Subj : work at the post office when ...
To   : Rob Mccart
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Apr 07 2025 09:55 am

Hello Rob!

** On Sunday 06.04.25 - 01:43, Rob Mccart wrote to AARON THOMAS:

 RM> Ha.. On a somewhat unrelated line.. I once applied for
 RM> work at the post office when they had a hiring blitz going
 RM> on. I figured it was a relatively stable job with good pay
 RM> and benefits, but the hiring process was pretty extreme
 RM> with I.Q. and Psyche tests required. I later heard back
 RM> from them and was told that I was not suited for the job
 RM> because I'd scored too high on the I.Q. tests.

 RM> There was probably a message in there somewhere..   B)

I think they are factoring in likelyhood of turnaround with
that one.  If the candidate scores higher, that probably means  
they will get disatisfied with the job sooner and quit, which  
would cost the company downtime and expense to hire a  
replacement.

So.. for basic, repetative, meanial jobs that don't require  
critical thinking, they want people who are satisfied with  
routine and doing same-old stuff every day without complaints.

I worked at the post office as a summer student in my last year  
of high-school.  When minimum wage was around $6, I was getting  
$11.01 (yep.. there was an extra $.01 !!! in the contract!)   
First, I was intended to be part-time, and on-call.  But after  
a couple of weeks I was in there every day.

I don't remember if there was an IQ test.

My main task was running the watermark machine for standard  
letter-size mail, and stashing the mailboxes.  But when things  
got less busy, there was always something to keep tidy or
sweep, or help load and unload the vehicles at the loading  
dock.  I didn't mind the work, but I couldn't see myself having  
a "career" doing that stuff for the rest of my life.





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