There's a reason there's the stereotype of the fit gay UPS guy (if you didn't know this stereotype, now you do). Walking around all day and carrying heavy shit makes you FIT
this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2026
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But why does that make you gay?
The stereotype isn't that all UPS guys are gay, it just came from a time when there weren't a lot of legal protections in the US for gay employees and UPS had a good nondiscrimination policy for the time. So a lot of queer people ended up working for UPS for a while in, I want to say the 90s and 00s? Just basing this off personal memory. Same reason there's the stereotype of the gay flight attendant, Delta was another company that had a good nondiscrimination policy back in the day.
Plus all that walking makes for great calves and ass.
Doesn't make you gay. Certainly gives you options.
Options, you say? Go on...
Pioneers in nondescrimination.
Thanks, I had no idea about that stereotype.
Damn. I didn't know what brown could do for me.
It's fitting.
Definitely counts. I've never had my calves look this good until I started carrying mail 10 years ago. All that stepping in and out of the truck and walking up steps. Can you believe that they pay me to do it?? It's like I'm scamming them
Now do it with 150 pound packages every day with no help. I quit that job so damn fastβ¦
Username checks out.
He probably gets his steps in anyway!
Usually postmen are very fit people because of that
And he does lift, bro.
Enough steps for 10 people.
10 times for me. There is a gym I have to go through on my way to and from work.
...Drive thru gym? π€
Well I ride my bike across their car park
Wow, exercising at the gym 10 times a week!
I mean it's a class 2 so I'm really just exercising my thumb most of the time
Thought it was going to be greeter or cashier (at the gym)
Janitor
Is his name Anatoly?
My current pursuit is to become a receptionist and the local YMCA is always hiring. I never got a call back from them and I've been applying for years.
That might be one of the few positions where applying in person would be a good idea.
It seems like a lot of the staff at my local Y are volunteers, and the paid people probably let the volunteers know when there's an opening.
cool. i will try that. i need to volunteer somewhere anyway. i feel lost not helping people in some way. my anxiety gets the best of me, but i am working on it.
Working 6/7 days a week sounds tough.
My brother in-law became a postman and lost a bunch of weight. Guy walks like 5 miles a day.