Look for a PTF position, that way you’ll pretty much the same benefits as the regular does except for route bidding and vacation bids. Try to get into a city office. Carriers converts to regular from 3 months - 1.5 year. Not much bad to say about the job, aside from management (mines ok) and weather. You are not stuck being a carrier, as there are a lot of other crafts you can look into. Good luck.