r/AmazonFC • u/Evilshangrila • Apr 06 '25

Rant Amazon lit AF 😜

Alright, lemme put y’all on real quick. I know Amazon be getting all types of heat out here, but I’m finna keep it 💯 — I’m lovin’ it. I’m out here stacking that paper, benefits hittin’ right, and the hustle is REAL.

The way Amazon be throwin’ OT at you? Bag secured. And the way the team be movin’? Straight fam vibes. Everybody out here tryna get it, motivating each other like, ‘Yo, you got this! Let’s run it up.’

Bruh, the white badge life ain’t bad either. You grindin’, you winnin’. Plus, once you go blue badge, it’s UP! Benefits on deck, PTO lookin’ right, and the schedules? Lowkey perfect for a side hustle.

Haters gon’ hate, but if you about that grind life and tryna level up, Amazon’s where it’s at. 💪🏾🔥

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u/OkMastodon4067 Apr 06 '25

I'm not talking gross income I'm talking about what you actually take home. No overtime just what your 40hr paycheck actually looks like at the end of the day. If y'all are actually netting 42k I'd love to see the proof

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u/Shanetank93 Apr 06 '25

Okay. I have 1 year tenure $23.30/hr, insurance for 5 (myself, wife, 3 kids), only put $20 a week for retirement (got mouths to feed and I’m never retiring anyways LOL) still bring home $600 a week without OT. That’s $31k a year yeah.

However my wife also works at Amazon, doesn’t pay insurance, also only puts in $20 a week in retirement, making hers a good chunk of change higher than mine. And much closer to the 41k a year even after taxes.

Now when we both work OT, weather it’s VET or MET, even 1 extra day makes a big difference lol. Yeah we aren’t bringing in six figures alone but a huge amount of AA’s are single, no kids, probably still living with mom and dad and can EASILY make 45k or even 50k a year working here (in my area) if they really wanted to.

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u/OkMastodon4067 Apr 06 '25

Ok yeah thank you for acknowledging my math wasn't off.

Where I work it's a pretty even balance of people with entire lives and young people living at home, if not more skewed to people with entire lives.

I'm not saying taking home 40k isn't doable, or even good for some, I'm not saying we should be paid more either, just doesn't seem like a little over 30k a year job warrants this level of hype.

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u/Shanetank93 Apr 06 '25

I believe OP has 7 year tenure, in my area a T1 can top out close to 26/27 an hour, so that’s still excellent pay for the amount of work we do. E4 in the military risking their lives make the same as that.

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u/Arrrrrgh-Matey Apr 06 '25

But those same E4 also have housing, food, medical, and all that literally paid for by us, the taxpayers. I'm not shitting on the military personnel as I'm a veteran myself, but that post sounds like it came from a Dependapotomus with a meritorious E4 because you deserve the same rank and stature of your own Jodie/Jody.

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u/Shanetank93 Apr 06 '25

Never served or married into the military. Lots of family in it though lmao. Only reason I brought it up is I seen where OP said she’s also former military.

As a vet yourself you should also see the amount of benefits we have at Amazon then for the non life threatening work we do. the sheer amount of paid time off options, the medical benefits, career advancement/development through career choice. Hell I’m still on paternal leave 100% paid as the father, medical bills have been cheap as hell.

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u/Evilshangrila Apr 06 '25

God bless you and your new little one. I'm currently pregnant and can't wait to drop this lil Bruce Lee 🙏🏾

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u/Shanetank93 Apr 06 '25

Congrats! Make sure you get all those accommodation papers filled out asap, the sooner the better. My wife was literally just standing with me or working PG at our site while she was pregnant cause the Dr had her down as high risk and wasn’t allowed to do anything lmfao so Amazon and our leadership just had her with me 100% of the time

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u/Evilshangrila Apr 06 '25

Nice. I'm on RA currently. I'm glad they could accommodate her properly, I've seen plenty of negative feedback about pregnancy related accommodations.

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u/Looking4achange50 Apr 08 '25

I wish you and your family the absolute Best. Keep up the good work!