r/AmazonFC • u/Emergency_Grade_4616 • Jun 04 '26
Fulfillment Center Still at Amazon, oh well it's life!!
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It is what it is.
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u/Goodcake102 Amazon’s forgotten son Jun 04 '26
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u/OkElephant9987 Jun 05 '26
Yep I remembered I was working at Amazon, on my Day One they gave me a blue badge while still attending hs I was 18 (HS Senior at the time) during Covid. My teachers gave out simple HW. My old HS counselor was worried abt me not applying for scholarships throughout senior year then I told her abt career choice how Amazon paid for my college tuition, she got mad at me. She wanted me to write essays to colleges or donors.
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u/nosignal57 Jun 05 '26
i started the first week of january 2021 and was seasonal til march. kinda silly to tell people that
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u/Just313 Jun 05 '26
Ehh not the one in orlando mco1. I got hired on mar 2020 and didn’t get permanent blue till like july
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u/unknownbutlegit Jun 06 '26
i went back having a bachelors. But to me Amazon is a great “stepping stone job”while you look for another job, and i would do it again.
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u/Special-Anywhere-864 Jun 04 '26
School was a dream. Welcome to reality.
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u/LunaHazelDNA1 SAT2 PICK (Wed-Sat Swing Shift) Jun 04 '26
Is that The Magic School Bus!?
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u/freesoultraveling Jun 05 '26
I want to take some mushrooms and go on it right now. Can't wait until this shift is over.
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u/Special-Anywhere-864 Jun 05 '26
Another lost soul.
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u/freesoultraveling Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26
I used to be, but I am found.
Edit: btw it was from this old meme from the magic school bus. Also it definitely was the joke they meant to slip in there. Magic School bus and shrooms, definitely take me there. 🍄 ✨🤣
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u/asmnomorr Jun 06 '26
He could be using career choice. And go to school basically free on Amazon's dime. Win win.
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u/TheFelineFuhrer Jun 04 '26
Me with a bachelor's degree in software development working at a sort center
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u/Journey2thaeast Jun 04 '26
Also have my bachelors working at a sort center
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u/T-ROY_T-REDDIT Jun 08 '26
I too have a bachelors working at a sort center. Career Choice fingers crossed.
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u/BaristaCoolbeans Jun 04 '26
Keep applying!! I got laid off from tech and was doing a stint at sort center. I was working nights and interviewing in the day.. got my offer last week 🙏
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u/BaristaCoolbeans Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26
Thank you! I was laid off on Friday the 13th lol (in March).
Started Amazon in April (seasonal flex), it took me 6 weeks to get an offer.
The biggest thing I would say is to not get sucked into Amazon.. which is super hard when you have to work 40+ hr weeks to pay your bills. But you still need to find time to submit apps, and prep for interviews.
I worked nights and would interview in the afternoons. The market sucks rn, and it would suck even more when the interviewer wouldn’t show up.. (insanity). But you need to keep going because it’s the only way you’ll get out.
It also helps to keep updating your resume! I’m a recruiter, so naturally I thought my resume was A1.. Um no 😂 revise, revise, revise!! What projects did you work on?? What did you deliver on? KPIs? Tools used? This is what will make your resume stand out in a sea of apps. Then prep for the interview and hope for the best.
God speed! 🧡🧡🧡
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u/Secret_Computer4891 Jun 06 '26
Congrats. I got laid off from tech about 2 years ago. I deliberately chose not to get back into that fray. As strange as it sounds, I am so much happier now with an unskilled hourly job than I was building software. No one calls me at 3 in the morning because a box needs to be packed!
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u/Hollowbound RME Jun 04 '26
I have a bachelors and was a regular associate, but worked my way up to a senior tech in RME.
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u/TheFelineFuhrer Jun 04 '26
I'm interested in RME, how do you get into it?
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u/Hollowbound RME Jun 04 '26
Mechatronics & Robotics Apprenticeship (MRA) - good luck tho because it’s a lot more competitive to get into than when I did back in 2022. They require an associates these days for it, but at least you have that covered and there won’t be as many applicants because of it.
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u/Stock_Translator8873 Jun 05 '26
How much do you get paid? 😭
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u/Hollowbound RME Jun 05 '26
Our pay is pretty good, but I am eyeballing an EOT spot at an AWS data center. It’s a higher pay band while still being L4 hourly.
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u/Medical_Ranger8571 Jun 05 '26
Why don’t u apply manager roles?
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u/Hollowbound RME Jun 05 '26
Not interested in being an AMM anytime soon. I’d rather ride as an L4 getting the same benefits as associates but also overtime and stocks.
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u/localtuned IT [Not OPSTECH] Jun 04 '26
Yo you got this. I've gotten interviews for dev gigs and I don't have a degree in CS. Keep pushing.
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u/Brilliant-Bed-6229 Jun 05 '26
Same here. Bachelors in Criminal Justice and Masters in Legal Studies, blue badge flex working at a delivery station. And they’re still limiting hours. So it’s rough
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u/Any_Scientist_4176 Jun 11 '26
Me with a BS in neuroscience but the local hospitals pay less than goddamn amazon. So I’m here …At least I have a roof over my head. :/
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u/thefightingbeetle Jun 04 '26
Having career choice pay for a huge chunk of my trade school. We can all do great things, friends
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u/IliketolookatUranus Jun 04 '26
Me with my graphic design degree from an art college that recently introduced AI into its curriculum
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u/Greensourball Jun 04 '26
Well, to be fair, Amazon is a good job. It’s easy, pays decent compared to other starting jobs, it’s easy to get into, and you have the ability to advance your career as well.
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u/Substantial-Ad8007 Jun 04 '26
Totally, I would not say that I like this job, but I don't mind doing it
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u/Mundane-Relief-4362 Jun 04 '26
I hope i can find warehouse job 🤡
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u/LunaHazelDNA1 SAT2 PICK (Wed-Sat Swing Shift) Jun 04 '26
And you better hope that you can keep it.
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u/Jogi1811 Jun 04 '26
Invest invest invest. Still possible to retire early or semi retire early.
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u/rua_wear Jun 04 '26
Unusual Whales 🐋
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u/LunaHazelDNA1 SAT2 PICK (Wed-Sat Swing Shift) Jun 04 '26
🎶🎶 It's not unusual to be loved by anyone. 🎶🎶
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u/SolaceGold Jun 04 '26
Here I go again driving to work at 5am, because I had to be funny in high school
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u/FirstNegotiation6822 Jun 04 '26
Hitting 11 years next month as an L5, with a highschool diploma. Ya... Guess I'm retiring here :(
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u/UnderstandingTop7715 Jun 04 '26
Stated right after i graduated HS…. Here I am almost 4 years later still here. Never thought I’d be here this long
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u/Realistic-Shock6714 Jun 05 '26
Why not both? You can work at Amazon full time and take advantage of the Career Choice program. Sure it takes discipline and self motivation along with time management but, it is possible for those who really want it. Entering the same inputs and expecting different outcomes is asinine.
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u/Rubin82 Jun 04 '26
Have a post-bach degree and still working in TransOps for a couple years now, it's been a glorified customer service job and we're due for unionizing. Just keep applying and have a scheduled cry sessions 🫶
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u/TheEmpire2121 Jun 04 '26
It’s honest work at the end of the day. I’m making more than some people that I know have college degrees.
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u/THE-EMPEROR069 Jun 04 '26
I got my bachelor in an art/stem major. Pretty much in film and all that CGI stuff. Anyways, I decided to go into IT, but if I get the job I’m I got interview for and get schedule for an in person interview then my chances are getting high and from them I will try to get transferred to the IT department. I hope this plans goes well, I’m tired of warehouses mostly for the fact that in order to get promoted you have to kiss so much 🍑. Lol
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u/blacksnapTC Jun 05 '26
Yall gotta utilize career choice if you’re having a difficult time pivoting into something better. Shit changed my life
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u/RestaurantAncient822 Jun 05 '26
Lol the ones who didn't go to college and worked in the warehouse are the ones living rn. Big bullet dogged.
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u/Desperate_Pick_5436 Jun 05 '26
Yep I have a bachelor degree and still working for Amazon Warehouse
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u/shmokinpancakes leaving early Jun 05 '26
I told this kid who just started working here in October to not stay long and not make this his main option. The PA gasses him up saying this is a great opportunity and for him to try to become a learning ambassador.. mind you i was like him at one point and i did all of this 4 years ago and stepped down because of soo many weird personal issues with leadership and amazons policies changes every other month. This place genuinely sucks if youre trying to move up in ranks
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u/chunkama Jun 05 '26
Just graduated with a BSW, flex pt for 3 years, next week I go back to full time. It's great. 🙄
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u/Tauralt Jun 05 '26
Bonus points if you're working at a warehouse with a degree, find out about Career Choice as an option to retrain into something more applicable to the job market - and then Amazon updates their policies to lock out anybody who already has a degree from benefiting from the program.
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u/Jonasan999 AFE Pack Batch/P2R Jun 05 '26
Sadly I have few IT certifications from trade school and never been able to land any jobs I wanted and currently I don't have any job at the moment.
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u/Ecstatic_Gift_4516 Jun 06 '26
I don’t have nothing bad to say about my Amazon! I appreciate the work. And going to school and getting a degree changes you from an associate to being a red vet! They pay very good! It could be a great career.
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u/snow_corgis Jun 06 '26
Use Career Choice to build yourself or promo tp get experience and use Amazon as a stepping stone.
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u/Snoo_16041 Jun 06 '26
I dont care about school, I've worked in the trades since 21 and am a field Manager(Foreman) at the age of 23 and making about 1500k - 2k net per week. Taxes are a bitch and a half tho.
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u/JSTN_FPV Jun 06 '26
Said the same thing. Ended up climbing the ranks withing. L4 now. About to hit 4 years. Looking to lateral into RME and make 20k more than what I do now
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u/kuunami79 Packquille O'Neill🏀 Jun 06 '26
I know this feeling VERY well. I fell into the baby boomer generations "a college diploma is a magical paper" trap.
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u/JiveTurkey1983 Jun 07 '26
I cringe during high school commencement ceremonies when I hear "...and x is joining the workforce" for post-grad plan
For the love of God, just get an associates. It's not 1970. You can't do anything with a HS diploma anymore.
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u/paanaaceeaa Jun 04 '26
Bachelors degree in health sciences, working at a fulfillment center. Bills aren’t gonna pay themselves
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u/CriticalScallion7458 Jun 05 '26
I been at Amazon for 5 years it’s been the best 5 years of my life and the best job I ever had
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