Why is Amazon's turnover rate so high?
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00:00 Intro
00:36 Rates
03:13 No Ladder To Climb
04:23 Low Pay
05:59 First Job
07:50 Physical Demand
09:05 Outro! - Розваги
Amazon really needs to raise it's base pay to at least $20-25/hr with the manufactured mass inflation that's happening globally.
even 20 a hour isn't enough after it gets taxed lol
It's over 20 I start on Sunday at one by me in Pittsburgh it's 20.50 starting night shift and I can still smoke weed and do gaming streams on the side on UA-cam can't beat that
They hire anyone as a MANAGER. Many of those managers have no idea how to manage, which makes anyone want to quit working at Amazon🤦🏻♂️.
true. its as tho they only give that position to people who look like managers lol
Exactly they need to hire managers carefully a lot are bullies
True
True for Delivery Associate Managers
It's not worth it. Most of the time it's not even workers quitting its amazons absurd, high standards and metrics system to keep you in constant checkmate. "Oh you went to the bathroom for 3 minutes? Thats a write up, oh you took 30 seconds more walking back from the half a mile break room to go back to your tasks? Another write up." Or my personal favorite "Your 98.99% to goal out of 100% to goal, you need to be at 100% at all times no exceptions." Seriously if you round up to the nearst digit that is 100%. Source (worked there)
Started my 2nd day today. I had to leave early due to my lower back but made it 3/4 of the day. I know if I don't make it in tomorrow, I'm out of a job. That place is a sweat shop. The training was a joke we were told to just to click through the training videos cause they weren't graded. I honestly didn't believe the stories that people told, but now, but I know now that there true I got rent coming up and now I'm so fucked
Them PA be annoyin asf, I be doing my own thing scanning then move me to a different place, they come to me specifically when's there hella ppl around
I hate that lol
@@C11 frfr ruins the mood makes me not wanna work
I’m pretty Amazon will runout of people to hire. They literally hire anyone for the warehouses, they don’t even ask for a resume or what you look like.
The break times are a joke
Yeah they’re waaaaay too short
And you have to walk about a mile just to get to the breakroom
@@lindaschultz7900 mane y’all trippin I like it better when the bathroom way around the corner😂 get the takt time down w a box of smalls and leave to the bathroom for a 10 min vape sesh in the stall😂
5min to car, 5min eat, 5min walk back😁😁😁 my sweatcoin is stacking up😄😄😄
Idk I get two 30 min breaks 1 is paid the other isnt. I kinda like my breaks
Because they pay way less then the work you do, it's labor most of the time. They just use immigrants for cheap labor that's why their company will never run out of workers.
You want people to stay. Don’t treat them like shit and expect them to work like robots
The repetitiveness is what gets me. Im so bored even though I'm constantly working, if that makes any sense. Plus those foam mats we stand on are a joke, my feet are dead by the end of the shift. I come from 25 years in the customer service industry and have held any position you can imagine from part time employee all the way to district manager and I wanted out. I thought Amazon would be a good change to get away from face to face customers daily but this place is making me second guess my choice. The benefits are good compared to what I've in the past and free college sounds great but once again, with the hours you work you'll be too tired to even attempt school. Im honestly just trying to ride out Amazon till the end of summer so we can pay off some credit cards and then I'm finding something closer to home and not as demanding. I wanted a job to where I could be just another person but I didn't expect to feel like just a body. It's kinda disheartening to see and feel what other's have been doing for years for myself as a customer to ensure I receive a package in 2 days. It has genuinely made me rethink prime, prime TV, kindle unlimited and prime music.
I’m sorry to hear you haven’t enjoyed your time here as much, but I agree with a lot of what you said. It’s completely understandable
I'm about to start in 2 weeks and like you I'm trying to get the hell away from phones and the office environment I despise it. Are you still working at Amazon? It sounds like a physically demanding job or so than mentally demanding.
The only people I saw moving up were the instructors and most of those had been there less than a year and they got paid the same as everyone else on the shift. And if there's no new starts they're going to be stowing or packing with everyone else. At the end of a shift my back and feet were killing me. The warehouse is so big it took me nearly ten minutes to walk from some stations to the canteen. If you need some temporary work it's ok but I wouldn't make a career out of it.
The college isn't even free
Amazon treat people like bots😐
You’re not wrong
They sure do
1. Low pay 2. Under a microscope when it comes to using a cellphone, etc. 3. The amount you get harrassed at work is quite high from PA to Managers to Senior Managers
Two words; Mandatory overtime.
The shift planning is a joke, people with permanent contracts called in for mandatory overtime and over fifty new starts stood down because there's no work for them, even people on mandatory and voluntary overtime being stood down for half the shift.
$18.50 in Delaware to start, working Saturday and Sunday days. Still isn't worth it.
You pay the price for great benefits and competitive pay. Don’t think it will be a cake walk. Fulfillment Centers are the worst. The sorting centers are much better, especially the Air Hubs. Amazon creates and causes so much stress on their associates. They definitely expect you to bust your ass when working. They stress safety but only when it benefits them. Safety takes a back seat to production, but they will preach to you that Safety is first!
Beyond accurate 😂😂 that's why I smirked when they preached about safety in training I already knew that was bs
Amazon is running out of people to hire and running out of people who actually want to sale on their platform!
I can vouch that rates are not that big of a deal. I worked at an FC when it first opened up for four years and did not receive a single write up even though I only put up average at best numbers. Keeping your mouth shut, staying busy and getting back to your station on time are FAR more important. Managers barely knew I existed.
Another thing I did was change departments regularly if the right shift was available; because of the high turnover and I was one of the few original hires left I was guaranteed to get the most desired shifts. This helped freshen things up a bit if I felt bored with a particular role and/or I straight up didn't like a manager.
I'll tell you why people quit. Its because the amount of physical back breaking work you do is simply not worth it for the money. I just got a job that pays me more than amazon ever did, and here's the kicker, I was working full time at amazon, but at my new job I'm only working part time. Ain't that some shit?
Where did you get hired at? I’m tryna find something better Amazon sucks
What job did you get? Glad you found something better!
@@C11 Getir. Its a grocery delivery company that just launched in the U.S. Im a driver. They supply e-bikes for you which is cool. Easy ass job. All I do is ride an e-bike drop off groceries and play on my phone all day or watch netflix. and better pay than Amazon.
Congratulations
@@B3RS3RK3R2323 say less applying now
Not being able to use the restroom is inhumane, period. I worked in a similar warehouse back in Feb 2013; all regular and temp employees were called to a huddle meeting by one of the supervisors because of a recent theft of money that was hanging out from a locker; one of the temps, who had a shady background, saw an opportunity to take it and never came forward about the theft and to add insult to injury, our restrooms were in the same break room as the lockers so we were forced to ask permission to used the restroom, which is highly illegal and the security guard stationed in the break room was giving us a hard time. That company should have done criminal background checks or should have never partnered with temp agencies who don't do background checks on their temps, this should be mandatory
I think it's bc of the physical part of the job, the long shift (10 hours is a lot) and the expected rates
I recently quit because of that. Lost like 10-15 pounds in 1.5 months. I was a amazonfresh warehouse associate. Basically imagine going to your local grocery store and picking your groceries like you normally do 3 times faster going through every aisle even if you dont need anything in one aisle for 10 hours straight. Too much cardio. Doesn't even account for the bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, etc.
Work-life balance
I'm coming off 16 hours 6 days a week and 1 day off for prep to work another week and repeat. This is crazy and unsustainable, managed 18 months+ and I'm gonna be chilling @ Amazon.
Edit: what I mean for prep is: go to work and prep your stuff to be ready for regular week. Count your blessings young ones.
Tell me about it!! My feet are messed. Up because of standing so much…am literally limping on 1 leg
Not to mention the scan to scan breaks I was promised 2 30 minute and a 15 minute breaks for 12 hour graveyard shifts but since it relies on a system that expects you to scan your next item 30 minutes after you signed out it basically cuts your breaks in half cause it takes 10-15 minutes to reach the breakroom
My husband works there! First check given different pay rate, a lower pay rate. Then he is disabled and they knew it, they said they would accommodate him! They had jobs that he could easily do. But, what they did was give him the job that he couldn't do instead. They also all got together supervisors included and made fun of his disability!! They altered his pay check where it doesn't even make sense. It's ridiculous, it's like a 2 year old did their accounting. I hope people are checking their paychecks, if they don't, then they are getting screwed.
That’s why I believe you should just work at amazon for a certain time get a degree and move on with your life don’t ever make amazon a career (which some people might take it as a career no offense.) me myself I work at amazon but I am currently enrolled in collage so that later in my life I can just remember them days when I used to work late nights and have to deal with met. So guys please please don’t look at amazon like a career.
Are there ways to move up the ladder at Amazon?
@@christian5525 hey tbh with you I come from a construction background it’s not like construction you learn they pay you more, no matter what you do they will pay you the same amount when I first started I wanted to learn so that I can move up the ladder or pay me even more but that didn’t happened I learned that even pgs get paid 15 an hour. Now I know how it all works so you go into amazon and do what you gotta do there are spots opened for pgs for process assistant or area manager you just gotta apply for that position. I learned that because at my site there are spots opened for pgs for process assistants for embassadors etc you just got to apply and be looking for posters in the bathrooms of when they’re gonna be positions open for that.
Completely agree! I think if you’re okay with the low pay, you can totally just work here for a while, but for the most part (and especially for younger people) you should definitely just look at Amazon as a cash crop for a few years at most and pursue your passion in the meantime
Or a trade
Your number 4 is a big and highly underrated reason. This is many people's first job since it is so easy to get hired, and they just weren't prepared for it. And as positively as I usually speak about amazon, I will say their training sucks, and maybe less people would be so quick to quit if they were taught the tricks of how to do the job effectively with less effort. And I feel like I've kept some people from quitting just by giving them a heads up, telling them those first couple of weeks will be tough, you will want to quit (as I did), but if you just tough it out and stay a little longer it'll get easier, you'll get use to it, and you'll learn more. I don't think amazon will ever run out of people to hire tho, just because of how easy it is to get hired and rehired, many people end up eventually coming back after quitting, because they see that other jobs are even worse or no other job will hire them.
I agree. I also especially agree with the training not being so great. When I trained for pack in December, the training was awful and very unhelpful, which caused me to really dislike pack. I had to learn everything as I go and even then, I still don’t know all there is to pack. It made me have a really negative outlook on it, and I think the same applies to brand new employees who have training just as bad as mine was, which will cause them to just try to get out of there asap
The training at my fc is very good and if you follow it it is not that hard to meet rate. It is easy for me
Bur i have worked nights grocery so i am used to working high production work.
Lazy people
@@robertwoodland2387 I disagree because any job you get will include work. Just because hard labor isn't for some doesn't make them lazy!
There training do sucks they don’t teach you the odds and ends of the job
There is one trick to rates. Quit worrying about rates and do the absolutely best. Then at the end of the day you have done your best and watch bathroom breaks and down time. If you. Have a problems seek out you want person never assume you can handle everything when you have trouble with. I currently have been at Associate for almost 20 years with 2 years of temporary worker. Take advantage of any jobs that include being water spiders, drivers, Process assistance and other jobs that they offer. Just be ready to work and take each day as it comes. Always do your best and you will always be ahead of the game.
I've only been with Amazon since October and most of the people I was in orientation with are already long gone.... Most of them didn't even last long enough to get the first part of the sign-on bonus
Did you get sign on bonus?
@@christian5525 yes I did
When do you get the rest of the bonus?
@@BReVidy when I first got hired I was told you get the first part after 30 days, which I did, then the rest after 90 days. However, some people say the rest comes after the 6 months, so I'll have to clarify this
Same with my group. I think I’m the only person left with my starting group. It was me and some other girl for several months, but I haven’t seen her since right before peak. I think she gtfo when she knew peak was coming 😂 even my original learning ambassador no longer works there
I'm hoping to get my CDL back in the next few months so I can go back trucking. As someone else said, the pay is not even close to being enough for the kind of work we do. To me, Amazon is just one of those type of jobs to hold you over and pay the bills until something else comes along. It is NOT a career in my opinion.
Not to mention the fact that if you're a good worker, they abuse it. And like you said, it doesn't get you anywhere. You don't get a promotion or a raise. You just work twice as hard as other people for nothing. I'm getting a degree through Career Choice, and dipping out. 🤦♂️🤣
FACTS man, they abuse the living hell out of good workers. I’m glad you have a plan. Don’t stay here longer than necessary lol
Damn I had feeling why does it feel like they more focus on me 🤔. Gonna work there for 6 weeks then bouncing to start my business.
@@marcuskif I feel you! It was always "Chase I need your help with this, Chase can you go do this, can you help so and so with this, we're behind on this" Like c'mon there's like 30 other people on this dock and I'm currently doing 6 people's jobs LEAVE ME ALONE. I had to transfer out of department it got so bad. I was walking almost 20 miles a day on the dock. Now I walk 3-4, and get paid the exact same. 🤣 it's nice.
They need to treat people better and not like robots
Yes I couldn't agree more i'm constantly saying this at work it drives me up the god damn wall to be honest a little positive reinforcement goes a long way as well. Work your ass off and just because you decided to scratch your ear for the 1 second the boss turned around suddenly your not fast enough.
I went there for 1 day what a joke they have no idea how to respect or treat a person If I need to use the bathroom I’m supposed to take time off task then that’s held against me if I use the bathroom more than they feel is needed REALLY wow -I think the workers need a union it’s not a 3rd world country and they certainly can afford to treat people like people not machines-I would rather dig ditches than work here/
They hire with no interview! It starts off non personal, so what do people expect
Yes they treat you like robots, high expectations.
most warehouses have high turn over rates. Amazon is always singled out because they are the biggest.
I worked at a Leviton warehouse in Sparks, NV. They were writing people up left and right. Things you were expect3d ton do on a daily shift in depts.
Full case picker on floor....624 cartons per hour
Split case pickers.....80 locations an hour with one error per 200 picks.
Pallet builders.....324 cartons scanned per hour
That is a small sample. Now imag8ne new people coming on and they see what they want every hour, every day
They were always quick to write you up if you were below productivity goals, but never said a word of thanks when you were well above.
Management cared nothing about the people, but, only production.
That way they could collect their quarterly bonuses
Hitting rate isn’t unrealistic but Amazon can’t expect you to hit rate 100% of the time.
I worked at dairy warehouse where it's physical demanding, your in a Milk Vault where its 34 degrees in there and the shift is over when everything is finished. And I still feel that job was easier than Amazon. I feel so physically drained after working my shift at Amazon.
How come? I see some of the videos of amazon workers what they do.
I worked at warehouse fredmeyer were i drive a standing pallet jack with 2 empty pallets and built a stack of freights from light stuffs to turkey like 65lbs. Our rate was 140 cases an hour.
I think a big part of that turnover rate is that they hire a few dozen seasonal workers for their peak season and then progressively lay them all off. If you're not getting laid off then you either see there's no room for promotion or that Amazon's pay isn't that great and you found a better paying job. The first month is usually the hardest for those not familiar with this kind of work, so physical aspect makes them quit. After the first month people will be quitting because they're burnt out from working 10hr shifts at midnight 4 days of the week and the off time was barely enough time for me to rest. Which is why Amazon takes just about anyone who has a pulse, 4 functional limbs and it doesn't matter if you can't even lift 45lbs.
About how long are the seasonal positions if you were to guess? I start next Friday as part-time seasonal which I'm ok with. I just want to be able to plan accordingly for when the time comes to leave.
I was contemplating on switching to a job at Amazon, but I hear how bad they treat their employees. And it practically takes me an hour to drive to the one near my location. It’s not even worth it.
My main issue is just the nature of the job/all warehouse jobs, along with the company policies that cause unnecessary anxiety/stress. I will say that the benefits aren't terrible. This job, for me, is nothing more than a stepping stone. I utilized the tuition reimbursement, and now I'm leaving. It just isn't for me.
$17.55 is not enough for Outbound Stow in California We need like $25 hour for real.
What is outbound stow like?
@@C11 We don't have robots...We are the robots. Women water spiders are better than Men water spiders. MET is over 11 shifts need to be filled Ship Dock I don't know what a Pack Batch is? Training is trouble here. Lack of communication. 💓 Getting paid every Friday. Thanks for replying back.
@@C11 Could You make a Video explaining OUTBOUND STOW & SHIP DOCK? They just posted new shifts. I'm really tired I work from 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Wed. - Sat. I need a couple of days off. Yes it's M.L.K.JR. Day and We get paid Double Time ...I'm going to lose it. 😤😭
You dont move up at amazon you move sideways.
You are a legend!
I completely agree with what you said, I’m in NORCAL, it’s $16.50 with a shift diff. .50 or 1.00 for weekends. So I’m at $17, cause I’m tues thru Friday. $17.50 if i work a weekend day. Yeah, with the holidays over, they’re trimming the fat right now at my location, this week and next week are intense audits, be on your game if you wanna stay there. Another solid vid, many THX!
I appreciate your wisdom in the “rate” discussion, I dont like hearing
“ your not producing, whats going on? “
That happened friday end of my 1st week, thx for that.
I remember when I first started Amazon, the ambassador’s always talking about having a TT time no higher than 13 seconds I was like tf fck how is that possible but it’s all about routine, and just understanding the pods n how you can fit items in certain pods n don’t waste time on pods, and now my TT time is anywhere from 9 seconds per item & 12 seconds per item if I want to chill, the biggest thing for me I learn is get to know your water spiders , cause they can look out for you with smalls, and I’m water spider now, people that know me to ask me to keep an eye out for small items. But overall Amazon is super chill, yes they stress you out at the beginning once you are new but it’s something you can get used to.
Shit 15 in texas still is not enough
In Houston it definitely gets the job done, not sure about other cities though
They're worried?! That's a joke. They are why people are leaving. Rates are why I left. The quota for picking where i worked was 300 per hour and in a 10 h0our shift that adds up to 3000 picks. It's a lot harder to reach when the totes stall a lot. I was hired at &17.55 and hour. It certainly wasn't enough for all they demanded.
My wife works from home for a shift that's about 9 hours and she gets a whole 1 hr lunch (she can also be off task for as long as she wants since nobody's watching her at home as long as she meets her daily standard). I wish Amazon at least gave us a hr lunch.
But aside from that one gripe I get a sense of accomplishment after waterspidering for a whole day -- especially when I've done the whole day on a block 1 or block 4. Sometimes I really don't want to spider but most the time I feel like I did something so I'm not quitting anytime soon. Even if I wanted to I can't because I've little experience and just as little education so my options are somewhat limited as far as jobs and careers go. But thankfully Amazon pays for education so I can at least fix that while I work here.
It’s because of attendance. People waste their UPT and get fired.
Lol. I'm an Amazon employee but it's my third go at it. Finally found the location, hours, and pay I wanted. Everytime I'd leave the company, I'd receive an email the same week, begging me to come back. I work at the Make on Demand building. Highly recommend the MOD buildings. Much easier to advance and it's the easiest, laid-back job I've ever worked for the rates.
Can you tell me what the MOD buildings are and what type of work?
@@lindaschultz7900 Make On Demand
We make books at our building but they also have buildings that do t shirts and things like that.
I like the high turnover rate because if you don't like somebody, all you have to do is wait five minutes for them to disappear. That includes managers. I wish you would do a video about bad training at Amazon. The learning ambassadors only taught me half of the job. I was shown how to pick up an item, scan it, and then drop it in a pod. I was also told about the pink lights and what they mean. NOBODY explained that the entire work station is connected to the computer. NOBODY explained to me the blue and green light system on the sled. NOBODY explained that the way you drop empty containers very important and that the computer knows how many items are supposed to be in every box and tote and that if drop things the wrong way, somebody gets an email. I figured most of that out by myself. Also, in my building, there are clueless water spiders as well but nobody checks them, meanwhile, they harass stowers all day about mistakes.
Thanks for saying the truth, I thought it's just me but I have many other friends hade the same situation, Too much work and challenging culture.
Even tho I’m 18 I agree with not having this as a first job even 8 hour shifts at first are hard and you have to understand the value of money
Facts, I think some people can handle it but oddly enough I’d say find a more difficult job first... but yeah, some people can definitely handle it
I'm an Old head an 8 hours per shift is a reasonable challenge, 10 hours back to back days is judgment.
At 1:50 I’m new to my facility and on my first day of actual stowing by myself I hit 89 and one of their “site managers” brought it to my attention and didn’t seem to care that I was new.
One of the things I like about delivery stations is that even though we're also expected to hit a rate on certain positions, no one ever says anything if we don't... And unlike fulfillment centers, if they notice that one job or process path isn't your strong suit, they'll just put you on something else
Yeah... they don’t do that here at FCs. Not good at something? Do it some more!
That is good to know. I'm transferring to a Delivery Station location in 2 weeks. I toured the site. I'm kind of nervous. Noticed the bags are stacked 4 high and I'm only 5'0 tall. Also, the bags are going to be heavy and difficult to take down and put on carts for drivers. Which is something everyone has to do. Hopefully I'll have some help with that part.
@@sunkist-n-skittles9072 since peak season is over, you'll most likely not even use the 4th bag when you're stowing....At least we're not using them at my delivery station... As far as putting the bags on the carts for the drivers, we have someone who's only 4 foot something, and she doesn't seem to have any trouble with that.... I'm sure someone will help you if you do though
DS are even worse with politics. my building gets about 50pl a night average and its like being in high school again I'm in my 30's.
#2 is dead on. I HAVE DEGREES and Certificates in IT. there is 4 warehouses in my state. ALL have an IT job open. I HAVE APPLIED TO ALL NUMEROUS TIMES and nothing. Not a peep I have called and asked HR at almost every one of them and got the "oh we will hit you up" spill from each of them. BEYONG over qualitied.
Smh, that sucks! They're missing out
Same here. Last job was as Network Engineer in Dallas but got popped for dirty urine. Now I’m Amazon Associate 😂 what a punishment
Associates don’t understand, if your wish is to move up the operations chain, in order to “move up” you are better off obtaining a degree through career choice funding, and then applying internally to another position at another location (area manager… all those stupid tiered positions underneath AM are pretty useless and the pay is also worthless…). Waiting to get “promoted” in the same warehouse takes so much longer than the former. If you talk to any area manager, they will 90% of the time will tell you that they came from out of state.. this isn’t a coincidence.
It's easy to see that most people that actually have lives don't want all this forced MET OT with extra days and extra hours all the time every week for 3 months straight and all throughout the year at various times as well. Amazon doesn't give out much PTO, Vacation, UPT at all to its workers so they use up their UPT and they're gone simple as that.
Yeah I agree, I feel like the only people who genuinely enjoy the MET and want it to stay are the people who don’t really have anything else going on outside of Amazon and are fine with getting a bag and being at work as much as humanly possible
You’re wrong
@@C11 you’re wrong
@@robertwoodland2387 How so? I agree with them.
@@rarity-bo8pk because then there is people like me who have an 8 month old baby and rent/bills who will work as much o.t as possible to try and give their family the best life possible, ya feel me
Must be the only workplace that can sack an employee then tell them they can re apply for the job again in 3 months time
Amazon should be easy after my last job. 13 hour shifts 3 days a week, working at a hospital in dietary. So much walking & standing.
At the first days it was so hard for me to works 10 hr in Amazon . Now I like my job it’s interesting because there are very kind and friendly managers and I very satisfied with them . I found very friendly friend i like them very much . I want to be part of Amazon for ever .
Houston cost of living is a life saver!
True!
Ive noticed a lot of third party sellers and it takes forever for them and they charge more for the items this retail arbitrage thing is just turning people off i find myself buying directly from the companies that make the item because its roughly 30% cheaper than on amazon. Amazon is just losing momentum. I used to find bargains .not anymore
I went from a seasonal worker to blue badge to now PA in under a year in the OB shipdocks
any place that has mandatory OT is a hell hole. i always ask at an interview and most places try to beat around the bush. but if they say something like " we do have OT but ask you first if you want it" just turn around and walk out dont waste your time.
Every Amazon job is unenjoyable, regardless of the existence of rates. But he's right, they don't help.
I am honestly ok working 10 - 12 hours straight, but it is so wrong to try to force workers at unnecessary amount of speed and haul ass for the 10 - 12 hours or whatever schedule you have. personally, I find the find the job kind of interesting to know that every package you touch is gonna reach at someone's door step. However, I am thinking about leaving Amazon if they keep forcing me to stow at these kind of rates.
I work for amazon in henderson nevada and it is hell of easy opening boxes, scanning and counting but it is so boring there we have to do 500 a day not per hour but I am trying to transfer to packing I'm thinking they might be more demanding. Our MET is come in 30 minutes early and out 30 later they gave me a 25 cent raise after 6 months so will see how it goes.
I have been at amazon for 2 years and you CANNOT move up as a L1. you will be used as a grunt worker until you go to college and hand them a degree or your bod just gives up and cant take the hard concrete floors and EXTREME physical labor . I have been a learning ambassador for over 6 months , work close with managers and PA's, ia am trained in HAZMAT, i am trained on the DOCK and have even had HR offer me other positions at other sites where i was not accepted because i am an L1 and have no degree . you are also battling with THOUSANDS of people for one position it's a nightmare because your morale and self confidence will drop because they make you feel like you are nothing more than a body on the floor.
Jeff said it himself that he thinks we are lazy
all of my buildings area managers and managers have been outsourced and nobody ever in house gets offered an option to move up. Driver trainer is as far as you can go and there are no ladders in that area .... so if you don't hire in as an L5+, you are going to be overworked and beatdown and thrown out the door faster than you hired in
Look i’m so glad to be away from Amazon I got terminated I was on my last write up behind a quality issue it’s always something with them Amazon kept me stressed now I’m loving my new job just left amazon at the beginning of this month
What happened? May i know why u get terminated
@@jlot8almahska it tells you why I got terminated I was on my last write up behind a quality issue
@@reneldahoward2653 oh... sorry to hear that.
It took me 6 months to FINALLY get a legit RATE answer from the head trainer of new hires. He told me as long as I didn't go under 10% I would be fine. ON MY WORST day i have hit like 46 and that was me with a bad sinus attack. So to go under 10% at my warehouse would be ON PURPOSE.
Same at my warehouse for stow, you'd have to do it on purpose. Not for pick though, the pickers at my site are really good
Me trying my best like 16% and being super duper tires barely can walk
in las vegas its 10.50 but amazon pay 17.10 por overnight, this include 0.85 plus por hour, 16.25 + 0.85= 17.10
Correct & the break time is a matter too
My boyfriend was one of the top rate makers like the singles. I think maybe high in multies also
But he became a learning ambassador and just recently became a PA over in ship dock. He’s been there little over 2yrs
Spot On! Great Videos
I appreciate you! Thanks for watching them!
The two people who trained me the first two days had no idea how an andon works.
Sometimes you get really bad learning ambassadors unfortunately. It's happened to me once before
Another great video! I wish I could say something positive about the cost of living in Austin, but I can't:(-John in Austin
I used to work for fedex, dhl and amazon is mentally physically, mentally harder on the body but cleaner your standing for 12 hrs breaks are joke to much work for what the pay constantly moving you right its hard to move up plus not enough time off and you are forced to MET 😔
Is fedex better to work?
@@christian5525 fedex warehouse is just physical labor but have to leave your cellphone in your car no metal only a watch and it is very loud on your ears amazon has better benefits and cleaner i rather dhl
@@dc3345 Oh ok ill have to look into dhl
@Dave C so fed ex does no phones too? Interesting. Pretty crappy rule
@@C11 you have to leave it in your car sucks
The care more about Time Off Task not rates as long as your working
Honestly, I am hoping that having a Masters will lead to getting leadership positions. I know that is unfair to say, but hey I got this Masters degree in another period of my life when I was focused on something completely different professionally. If you want to hold a grudge on me for that then that is your prerogative. Getting an education certainly isn't for everyone, especially in this economy. But I have it, and it did cover management to a certain extent, so I will definitely be using it at Amazon. Right now I am working on building a work history at Amazon and catching up in that way. So, I guess everything is relative.
The pay in AZ SUCKS. 15.50 🙄😒
I work in Tennessee and we get 16.75 per hour, yeah my feet hurt and it’s repetitive but I just listen to music on my headphones. My managers are all very nice so I like working here.
Im starting Amazon next week I'm honestly very afraid but I need the money I am very out of shape so that's what worries me the most. I have been in customer service for years and I'm tired of the rude customers and not getting paid enough...I just needed a change but I am worried 😔...I hope it goes well for me
Good luck I hope you meet those outrageous rate they nag you about
How was your first week? I’m also starting next week and also out is shape, but I was told I would be driving an order picker so hopefully not too hard 😬
Because sometimes stress that why some people quit getting the rates
Great video it’s point on just finished my 1st week I’m in socal at17$ outbound picker ( just recently moved from Tx)
Thank you for watching!
U still at Amazon? I'm on my second week also here is So Cal at 17.80 6pm to 230am inbound stow
@@cesaraguilar9096 yes I'm still here
Hey! My sister-in-law and I start at Amazon on May 15th, but have had a family vacation planned for May 27th-June 4th that’s already been paid for. Since we will have already went through training and worked for 2 weeks, do you think that they would accommodate and let us take that vacation without losing our jobs?
Talk to HR at your facility. Started at Amazon about 2 months ago. From what I understand, If you have proof that you booked the flights before you started working then they will let you. If not, then you get 1.5 attendance points for each day you miss. 6 points and you’re fired.
15 not enough money in Is Houston Texas
I'm a pack flow afe multi and single and they expect 200 items scanned per hour at my site,it's tough after the 3rd day for me cause I'm sore from moving so much but stay hydrated.
How do you get in with an apprenticeship program? I heard they have robots and programming that they will pay for.
In Texas 16.50 base and 19.40 when you include overnight shift
I start in Houston on the 27th Amazon is paying me the most I have ever made by the hour I already know this is a temporary job unless I decided to stay in Houston hopefully I can keep up
Which location will you be working at?
It's a lot of work for not much pay.
that amount of pay for non-skilled work.........i won't continue
New policy, if you're Stowing/Receiving you "MUST" make Rate or you will get documented, whatever the heck that means.
Illegal in California to even mention rates, much less fire you or write you up over it - assembly bill 701 passed 1/1/2022. The best they can do is have contests with prizes for the highest rate. That encourages some to work faster to win the prize offered.
✋Aww....Yeah there's some that are LAZY!! And They can't hang because Amazon treats and works humans like ROBOTS.....😒
Hey there. I just felt like sharing this with you since you have been awesome with responses. I left amazon in an ambulance tonight. The intense leg pain I've been powering through since early November... I literally beat peak with one hour of upt and a ruptured knee. I didnt know that a meniscus was a thing in the human body.. so, I may be dumb for not giving up.. but damn it. Beat my first peak with a burst knee lol. Proud and ashamed of myself. Hope you are good, I also got the omicron persi 8.
I'm stupidly high on vicodin right now
The stupidly high part 😂 I hope you’re doing somewhat better Melissa!!
Work at foster farm ware house for Atleast 3 months and every job in this world will be a brief. You’ll may reconsider college aswell.
Amazon still easier than working for a moving company and working doing drywall 😂
@BtomBRAND u probably haven't sanded cellings with a sanding pole and extension in the mansions up in the Hollywood hills , how can Amazon be harder 😂
So far been at Amazon stowing for almost 6 months and it's easy money , I still work as a mover on the weekends too
The wage at my fc is 17.80 cdn to start plus .50 cents nightshift premium
Their model is like Toyota they will work the crap outta you and the job is so boring
Many people that have worked as amazon drivers have quit, and it's understandable why so many amazon drivers quit. Lots of amazon delivery drivers that quit are hard workers, have a great work ethic, are great employees, are in great physical shape, etc.
Many amazon delivery drivers quit since they constantly feel pressured and rushed to make 200 stops per day and make 20 stops per hour. At Amazon, many drivers have to make 200 stops per day and 20 stops per hour, and they're being monitored to make sure they're making 200 stops per day and 20 stops per hour. There's lots of circumstances that occur that make it hard or even impossible to make 200 stops per day and 20 stops per hour such as traffic jams, detours, rainy conditions, delivering several packages to apartment complexes, customers asking questions about packages, etc. Many amazon delivery drivers urinate in cups on the side of the road due to fearing that if they stop somewhere to use the bathroom, they won't be able to make 200 stops per day and 20 stops per hour. Many amazon delivery drivers skip their breaks, run stop signs, run red lights, etc due to feeling rushed and pressured to make 200 stops per day and 20 stops per hour.
I'm a learning ambassador at my site and I can tell you I've trained people and they'll leave that same day and never come back. I personally find it funny. Amazon isn't a hard job but it's very proactive and hands on and definitely not for everyone.
The real problem is how they treat their employees and their is basically zero job security. I’ve lost count of the number of good hard working people who have been fired over some of the most ridiculous & petty reasons I’ve ever heard of. Amazon doesn’t take into consideration or even give a sh*t that the people who they fire for no logical reason most likely has a family to support and desperately needs that income from the job they all the sudden got fired from for some petty reason that in no way shape or form warrants being fired over. Their is no loyalty. You can be a hard worker who does everything their supposed to and then out of nowhere you can lose your job for some bullsh*t reason and they throw you away like trash. It’s reason’s like this Amazon employee’s want and deserve to form a Union so that Amazon won’t be able to f*ck over their employees like they do now and pay them a decent livable wage like their employees deserve! But Amazon fights as hard as they can to keep that from happening. Their insatiable lust for greed will do anything it has to do to keep their foot on the necks of its expendable employees. Company makes me f*ckin sick!
I work at DFW7 (Fort Worth, Texas) and our wage is the exact same as yours. That barely gets you by here.
I've heard the DFW area is more expensive in comparison to where I live, which is Houston. I'm able to get by with the wages here, but I could imagine it's a lot more difficult if you add kids, higher cost of living, or anything like that on top of it. They should pay more because of that.
Do you actually get health insurance?
I live in Houston too. I'm starting back with Amazon this Sunday. Which one you work at? If you don't mind me asking?
I wonder to which one.
Its a secret🤫 lol which one do you work at though? Say hi if you see me!
if you fall in the lowest 5% you get written up... that means someone will always get written up right? Or is it only if you don't make the rate?
Someone always gets written up, always. Even if the whole block makes rate and does 100% of whats expected the bottom 5% still get written up because: "the proof is in your peers". i.e. if everyone is making rate then why are you 5 items behind? you must be slacking off. Written up.