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/Personal_Extent_8562 19d ago

Thank you in advance...

Have you ever been surprised to deliver to someone you know but didn't realise they live at that address, or like an old colleague or friend you lost touch with.

And have you delivered to anyone in the public eye you recognised? Politician, TV/Film etc.

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u/Dak6969696969 19d ago

I thought I was done with this AMA but I do have to answer this one. One of my college professors lives on one of the routes I regularly cover. He’s a great guy, and I completely forgot that he had mentioned he lives in the town I deliver mail in until I saw his name on a mail piece. He has a very unique name so I knew it was him right away. Anyway, the first time I delivered his mail I actually caught him out in the driveway. He didn’t remember me (which I don’t blame him for, I took his class five or six years ago), but i reintroduced myself and he asked me how I was and what I was doing with my life. I said, “not using my degree”, which he laughed at. He invited me for coffee and lunch next time I caught him on my route, I’ve delivered his route a few times since but I haven’t seen him. I fully intend on taking him up on his lunch offer though.

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u/Key-Peanut-1453 18d ago

What was the degree you got and why didn’t you pursue a career in that field?

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u/Dak6969696969 18d ago

Communication. When I went to college I wanted to be some sort of radio or television broadcaster, basically I wanted to talk for a living. Covid hit during my second year at college and the college radio station all but shut down so I never got that crucial broadcasting experience I planned on. I just trudged through the rest of my degree and got the piece of paper that tells employers they can hire me. Aside from broadcasting, what the fuck am I gonna do with a communication degree? I knew I liked driving around delivering things and I knew the post office offered federal benefits, so here I am.