“It’s the first time in my life I can say I love what I do,” says Daniel Campos, a mail carrier in Hollister, CA.
When Campos first transitioned from a retail job to his part-time USPS position, he said, he felt like he didn’t know what he was getting himself into. He worked his way up the ladder, picking up shifts whenever he could, and saying yes to everything.
Now Campos is a full-time employee and has been working the same route in Ridgemark for the past four years. He said his favorite part of the job has been the relationships he’s built with the people in the neighborhood. “You kind of get to know these people because you see them every day,” he said. “You drive in there and people will start waving.”
During the holidays, Campos delivers four or five times as many packages as he does on a typical day.
Metal dividers are labeled for each household along his Ridgemark route.
Campos explains how he sorts the mail at his station at the Hollister post office.
A handwritten note hangs on his wall. During the holidays, it’s not uncommon for Campos to receive gifts from those along his route.
Campos is on the go at his first stop in the Ridgemark neighborhood.
Campos walks a package to a resident’s door.
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