my bad experience working for amazon [whole foods shopper] | amazon boycott pt1 | itsourielle
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- If you're hoping to work for amazon in 2020 because they're hiring and the pay is competitive in your area, I urge you to watch this video so you can see what some of the working experience was like for me at my whole foods location. I work as a picker/packer and these are the experiences I have.
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Im a shopper and a 120 item order is absolutely insane😂
It wouldn’t even fit in one cart
It was madness! I had to stuff a bunch of stuff on the bottom and also stopped using bags at one point.
Is it stressful with big orders?
It's 3am, I can't sleep. Watching you speak so fast is fascinating.
I agree that Amazon is good to their customers but their employees is a different story entirely
as a new hire doing research on this job before i start thank you for doing a video with such an intellectual and insightful approach this is exactly what i was looking for to help me navigate the logistics
I'm so glad this train of thought video finally helped someone! I'm very surprised it has the reach it does and I'm super happy :)
After seeing the job requirements, something told me to get on UA-cam and check out others experience. I am glad I found this video. I am going to pass on Amazon based on many factors, but this video helped a great deal. It is really sad what these shipping companies do to their employees. No wonder they are always hiring.
it's such a shame! glad to hear that this video helped.
Just passed on a offer too👌
Same here I'm tell them thanks but no thanks I stay with the ambulance company alittle while longer
Literally just started and I can already see and dealt with most of these issues that you mentioned.
Oof sorry to hear that
Thanks for sharing your experience! I start my first day today and after seeing so many videos similar to this I’m very nervous lol. But I’m still gonna go and just see how it is
see how it is! my husband really didn't mind working there because he didn't care too much about the problems I mentioned, so mabye you won't mind!
Ourielle I had high hopes for this job fuckkkk I hope I can at least get a month worth of pay
@@SHOTBYKYU I was told by amazon themselves that you can transfer If you choose to after 30 days of working in your location. If anything, you could probably do that. I started training yesterday and had an ok experience with the job itself but it was the whole foods employees that dampened my experience. I might take them up on the transfer offer in a month or so. Hopefully your experience is different though.
Thank you. I appreciate your honesty.
I appreciate that!
i start next week and every video i’ve found about amazon has been negative....makes me worried
it's not a perfect job! but dont let it spook you.
Do you like it? I’ve been a Prime shopper for 2 wks now and really enjoy it.
I just started as well but literally bad experience, I wanna resign now, but hopefully don’t bother you.
@@tavonnaevans8272 I used to work with people with disabilities and they were hired, they love the work
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast I am located in New York, how can I apply for non IT jobs at Amazon?
My first day of work is in 2 days and I don't even know who to talk to or what to do. Now I regret applying for them but bc of covid I can't find a better job
its totally a decent job if you are looking for money that is reliable. I don't really mean to fearmonger or scare people out of it. However, I wouldn't put too much faith in the 'humanity' of the work! just do the job, don't get fired, and you'll take home a great paycheck :)
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast I just finished my first week with them. It wasn't that bad, I learned a lot the first day. They paired me with other shoppers to learn from them and I did my first order alone. I've met really nice people both from Amazon and Whole Foods. I just wish we could have 8 hrs shifts. Also, it's hard to maintain social distancing because there's so many people working in a small area. As you said, it might not be the best job but it's decent and the pay isn't bad at all.
@@melanyleal4650 I'm glad your experience has been good so far. Social distancing is VERY important, now that we know some of the long term health issues with contracting covid, so please stay safe out there! If amazon is making it hard for you to social distance, make sure to report it.
@Tebit Christy about 4 hrs
This has pretty much been my exact experience.. Today was supposed to be my "training day." They showed me how to set up the phone and sent me on my way. It wouldn't have been nearly as stressful if I could have at least shadowed someone. Like you said, a lot of the online training isn't something you process with it being only explained to you through a screen. It's something you can't do or understand until you're actually there doing it, but then they don't train you. The online learning would have been a great start if they stuck with the rest of the training process. The only saving grace was that the items were marked usually pretty accurately on the map so the process of finding the section of where an item is wasn't too bad for me today. Initally that was my worst fear, but instead I was mostly stressing over just not knowing so many little procedures that if I had shadowed and seen, I probably would have been able to figure out on my own. Our backroom only has 2 tiny tables for bagging, most were standing at the carts which is really hard when you have a big order and a shit ton of bags. I just feel like all I did today was make myself look stupid 🙃
You probably looked average because everyone has the same stressful experience!! Sorry you had such a rough day
@Connor Kent you're*
It helps to not be slow yourself before trying to insult someone else! 🥰😘
@Connor Kent could you get a life and stop commenting on other people's experiences and pissing me and everyone off? thanks!
thank you for this video. its actually very helpful and honest. I start tomorrow and just gonna see how my experience goes. I do have a question though, where exactly do we go when we get there cause I'm not sure.. is there a certain area or person we check in with to get our badge?
best of luck to you! You will just go to the area where the amazon employees are. you can easily identify them based on their badges (plus they're working carts filled w amazon bags, so you can find them easily). In my store, there was an employee only back area where the Amazon employees worked, but it might be different where you are. Don't be scared and just ask for someone to point you to the right direction.
I’m sorry to hear about amazon shopper experience; I just finished day 2 of my orientation and so far, everyone at my warehouse is respectful, and the problem solvers and managers are available and helpful, hopefully that will be consistent throughout my shifts. I just have a question, how do you schedule your own hours if you are part time?
awesome to hear that you didn't have a bad experience! I do it all online and it's probably the same as fulltime.
Thank you for your honest, important facts. You are a beautiful lady!
Thank you 🙏🏻
I got fired from whole foods last month and Honestly I sort of liked it. The part time thing was crazy cause I wouldn't know what time I worked until within 24 hours
yup that aspect is really frustrating. I think what was annoying was my actual workplace (people and environment), and the logistics.
I just got hired this is my second job just for extra money I hope everything goes well for me I’m a hands on learner and knowing I have to do mostly everything on my own is nerve racking but it’s gonna help me get some independence and learn more.
that's an awesome perspective to have! I truly loved the work and job, it was just that the particular environment I was in was so toxic and I found that when there were issues, no one could help. However, if you can try to go in with a positive attitude, you'll do awesome!
Amazon used to have trainers to train new shoppers but they got rid of them during COVID
It's really sad....keep on uploading more videos...thank u
thank you!!
I'm getting stressed just listening to this. It's sad to think that so many people have to put up with things like that right now, because they don't have any other options.
Yup, and I think that's why I try to give some honest opinions on how to make things work FOR YOU even if options are limited!
As you said, Amazon is here to make money, like any other huge company like this one. There is a reason why they have more workers (that are badly treated, working part time, paid poorly, not managed properly because having actual trained managers is expensive, etc) than they need, this way, who cares if employees leave because of how they are treated, there are still hundred of people waiting in line to do the job, because they have no other options to get moneyto pay their bills. For a company to be this big, and this profitable, selling things at such a low price, someone in the line is suffering from it. And most of the time it's the employees, like in fast fashion for instance.
I've been boycotting amazon for 2 years now because of this, and I'm never going back. I thought this was common knowledge (just like fast fashion now is widely known to be bad for the workers and the ressources of the planet), because I feel like I was quite lateto hop on the bandwagon.
I'm sorry that you had this experience and that your husband still has to go through this.
thank you for your dedication to the boycott! we're both in more stable positions now so we don't even have to use this as a side income anymore. Shame that the logistics made an otherwise enjoyable job so intolerable!
Its pretty crazy,just started
I finished my orientation and all the paperwork as well. But seeing all the negative sides of having this job kind of made me regret applying for it. Right now I’m waiting for my supposed “team leader” to give me my first shift. If I wanted to quit even before starting my first shift do I need to notify anyone before hand?
Honestly I don't know!
How was the job ?
I am trying to voluntarily resign being a prime shopper at whole foods but I don't see any resources. If you can please help me by telling how I can resign.
I have no resources! I ended up just not picking up any shifts this month :)
I’ve been looking for videos because I just got back from Woodland Hills and their office. I start on the 12th and idk I’m kinda scared about it, but hey $15 hr for 4 hours it’s not much but it’s better than what some other retailers or food markets are offering. Basically I just need extra money and decided to take this job
it's not bad if your particular location is professional and kind :)
I really like working at Amazon. I've been cross trained in multiple depts and while I think picking is miserable I enjoy everything else. It is a new building so maybe I excuse some of the disorganization on that but I like all the managers and everything seems logical, it's a logical amount of strictness. It's warehouse work, I've worked at other warehouses or factories and it's not any worse
Wait!!! $15.00 for fours? Surely you mean per hour
Thank you so much for sharing your experience ! I applied and selected a time for this job's "interview" , but after doing research on this job I'll continue my search. The scheduling error is enough to make me not want it 😬 that's insane how it works!
I would caution against cutting yourself off needlessly! Just because my experience wasn't great doesn't mean that you also have to take my word at face value. You can always try and not commit, since TBH they don't really care how often you show up!
I was a former employee at whole foods for 15 years and quit just recently a couple of weeks ago after finding a better job among other reasons. Especially when I found out the amazon shoppers were getting higher hazard pay increases and pay differential than the actual whole foods team members were during whe whole time of the pandemic. As tedious as Amazon is with their infraction and scheduling system. At least they make some kind of effort paying their workers fairly to tolerate their unethical work procedures. Meanwhile whole foods will squeeze everything out of you and try their best to pay you at the very bare minimum and keep your raises as stagnant as possible. On that note, in my opinion that was a wise decision to be an amazon shopper. Working in the actual market Is far worse. Other positions at the store level is low pay and they work you much more to the bone and all employees are miserable. Did I forget to mention the constant micromanaging. The company was already in trouble. That's why Jeff Bezos bought whole foods practically at a discount during the right time. I'm sure you've seen and feel the vibes of the low morale for yourself when you ask for assistance from the store team members when looking for certain items. Oh yeah and the discrimination has always been rampant there. Your definitely not alone to have experienced that with both companies. My advice to you as a former employee is request to transfer if your fed up with the environment. Not all stores are the same and you might find a niche as a shopper in another store so your no longer tolerate being in that toxic work environment. I also became a shopper recently on the side for supplementary income and the job is a breeze compared to what whole foods put me through over the years. Amazon shopper in my opinion is the most ideal part time job right now in this economy especially if you prefer working in a non-supervised role. Great review btw & good luck to you!!
wow THANK you so much for such an insightful comment and telling me your story! Glad I dodged a bullet from WFM itself, though i'm sorry you had to leave after so many years of service. I do believe that the experience definitely varies from store to store, based on some other work experience I've had too. Plus, the actual expectations aren't too bad. It's just that some people are super rude and you can't report anything to anyone!
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast It's my pleasure!! Your experience is very relatable to me knowing we both work for the same company & had similar experiences. Its unfortunate I left but just like you so well stated in your video as I paraphrase " Don't leave all your eggs in one basket" I am learning to embrace that much more nowadays. Lol. You are absolutely right!! Experiences definitely vary by location and situation. I worked in multiple locations and I must say they all had their pros and cons. Lol Thats why in my experience working there. I recommend you talk your site manager about transferring to another location as a good start to diffuse the situation considering you both aren't on best of terms.I know many shoppers that transferred to other locations for various reasons. I am sure they wont give you any difficulty and will be very understanding about it. Besides it's not a good feeling to work at a place where you dont feel your voice is never heard. I can already tell your a genuinely nice and kind person and deserve more respect. At least you spoke up for yourself addressing it to HR and still making the best out of it in the meantime. Which is the best way to go about it. After 15yrs of whole foods once I realized it was time for a career change. I left without burning any bridges. You definitely deserve better respect than that considering how talented you are. Any job should be honored to have you. Speaking of that. You really have a special way of breaking down all aspects of a topic without digressing like some new youtubers have a bad habit of doing. Lol. I was certainly profound after watching your video. I enjoy listening to your perspective on things in general not just on the Amazon workplace. I can tell your an amazing teacher. Please make more videos on your review of other experiences you had in general. For someone that has just recently started a UA-cam channel. You really are a natural at this. Lol Keep it up you will have an overwhelming about of subscribers and followers in no time. I am proud to be one of your first dozen subscribers before you are eventually a mainstream youtuber.🙂
@@teddy02141 thanks so much for the support! Means so much to me and I'll remember you as an OG when i'm famous ;)
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast your welcome I'm happy to hear that. I'm glad to be a supportive subscriber for someone like you that deserves it better than anyone. Keep doing what your doing. It definitely isn't going unnoticed & I can make an easy assumption it's certainly not just by me. If so not for long. For such a multitalented rising star like yourself.Your down to earth,caring,modest,humble,highly intuitive and have great heart to go with it. Thank you so much for taking the time to reply and appreciating my comments. Also I speak just this once not just for myself but for all your subscribers as well in thanking you for just being you Ourielle!! I mean that 😉
What did I sign up for I need a set schedule i heard so many bad reviews about this position and I got a interview soon
You can check with your interviewer how your local location is. Mine didn't give me a predictable schedule :(
Do you get paid for the modules? Also, at 6:15pm does it just show the next days schedule or a few days in advance?
i didn't get paid, I don't think , but I quit awhile ago and can't reference.
There's only updates 1 day at a time.
Ourielle okayy thanks for responding. But yea if they don't pay for watching the modules says alot. It's our time and it's normal to get paid for trainings, also I previously worked for H&M and we got paid for watching modules. Secondly, one day in advance is seriously horrible. Even though I view the prime shopper position as more of a gig than a PT job (In my mind I think of uber eats or instacart) Amazon does not advertise or describe the position as a gig but as a serious PT job. Disappointing
It’s seriously a messed up system and doesn’t allow for any family or life planning. Can’t imagine having to do this with dependents since you also fight others for shifts! Best of luck
Just cancelled my job hire date thanks for the heads up😂
🖤🖤find a job that will treat you like a human being
When you ask the food organizers for the code (these people are selfish and think they are Above The Amazon shopper) Amazon must know and solve This big problem
yup I've noticed that too.
I live in Boston as well, which location is this?
Medford Whole Foods
Anyone has any tips or tricks to raise up? Mine is bad rn
I'm sorry you had those racist experiences. People suck. My best friend in college was an exchange student from Japan... She of course had to move back. I miss her so much 💕
My first day was last monday. We were told "someone from amazon will greet you" blah blah blah. When I got there, a WF cashier/customer service rep told us to wait for someone... SO me and two other people waited. And waited. And waited..1/2 hour later... Nobody showed up. A shopper reluctantly helped us. We had NO CLUE where our badges were, the phones, time clocks... Nothing. I don't mind shopping on my own but set me up?? Oh yeah. I remember getting an email the night before... From the "manager" stating she was going on vacation that whole week I was supposed to start. 🙄 when telling my informal trainer that... She's like... Yeah... You'll never see her anyway.
For as much money as Jeff Bezos has, and how much he claims to care about customers... You'd think he'd care about his employees. 😵
that sounds like a NIGHTMARE but also exactly how I would've expected it. sigh. So sorry you dealt w that.
Re; the J.B thing, yeah; you'd think he'd care just a teensy bit more what his employees thought... like, what a large proportion of the population that works for him. is it going to be a crappy company forever? LOL
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast he really could do great things for the people of this country but I think the more exploitive a company is, the more "successful" they are... Therefore, I would not expect to see any changes at all whatsoever. If anything it'll probably get worse 😣
Yes, why can't employers realize that the better you treat your employees, the more money they'll end up making? Positive word-of-mouth advertising from happy employees is beyond price.
Well I got hired and I have in store virtual training. I have to do everything all by myself
Sorry to hear that, but it sounds common now!
They want $27 from my bank account.
I checked everything 4-times and it was EBT eligible so I expect to pay $10 plus $5 tip but there charging an extra $12 for what
I am so sorry theyre doing that to u
so quick question because I've searched all over the internet and can't seem to find the number I need but basically I was supposed to start my amazon job as a whole foods shopper but never went to my first day because I ended up getting hired somewhere else. I did the online orientation and they paid me for that however they also deposited a $900 check into my account. Im trying to contact Amazon because this money clearly is not mine but im not sure who to call. if you can give me a number or tell me who to contact that'd be great.
I have no clue who you would call! Sorry I can’t help out. Maybe just keep it 😂😂
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast lmao im so tempted but im probably just gonna call erc cause i finally found the damn number 😆
Was this the instore shopper job on the whole foods website or through amazon careers
the one that was through amazon careers!
Thinking of working there are the hours good?
If you watch the section on getting shifts you can see my complaints about hours
Very informative video. I was recently hired as an In Store Shopper at Whole Foods NY, my first day is tomorrow lol. They offered me a seasonal position (90 days) with a promess of up to 29 hours a week. I can't pick my schedule. They will schedule me to work based on my availability. Seems like they wanna make sure all gaps are covered tho. The fact that I can't choose my schedule was a turn off. At least they're paying me for the eLearning courses I took online.
paying you for training is the bare minimum! I hope your endeavors go well.
Can you please drop a tip for me please. I'm not even sure what the hell is going on. The "interview" was really unprofessional. All I did was take a picture and said to wait for an email and that's it. They also said I'm capable of working 15-20 hours a week but is there any way of getting more hours than that?? Any viewers please feel free to help. I also got another job on the side that I wanna quit but I at least want some more hours than 20.
so it sounds like you already received a conditional offer (no interview). you probably just picked up your ID and will get more info in your inbox going forward... I had the same experience.
You might get more than 15-20 hours if you apply for as many shifts as possible: like I said, it's based on priority and you make priority by working a TON. this might mean 4am-9am shifts 5x a week including weekends (shrug) but that's just how amazon works.
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast thank you so much I'll keep that noted I'll see what I can work with in this store not trying to quit my other job for another job giving less hours but honestly thank you so so much
Is the environment toxic? Also, the shifts is scarce?
Environment was 'toxic' but not in general; I think I just had a couple of unfortunate colleagues. You don't really interact with anyone there.
The shifts were scarce, yes. The scheduling for shifts is a nightmare.
dam i was thinking about working for Amazon nvm then
don't let my bad experience stop you!
An Amazon Whole Foods shopper since May 30th. One issue after another. If you are lucky enough to get MTR status you can schedule your shifts a lot easier. I have gone through so many issues since I was told I opted out which I never did lt alone was told I did before I started. When I called HRC I was told there were 4,000 people hired and there are way too many shifts available to accommodate that many individuals. Good Luck as I type I am trying to get shifts which come out inconsistently. I got passed on from one individual to another all the while documenting each along the way. My direct manager did her best to help me, but once I was elevated to another worthless (although one gave me two weeks pay for those weeks I was not to book a shift), but from there it's been completely down hill. I recently received an email requesting me to take a drug test (as when I started they were not doing them) but was also told there would be no change in the way we book shifts and it I failed (which I would not) my status would be the same! If you can find another job that is consistent I highly suggest to take it as this company really doesn't care about you as they have all they can handle and the impression I have received through 50+ emails one less is no issue!
frustrating! sorry to hear that you have to deal with so much. I've since just quit.
Trouble on
What city or store did you work in?
I work just outside Boston, Mass
My first day I was told to wait, and someone will come by to get my first day going. 1 HOUR LATER someone came. 1 FUCKING HOUR LATER. My first month consisted of not knowing what to do with me. No one really wanted to waste their time to train me. So, basically, I got a lot of "you're doing it wrong" remarks. Also, they had me come in to work at 5am... to wash dishes. Fucking Dishes?!!! Why 5am? Their main dish washer gets to come in at 8am. I'm getting the idea that the one in charge didn't prepare for me to come and train.
It's an easy job than what I'm used to. But I really don't like working at Whole Foods.
I hope you can get what you need from it.. it's not a super great work environment, but I find that also means the stakes are kind of low!
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast thanks. I just went for an interview, and noticed the story was packed. At least they don’t have you working 6 hours without any lunch breaks. Whole Foods doesn’t allow lunches unless it’s more than 6 hours, which in my state is considered a violation.
Your speed talking is cute it crack me up
Racism is worse at WF, reporting it is pointless. Just be lucky your term was temporary. I’m wondering what you used to do for a living before you started your UA-cam channel because I could really learn from you. I applaud you for standing up for yourself and for calling out racism.
I was a professional educator, but this was just a summer job (I think, though I can't remember!)
oh wow ... well said ... I got a conditional offer to attend an interview, but then I asked for a reschedule ... but after watching this video it just make sense and i realised there was no real person responding, all virtual messages ...
yikes! Well, good luck to you.
Informative video!! Thank you for opening up discussing what's it really like!
I have orientation coming up for Amazon Go grocery store.
However i can't find any videos on what's it like working at the Grocery store & what i should expect. 😓
Amazon expects me to be open for availability anywhere from 4am - 11am which worries me because that makes me wonder how am i going to lead an uninterrupted life
being an online student, a part time weekend job & i hope i can have Amazon Go job as another source of income!
Like you, i am a workaholic. I want multiple jobs but it's important to know if Amazon will be willing to work around my 2nd job work schedule. I don't think Amazon will? 😰💔
Do you know anyone who has worked at Amazon Go sales associate?
Please let me know! 🙏🏼
Unfortunately I've never even heard of that service. But, your plan seems solid. See it kind of like a side side job and you'll be totally fine!
@Connor Kent I make 60k in my first year of teaching so it’s not because I’m hurting for money honey 😋
What city is this ?
Boston
Thanks for the great video. Very insightful
how did you get paid?
Everything was done for me through direct deposit, but you might get a check if you haven’t set that up
Amazon shoppers ask to many questions
you're kidding right? amazon is terrible and jeff bezos is terrible person. He makes more money during corona yet he won't raise the pay, being the number 1 company paying minimum wage. Puts a work policy where you have to work at a certain pace or get fired, and the rate to work at warehouses can be extremely hard in my experience working with overweight packages and expecting to powerwalk with them for hours nonstop; WHAT DID I SIGN UP FOR? TO WORK FOR A MOVING COMPANY?. Everyone at bottom is just a slave, they don't care about you. Corporate america like amazon just uses people at bottom, hire people whoever they want, and they sit while the bottom people do the hard labour while they sit on their asses collecting all the money.
I agree with everything you said. It is such a far cry from a communal experience.
It seems like you don't know the method to Jeff's madness. This is this man's private business. Either you agree with his rules or not.
And I didn’t.
You are too smart get another job
I do have another job(s). I like to have multiple streams of revenue.
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast you are the next something. just listening to you just on another level. Very smart and articulate
I work in a Amazon Data center in Tokyo Japan as a DCO
This video was boring.....get to the point! Land the plane girl!
none of my video was fluff -- without context it wouldnt be helpful. youre the one looking at a personal testimony of working at a company... just google something on Glassdoor if you want brevity.
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast I beg to differ, I could've took a nap, made a sandwich, and watched an episode of The Golden Girls before you even got to the point....Come on girl, the first step of healing is to admit that your video(s) are snooze-fests. Maybe not making videos is going to be your strength.
As a Male lesbian I find you attractive.
your comment confuses me!
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast I have achieved my goal then.
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast But you are pretty. And I am willing to stop being so God like, in order to mary you.
I’m married lol
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast Fair enough.
Talk about beauty then. Ugh🙄
Huh?
@@TheStitchWitchPodcast that was easily Jeff Bezos commenting 😭😂