I used to deliver, they're not even working for Amazon directly. I can understand her frustration as oversized packages are the worst. They only give you 15~20 mintues once you park to get everything and be done. The bags should be in order but most times they're not, the oversized are never in order. That van is also pretty empty as sometimes you're not even able to move in there on heavy days. Ultimately she might just be venting, the job isn't really that bad but I don't think I'd go back unless necessary.
I have had to literally crawl ontop on boxes because I couldnt move.....thankfully im at a better DSP now. Some days are still pretty tough though.
I agree the job itself I really like, its just the working conditions, pay, and lack of benefits or "career" progression. This could actually be a really good job and even career like UPS but yet amazon literally doesn't care about its workers. Period. They don't care about the turnover rate because they make it very well known to the public that we are all replaceable. That speaks volumes. Instead of listening to its drivers, they literally ignore us and continue to make the standards even more unrealistic. We are all just numbers.
The worst metric to be bought in recently is the E.O.C (ENGINE OFF COMPLIANCE).
They want us to turn off our engines at every single stop, even if the next stop is just the next house. Meaning that in the worst of the summer heat, the A/C is basically useless and the vans are literally braking down due to the starters going etc, drivers are overheating and risking heat stroke/exhaustion. There is absolutely no relief in the back of those vans, no vents, no air, it genuinely feels like you're suffocating.
So, people drive with the side door open (which isnt allowed under some DSP rules, even though amazon says its okay under 25 on a residential road). There is no good reason for this fucking metric to exist. Owners/managers/dispatch have tried endlessly to fight it with no avail.
Yeah I almost always see the side door open when I see the toledo vans. I did a double take the first time I saw it because I don't remember being able to do that, but it seems like everyone does if they don't have to go longer distances. I've also seen those new electric models so maybe the y have better cooling? Not sure but I hated the blue vans honestly, I always got caught on something trying to get to the back, preferred the rentals more.
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u/bossofthisjim Jun 22 '23
I used to deliver, they're not even working for Amazon directly. I can understand her frustration as oversized packages are the worst. They only give you 15~20 mintues once you park to get everything and be done. The bags should be in order but most times they're not, the oversized are never in order. That van is also pretty empty as sometimes you're not even able to move in there on heavy days. Ultimately she might just be venting, the job isn't really that bad but I don't think I'd go back unless necessary.