A guy goes to Canada Post to apply for a job. The interviewer asks him "Are you allergic to anything?"
He says "Yes, just caffeine."
"Have you ever been in the service?" the interviewer asks.
"Yes," he says, "I was in Afghanistan for two years."
The interviewer says "That will give you 5 extra points toward employment here." He then asks, "Are you disabled in any way?"
The guy says, "Yes, an IED exploded near me and blew my testicles clean off."
The interviewer tells the guy: "O.K. In that case, I can hire you right now. Normal hours are from 8am to 4pm. You can start tomorrow at 10am, and plan on starting at 10am every day. Don't worry, we'll still pay you from 8am."
The guy is puzzled and says, "If the hours are from 8am to 4pm, why don't you want me to be here before 10am?"
"This is a government job," the interviewer says. "For the first two hours we just stand around drinking coffee and scratching our balls. No point in you coming in for that."
If you like unions, it's the place to be, however my (brief) experience with Canada Post gave me sufficient understanding why the term 'going postal' exists.
Of course it depends what type of job you're going for. Traditionally at this time of year they'll be hiring for the Christmas rush (sorting parcels mostly), but those are short term jobs.
Pay is good, but don't expect much flexibility in job description or in your interactions with supervisors or management. Very much a hierarchy.
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