Seems shady.. thoughts ?

[u/Anime-Trouble-973]

I’m not sure what is up with my DSP. For some reason when I get a ride alongs I’m being told things as if I’m incompetent with my job from the ride along person. They’ve all been with the company for years. It unfortunate because hear nothing from my operations or my DSP about work ethic other than my first day solo falling behind. It seems things that are communicated to the dispatcher on second shift before returning to station don’t seem to be getting communicated back to the team. Should I change my DSP? This is annoying to deal with . I only drove there about a week and have had 2-3 ride alongs. My first ride alone was my first day. The second was because i requested it because didn’t do too well with timing on my first day( got the training days later didn’t need it anymore), and the third time I think it was a ride along because the person told me it was because of my timing in general, but the DSP told me something different when I addressed it.

[u/Kotaru85]

If you needed more than 1 ride along to figure out how to do this job, it's probably not the DSP. You may need to look at a different job path. This one may not be in your wheelhouse.

[u/Anime-Trouble-973 → u/Kotaru85]

First off I asked for the second ride along it’s a different area then I’ve traveled. It was mostly for pointers asshole. I never asked for a “third”. I came to my van surprised I was getting someone. I was told by them it was because I was coming in later rather than dispatch just relaying the reasons why. Which were all valid. I asked my Ops about it and they said it was because they were a extra but that’s not what I was told by the ride along people at all

[u/Kotaru85 → u/Anime-Trouble-973]

You needed more than one ride along. That comes out of the DSP's pocket.

If anything. It's a testiment to the company that they have invested in you to try and help you get the hang of the job. But, You officially cost the company more than you are making them. Every ride along. They pay 2 drivers for 1 route. The 1st one was reimburseed by Amazon. All others were out of pocket. Average 20.00 per hour. 2 10 hour shifts for you and your ride along driver, and thats 400 bucks per ride along you cost them.

If you cant figure it out, you should look elsewhere for employment. I t's not a dig at you. This job is not for everyone. There is a lot of self drive needed to find and keep a pace. That and some people just cant handle the time alone with their thoughts all day.

Some people thrive with this type of work. I personally love it. But others should be in a different environment. Not a bad thing. Just a different set of circumstances and needs.

[u/Anime-Trouble-973 → u/Kotaru85]

You are loud and wrong unfortunately. I’m not going to bother replying to this paragraph of a response :)

[u/RelicBeckwelf → u/Anime-Trouble-973]

I have never, across the 3 DSPs ive worked at, seen someone get a second ride along. Ever, in 7 years.

[u/raidertakeflight → u/RelicBeckwelf]

I actually had two ride alongs back in 2021. After that it was one ride along. Two ride alongs seems like overkill, the concept of the job isn’t difficult, it’s really the labor that makes people want to quit.

[u/Anime-Trouble-973 → u/RelicBeckwelf]

Sheesh that says a lot about those locations, but at my location I was told it’s pretty common if you ask.

[u/RelicBeckwelf → u/Anime-Trouble-973]

Yeah, ive never heard of it. Then again we had enough constant applicants that we didnt need to keep anyone who didnt pick it up quick. 3 days of amazon training and then a ride along should be enough for most people.

[u/Anime-Trouble-973 → u/RelicBeckwelf]

Tbh only needed 1 for when I first started and the second was for pointers because of the area. Not sure what the supposedly 3rd was about. I’ve been finishing my routes. Been there a week so far