After applying for a Rural Carrier or City Carrier, I received an email to set up a time to take an aptitude test. After passing I was later emailed about a drug test. After taking drug test and passing that was finally emailed about an interview. This all took around 2 months altogether. I showed up to the interview site and there were around 40 people there in a conference room. Eventually my name was called. I got to pick the city I wanted to work since I had the highest test score of the others who also applied, which was a Rural Carrier. so, ;if you think its worth it, make sure you get a high score on the test. I signed paper work and was told I would hear from a gentleman by the end of the week. Never heard from that man, so I called. He finally called back after numerous calls and said the backgrounds were taking longer than expected. After the interview, I could tell the communication was not very good. Finally, I was called to sign more paper work and to go to a nearby city, which made no sense at all. Once I got there, the postmaster had no idea why I was sent there. (Another great impression from the USPS). Anyway, I went ahead and filled out my paperwork and went on my way. A few days later I received a call from my own city post office to come and fill out paperwork?! Yes, the exact same paperwork I had taken care a few days prior. Anyway, after all the horrible signs that this place is obviously disorganized and lacks communication, I still went to my training. The training was typical rules and laws about the mail. That's about it. Never told small things like the special number to call if you become sick or what supervisor to call if there was an emergency. The supervisors bounce around from post office to post office in this city. Its a huge goat rodeo. When you finally finish several days of training, you shadow one day and then ride along a few more days. Then they throw you to the wolves. It takes coordination and patience. They are crazy about you getting all your mail and packages delivered and back to the station by 5pm. That's kind of hard when you're new, but they do send others out to help you finish on time. After you work one particular route enough it becomes very easy and like second nature. But beware because they will start calling you to do other routes when they run out or RCA's and its like starting all over. The job and interview is easy, its the people who run the stations and their lack of communication that make the job bad and not worth it unless you want to have a career as a postal worker.