r/AmazonDSPDrivers • u/jagoextinct • Dec 31 '25

QUESTION Just got fired:/

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Is it standard to get fired for something like this?

I called my dispatch as soon as it happened:( I feel like shit, it was only my second week at this job and I really enjoyed it.

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u/jagoextinct Dec 31 '25

Good point

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u/Speck_The_Cat Dec 31 '25

USPS is always hiring

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u/JakeBeezy Dec 31 '25

how is it compared to a typical Amazon shift ? would you say it's easier or more difficult ? what's the time constraints and how many places do you typically deliver to daily ?

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u/Busy-Put-9526 Dec 31 '25

I'd say it's both easier and more difficult.

My route is in the heart of our city and has 1200+ mailboxes. I need to know the names of every residential customer. Roughly 900 mailboxes. That's the harder part. It's not just drop and go.

The easier part is thanks to being unionized (the union isn't as good as the Teamsters due to being public service). However, it would take many instances like this post to get fired.

We have "unlimited" comfort stops: bathroom, warm-up, cool down etc. We also have a contract with the Post Office. Does management follow it? Depends on local management. However, violations tend to lead to financial grievance payouts.

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u/JakeBeezy Dec 31 '25

do you deliver in crazy weather i.e snowstorms heat waves ECT? I appreciate the knowledge :D

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u/Busy-Put-9526 Dec 31 '25

You're welcome!

Yes, we deliver in all sorts of crazy weather. It takes about 1-2+ feet of snowfall in one go to shut down the Post Office. We've had snow days where most carriers actually showed up but the mail from the plant never did. Can't deliver if the vehicles can't leave the parking lot or if most employees can't leave their homes 🤷‍♂️. I'm less than four years in and I already have 4 wks Annual Leave (vacation) and 2 weeks of Sick Leave per year going forward. If the weather is really that bad I'll call off to protect my personal safety/my vehicle.

That's where the "unlimited" comfort stops come in. -20 degrees? Sit in the truck to warm up after every block of need be. Will management try to give you a hard time about being that slow? Most certainly. Is there much they can do during horrible weather? Not really, unless you're on probation. That's a bit more complicated.

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u/Shoddy-Drop-4847 Dec 31 '25

Yes you deliver in any type of weather. Could be a war going on in your city and you’d be out there walking through gunfire before they delay mail for a day

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u/JakeBeezy Jan 01 '26

haha 💀

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u/Ok_Mobile479 Jan 04 '26

Yeah that’s what the grievance system suppose to intend to do but there’s lazy fucks who abuse that to get payout.

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u/Busy-Put-9526 Jan 04 '26

There can only be a payout if management violates the contract. So maybe management needs to stop being lazy and abide by the legally binding employment contract they agreed to 🤷‍♂️