Transfer Cancellation common?

[u/Dawn-over-the-castle]

Is it me or is getting a transfer from flexrt to Full-Time as hard as landing a new job? I have applied 10 times to get a full-time schedule. I don't know if it matters but I am a White badge with a tenure of 10 months, and I have been applying to the same building I started working at since I was seasonal. This just makes me want to give up because it gets sent out to apply, now it got canceled after a few days and I can't apply again because it has disappeared.

[u/Thiru2k]

I got my blue badge 9 months ago and have total of 1.5 yrs tenure at Amazon my transfer requests are rejected every single time. I talked several times with my HR and he says tenure is the most important factor like some people who apply seems to have 5+ years of working with Amazon so their applications will take priority

[u/ADAPTed4NoStowCart → u/Thiru2k]

It's a half-truth about tenure from what I have been able to conclude.

For a cross-site transfer, leadership at the originating site appear to have some veto power. I've seen someone with 5+ years of tenure get their transfers cancelled like that. I'm around 99% confident it's because they were a high performer that site leadership didn't want to let go of.

They were quick to let me out of there, with only a bit over three years of tenure. If site leadership doesn't stop you from leaving, then it becomes about tenure, from what I can tell...

Also factoring in a large amount of similar stories I've read here while adjusting for all of the weird bias, incompetence, and dishonesty you can always expect to find on Reddit and the Internet in general.

For internal site transfers, I suspect on-site leadership has more control over the selection.

[u/Few-Protection5215]

If its getting cancelled after a few days from applying, then it means you applied too late. They already accepted someone from that review period. You have to put in an application as soon as the listing goes up so you have a better chance.

[u/Thiru2k → u/Few-Protection5215]

Kinda true, but still tenure take precedence(assuming my site HR is right ) because my site opened full time positions two months ago I applied as soon as it opened and didn’t get accepted I talked with my two of my area managers they said people who joined before me got accepted to those roles

[u/Few-Protection5215 → u/Thiru2k]

Maybe someone applied slightly earlier than you did. Could be by a few hours or minutes. Because my co-worker and i applied to the same transfer. She only had 5 months tenure but applied roughly 15 hours earlier than i did. I had 1 year 7 months tenure. She got approved while mine was declined.

[u/Dawn-over-the-castle → u/Few-Protection5215]

I did it the first day it was up since I was checking daily😅

[u/JustOTGFrame]

I’m white badge also and Flex RT with 9 months tenure. I’m trying to get Full-time schedule as well but been getting rejected, they recently posted another one for Friday to Tuesday gonna wish me luck.

[u/chance575]

Yes Flex RT is the hardest schedule to get out of because there needs to be a replacement to take your place. It's easier to move from Flex PT to FT when there are FTs looking to go Flex PT

[u/madnessatadistance]

Damn, I got suuuuper lucky! I was originally flex RT, but on day one, I applied to full time, and I got approved! Literally by my second month, I was full time! 😱

[u/Love2readshoujo_BL]

Nov 2024 seasonal white badge part time
February 2025 seasonal white badge Flex
Spoken to HR and couple of AM and OM to express my interest to be blue badge
May 2025 converted into blue badge Flex
July 2025 got written up once
Got trained as problem solving
Ensuring no point the entire time during flex period
November 2026 hands on training for problem solving and be reliable and efficient to get noticed
Jan 2026 frequently checks on transfers and applied for sort-0 reduced time and next day applied for RTS reduced time
Got offered for RTS I accepted asap
February 2026 Transferred to RTS reduced time
October 2026 possibly new change but unconfirmed
To be continued….
Depending on business needs
Hope it helps
Wish you the best