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Post Office is a retailer. They sell stamps, and provide financial and parcel delivery services.

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Post Office job reviews

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  • Best thing

    Working with people

    Worst thing

    People not understanding when things can't be done but I am following government guidelines

    5.5

    Post Office Employee, March 2024

  • Best thing

    Work Experience in different fields

    Worst thing

    Unfriendly and rude staff and piers, rude customers, unfair pay, etc.

    1.8

    Post Office Customer advisor, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Nothing it's awful

    Worst thing

    The customers

    4.1

    Post Office Sales assistant, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Work environment
    Staff
    Location

    Worst thing

    Not enough hours
    Not enough pay

    9.1

    Post Office Supervisor, June 2023

  • Best thing

    It’s a nice job not to hard and the boss respects everyone and I’m happy with the team I work with

    Worst thing

    Asking for more money and I think that’s not gonna happen

    9.6

    Post Office Till operator, May 2023

  • Best thing

    The best thing is that my job is remote and I can work from home any time any day. My job is permanent and full time, allowing me to get a decent amount of hours done per week.

    Worst thing

    Having to occasionally visit the office to meet my colleagues face to face. Also, having to work 1 Saturday every 1-2 month.

    10

    Post Office Customer service advisor, April 2023

  • Best thing

    Working from home

    Worst thing

    Expectations for additional hours to be worked to meet business needs

    4.8

    Post Office Customer assistant, February 2023

  • Best thing

    The Hours

    Worst thing

    The customers
    Dealing with very complex matters that were are not well prepared for

    8.0

    Post Office Clerk, December 2022

  • Best thing

    The role itself serving customers and running the office and accounting

    Worst thing

    The pay rate. Unpaid breaks and unpaid sick

    1.9

    Post Office Manager, October 2022

  • Best thing

    Own boss when on the road

    Worst thing

    High up management haven't got a clue and change on agreements with executive actions

    7.1

    Post Office Postman, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Staff are friendly

    Worst thing

    Work life balance

    1.5

    Post Office Employee, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Meet new people

    Worst thing

    Low wage

    2.7

    Post Office Manager, April 2022

  • Best thing

    Always something different every day

    Worst thing

    Lone working

    6.8

    Post Office Clerk, March 2022

  • Best thing

    Friendly people

    Worst thing

    Not enough training and left on my own one shift a week

    4.1

    Post Office Employee, March 2022

  • Best thing

    I just go in do and go

    Worst thing

    Not knowing if I am going to be pulled into the office

    6.0

    Post Office Employee, November 2021

  • Best thing

    Good team work
    A lot of different services provided
    Some customers nice

    Worst thing

    Management
    Rude customers

    5.5

    Post Office Customer service advisor, October 2021

  • Best thing

    only a short drive to work, being part of the community.

    Worst thing

    negative customers when all you want is to give them the best service

    8.3

    Post Office Counter assistant, October 2021

  • Best thing

    Serving the public making someone's day

    Worst thing

    24/7 never clock off

    1.0

    Post Office Employee, September 2021

  • Best thing

    Nice colleagues, nice job,nice customers.

    Worst thing

    Nothing really, maybe I could lie in if I wasn't working 😄

    9.8

    Post Office Employee, September 2021

  • Best thing

    Meeting people

    Worst thing

    Too much to do and not enough staff!

    4.5

    Post Office Clerk, September 2021

  • Best thing

    Meeting new people

    Worst thing

    No break at all

    4.6

    Post Office Clerk, August 2021

  • Best thing

    Having knowledge to help customers

    Worst thing

    Customers telling you how to do your job

    5.5

    Post Office Employee, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Customers

    Worst thing

    Self employed on minimum wage

    9.3

    Post Office Employee, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Good team
    Close to home
    Some nice customers

    Worst thing

    pressure and targets
    Hard selling
    No trust in management

    8.0

    Post Office Customer service advisor, June 2021

  • Best thing

    outdoors, meeting people

    Worst thing

    bad weather, bulk postings, elections, christmas

    6.2

    Post Office Postman, June 2021

  • Best thing

    The staff and friends

    Worst thing

    The shifts

    8.8

    Post Office Employee, May 2021

  • Best thing

    I get on well with my colleagues and enjoy helping our customers

    Worst thing

    Our branch is not given the hours we need to run effectively over busy periods. Eg xmas

    8.2

    Post Office Employee, May 2021

  • Best thing

    Meeting the local community when delivering door-to-door.

    Worst thing

    Delivering post through dirty doors and grotty post boxes

    9.1

    Post Office Postman, May 2021

  • Best thing

    Job satisfaction

    Worst thing

    Ever changing products, high amounts of money, stressful

    6.6

    Post Office Assistant manager, April 2021

  • Best thing

    My loyal customers that I’ve known for 18 years are like my family

    Worst thing

    Not enough pay for the things I do no respect to busy & not enough staff made to feel guilty for taking my holidays no bonuses or incentives

    3.9

    Post Office Employee, April 2021

  • Best thing

    The hours and holiday's are good.

    Worst thing

    The customer's.

    3.0

    Post Office Employee, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Finish early

    Worst thing

    12 miles walk a day

    9.9

    Post Office Postman, April 2021

  • Best thing

    The loyal customers

    Worst thing

    Low pay,pressure

    4.1

    Post Office Counter assistant, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Co worker

    Worst thing

    Lack of space and no proper breaks on a 10 hour shift

    3.0

    Post Office Counter assistant, April 2021

  • Best thing

    The lads I work with

    Worst thing

    The long hours

    3.0

    Post Office Employee, April 2021

  • Best thing

    The customer journey always has to be paramount

    Worst thing

    Horrible customers

    6.8

    Post Office Manager, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Meeting new people

    Worst thing

    Not enough support

    4.3

    Post Office Deputy manager, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Very busy, varied tasks. Easy to get on with others.

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff cover

    9.6

    Post Office Shop assistant, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Helping long term customers with their needs.

    Worst thing

    Can be very busy at times, and no coverage for leave at the moment.

    8.0

    Post Office Manager, March 2021

  • Best thing

    It’s pays ok. Plenty of leave

    Worst thing

    Just a number

    7.7

    Post Office Administrator, February 2021

  • Best thing

    The colleagues and no Sunday work

    Worst thing

    No progression
    Too many silly rules
    Not up to date with technology

    5.5

    Post Office Customer advisor, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Meeting customers

    Worst thing

    Rude and late customers

    2.0

    Post Office Postmaster, February 2021

  • Worst thing

    Feeling uncomfortable and like a lower class person

    2.6

    Post Office Assistant, February 2021

  • Best thing

    The employees are all friendly and so is the boss.
    Customers are sometimes nice .

    Worst thing

    Don’t get paid for breaks

    8.7

    Post Office Sales assistant/cashier, January 2021

  • Best thing

    Good pay,pleasant job helping customers

    Worst thing

    Insecurity

    9.0

    Post Office Employee, January 2021

  • Best thing

    My colleagues

    Worst thing

    Very long days

    5.0

    Post Office Post office assistant, January 2021

  • Best thing

    I'm good at it

    Worst thing

    Lots of responsibility for the pay

    1.7

    Post Office Counter clerk, January 2021

  • Best thing

    It's easy, you just have to wake up early and collect the papers for your designated round then work for roughly an hour a day and the rounds are usually fit to where you live

    Worst thing

    When the papers do not come and you have to wait for them but that is not your fault or the post offices fault it is the newspaper company's fault.

    4.7

    Post Office Paper round, January 2021

  • Best thing

    Fresh air and meeting people

    Worst thing

    Weekend work

    9.1

    Post Office Delivery driver, January 2021

  • Best thing

    Flexible shifts
    Good team environment

    Worst thing

    On your feet all day

    8.0

    Post Office Mail sorter, January 2021