re: Do you ever perceive anything other than disdain at the Post Office?

My post office experiences are overwhelmingly positive, like most others in this thread. I would say 90+% of the times I’ve had to go to a post office, the folks working there were super friendly. Sure, there are bad apples (or people just having bad days, for that matter). But that’s the case with every business. I would say that, on average, I’ve had much more positive interactions with workers at USPS offices than FedEx or UPS stores.

I would also say that my mailman is friendly as hell and does a great job. UPS/FedEx delivery guys have been hit or miss.

Kind of makes you wonder. Either OP lives by the worst post office in America, or he’s full of shite.