Floyd Martin retires after nearly 35 years as a mailman tomorrow

Re:Floyd Martin retires after nearly 35 years as a mailman t... by onion2k on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:29AM (#20002564)

If you'd started 35 years ago you could have had a decent quality of life earning a living as a mailman. If you're starting out now you'll probably need a second job to make ends meet if you're in an expensive part of the country..

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Re:Floyd Martin retires after nearly 35 years as a mailman t... by hirundo on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:42AM (#20002701)

Entry level mail carrier makes an average of $35k. It goes up to $55k after 20 years. That's around $17.50 to $27.50 per hour. That's not wealth, but it isn't poverty either.

https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Postal_Service_Mail...

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Re:Floyd Martin retires after nearly 35 years as a mailman t... by bluedino on Friday May 24, 2019 @12:07PM (#20002952)

Thanks to Amazon, you can get all the overtime you want right now.

The problem with the new jobs at the postal service is that everyone gets brought in for the first ~ year as a temp of sorts.

The hiring process is full of nepotism as well. Also, unfair or not, veterans get hiring priority as well.

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Re:Floyd Martin retires after nearly 35 years as a mailman t... by seanmcdirmid on Friday May 24, 2019 @05:47PM (#20005576)

My grandfather raised a family of eight kids on a mail carrier salary in Walla Walla after he got back from WW2. He sent them to private catholic school as well, I really don’t get how he did that.

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