can any postal workers help me????

[robin801]

i have to take a 410 test.(something to do with filling the stamp machines.

i thought this was going to be easy but i can't even answer the practice questions.

ex:if customer pushes the coin return what protection is there against his also getting merchandise as well as return of his money?

a-scavenger bar is also depressed(don't know what this is)
b-escrow area prevents vending
c-coin return is registered by the recorder
d-selector switches are cut out of the circuit
e-all of the above

does anyone have any idea where on line i can go that i might obtain some knowledge of what i need to know to pass this test?


robin

[lost-and-found]

Ouch, that's hard. I thought to be a postal worker you'd need to know only how to drive, and count in cents(Since most stamps are in cents) (no offense to any fellow post workers)

[robin801]

i wish it was all i had to do. driving is the easy part.

there is some math questions on this test.

i am just going to answer the math questions and take an educated quess at the other questions.

robin

[Knothead]

Robin, if I may hazard a guess, I bet it would go better for you if you could find some sort of Glossary to P.O. terminology. I'll have a go at it, and will report back IF I find anything.

[Knothead]

http://pe.usps.gov/ Found lotsa terms and abbreviations here...


edit: Woops! Okay, then type "Glossary" into the search bar, then hit the first link, and it'll take ya there.

[Vanguarde]

I am avoiding all postal jokes that I can... but this is oh so tempting.

I do not know the answer to the question, but the sites the other people provided look good to me.

Also, - this is very important-

PLEASE MAKE SURE THE DAMNABLE STAMP VENDING MACHINE ALWAYS HAS STAMPS/CHANGE in it - it seems everytime I go to a frickin' post office the machine is not working/needs stamps/needs coin - then guess what - 15 minutes on a line to get a frikin' book of stamps.

*rant off.

Thank you.

Good luck on your test !

[capybara]

Originally posted by lost-and-found
Ouch, that's hard. I thought to be a postal worker you'd need to know only how to drive, and count in cents(Since most stamps are in cents) (no offense to any fellow post workers)

we also have to pass a test on handgun shooting accuracy.

[robin801]

knothead thanks for the help. but this isn't what i needed.

that is the glossary from the dimm book. that is a book that window clerks use.

capybara----i passed my handgun shooting test with flying colors.

all i had to do was picture my computer with a bsod.

robin

[Knothead]

knothead thanks for the help. but this isn't what i needed.

Oh, well, we do what we can...especially when we don't know what we're doing!

Hope ya get it, Robin!

[Vanguarde]

Did I mention KEEP THE STAMP MACHINE STOCKED?