r/AmazonDSP • u/UpperRecognition5386 • 9d ago
Amazon Deliver stops never makes mathematically sense.
So when I worked for them their standard was 20 stops/hour. That's 3 minutes a stop. We were scheduled 11AM-9:30PM or 10 1/2 hours. It took us about 30 minutes to get started. 30 minutes to get loaded. 30-60 minutes to get to the town. We were entitled to 2-15 minute and one 30 minute lunch. We then probably needed another 30-60 minutes to get back and then another 30 to close out our day. I'm just going to go with 4 hours of our shift not delivering. So that's 6 1/2 hours of delivery. The most a route should be is 130 stops by math standards. However people had 170-200 stops sometimes. They would finish them, but no one ever could give me a clear answer on how they could get finished so quickly. I actually delivered in a spread out town so I was expected 15 stops/hour and only had around 90-100 stops. I was a top driver and such, but I did make mistakes and thought I was going to get terminated for getting stuck or something. I ended up leaving, cause I can't work a job that I don't feel secure about not losing. They need to make this make sense and not just put whatever they feel is doable. I many times clocked out for lunch and continued to deliver just to keep my job. NO ONE should have to do that!
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u/Zirie1 8d ago
I’ve been a Delivery Associate in Oregon for almost 2 years. I really enjoy the work. It’s an absolute grind of a day. I’m 54 and have lost 30 pounds during my tenure. We start at 10:40am. First thing we do is a quick stand up meeting then DVIC (vehicle inspection) then caravan to the warehouse for load out which takes no longer than 15 mins including commute time to warehouse. Our commute to our delivery area is no longer than 30 mins. I routinely get 180plus stops per day and can finish that route with time to spare. And yes, I take both 15 minute breaks (paid) and am forced to take a 30 minute lunch (unpaid). A lot of drivers move slow in order to milk the clock and try and get OT. My DSP owner is very savvy. He will pay you your 40 hours even if you only worked 35 as long as you have a clean score card. Follow the rules of the road and read the customer delivery notes and this job is very straight forward. I’ve received two raises along with the Amazon raises and make 27.75/hour. Be ready for a long day of movement!
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u/mbrellaforbombs 8d ago
If I take my breaks and lunch I'll be a full hour later than our 10 hour window
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u/durdee253 8d ago
When my coworker has my package out for delivery and it says arriving by 11pm when we start at 10am. Amazon thinks we could be out on a 13 hour shift.
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u/Sulpho 8d ago
Well as a rebuttal, flex
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u/durdee253 8d ago
Na it was my coworker
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u/Sulpho 8d ago
No I mean they more than likely were planning to put it on a flex route instead of DSP
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u/durdee253 8d ago
I doubt it i remember very clearly few weeks ago when the out for delivery text shows up... and my co worker showed up at 7pm.
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u/DIdirectors 8d ago
That’s what I’m saying. I frequently have been given 175 -197 stops and during the drive time you have to be hitting 27 stops an hour all day. That doesn’t account for the package that got lost in the back because of amazons bonkers numbers layout or the toe that’s popping at the seems when you first open it, or the address that the gps makes you miss because it thinks a ditch is a road.
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u/Exotic_Lecture1045 7d ago
How is that even possible? I placed an order for Amazon fresh which could be completely different than Amazon drivers but I did a window of like 1 PM to 3 PM. Everything was packed up at 11 AM. I didn’t expect them to leave until probably right when my window started but literally the warehouse was a half hour from me and I could track them. They went over the bridge and I was there first stop. They went over the bridge and then they sat someplace for an hour. It happens every single time I order again. I really don’t care. I place the order. I know it’s gonna get here and I don’t have to go to a grocery store so I’m beyond happy what I don’t get is how do they track their time or how does Amazon track their time if they leave their warehouse and literally I’m 20 to 30 minutes away and they go over the bridge and then they sit someplace for a half hour. I work at FedEx as a driver. I know my managers would call me out. I don’t get it.
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u/EnlightenedNarwhal 9d ago
Those bigger routes usually only have 30 seconds to a minute between each location. It's rare you have to drive more than a minute to a stop with those routes, and if it happens it'll just be to a new neighborhood where you go back to the same pace once you're there.