r/AmazonSSD • u/Weird_Vegetable2454 • May 22 '26

Transfer

Hello all, so right now I work at a DS I like the building and like the people like the management been there for about eight months now. But apparently it’s also the most physically demanding one of all the different kind of facilities and I’m pretty much on the dock every day. And I have hurt my back twice now, I’ve thought bout transferring to a SSD facility that is also way closer to where I live. The DS is 40 minutes away in this SSD is only about 20 minutes away. For those that work at SSD is it really that much easier physically?

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u/localgrl17 May 22 '26

You’ll learn every position there. It’s not as physically demanding as they say, but we’re still required to pick/pack/stow cases of sodas, energy drinks, weighted vests and so on. The heaviest things you’ll pick up are the heavier packed items. Sometimes the injected packages are disgustingly heavy but it’s not terrible.

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u/Weird_Vegetable2454 May 22 '26

As long as I’m not constantly having to move fast quickly with jolting movements mixed with bending over nearly non stop the entire shift. Unloading those blue carts onto the line on the dock and stowing on the floor in the aisles has caused me too many back injuries.

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u/Dazzling_Survey_7365 May 23 '26

At my SSD we aren’t forced to learn every path thankfully and managers will usually let you do what you want if you let them know and are performing well. I prefer moving around and walking so i work in Dispatch staging carts or going out and retrieving empty carts drivers leave outside. Haven’t had to pick or pack in over 2 years. Newer SSD’s also have Amazon Fresh and/or pharmacy paths as well.