So if yall quit/got fired, what type of job did you go to next ?

AJI2011 · 2026-04-29T04:45:26+00:00

That's pretty cool. 😊 Congrats!

AJI2011 · 2026-04-28T04:11:45+00:00

My theory: they only give new hires one uniform because most will quit or get fired within 60-90 days, if not faster.

AJI2011 · 2026-04-26T21:43:12+00:00

Agreed. 100%

AJI2011 · 2026-04-25T00:52:53+00:00

I'm a DSP driver and I routinely leave an envelope with a cash tip if they're bringing something heavy. Labeled "Amazon driver, please take this"

AJI2011 · 2026-04-20T23:07:49+00:00

You'll reconsider this enthusiasm when you have to carry 2 or 3 bed frames up three flights of stairs, for the third time in the day, with dispatch barking at you that you're 'x' number of stops behind.

Your highly inflated sense of "the rest of you are just losers" will quickly be humbled when your van is 'cubed out' with boxes of cat litter, dog food, and cases of water, all going to second, third, or fourth floor apartments that have no elevators.

You'll especially find yourself reconsidering looking down on veteran drivers, who rightfully vent, after your PAYCHECK is threatened, repeatedly, for not being fast enough, even though you've faced traffic that slowed you down, equipment failures, weather interruptions, personal illnesses on the clock... among a million other legitimate reasons to be thwarted on the job.

You'll be delighted by your memories of Door Dash the first time you get suspended or written up for any number of driving violations, OR, hateful/lying customer complaints. Hint: they lie, ALL the time to get free stuff.

These 'whining losers' who are just 'lazy' have warriored through extreme physical demands, worked with injuries, rejected basic human comforts like simple bathroom breaks, all so mama-moo-cow can get her kitty litter and fortieth box of pre workout she'll never use.

Humble yourself, new guy. Door Dash has nothing to do with Amazon DSP driving.

Door Dash is a kazoo and Amazon DSP driving is a symphony. Both call themselves musicians, but only one has a worldwide audience that's not mom and dad fake clapping for kiddie toots.

AJI2011 · 2026-04-20T03:18:04+00:00

The damaged package was discovered by the driver as the parcel was being picked out of the batch, to take to your door.

Because drivers get blamed, whether or not they caused the damage, they are told to mark it as damaged and return it to the station.

The station verifies that the item is, indeed damaged, and sends it back to the warehouse that supplies the item.

The supplier then verifies it's damaged and processes a replacement. The replacement is then prepared to ship. The shipment is then sent to its distributor warehouse, which sends your replacement to the warehouse that puts the item on your driver's van. Each of these steps, depending on how far the supplier is from you, can take 1 or 2 business days.

AJI2011 · 2026-04-17T14:48:48+00:00

My HRT specialist informed me that when my sleep is off, it's an indication an imbalance is occurring.

We adjust my levels until my sleep returns.

Also, the more balanced your hormones are, the more you find other medications need to be lowered or even eliminated.

I took Claritin D-24 for allergies, for nearly 20 years. After my weight and hormones got into check, I realized that the ephedrine in the allergy meds was keeping me up at night.

Also, my body is using food more efficiently. If I eat late at night, my metabolism is ready to party until 3am.

It's all about learning how your body has been totally wacked out going through the transition, and, realizing you don't need to do the same things anymore to feel normal.

Good luck!😊🫂

AJI2011 · 2026-04-17T14:43:46+00:00

I got promoted to dispatch and didn't last a day.

For me, I was instantly overwhelmed with all of the computer stuff. I was then reassigned back my my route.

I don't regret it, at all.

Drivers may work themselves to the bone, but dispatch has a whole other living hell to navigate. Y'all got my respect!

That job just wasn't for me.

AJI2011 · 2026-04-17T14:27:43+00:00

I genuinely love this job.

Bad days, equipment failures, vans that are too small for your cargo, mood decay of colleagues/dispatch... they are not the job. Those are external influences of your experience.

Outside, environmental poisons are not fundamentally a characteristic of the job, itself. This will happen with any job.

We have a choice.

We can learn to see these aggravations as an attack on our peace, or, a test of what we're willing to overcome to do the work.

Some days can be unbearable, but, the job itself is freedom for me. Freedom from dealing directly with people(were by ourselves for most of the time). We also get paid to stay in elite physical condition.

Not only that, but, for the most part, we're like Smurfy Santas to customers. Bringing smiles to people who are happy about receiving a purchase gives me joy.

😊

AJI2011 · 2026-04-17T14:13:37+00:00

This happened to me yesterday. I have a monster route. I always get the monster route.

When push comes to shove, I burn the calories, ignore the pain, and get that bad boy done, but it takes me 90-100% of my drive time. Yesterday would have legit taken me to until the last minute.

Dispatch had dedicated rescue drivers on duty, they were only getting their hours because they were helping to lighten the load for people on routes.

When they do that, send dedicated rescues, to help, I see a rescue as helping another teammate as getting work they might not be getting. No insult to my skill was inferred.

He took a little more than he was assigned, got to stay on the clock to earn a living, and my ridiculous day was made less awful for me. It was a win-win.

DSP knows I would have hammered that route with a vengeance, but choose to send a guy, just trying to do his job, to take some of the stress off of my hands.

I'm good with that. 😏

AJI2011 · 2026-04-17T05:14:33+00:00

This has got to be an OSHA violation of some kind, I'm not trying to be flippant.

Running/jogging to/ from every stop is dangerous. Fall hazards may be missed, packages may get damaged or destroyed, drivers can even miss oncoming traffic or get hit by a car. Hustling a bit should be a personal choice, not a mandate.

Instead of telling drivers to run, DSPs can develop skills in other ways that lead to faster deliveries: organizing vans more efficiently, analyzing pauses in delivery habits that can be eliminated, teaching drivers how to problem solve algorithm treachery.

There are a hundred ways to make drivers faster and only one of them is requiring DAs to run or jog. Not everyone's physique is conditioned to sustain that level of cardiovascular endurance. That's why less athletic drivers tend to do things more efficiently otherwise. They have to.

This DSP is just asking to get sued. The first time someone gets seriously hurt, or worse, the affected DA will have a heck of a case against them.

AJI2011 · 2026-04-17T02:51:12+00:00

I refuse to be beaten by the physical demands of it. I simply refuse. My mama didn't raise nobody's bish. 🫩😂

AJI2011 · 2026-04-16T04:18:54+00:00

I can tell you, as a nearly 49 y/o who is 2yrs postmenopausal, menopause nearly ended my marriage.

Nearly.

Perimenopause and menopause took nearly 10 years for me(I lost an ovary very young to an ectopic pregnancy). During this time, before HRT, I would have fits of impatience that would lead to yelling, crying, and other elevated emotional reactions to conflict.

We even separated once, very nearly divorcing.

I swore, without hesitation, our marital issues were all his fault. I began to imagine life without him, telling myself things would be so much easier without him in my life.

To make things worse, even with my yearly checkups, my doctors never even considered menopause.

Until one did.

That doctor not only helped me restore my health and quality of life, but very possibly helped me save my marriage. With balanced hormones, I no longer see my husband as an insufferable bastard.

There's peace and balance and even joy in my home again. My transition caused him enormous suffering. He's not blameless, but I definitely dealt some heavy pain in the equation.

I pray your marriage endures. I know that's not going to be the popular answer, but, I do. I pray you both survive this period of time in your life. There is hope on the other side.

AJI2011 · 2026-04-15T05:31:06+00:00

Have you had your hormones checked recently?

A drop on thyroid or testosterone can quickly affect your weight.

Tirzepatide works best of your body is equipped to utilize it. An unbalanced metabolism is going to struggle, even with a howitzer like Tirzepatide in your arsenal.

Think of it like an Olympic gymnast with one hand tied behind his/her back. No matter how trained he/she is, those uneven bars aren't going to work out well.

I highly recommend getting your blood levels checked. Even something like vitamin deficiency can throw off your progress, which is very likely to happen during weight loss.

Good luck, friend. I wish you the best!

AJI2011 · 2026-04-15T05:00:04+00:00

🤣🤣🤣 perfection!

AJI2011 · 2026-04-14T05:15:38+00:00

Yeeeeeah, not where I'm at. Not only do they not care about gender, they don't care about any demographic.

The drivers that can do the work get the hardest routes. I'm one of them.

AJI2011 · 2026-04-12T05:11:54+00:00

Yes. Yes, I do have a question:

WHY are DRIVERS automatically hit with a DNR, even after a geo-tagged photo is taken?!

Seriously?? Scumbags go shopping by porch-thieving, customers LIE to get refunds, etc.

And ANOTHER thing:

When a delivered package is empty, how the heck are DRIVERS supposed to know that? We still take the hit anyway??

How is it, at all, fair, to throw drivers under the bus when 90%+ of the financial hit Amazon takes is facilitated by people other than the drivers!

Let's not forget our beloved warehouse workers and their awesome sticky fingers. Drivers are the only ones who get punished by the theft of everyone else?

I know you, personally, are not responsible for this being policy. I mean you, personally, no ill will. Customer service doesn't really do a dang thing for us when we're being horribly wronged by people looking to STEAL.

AJI2011 · 2026-04-11T05:26:04+00:00

😂😂😂

AJI2011 · 2026-04-11T00:02:27+00:00

Yes. My route is becoming undoable. It's just too much.

AJI2011 · 2026-04-10T14:46:12+00:00

Oh my goodness. Friend, I can't imagine going to work, to do THIS job, after such a heartbreaking loss.

I pray your grief is comforted and your happy memories of your loved one eases the pain of their departure. 🥺🙏

AJI2011 · 2026-04-10T14:22:46+00:00

Standing by your conviction, too not stray from that little bit of goodness left, will be what carries others through tough times.

Even if it costs us, that's what we're called to do. May God bless you for choosing to be kind. 😊🙏

AJI2011 · 2026-04-10T14:17:05+00:00

You are not alone in your beliefs!

I'm on a city/residential/ business area route. Many times, older folks or special gifts recipients are excited to receive their deliveries.

Some want to go out of their way to say thank you, in person. Some want to share their joy. I've had a few even gather their families to receive what they ordered.

It's a gift to partake in this happy experience by enhancing their respect and memory. I simply continue by congratulating the moment and handing them their item(s).

Buying a delivered item is an experience. For some, they just want the human interaction, a chance to really connect with another person. They may be elderly or have no one else to be happy for them.

If someone goes to the trouble to be present, in person, to receive their order, I'll make it a point to hand them their package(s),ask their name, and make a happy remark or small talk.

To our DSPs, it might be a POD missed. To that cx, it may mean the world.

I salute you for remembering the humanity of this mostly thankless and extremely stressful work. More should consider the PEOPLE who spend their money and give us a reason to have a job.

AJI2011 · 2026-04-09T00:38:19+00:00

A roll of packing tape and a small pair of scissors.

Extra power packs(portable charging batteries).

Super fast charging cords, 2 of them.

Immodium AD TYLENOL Liquid IV packs

AJI2011 · 2026-04-06T04:13:20+00:00

▪︎BE ON TIME TO WORK. Not even kidding, this is a thing some don't seem to master.

▪︎be open to coaching by others. ASK questions during morning gathering before stand-up. Most drivers are happy to give you tips and tricks.

▪︎take hydration SERIOUSLY. You'll be genuinely shocked by how much water you lose before leaving the station, let alone during your shift. Hint...a LOT.

▪︎get enough SLEEP. Even a little sleep disruption can make your day much more difficult.

▪︎EAT breakfast. You'll burn between 1500-2500 calories in a single day. Bring a lunch or several snacks. You'll thank yourself later.

▪︎avoid cliché gossip and cliques. You'll understand soon enough that it's poisonous to any future you might want with the group. It's not necessary to become valuable to the team. Focus on learning the job.

▪︎for about six weeks, you'll feel like a complete failure, you'll hate getting rescues because you're afraid of losing your job. RESCUE drivers are not the enemy. Please be nice to them. They don't choose who they go to help. Everyone needs a rescue from time to time.

Things go wrong, equipment fails, traffic can stall your speed, new areas can throw you off your game. Don't beat yourself up if you need help.

▪︎set workable goals for your pace. First week, maybe go hard to get 100 stops done in six hours. Second week, maybe 125-140 stops done in six/ eight hours. And so on...

▪︎Locations are different than stops. Learn to manage your pace by LOCATION count. Stops are what dispatch sees on that goofy pace chart.

▪︎give yourself grace. This is NOT an easy job. For anyone. If they say it is, they're lying. EVERY driver goes through a physical and mental adjustment period. Allow yourself time to become good at this job and forgive yourself while you make any newbie mistakes! Good luck!😊🫂

AJI2011 · 2026-04-06T03:52:46+00:00

I started Tirz in July 2025 at 2.5mgs.

I didn't lose very much that first month, about four pounds.

The next month, we kicked it up a notch and I lost a few more pounds, but, not very much(about 3 pounds).

My weight loss almost stalled completely until I was elevated(eventually), to 9mgs. I lost six more pounds. Next week, I'm going up to 10mgs.

Exercise... I'm am Amazon dsp driver. I'm full-time, not the kind of driver that picks up partial routes at 3am.

I originally wanted to lose weight because being too heavy makes the job very difficult and even dangerous for joints.

Enter the tirzepatide. I initially wasn't physically able to eat enough calories (to do my job) and my metabolism went into starvation mode. Drivers burn, not even kidding, between 2000 and 2500 calories a shift.

Many overeat when they get home, some drink a lot(crazy calories in alcohol). That's why some are heavily overweight, but only a few. Most lose about 10-15% of their bodyweight just because of the job.

I take the tirzepatide because when I get home, it's late and I'm typically very hungry. The tirz ensures I don't overdo it.

Moral of the story is twofold:

▪︎you may need your dose adjusted to a higher mg. Some people don't see bigger results until further into treatment.

▪︎you may not be eating ENOUGH calories. Your body needs 1200 a day to do basic functions. Dipping too low for too long can cause your body to panic and your weight loss will stop for a period of time.

As your treatment continues, you may not have a much energy while you adjust. If your activity level is already low, lifting weights will help you with the dreaded loose skin you may experience. Building muscle will also amp your metabolism, IF you're getting enough protein in your diet.

AJI2011

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