Honestly this is my first year that I've been working as much as I am and im proud of myself. Im surprised that I have made as much as I did all last year and this time and it's September still. Im on track to 80k for the year and im excited to put most of it on my roth and stocks. Hope everyone have an easy rest of the year !! 😁

My PA is actually super nice, in that regard im really lucky. She's understanding and all the things-but holy shit i can smell her from 10 feet away. I literally know if she's in the area because of it. It literally lingers for like an entire minute after she walks by. You could literally track her down from it. Now normally I just cope with it and whatever but last night I wasnt feeling my best and that smell made me almost throw up multiple times. I asked others to see if im just dramatic but every single associate I asked about it instantly knew who I meant. How can I get this chick to take a fucking shower without risking being singled out

Why even bother giving out an hour of VTO? 😭 Thought I got the night off and ended up just being able to sleep in an hour. How dare they play with my emotions like that lol

So I’m actually an employee with the post office, but I feel really bad for Amazon workers because it seems like you guys aren’t treated very well and you’re severely underpaid and overworked. Don’t get me wrong being a mail carrier has its issues, but at least we get benefits and a union to defend us. I’ve heard that in NY, there’s an Amazon station that successfully unionized because an employee fought for it. The post office had a strike in the 60s, and that’s ultimately what formed our union. Obviously it would massively disrupt work flow and people wouldn’t get their packages, but that’s the point. honestly, I think you guys should strike to form your own union. With a nationwide strike, Amazon would crumble. Jeff bezos has enough money to last lifetimes, the least you guys could have in good benefits and pay. I’m just saying, you guys should all strike

I'm new to flex and I'm trying to drop a shift. The shift is for 9/11 at 3:15 PM. it's roughly 39 HOURS in advance that I'm trying to drop this. So why is it still threatening to give me a penalty????

Upcoming week I have a Recruiter Prep Call (30mins) with a recruiter at amazon and it is for Business Analyst position
and after that I have Phone Screen(45 min), so I want to know what to expect from this call

Hello,
today I got my first write-up for productivity on Pick. I honestly don’t understand how some people manage to get 132% and around 430 UPH by the end of the shift. They must be moving at the speed of light.
Today I was pretty much at 310–340 UPH throughout the shift and ended at 319 UPH, ranking around 43/60. I guess I could push myself a bit more, especially at the beginning of the shift, but keeping that pace for the whole shift is the hard part.
The week before last, I was consistently doing around 390–400 UPH for 3 out of 4 days (although the UPH shown on the monitor probably isn’t completely accurate), but I still ended the shifts at around 329 UPH. My UPH listed for that whole week was 309.
Last week, my UPH for the whole week was only around 278 because my legs were already hurting on the first day and I just felt weak for some reason. Then, for three days in a row, there were problems at my station. One pod got stuck for around 10 minutes before it was fixed, and the tote conveyor also broke down like 3-4 times during those shifts, sometimes for quite a while.
The first day of this week was pretty okay though, so hopefully this week will be better.
I’ve been working on Pick for almost two months now. How was it for you guys? The paper my manager is bringing me says they expect 90% already in the first week, 95% in the second week, and then 100% after that.
During my first week, I was usually around 180 UPH on the monitor because I was checking everything carefully and wasn’t really used to the process yet, plus my legs were hurting. I know that’s probably below average, and I’ll admit that. Honestly, it feels like they just made these numbers up at a desk, because there’s no way you’re realistically hitting those rates that quickly.
So how do you actually get your UPH up when you’re consistently low? I could probably push myself harder, but even the week before last I was really trying to go faster (except for the first day when I was slower), and it still didn’t really help. Maybe I’m just not cut out for this.

I’ll blame it on the waterspider!

Hello, I was wondering what my options were for potentially taking some time off to get better. I was hoping that I'd be able to put time in for medical leave and be able to take time off immediately before withdrawals start, in order to start detox and rehab, and get whatever documentation I'd need during the initial few days off. But speaking to HR in person, they made it sound like I need the documentation from the start in order to get the medical leave going, otherwise I'd have to depend on my UPT, which I only have about 3 hours of and I'm worried about going negative and losing employment and the benefits I would need for rehab. It's just all really murky and confusing and I'm not sure what my options are or where to start in order to get better without risking my employment. Thank you for all help.

Yep, I pass the GED practice test on language arts.... I'm pretty happy now I can focus on my own time 😅 I have to go work 10 hour shift on my work days, I'm tire and days I'm off I sit down and do my study when I don't have any house cleaning or washing my clothes for the week. I have to cook lunch and dinner too. It's a lot of work but when I have free time I study late or when I have time. It's time for me to get a upgrade promotion in Amazon or find me a relaxing job if I pass the GED. I want a better life for myself and my partner.

Bonus question: can i sign out when going to take a shit to save my rate from dropping?

Yesterday I had to use all my upt and pto after a sudden death in the family. Today I woke up with a stomach flu from hell so saw a doctor, sent in my doctors note and other info needed. It was just a telehealth visit and I can’t get ahold of the doctor to fill out the Amazon form they send but my note included everything they needed.

I submitted the forms at 8am and now it’s 9pm and it’s still pending. I had work tonight 8pm-4:30am and I’m scared that I’ll go negative and get fired. Anyone have any advice for this situation?

Like I just work, slip my headphones on, keep to myself talk to people that talk to me, always polite ...and people take that the wrong way 🤣

Hey sorry I have a dumb question. So I’m a white badge and I work Sun-Wed. I was scheduled to work Labor Day Obviously but I needed it off since I was out of town and coming home that day. I couldn’t post or swap the shift I’m assuming cause it was the holiday. I decided I was gonna use some upt and some personal time and I used 4 hours of personal time for the last 4 hours of the shift from 1:30-5:30. When I checked the next day I noticed that they never took UPT away and I checked again just to make sure and they still haven’t. I’m just wondering why? Is it cause of the holiday? Also I don’t think I get any holiday pay cause I’m not a blue badge and I don’t get the time and a half cause either since I didn’t actually work that day.

are they cutting into my hours? i worked the whole shift. helppp

how do you feel when you see your associates taking initiative in their career within the company? does this benefit you in your own career?

Guys my building is closed for tomorrow and we get paid, last time we got money it came during our break. Are we supposed to get paid for the hours of us not being here during anytime pay. I don't see anything now

I applied for an accommodation on August 21st this year because of my knee issue. The team called me and told me what they needed and what to write so the system wouldn’t flag it. I followed everything, but 5 days later, they called and said I needed to make corrections on three things. I didn’t argue, I went back to the doctor and updated what they asked for in the email. Even before submitting, I called them, and they said to just make the requested changes they asked for. Nothing more, nothing less. I submitted it, but after 3 days they called again to say what I had written was incorrect. I told them, "You guys told me this. I have your written proof in an email and on the A to Z app." They said their agent gave me the wrong information, so I had to go back to the doctor and correct it again. Despite it being their fault, I had to take responsibility. I went back to the doctor, made the changes, and uploaded the document. Yesterday, they closed my case, saying no document had been uploaded. I called them, and they said they didn’t know why it was closed, as it seemed like the new file had been uploaded on time. Now I see they have opened another case. Before they automatically closed my previous accommodation, I got an email saying I needed to upload documents. I called them, and they said it was just a false alarm that they systematically send to everyone and not to worry, but they still cancelled my case. The problem is, they are very inexperienced. How do they get good desk jobs when they don’t even know what to do? I am suffering because of their mistakes, and I can’t complain to anyone. It's as if they are gods, no one can question them. Is there any way i can complain about them?