United States Postal Service

"Very Flexible hours and days off when it comes to family or kids. "

"Overall, working for the Post Office is a great career but it would be very difficult for those who have families. The Post Office demands a lot of your time esp. if you work at the distribution center."

"It's difficult to be taken seriously as a woman in Maintenance"

"Not a good place to work for anyone, men or women. "

"Not family friendly very demanding constantly changing schedules not leave friendly"

"Don't trust anyone. People will stab you in the back with impunity."

"DO not go out of your way to do more the men will be pushed to do less"

"This company is top notch in terms of racial diversity, gender diversity is not necessarily pushed here but the union is a wonderful resource if the going gets rough. I was never negatively affected by management for being female, but you do have men that have been working for the company for many, MANY years that like to try and put the "lady-folk" in their place. "

"Prepare never to see your family. The work is physical and demanding. "

"you will always be treated like a second citizen status"

"It is a very physical job if you are working in the field, in management it's very stressful in that you can never win. It's not a job that envokes positive energy"

"Be prepared to work with all kinds of people from all walks of life."

"That there is something of a good old boy network, but for the most part all are treated equally."

"At headquarters, it's a good work/life balance, but they reward tenure. There are no maternity benefits, but you can use annual/sick leave to take up to 12 weeks under FMLA. If you haven't been with the company long, you don't have many options. They treat women as equals here, but the system is set up so the main way to get promoted is switching groups or positions. If you like your role, it's hard to get a promotion within that role."

"If you are not a career employee you will not receive many benefits. PSE (basically a worker that is used based on business needs only) is what the post office hires for these days. To become career it takes a while."

"There is no set leave, but the sick days you can roll over for years and years, and usually that is what people take for maternity leave."