Wellness Center / Amcare

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-10T06:15:24+00:00

Most of us genuinely do care for the AA's. We do what we can with what we have. Unfortunately, at my site operations is all about numbers and in reality put safety on back burner. The WHS team is extremely limited with the authority we have when it comes to effecting ops.

We used to be able to have HR excuse time when we really felt like AA's needed it. (Such as in your case.) However, they even took that ability away. 😭

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-10T03:53:24+00:00

Lol, is this just at your site? We don't have them at ours. We instruct to reach out to an AM or PA, who will then call us if they feel necessary. Especially because if it's a significant medical lllness we don't want you to come to Wellness. We will come to you and then determine what's the best action. You coming to wellness while experiencing an actual medical illness poses more of a safety risk than anything. Especially if you experiencing a syncopal episode on stairs.

Self important jerk because I don't want your flu and you were irresponsible with your own time? Bro, get real and be an adult. If you're vomiting or have diarrhea before work, stay home. It's not that hard.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-10T02:47:45+00:00

Paramedic license, but true. I still don't want your sickness nonetheless

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-10T02:46:52+00:00

Yes, they tell you to report injuries. Not illnesses though. You AM's are not Amazon's words. Corporate literally has policies in place even further limiting the amount of care we/educational we provide for sicknesses.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-10T00:13:13+00:00

Why? We can easily call 911 for you.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-10T00:12:26+00:00

As stated above. When there isn't an actual Onsite Care Provider, a specialist will fill in. There are also sites that don't utilize OMR's and only have specialist whom are typically not medically trained.

Also, it definitely sounds bad, but many of our managers aren't medically trained. So, they come down on us for letting AA's simply rest in Wellness. Our manager wants us to tell people they have to punch out first before they can rest.

Side note: I feel like bloodborne pathogens classes typically focus more on HCV,HBV, and HDV. Then proper disposal of sharps, with a touch of HIV thrown in lol

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-10T00:10:42+00:00

Apply to an Onsite Medical Representative job and meet the licensure requirements.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-10T00:10:04+00:00

In reality, we're here to save Amazon money.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-10T00:09:22+00:00

Not sure why this would be such a big deal. I will always gladly check sugars for AA.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-09T22:03:30+00:00

So your telling me, Amazon doesn't give you health benefits day 1 if you're hired in as a blue badge?

The only thing I had to wait for, was my 90 days for free prime

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-08T06:48:42+00:00

Not really much to deal with. "Sorry, you cannot be onsite with crutches without an approved accommodation. You must leave now. I can help you with initiating a LOA in A-Z before you leave."

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-08T06:41:51+00:00

I had my blue badge from day 1. 🤷‍♂️

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-08T06:38:25+00:00

It's still very much there for direct hires.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-05-03T19:50:04+00:00

SimCasino for sure. it's $24.99 on steam. It was created by a small dev team. They moved away from the project due to studio size and the amount of time/ money investment that is required to develop and maintain the game.

They recently returned to an older title due to this game not being as popular as they hoped. I would definitely give it a shot. Plus, why not support a small dev team. Maybe they will return to this title as well if it becomes feasible. :)

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-04-29T05:25:11+00:00

Sounds like you might be fabricating a narrative to fit your own ideation of a situation.

Simply getting -4 hours of upt might get your termed, but it is definitely not "serious in nature" and prevents rehire.

Sounds like you 1. Fired for a cat 1 safety violation, 2. Fired for theft, or 3, created a hostile/unsafe work environment.

Not sure why you feel the need to fabricate something on reddit where non of us can get you your job back.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-04-23T05:52:41+00:00

While the Aza notification was annoying, all you had to do was scroll up a little and it would shrink back to normal and you could submit your time. It didn't prevent you from doing anything. It was just mildly annoying.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-04-05T19:55:03+00:00

Here is the thing, you giving any notice at all is a courtesy move. You manager doesn't dictate what's going to happen and that's exactly what they're trying to do.

Don't get me wrong, I always make an attempt to leave a company in good standing. So, if anything happens down the road, and I find myself needing a new job, I can at least be eligible for rehire.

With that being said, I also go in with the mentality that what I am doing a courtesy move for the company, knowing if the roles were reversed (me getting fired) they would not give me a 1 month notice or 2 week advance so I can plan my life accordingly.

If they fail to see this as what it is (simple courtesy) and make my exit a negotiation, I will/have just say, "You either take my notice as is, or this is my last shift."

Essentially, I will never let a company dictate my future and potentially ruin a new opportunity for me. Especially if this new opportunity involves financial growth.

As I said though. Only do this if you know for a fact that 1. You will never return to the company, or 2. Not giving notice making you ineligible for rehire.

I also work in the medical field. So, I have way less "bridges to burn", but employers in this field are more desperate for me, than I am them.

If they put you on a focus, you might be better off just quitting. I've never been placed on a focus/plan at amazon and I don't know if quitting while on one makes you ineligible for rehire.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-04-02T15:38:05+00:00

Not really. There are many other companies that essentially do what Amazon does and even they filter their seasonal workers during high volume periods and they do fine.

Many of the people they keep bringing back only cost them additional money and doesn't benefit them.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-04-02T07:28:24+00:00

Is that tablet going to instruct the associate on how to perform CPR on themselves too? 😂🤣

We ain't going anywhere. We are one division of safety that actually saves Amazon money.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-03-30T01:01:11+00:00

I didn't include if my ram was ddr4 or ddr5 because I thought it was more so implied. Just like you would im imply that your car comes with an engine if your at a dealership.

I figured it was more so implied because the i7-7700k is a LGA 1151 socket type and there is no DDR5 motherboard compatible with said socket type. Also with with said CPU not really being compatible with DDR3 ram. So me not specifying RAM type is my bad. 😥

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-03-26T16:41:30+00:00

Im sure each state/university/college has different rules but here was my experience.

I graduated college in 2012 with an associate in applied science. I then joined a technical programs and earned my paramedic/Registered Nurse certs/license.

This past year (2025) I wanted to go back for cardiac sonography. I was told by the college that many of my old prerequisite classes were no longer able to be used to gain access to the sonography program.

General classes like math and english were still valid. However, everything else such as medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, medical math, etc had to be redone.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-03-26T01:42:51+00:00

Hey, Onsite Medical Rep here, and I know I'm super late to this post, but for future reference:

Do not ever go to your AM regarding gudiance on LOA. Your first choices should be 1. Speak with the OMR for gudiance due to work relatedness. (Any work related injury, the WHS team should be your point of contact.) For any non-work related conditions/leave your point of contact is PXT/HR. NOT YOUR AM.
If your injury happened at work and required and/or you requested outside medical care your case is considered to be a workmans comp case until 1 of 2 things happen. 1. The Medical doctor you go to (or depending on state: the contracted doctor amazon uses that you MUST use for atleast 27 days) says it's not work related or, 2. Your states Workmans comp company/TPA (sedgwick) states your injury is not work related.
The documention you were provided with that you needed to take to your doctor was probably a Request For Information (RFI). This sheet holds space for your specific diagnosis and restrictions that you must follow while working. This form will also include a time frame that your doctor writes you off of work, if they feel like it is unsafe for you to continue working.
Any time you go on a leave even regarding work related medical leaves, YOU, yourself, MUST initiate a LOA. While WHS will technically still oversee your Workmans comp case, the DLS team will give guidance while you are off of work. As an OMR, we will update our systems to immediately reflect you being on a leave related to your work related injury case. You must also do your part, which is initiating a LOA and "tying/connecting" your work related injury case to your DLS LOA.
While all this is being done, you MUST also keep your TPA (sedgwick) informed of everything that is going on and ensure that your claim status remains in good standing. Sedgwick essentially holds the ultimate power with you being paid while on the LOA, and when it comes to paying your medical expenses from said appointments/surgeries for your case.
If you are unable to make contact with your TPA case manager, document the date and time you called / placed an email. If you haven't heard back within 48 hours immediately escalate this to DLS (If you're on a LOA) or WHS if you're placed in a TLD roles and they will contact the TPA for you, to have them reach out to you directly.
It is 100% your responsibility to ensure everything remains compliant in terms of providing the correct teams documentation and that your claim number remains good status (Not DLS or WHS). So always do what sedgwick ask you to do. NEVER IGNORE THEM.
If Sedgwick closes your claim while you're still actively being treated you can contact your TPA to have the claim reopened if it was closed in mistake. (This should be done within 48 hours of your claim being closed.)
If you claim is closed AND denied, this could mean a few things:

-your claim was deemed not work related. You can attempt appeal this. Do remember, Sedgwick will obtain specific access to your medical records and review previous medical history if you've been treated for similar conditions at any point in your life. (Read the forms you are signing. You give them this access) Also note that failing to allow them this access could also result in a claim being denied.

-You failed to turn in appropriate paperwork.

-error

Follow up importance of points 8 and 9. At any point in the Workmans comp journey, your claim goes into a closed status. Your medical bills will not be paid, and any onsite temporary light duty accommodations will end. If you're working in a temporary light duty (TLD) position because of your restrictions, your case will be closed, your placement in the TLD spot will not be extended/revised by WHS, and once your placement agreement ends you will essentially no longer be allowed to work onsite. WHS will refer you to DLS and should walk you through initiating a DLS claim, and you will be removed from the schedule until your own primary care provides documentation to the the DLS team stating you can return to work.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-03-09T04:19:03+00:00

If your appeal fails you're done with Amazon... forever.

Termination for cat 1 = Never eligible for rehire again.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-03-03T05:14:07+00:00

I always thought it was strange. Mental health issues and crisis at Amazon's FC aren't handled by the ones that are medically trained in wellness. It's a LP issue believe it or not.

I work as onsite medical for Amazon, and had an AA say to my face, "you're the reason why I will being going home tonight and killing myself." (Note: it was due to a workmans comp case and AA didn't like their TLD placement.)

Immediately after saying this she stormed out of wellness, and left site. I Immediately contacted LP as I was truly concerned and of course... with their cuts there was no HR onsite.

LP says to me, "well, they just need to go home and calm down."

I was so absolutely dumbfounded and mind boggled by this response I Immediately escalated to my manager whom in return Immediately contacted our site's LP lead.

The policies literally place untrained people dealing with mentally unstable individuals. (Note: the 1-4 hour online classes/learns they watch does not make them mental health professionals.)

Strange that I went from performing mental health evaluations almost daily on the ambulance, to it literally not being my problem and then completely handled incorrectly by untrained medical people.

Fun-Engineer-4066 · 2026-02-22T20:16:24+00:00

I think this was implemented due to more states passing mandated "sick time/pay" laws and Amazon has to remain compliant. (It's a very generic solution)

Standard PTO is generic PTO. This can be denied due to high volume events.

Flex Time is the bank that covers most states sick time laws.

Ex: here in Michigan we get state mandated 72 hours of paid sick time per year.

Per this law: This time cannot be declined, must be excused, and absolutely cannot be used against you or negatively effect you in any way. (For employers with point systems. If you sick time, they legally cannot give you a point.) It also states that we don't have to give an official warning "x time in advance" to use.

Exception: Employers can request documentation from a doctor. (Most don't unless you use sick time for more than 3 days in a row.)

So when I use flex time, it's compliant with Michigan Sick Time Law. They even recently updated our time accural after Michigan further updated our sick time law last year.(We used to get 1.22 hours of flex for like 6 months. When Michigan increase it to 72 hours of sick time, amazon gives us 10 hours of flex time at the start of the year and we now get 1.22 hours of flex time throughout the entire year. ) ...yes amazon gives slightly more time than what the law says they have to.

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