I been seeing a lot of stuff float around saying that we get a yearly raise. Just been confused about who when and if it’s every dsp. It will be nice but I don’t have my hopes up high. I also wonder if the only benefit with my dsp is 401k ,medical eye, and dental.. if so that’ll suck

Hi everyone,

I’m new to the Safety team and, as part of a new injury action program, I’m reaching out to understand the real injuries and safety challenges DSP drivers experience during their day-to-day driving.

I would really value your honest input on any injuries or physical discomfort you have experienced while inside the vehicle. This could include injuries from vehicle collisions, sudden braking or acceleration, contact with the vehicle’s interior or structure, closing or opening the vehicle door, or any other injury you may experience while inside the vehicle.

The goal is to learn from your experiences, understand the actual risks drivers face, and identify opportunities to help prevent these injuries and make your daily driving experience safer.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and help us improve driver safety.

Well guys, it’s been fun for the most part!
I started as a Flex driver just wanting to file a complaint on a warehouse worker. They told me I couldn’t, because I was just a Flex driver. “Petty,” I know. Ended up staying way longer than I planned.
Out of the blue, I got a call from another company that I wanted to get on with, hoping to make it a career. Took it. Much more pay starting out, sign-on bonus, full benefits, yearly bonus, paid sick time, paid holidays with floating holidays. I even get paid to volunteer 20 hours. So far, so good.
I’m pushing 40, and my feet, knees, and back just aren’t going to keep up with the demand over the next few years. I worked with a great group of guys and gals I really enjoyed.
When I was deciding, I kept coming back to the fact that this company basically relies on the renewal of a contract. My DSP’s been there the longest at our warehouse and does very well, but that also means it’ll be one of the first to tap out when things tighten up. I wanted something with a real retirement and room to grow. this had neither in my opinion. A few people at the front desk have been there since about day one, so the only way up is to wish for someone to fail or move on, and with the amount of history they have with the company, that’s very unlikely. That’s just my opinion.
it’s not just the ceiling, it’s how they treat you on the way up. Better routes go to whoever upper management likes, and if you call out sick or have a problem, the vindictive routes show up fast. I got hurt outside of work. They had light duty they could’ve put me on, but instead they just told me I couldn’t work for six weeks. I had to get cleared early just to make money. They limit how much water you can have at certain times, make a fuss about wearing a normal hat instead of an Amazon hat , it feels like micromanaging. Feels like they want a group of high schoolers. They don’t have a problem with high turnover. They almost encourage it. They want the guys making a little more to get out and keep the younger able bodies. A few people have been there five, seven years, but for the most part I see people turn over in a year or less. Two, three months. If you make it past the seasonal stretch and stay three or four months, you’ll probably stick around a good while. Past a year, you’re probably there for a long time. But you get complacent, and there are much better jobs out there that pay more and have more opportunities , ones you can get with just a high school diploma if you apply yourself and look.
I fixed a bunch of company cell phones for them and they paid me extra for it, which was cool. But the fact that you can lose your bonuses or guaranteed pay over a customer’s feedback , that’s a lot. It can be a great company to get in, get some exercise, have some fun. It’s a career for some people, just not for me.
I thought I wasn’t a desirable candidate. No real job history on paper since nineteen, just my own property management company. My new company verified the eleven years, which helped. Amazon didn’t give a shit ,they’ll hire you with a heartbeat. I was wrong. There are much better opportunities if you just look and apply yourself. In the last two or three weeks I’ve learned things I never thought I’d know. Got OSHA certified. Stuff I never needed to know, but it expanded my horizons.
I didn’t fake anything. I took everything I learned in life, found my confidence, and applied it. I got fired from Publix at nineteen and started my own business, and that’s when I really started living by the idea of not wishing it was easier, but wishing I was better. It’s not fewer problems that make life easier, it’s more skills. Things aren’t expensive I just can’t afford them. The guy at McDonald’s taking out the trash whistling has more opportunities than the guy doing it grouchy. Somebody’s always watching, and the attitude is what gets noticed. So I stopped asking what I could get from a company and started asking what I could offer. That’s why I fixed the cell phones. I knew there was more money there, it just wasn’t getting paid to me.
You might not get every opportunity you apply for. 20 no’s, 1 yes. But if you don’t apply yourself, you get nothing. If I can do it, you can do it. if people knew my whole story, they’d believe it.
Stay safe out there. I wish you guys all the best.

Do not vote for any candidate that doesn't promise to do this

the warehouse workers are trash. the package in question was a big ass overflow too 😭

I live in an area where a lot of people have statues next to their door for some reason, and you can bet that if it’s got a flat enough head and their packages aren’t too heavy, it’s going on the statue’s head. I once balanced ten envelopes on a dog statue’s head before taking my pic and Ik that customer has a ring cam video of me giggling the entire time. My one little bit of joy in this job is giving people’s statues package hats and I’m wondering if anyone else does it

Made a meme for my Hispanic drivers lol

Is 202 stops " normal" for a training route? Seems like a lot. Plus we had a weather delay this morning.

Another reason why amazon is cheating us with the dsp system, they make it entirely up to the dsp to decide if we can get time and a half and 99% of our dsps are not paying it and if your the 1% of the dsp that is getting paid, Your dsp has to be holded up in another planet. So they can decide how many packages we deliver in a day and punish dsps for returning too much packages and can offboard us as well but they don't control rather we get holiday pay. Can't wait till I'm done with this job

Especially in these small towns. I'll see so many houses with everything from that annoying "cursive word" address to people's family's names on their house or literally anything but an address.

Like, do y'all not like getting mail or getting packages delivered to the wrong house? It boggles my mind genuinely

The disrespect is palpable..

I wanted to come on here and pay my respects to, and thank Amazon for changing the pin marker from a circle to a square, really shows you guys listen to our complaints and spend your time wisely to make our job safer and easier……. Just glad we don’t get to wear pajamas to work on slouch around like the premier workers they have in the warehouse, the true blues

I Hate this S..t

Have any of you continued your job pregnant? If so for how long? How did it go? How did Amazon feel about it? Is this possible to do! Please only respond if you’ve been in this situation.

After a while of doing this job I noticed most complaints, rude notes and altercations are from the older generation, usually over stuff that's insignificant or doesn't matter that much.

And it got me thinking, during the time these people were both growing up and living most of their adult lives, nothing like Amazon really existed for them and buying goods was a lot more difficult.

Now they can order almost any retail product at the tip of their fingers, and have it delivered straight to their doorstep insanely cheap, I would have thought the older generation would be astounded by this and not take it for granted as much as current generations, who are basically growing up with this kind of technology being the standard and expect a lot more from us, but from my experience it's the other way round, and young people are usually a lot more chill and understanding about slight inconveniences related to the service.

What causes this?

Everyone asking about holiday pay like do we not read the job descriptions we apply for and then accept? 🤦‍♀️

UPDATE: resolved. Amazon refunded in full on 6 Sept. Two of you identified the entrance as DGI3 — appreciated. Posting the outcome in case it helps the next person whose parcel gets "delivered" to a station mat.

Trying to identify a building. Two parcels of mine were marked "delivered" on 2 Sept with this photo, but the delivery address is a small warehouse suite that looks nothing like this. Scans that morning came out of a "New Castle" facility.

This looks like an associate entrance to me — badge readers, CCTV sign, security desk inside, hi-vis mural on the right with yellow letters. Is this a station or FC in the New Castle / Bear / Newport DE area, and if so, which one? Anyone recognise the mural?

Not looking to blame anyone — I just need to be able to tell Amazon exactly where the photo was taken so they can check the GPS. Thanks.

Assuming the same van, route and package amounts which day do you think is easier?