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This 9 page paper is divided into two parts. The first part discusses the job of mail carrier, functions, salary, motivation, and so on. The second part discusses job redesign and relates it to the difficulty of redesigning this particular job. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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information could not be found.] Part 1 The job is mail carrier for the United States Postal Service (USPS). The major tasks for this job are to sort the
mail, deliver the mail, and collect mail from homes, mail box banks, and/or public mail boxes (Ellerbrock and Schmelzer, 2007). They deliver letters, magazines and packages to both residences and
businesses and many mail carriers have both on their routes. Mail carriers also collect different kinds of fees, such as COD fees or postage due (Ellerbrock and Schmelzer, 2007). They
also obtain signatures for different kinds of mail, such as certified or insured mail (Ellerbrock and Schmelzer, 2007). Some can also sell stamps or money orders to customers on their
routes and some may pick up packages from customers (Ellerbrock and Schmelzer, 2007). Mail carriers each deliver an average of 43 tons of mail each year (National Association of Letter
Carriers, 2008). Each mail carrier has a regular route that they deliver to daily (Ellerbrock and Schmelzer, 2007). A substitute takes this persons place when he or she is on
vacation, sick, or has the day off (Ellerbrock and Schmelzer, 2007). Remember mail is delivered six days each week and carriers work five days. They will deliver by walking, driving
or a combination, depending on their specific route. The day begins very early for carriers because they sort their routes mail before they leave the post office (Ellerbrock and Schmelzer,
2007). And in the busiest cities, they may clock a lot of overtime (Ellerbrock and Schmelzer, 2007). Working conditions are not that great as they are exposed to all kinds
of weather (Ellerbrock and Schmelzer, 2007). Regardless of weather, carriers get their mail delivered, though. They also face other challenges, risks and hazards, such as aggressive dogs (Ellerbrock and Schmelzer,
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