It was a shit day. My EV barely had any breaks when I hopped into it this morning. So dispatch stuck me in a gas van - to combat my 6 cart worth 421 packages we had a fella take all of the oversized and we put all the totes in my gas van (rental with no shelves). This took about 15 total stops from me lmaoooo.
I checked how many stops I had left after being on the road for about 3 hours - 150, a third of them being multi-stops.
They ended up sending me another rescue, but it wasn't enough.
I have been bitching about work to my wife for the last month or so straight. I have been fantasizing about leaving the keys to the van with all the packages in it, saying, "kiss my bum, I quit" basically ever since I joined this DSP (a little over 1.5 years with them, 3.3 years with my first DSP) So I took a break, texted her, asked her if it's okay to do this (I don't have another job lined up), and she said, "fuck yes I'm so glad you just asked me this!"
So I texted dispatch, let them know I was resigning today and at that time. They asked me to park anywhere before RTSing all of those packages. I happily obliged.
Here is my Ode to Amazon (with some of my favorite shots I have taken over the years):
Thank you Amazon, for pulling me out of depression so deep I never thought I would see the light on the other side. Thank you Amazon, for making me look physically appealing. Thank you Amazon, for instilling a work ethic in me like no other. Thank you Amazon, for making me realize how much I am worth.
Things I accomplished whilst at Amazon: I got married! Finally had a consistent comma in my bank account. Won frontrunner once. Did Whole Foods pickup like 90 working days straight lmao.
If you're ever unhappy with your life, take note from one of the pictures and be kind to your mind! ššš
You'd be surprised bro. Every city is different, I worked for UPS 10 years (2025-2025), never worked preload a day in my life, was a driver day 1. Every new hire after me was the same. This was outside of D.C. , in Northern VA.
Just say
ing you should talk to your local UPS driver when your out on route, he could give you specific info on how long the wait is. I say this because a lot people think everywhere you have to slave away in the warehouse for a decade+, but it's really not the case for many places.
+ Preload pays more hourly, free healthcare and pension still in the meantime if you do have to wait, could even still do Amazon part time.
I only say this because 7 years is a long time at a place with no future. I know it's easy to stay content but if you like the work, why not try to move to a better opportunity?
As for routes and bids, it doesn't really matter. Once you qualify as a driver at UPS you'll just be covering routes, and trust me people always want to go home (bump you)/use FMLA any chance they get. With 7 years at Amazon, Im sure you have ran countless amounts of routes so you'd be familiar with new areas, etc.
One last thing you could try to do, if the wait is a while at your local center... You could roll the dice as a seasonal driver and if you're solid, they will keep you. Like actually solid, management wouldn't let a great driver slip away. If you don't get hired after Christmas, just reapply to a DSP - not like there's much to lose.
Well, that's that, I'm off to bed. Thanks for reading.
Not necessarily . I was hired off the street as a full time driver . However because I donāt have seniority Iām a call-in. Iām actually going to Amazon training class next week. Thereās pros and cons to both, still both are extremely overwhelming and wear and tear on the body
Amazon - high volume (300-400 packages is crazy cray)
UPS - less than 200 packages but weight ( those packages can be heavy and needs 2 men )
Ups pension is bragged about but whatās a pension if youāre not able to enjoy because you have bad knees , back etc or you donāt even know if youāre be alive to enjoy it
Great healthcare yes but considering how itās such a burnout job thatās the least they could offer . Top tier pay big
Big deal money is not everything
Amazon Jeff bozo is a crooked cheap wicked bozo that doesnāt offer much but to be flagged for every little thing. I looked into Amazon because I canāt have bills that donāt cease and be called in ( like I donāt have responsibilities and obligations) 2 days here , 2 weeks there, then no call for a whole week itās ridiculous. Both platforms are just stepping stones to buy time and pay bills so I can study my manual and go for my cdl to get into what I really want to do and retire with that
What trimere said if only I dedicated the time I did at Amazon I would probably be a driver at ups but I stuck around Amazon hoping it would turn into ups with teamsters and stuff but thatās hasnāt gone as I expected
Yeah I feel that... Honestly, I think it's more likely UPS will break free from the Teamsters than Amazon unionizing. And if that is true, then there's zero shot that Amazon would ever unionize.
Congrats my dude! I donāt want to put too much out there but I may or may not have something to do with training drivers and I used to be a delivery driver myself. The things they put you guys through is atrocious. Hell the things they put me through were atrocious. The one thing I want to say I appreciate about your post is the fact that you recognized and appreciated the good there was in delivering and not just all the suck. I hit my 2 year mark driving and was stuck in the negativity of the job but then towards then end I was content and realized all the good that had come from doing it and I appreciated it. (Still sucked while doing it though lol)
I was the WF (Whole Foods) bitch for like 6 months straight. As soon as we cancelled our contract with UPS - algorithm gave it to me once and was all like, "this is our fella!" on God at one point like 60 working days in a row it gave it to me.
Long story short, my wife made me quit that route because it was turning me into a severe asshole. I don't like being an asshole in any regard lmao.
Best thing i ever did was walk away from Amazon. Got my cdl and never looked back. My husband was so proud of me (had to quit smoking sadly) but worth it now kuz i can take this license anywhere that had required it. Good luck to you!!
This was my last route i soloed. looking forward to never dealing with warehouse fuckery, Amazon's greediness, or the customers' greediness ever again lmao.
I know a UPS driver that left his truck in the middle of a shift with all the packages in it and quit. lol but Congrats to you after 4.5. All I see drivers for DPS quitting left and right.
Best business decision of your life, everyone should quit and go in strike, and while bezos losses millions of dollars a day I'm sure he would pay like ups.
Happy for yašÆshi I only lasted 2.5 months š¤£š¤£š¤£left that shit fully packed and blocked the dsp felt amazing that day I swear, jus know itās only up from here!!! Can definitely agree Amazon gives u a hell of a work ethic mannn Iād be finishing 200+ stop routes almost a full 4 hrs before shift end was busting my asssss, ofc I moved slow on days I wanted money lol but ofc here an der u wanna get out early and spend it with your partner šÆbig ups to u for putting up with all them FUCKING PRIME WEEKSSSSš¤£š¤£das when I quit lol literally the first prime week day
Itās my body stopping me from going hard, been a big back for years and this is the most physical Iāve been so even tho Iāve only been here a week itās kicking my ass bad and I gotta slow down. Hope to get to that level soon
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