What was Newman’s job in Seinfeld?

Jerry's nemesis Newman lurked around their apartment building like a scheming shadow, popping up at the worst moments to cause chaos. His day job gave him access to everyone's personal business and plenty of opportunities for mischief. What did Newman do for a living?

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The answer is: Mailman

Newman was a mailman who thought he was running a shadow government from his mail route. This guy would straight up hoard mail in his apartment (or Jerry's locker) if he decided people didn't "deserve" their deliveries. And then there were the get-rich-quick schemes! He once convinced Kramer they could hit it big by filling a mail truck with bags of bottles and driving to Michigan for the bottle deposits. Just imagine explaining that one to the postmaster general.

You know those super-serious government agents in spy movies? That was Newman, except he was delivering Pottery Barn catalogs. He'd swagger around in his uniform announcing "When you control the mail, you control... information!" like he was guarding state secrets instead of your aunt's Christmas cards. His route was his "sanctuary," and he talked about zip codes like they were classified CIA documents.

A classic Newman moment was when he explained why postal workers snap, "Because the mail never stops. It just keeps coming and coming and coming, there's never a let-up!" Wayne Knight delivered these absolutely unhinged lines with such conviction that Newman's delusions of postal grandeur became the perfect running gag. Nobody has ever taken their job this seriously, and maybe nobody ever should.