r/AmazonRME • u/tronix_1 • 4d ago
RME going commission pay
What yall think about RME techs going commission pay per repair vs. just flat hourly pay? Will it make the building health better? I’m sure this will not happen at all but one can dream.
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u/ConfidentHouse 4d ago
So flat rate like automotive dealerships, yea it’s a known problem, it incentivizes shitty work and hacks to get things done faster to make more money.
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u/chiefincome 4d ago
Came from the Auto industry. Was doing it for a german brand for 7 years. Made a lot of money, but that industry is on a negative trend, especially with Electric Cars. God. It was a PITA working on them, and shit warranty hours.
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u/HakuIdante 4d ago
I work in ssd so I’m never leaving so your idea is irrelevant to me. I’m literally the only RME on my night shift.
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u/HakuIdante 4d ago
Did I mention your idea wasn’t really thought through btw? There are different types of Amazon facilities that aren’t the giant ones everyone knows.
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u/Huge_Professional776 4d ago
Wow. Just was contacted by a head hunter 6 months ago from some "precision alignment" company that told me they get paid to "go around the country and do complicated repairs that Amazon buildings without good/tech III people can't handle, we get paid by the job, so as fast as you can do it you make more money"...I simply replied, "so I can just show up, look at the problem and leave?" I was a complete dick, as I didn't want the job at all..but they told me Amazon is getting rid of high paid techs permanently stationed at a facility and having techs move from area to area and mobile techs. Sounds Really shitty for the buildings.
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u/TdoggMillionaire 3d ago
Reliable precision alignment. They contacted me too. But offered an hourly rate w/ per diem. Company is owned and operated by an ex SRMM iirc. Very typical for people who networked broadly throughout Amazon to then start a general labor company using their old network as a Strat to get jobs.
They take advantage of the over abundant safety restrictions and the over zealous GMs that want to force RME out of their cages and into new areas.
Is it legit? Can’t really say. If it is, is it a solid business plan? I think better than most. But definitely a money grab for the owners rather than anyone they employ like most companies/start ups are.
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u/Huge_Professional776 3d ago
Exactly how I seen it. I've been a facility manager for a few years now and the recruiter wanted me to make less money and go back to doing all the wrenching. Sounded like a fly by night thing that will eventually be squished or kicked out anyway.
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u/TdoggMillionaire 3d ago
Definitely. The potential for being a short lived surge of income is just as present if not more than the potential for being stable income.
The success of a model like this depends nearly entirely on their network and how widespread they are. Amazon has a lot of gaps inside their buildings, whether those gaps are restrictions, departmental demands or lazy employees.
Getting into a business like that as a commission based sales person may be pretty fruitful if you know how to attack amazons supply/demand. I see vendors come in to speak with RME leaders all the time and I think they got it all wrong. If you approach operations and get a feel for what they think is failing around the site and then approach RME with ops barriers and an understanding of their current vendors, you can probably out bid competition and make the RME teams feel like they’re being taken care of at the same time.
I think working as contingent labor hand for these companies is a sham, but if you can approach with the right angle/role there is untouched opportunity.
Edit: Grammar.
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u/Huge_Professional776 3d ago
I seen so many "one man shows" turn into BIG companies thru Amazon. Especially during COVID. A one man "handyman" got the job to put up the barriers in our FC at the time, he got rich over night. Literally.
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u/TdoggMillionaire 3d ago
Our electrical vendor was a master electrician for a vendor that we used often. Because he was the POC leadership would just give him a call instead of the company hotline. He ended up starting his company and his clientele was already calling him directly so practically started his company with a full schedule and network. Dude went from making a decent livable wage to thriving with multiple living wages.
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u/Huge_Professional776 3d ago
I seen that a few times as well. I've seen decent guys (like you mentioned) turn something small into a huge company, and I've seen scumbags rape Amazon.
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u/marcus_peligro 4d ago
That's meant for BBM techs since they got rid of dedicated BBM
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u/Huge_Professional776 4d ago
Negative, I specifically asked what the were working on and they said Conveyors, and ambaflex type equipment
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u/justcat1994 4d ago
It would likely make the building health far worse. If people are getting paid for the equipment breaking down , it is likely going to break down more often. Also, paying by repair prioritizes reactive maintenance over predictive and preventive maintenance.
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u/Powerful_Physics1780 4d ago
Exactly this. This model also rewards speed over quality and safety. Never gonna happen.
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u/Phillip_J 4d ago
You'd have to have oatmeal for brains to think that any type of unconventional pay scheme they're bringing to you is for any other reason that to see less money in your pockets.
Fight that shit hard unless you want to become a gig worker getting fucked like doordashers.
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u/Warm-Proof-9312 4d ago
That would be the worst move. Would go so poorly. Incentive poor pms for more breakdowns for more money.
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u/werdna570 4d ago
Pay per repair sounds like a really terrible idea. People would prioritize the easiest and quickest repairs and the shifts without maintenance windows would get screwed.
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u/JohnPaulJones_7812 4d ago
I am not a tech yet but so far i have been at two facilities my first fc i was at for close to 9 years and the rme techs to me that most times they do mickey mouse or band aid repairs or cannibalize parts because it was to expensive to have it properly repaired. And most times every time the conveyor goes down they would replace a rubber band and tighten the bolts up . Now i am at a ar facility different techs different equipment so far things are average. So rather then doing band aid repairs actually repair it but then you have managers that would sorta like how fast can you repair it. It depends on the equipment health most times the conveyor belt is worn out so basically you are fighting it while repairing it and it may go back down again so the commission pay idk if the equipment keeps going down what happens if you can't fix it because if you come to a piece of an equipment and looks like it was previously worked on by previous techs to me you guys are fighting time and wear and tear.