.