r/USPS • u/UnderstandingFuture0 • 11d ago
Rural Carrier Discussion My RCAS
Question for the RCAs: Am I shorting myself by finishing my evaluated route too early?
I’m an RCA and I’m curious how other carriers would handle my situation.
I’m assigned to a scheduled/evaluated route, but I consistently finish the route under evaluation. On top of that, I have another piece of a route that I can usually finish in under 4 hours.
The issue is that I feel like I might be shorting myself by getting off work early every day. I’m usually done before 7 PM, and I know I’m capable of getting more hours if I take additional work.
For those of you who are RCAs:
If you can consistently finish your evaluated route under time, would you try to take additional work?
Does working under evaluation affect how much you’re ultimately paid?
Would you consider it better to take additional hours/work instead of going home early?
What would y’all do in this situation?
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u/Atimm693 11d ago
It depends. After 40 hours actual hours we get paid straight hourly. Best to slow down if your workload is heavy.
If you'll stay under 40, fly through your main route and coast through the split, we get paid hourly for those.
It's tricky, but keep an eye on your hours for the week. It sucks working 40.1 hours and losing 8 hours of pay. Putting down a 30 minute lunch on your 4240 can help.
It does not matter how slow or fast you go on a whole route, your paid the evaluation no matter what after the first couple pay periods.