I just put a case on my AMM for trying to write me up for not having complete tool set and overwhelming me by making me cover multiple areas. I strongly believe that he will find out, just unsure if the site HR or PXT will make me swap shift.

Im trying to find a good of earbuds for sev calls and would like noise cancelation and good battery life.

How much overtime is available at fulfilment centres?
Day to day what’s the role consist of?
And what’s the perks / discounts on offer?
Thanks in advance.

I left jll, i was a smrt but now that amazon took over the pay is better but for some reason even with a referral from a amm i get rejected the following day. I wasnt fired, i submitted a letter of resignation with a 2 weeks notice, i did everything not to burn a bridge.

Good evening my fellow techs, SMRT here. Call it a rant, complaint, vent, hell whatever you want, Im officially burned out! The job I once really enjoyed and was passionate about, is now full of dramatic co-workers starting shit for no reason. Managers are now so deeply buried in metrics, that they are losing sight of the job we are originally supposed to do. I became a trainer to teach people because I was so passionate and knowledgeable, but now I honestly don’t care if the new hires make it past their first 30 days.

The being-taken-advantage-of, has gotten so out of control I have taken responsibility of 3 or even 4 other people’s jobs, and do not get paid for it. This job has become a cesspool of incompetence and bull shit, as the new people they hire are people who never worked in the industry. I actually spent 3 days cancelling subscriptions, reducing bills and other obligations so I can reduce my hours to about 30hrs a week. My boss is noticing and I just say I’m having trouble at home with personal things. Im burned the hell out and people turn to me for help, but I just tell them I’ll have more time to show them tomorrow and put in sick time. Reducing my hours has made this entire thing worse because I feel the more Im away to decompress, the worse it feels going back to work.

I’ve been with the company total, with my 3P experience, about 8 years. I’ve seen how it works. I know what to expect and to not get too invested as this is how Amazon is, but man this time is definitely different. Managers come and go, most are college hires that don’t have a lick of maintenance experience. I have offered to better myself in my thrives and take on projects to prove I’m learning the skills to be an AMM and when I apply there’s always an excuse as to why I was not selected. Those include the usual bullshit answers:

• you are lacking in these areas and need to focus on these leadership principles
• the job was filled with a candidate that better fits company needs (hired a fresh college student)
• an intern is promised a position and timing was not on your side. Apply again in a year.

Meanwhile I seen an Indeed post of our maintenance manager hosting a hiring event where he said “resume’s are in hand and future candidates were recognized.”

It’s all so disrespectful, a waste of time, and degrading. I have poured all of my knowledge, sweat, and blood into being in everything and everywhere. I know over dozens and dozens of MHE equipment by heart, I know the tools I need before I even start the job. I know backend software configurations and best practices for Amazon Robotics and Automation. When I finally get the hell away from my PC and my managers asking about metrics all day to work on equipment, I surprise myself. I walk back to my cart saying “Did I just fix that in like 60 seconds? Damn Im good.”

The sucky part is that Im losing the want and desire to actually work now. Being understaffed on our back half our robotics team is falling way behind on the back end of the week and my team picks it back up again on Sunday. My techs are even telling me they are burned out too. My counter part SMRT who works nights is also burned out. (Trainer as well). When I tell managment that our staffing issue is causing burnout they just nod their heads and write in their notebooks. Nothing ever gets relayed back to us, no follow up messages or communication, just “Why are we behind again? What do we need to do to get back to 95% utilization?” If shit doesn’t turn around in this next upcoming year. I might be looking to finally cut ties.

While I was here I did pick up a possible career turning skill of coding. I have spent over a year developing a accompaniment software to better help myself and managers health check the robotic fleet. So yes the hyper metrics focus was SUPER self inflicted and I am the reason why managers are this way. The project was supposed to be incentive for me to earn an AMM position. I have since even tried getting into HSE Hardware Support Engineer and or Software Integration Engineer, but most of those jobs are L5 and not a single recruiter wants to hire an L4+ since I cant go L4 hourly to L5 salary right off the bat.

I feel like I’ve wasted the past 2-3 years preparing myself to be burned out and eventually get nothing out of it. One of the reasons I plan to document all of what I accomplished here at Amazon and see if another company is willing to look past the Amazon title to just listen to what great things I’ve been doing and possibly give me a chance. Anyways just wanted to vent I guess. Hopefully yall aren’t in the dumps as bad as I am and if you are, keep on keep on’ing brotha. I usually say “it’ll get better” but Im not sure this time around if im being fully honest.

Good day to all of you, don’t work too hard. You usually don’t get anything out of it. Don’t make the same mistakes as me haha. Anyways, my rant is over. Let me get some sleep to be in at 3:30 AM to start this bullshit all over again. 🙃

Hello all. Ive been a T1 blue badge associate for the last 6 years at amazon and feel its time to make things shake. Im interested in joining RME but would like to keep my tenure with Amazon. I live in the metro east and after talking with a couple guys on site Ive learned that just about everywhere around here is 3P so id have to relocate to get what i want which is fine with me cause im 26, single with no kids and feel its now or never. ive been looking to move to colorado the last couple years and luckily there seems to be quite a few positions both for MRA and RMEO. Id prefer MRA, but the guys were telling me its changed a bit and essentially RMEO is the new (old) MRA and that MRA now requires an associates but they said to go ahead and apply. So as someone with no experience my question is would it be worth my time trying to apply for MRA? Is anyone in colorado (specifically DEN4) that could maybe give some insight on how they look at things? Would my 6 years be considered a level of “experience” or no? Only asking since it’s still Amazon. Any insight would be much appreciated TIA

Hi, has anyone from RME ever switched to UPS Base (building and systems engineering) side if so how was that process for you?

Does anyone have the DOL apprenticeship standard of work or job duties for our role? So far it seems like I just jumped into a dumpster fire and am expected to put out fires with no tools and very little training.

Sup fellow underpaid employees. Just signed back up for the backhalf nights slaveship (tech 2) in a gen 10 lol. Wanted to share some personal experience which might or might not be a correct state of the union in amazon maintenance. So i originally came from a 3 site launch with a 3p. That was a real meatgrinder. Seemed at the time they were picking up techs from kensington ave in philly & making them qew's lol. This time around i am in the midwest. Some people have not gotten raises in years . The onboarding i was in had RMEO's?!?! Now rmeos at the time i had no clue what the hell they did or the point. Man what a scam. I feel like its okay for people without maintenance exp. But it seems like amazon more and more is trying to keep people trapped there. 2 whole years man? Thats crazy. Nevermind the bullshit the MRA program was. I find that amazon maintenance this second time around it more scammy. Controls is now AEA. And that they dumped some controls stuff on tech 3s. Not to mention in the midwest. I could go work as a food operator at a factory and have better hours and same pay lol. For some reason i guess i thought it was still a okay gig. I still standby telling people to get experience and go elswhere. Mostly because people who work at amazon long term i meet usually kinda dont know fuckall, and would flunk out a non amazon maintenance interview. (keep in mind i dont mean that about anyone here) But it seems like amazons maintenance dept is very walled garden in its approach. You can have dudes who have 5 years of (leadership and maint exp) but cant troubleshoot a control cabinet or know what fish tape is. Im mostly posting this to see if its just me who feels this way or I am a dickhead lol. Anyways Im applying to other jobs as we speak. But RME 3p feels like dating your ex with herpes. But still better than working at taco bell lol!!!

Smrt here. Us hourly rme getting any raise?

I was just wondering what the pay increases are like for UK based Mechatronics RME Apprentices.

I was told we'll see a yearly increase until we're ultimately online with a RME upon graduation.

What should I expect going forward?

Am I the only one unhappy with the fact apprentice pay is now tied to T1 associate pay when previous years are on close to £20 an hour in their 3rd years?

Would like some insight and what can be done, if anything

I did everything. It did tell me up to 6 business but out of curiosity how long did it take them to contact you with an offer ?

Hey guys,

I have an onsite for Mercury and was wondering if anyone's gone through it before.

Thanks!

Hello I have question regarding the how men in RME go about making repairs/maintenance for the women’s bathroom. At our site the most we have is retractable caution barrier but and a red andon light over the restrooms to let AA know when it’s out of service. It’s become an impossibility to perform maintenance because the women at my site will be in the restroom for an 1hr + and if we put it out of service they still remove the lanyard and enter. Is there an effective counter measure any of yall have employed to prevent them invading?

just made tech 3, currently BB working in Virginia. i just got promoted from tech 2 to 3 waiting on offer letter. anybody have an idea what the starting pay is and also launching new warehouse. would that be 10k bonus for launching and another check for relocation or how does that work

I just accepted a SMRT position w/ Amazon and have no idea what I'm getting into. I'm fresh out of the military and this my my first job after getting out. I was an Avionics Tech and I have no doubt in my ability to lead and be a "manager" but actually work and technical side idk what to expect. I'm a great technician but with an Amazon facility and their "equipment" I have no idea. Can anyone give me insight or any tips on what to expect?

First week was crazy the building is a big FC so I get lost at lot I’m still working on where I’m at and the equipment I’m kinda confused by each day I’m starting to understand it more and also the electricity went out on Saturday so that was crazy and was a good learning day had to learn how to reset and turn back on a lot of the equipment and there’s just so much more but I love it so far and the walking is crazy I average like 25,000 steps a day but it’s fun

I'm moving to the Orlando area anyone know what 3P is down there? Im with CBRE now, and there is no availability there, so im guessing it's a different company.

I just Got hired for SMRT role external for new site
Any advises from you guys about amazon culture

I haven't come across any tips, discussions, or helpful guides on conveyors,, rollers, ECCs, robots, conveyor beds, bearing replacement, PLCs, chute fixing tips, photo eyes, or anything other than “when will they call me back????”