Postal Assistant & Indian Postal Service: worst services in exams

[Shalini]

PA is a level‑4 job, but you end up working like a Bank PO. There are targets and the workload is huge because people still rely heavily on postal services. The infrastructure is pretty poor – the only air‑conditioned space is the officer's cabin, the rest is an open office. No tea, no coffee. Customers are always fighting, and MTS won't back you up.

[Aryan]

Did you post this thread before? I remember commenting – I'm a PA here. Couldn't do any work in CGL 2025 either. Exhausted and tired.

[Shivendra]

Funny thing is, the post office is a revenue‑earning department, just like the Income Tax or GST office.

[Samar]

Anything is better than this.

[Pratik]

How many times are you going to post this, man?

[Shailesh]

Fellow postal employee here. I can feel you, bro. This department is the worst! No matter which cadre you're in, everyone's a lazy lot. There's no better post than an MTS in any other department.

[Shekar]

With that attitude! Yeah, MTS or even a GDS won't help you!

[Neeraj]

You're right.

[Neeraj]

Sorting Assistant is even worse. There's barely any infrastructure – no proper washroom, no decent chair, dust everywhere. Luckily I cleared the ASO CSS this time, so I'll be out of this pathetic department.

[Aarti]

What about Postal Inspector? Which circles are the best or better? HO, SO, BO – which offices are preferable?

[Govind]

That's what I was telling a group of candidates, but a few of them made absurd claims like, "My friend is a PA and he hardly goes to the office, and when he does he's back in 2–3 hrs," or "My PA friend didn't attend the office for more than two months."