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    Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 03:23 AM [General]

    Since I don't currently work in a delivery office, can someone explain to me please what the differece between City Carriers and Rural Routes are, and are RCA's and Rural routes the same thing?  I also don't understand the need for distinctions...  is it like the difference between Regular clerks and casual clerks?  I have a mail processing background but since I will be transfering next week I guess I will have to learn it all.

    It's official, I start at my new office on Monday, and this weekend my family and I are moving.  I am dreading this move.  but luckily some people are going to come help us pack.

    I called my new supervisor today. He told me to expect working six days a week for a while.  Man I can't believe I am going to be a PTF again.   At least I don't have to go through a 90 day probation.  I think that would be the end of me.

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    An RCA is non-career...you get all the glorious crap jobs with no benefits whatsoever! AN RC(reg rural carrier) is what we are all aspiring too....you get benefits and goodies. A PTF RCA is like the HOLY GRAIL of the PO...We are all hunting for that position. The only real difference between city carriers and rural is that city carriers get paid for the actual work they do...we dont. Cant get no clearer than that!Rural carriers are the "cash cow" of the PO nowadays...good luck in the new spot.

    Beth aka. *SS*
    April 22, 2008
    09:26 AM CST

    Supersub is right on. Rural's are salary, City are hourly. Rural's get paid based on a yearly Rural mail count. The mail flow is manipulated during the counts and it causes our routes to evaluate smaller than what they really should be. My route is evaluated at 53 hours a week. I get paid 8.75 hours a day no matter how long it takes. Depending on the mail volume,it could take me 7-10 hours. The fact that we go home early has in my experience, caused others to envy the Rural's. They seem to forget that we work 11 hour days(remember only paid for 8.75) in the winter on snow and ice delivering 120+ parcels. When we are lucky to have an early day, we've earned it.

    Spauldo
    April 23, 2008
    05:15 PM CST