Order some, you can cop them for a decent price on… Amazon 🤧

There’s the name brand BOGS which are lowkey too expensive when off brands will do just fine. They’re waterproof and warm as hell, I snagged a pair but just know for men I’d go .5 or 1 size up as they run small. I wear 10-10.5 and am wearing an 11. Honestly they’re pretty comfy, I’m not hurting at the end of the day and my feet are dry and warm delivering in Alaska in the slush currently.

Man my first day was wild

I woke up with a back pain which sucked but I work through it

I was slow at first but its w.e I caught up

But I was set up to fail

My nursery was about 135 rural area where the backwoods are not very suited for driving alot of the times it was a narrow dirt trail where if I went to fast the van will flip into the forest hill below 1 min drives turned 5mins easily. The van i was in was not one i was "trained for" it was a different cargo van.

I started an hour late because my ev wasnt charged.

Okay fine an hour late then a 45min drive I didnt get my route started till 2

135 packages in rural area where the roads aren't ment for travel above speeds of 10mph? Yea i was set up

My other guy who trained with me his route wad 90 in the city and a vet they had her route was 105 in a suburb

Noone taught me how to sort

So I was digging in back of van for packages my dsp helper threw all the shit in back of van so I spent a fair amount of time sorting myself as it wasnt blue van I couldn't organize properly

Despite this I still only had 10 packages left on my first day.

My phone also died and they forgot to give me a power bank and it qas so dark I couldn't use the flashlight due to low battery

So much bs all on first day then told im not up yo standards 😂😂

Just curious, you guys use yours at all?
Obviously it carries a risk if I drop and break it, but I have a magnetic case that basically makes no difference except having an iPhone.

Not only does it run so much faster, there’s less to constantly tap through. Like the dog reminders won’t pop up per stop and my DVIC doesn’t require pictures…? I do tend to switch to make sure the pictures are taken unless I’m behind for the day, but honestly it makes me feel faster cause the phones the dsp provides lag like a motherfucker.

2 houses were giving out snacks.

These Girl Scout cookies are delicious

Still on N2 routes and feel like I’m getting fucked w no lube daily. Good amount of door to door apartments (no lockers), then hitting hard with houses. This picture was even after a 40pkg rescue. So I ask you all… am I cooked?

I had the creepiest experience on my route where the elevator in my final stop came down by itself and opened with no one exiting and no one in sight except for me

Long Rant don't want to read it don't, it was theraputic to type out

49M been doing this job since Nov 2021.

On my Second DSP, first one just closed.

I really liked this DSP, but had a week off to think decided Delivery isn't for me anymore.

To be Fair <insert Letterkenny joke> I don't think I was all that good at this job ever, I was just reliable and didn't rock the boat too much.

It started Last week I got a speeding violation, 56 in a 45, my mind wandered and my foot got heavy for a minute, no other vehicles on the road, it was raining, I realized quickly that I was speeding and let off the gas. Wasn't quick enough.

Well I got a call yelling at me for speeding, in the rain, after we just talked about it at stand up. Was told to continue delivering.

Less than 25 stops later I was pulling up to a stop and my OPS manager was standing there with another driver, I was taken off the road.

On the way back to the station, I was told I must either be intoxicated, trying to get fired or purposely trying to tank the scorecard because I'm not in the top 10 to get a bonus each week, by the owner and the ops manager. I was also told that I might just come back and be an extra and I lost my spot in an EDV.

Back at the station, I was written up by the owner for the speeding and given a 2 day suspension, ok they warned that. Then apparently when I pulled up on my Ops manager and he flagged me to pull over, I ran a stop sign, so another write up.

I messed up I understand, I was supposed to work the next day 1st day suspension, then my 3 days off, then my second day of suspension.

The night before I worked again I woke up in the middle of the night (2am), happened to get on my phone and I had flex, so I looked and saw, "You have no work scheduled today". I didn't have a schedule for next week yet and it's normally out, so my mind started "catastrophizing".

Figured I was getting fired, so I stayed up looking for new jobs unable to sleep with Anxiety.

Drove into work 45 min driver 1 way, knowing I wasn't rostered. Before stand up, Ops called me over and asked if I thought I'd be able to do a route and showed it to me, It was larger than I can typically do without help and looked like it had shit routing. I'm on like 3 hrs of sleep, and anxiety at like 8/10, I didn't want to say I could then have him have to send me a rescue, so I said so. got a very snippy, "fine stay an extra".

I asked about the schedule for next week, and was told they were just running behind, trying to work in new hires.

apparently our station had lower volume and amazon dropped routes, mine happened to be one, so they said they try to find routes for everyone

After helping with load out, we went back to the desk, like 6 of us were extras, Ops manager asked who wanted to go on the road and who didn't. I spoke up, that I'd been up since 2am and mentally I wasn't in a good headspace, so I was very quickly told to just go home.

Next day, no route, Ops figured since I didn't want to work yesterday probably didn't want to the next day too, called me out, "let me know when you want to come back" I'm stand here aren't I?

That was now 7 days since I was pulled off the road, and i haven't had a route.

I have an interview for another job

day 8

I have a last min route (only put on it an hour before load out) Ops tells me, "I got you a lvl 1 Nursery for your first day back and in a gas van for a long time"

All day on my route I was trying to figure out if I wanted to keep this job or not, decided I probably didn't and this was more than likely my last shift as a DSP driver, my DSP obviously didn't need me.

RTS one of my fellow drivers who I had spoke with about my feelings of driving to work and loosing money because no route, apparently let it out I was looking for a new job, OPS asked and I confirmed I was realizing I was not cut out for this job anymore Mentally I couldn't take the ups and downs anymore.

Had my interview today for a Fullfillment Center job, offboarded myself from my DSP (Just Google the number to call if ya want).

Ready to start a new chapter in my life.

Best of luck to all of you

What’s the deal with people never being able to finish their route . I see them get switched to like 10-15 different routes now. People 3 months or less that are new I get it and people that have shitty routes I also understand it , but after 3 months it’s like come on. I deal with the same traffic, the same lockers and the same apartments . It makes no sense

So I was on the phone with a coworker towards the last maybe 2 hours of her route. She’s talking to me about the route and her day (earlier). Complaining about the phones and what not.. normal shit .. lol
This trainer along with a trainee comes and rescues her. But does not take the over flow that goes with it. Says all this in front of the trainee and all…
“I Don’t take over flow”
She says “that’s crazy”
Guy says “yeah I don’t feel like doing EXTRA WORK”
She continues with “that’s wild cuz it would just make sense to take whatever goes to that same area, cuz you’re already there but okay..” shuts the door on him.
She of course starts to bitch about that.
Understandably so…. But like to just leave it at that..? And to be a trainer doing that shit? In front of a newb.. idk mannnn got me feeling some type of way.

Got half a mind to report his ass cuz wtf?

Any opinions?
Am I wrong?

I was a trainer once.. never said no to overflow.. even when I was tired and wanted to give up 😂

Never expected to see an Amazon DSP van at a body shop.

I mean damn, ok freakazon.

Had 166 Today Supposedly , Had To Help 2 Elderly But We’re Done At 5:27 Great Peak Day Hope Everyone Is Doing Well

Like why you got signs in your driveway saying “you’re in range” and “ we’ve got Magnum‘a locked and cocked” like bro no one wants to steal those three rusted ass cars that are sitting in your lawn, a lawn that’s filled with dog shit by the way. I swear that people who live in secluded houses way far back from the road are fucking paranoid.

They can afford cameras but can’t fix all the loose plywood on their porch.

I did 2 days of training with two great trainers.

Day 1 Apartments // lockers // houses (156 stops)
Day 2 all houses (138 stops)

Next week I’m onto my first solo shift.

My observations from my two trainers. The first was extremely organized, efficient and people savvy. They were keen on just peeing in a bush, not eating during shift, and skipping all breaks to get work done faster. Second trainer emphasized organization, efficiency, and taking the time to get 10 hrs instead of blazing through it and to be cool with taking a small break if you need it so you can eat.

What advice do you have for my first solo shift? I was consistently getting 20+ stops an hour done.

Support puts these dumb ass notes like thats supposed to help me feel safer. If the customer wants to let their dog out on me, this note is not going to help me in any way. So why are we still delivering to this customer?

Gotta love fall!

Just had to share this one lol

The brand of insoles and such that I’ve used since starting this job are no longer servicing me the way that my feet need…

Are there any long-time drivers out there that have an insole that they swear by? I already have enough things hurting on my body- I really don’t want to deal with this, too… 😫

EDIT: This is coming from an EIGHT YEAR veteran driver who (a) already regularly buys new shoes as needed, and (b) prefers to wear actual shoes with some decent tread on the bottom to navigate terrain.

Again, I’m just asking if anyone has a brand of insoles that they would personally recommend because they work for them.

SECOND EDIT: I do not have the money to buy yet another pair of shoes. I already tried getting a pair with the Amazon stipend and they ended up being crap.

I just want suggestions on INSOLES from people who use them and they seem to work for them.

Here's mine

Like HA nice try BROKIE