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Does USPS have a dress code?
931.261 Appearance. Postal employees are responsible for being adequately and properly dressed for duty. Jeans, shorts, sleeveless tops, T–shirts, sweats, spandex, etc., are not appropriate attire for employees working at a retail counter.
Can USPS employees have piercings?
Management can be against whatever they like but there is nothing they can do as long as you are wearing the required postal apparel for window clerks. I have seen lots of postal employees with nose studs and eyebrow piercings.
What is the rural carrier dress code?
Rural carriers wear civilian clothes, not uniforms, while they deliver the mail. A minimal dress code is enforced, requiring cleanliness and a manner of dress that reflects a positive image of the Postal Service. Suggestive dress is prohibited. Proper footwear is required (no open toes or heels).
What shoes can I wear at USPS?
Black leather regulation–type shoe or boot with plain toe, not over 8″ in height from sole tops, with or without built–in safety toes, bearing SR/USA label. Shoes or boots must be capable of accepting a buff shine to obtain a glossy finish.
Do mail handlers work on Sundays?
6 hours, 6 days a week. They have thrown overtime at us randomly during shifts and I have worked 10 to 12 hour days. On holidays you will work that sunday and work up to 9, 10 or 11 days straight.
Do mail carriers have to wear uniforms?
City letter carriers typically work routes that are high density and low mileage. Postal Service policy states that rural carriers must present a neat, clean, and professional appearance reflecting a positive postal image, but does not require rural carriers to wear uniforms like their city counterparts.
What should I wear to my first day USPS?
Wear comfortable sneakers or boots because you will be walking a few miles that day. I feel that being a letter carrier is an honorable, yet dirty job. Dress appropriately for the weather (and vigilant eyes of neighbors), and you’ll be alright.
What is the policy on tattoos at the post office?
The post office is not like certain branches of the military that do not allow you to have tatoos on certian parts of your body. Tatoo everything! There is no policy on tattoo’s, cover your whole body! Your are right. Look at some of the tattoo’s on upper management.
Is it appropriate to have tattoos in the workplace?
For him, “exposing tattoos in the workplace can range from fully appropriate to not appropriate at all, depending on the profession. I align the acceptability levels with the dress code,” Gertz explains. “If you’re in a career that allows for short sleeve shirts at work, then absolutely tattoos should be allowed.
Why can’t I work in a hospital with a tattoo?
Maybe it was due to an official policy against tattoos in the workplace or perhaps it was someone’s personal views on your appearance. In the medical field, most employee handbooks have a section regarding tattoos and piercings. In rare cases, hospital jobs are only available to people with no body ink.
Are tattoos and piercings protected from employment discrimination?
In the case of individuals with tattoos and piercings, there is no federal or state law that affords them explicit protection from employment discrimination on the basis of their appearance.”