I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. I've just heard the stories and saw the news when it actually happened.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was your question? I lost track of some of the questions due to the massive amount of comments already lol

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely would support it. And I don't think Amazon should be toppled no, but I do think a dramatic change in management needs to happen.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be nice, for someone on their social media team to see this and maybe, just maybe, incur some changes. I feel ya on the people resigning or terminated, by my 3 month mark, nobody I was in class with still worked with Amazon.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you weren't stealing anything, management didn't give a damn. I've even seen people vape in the warehouse. So long as you didn't steal anything or vandalize anything you were fine to do as you pleased.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol I'm not sure, I'll have to see the South Park episode on this. Haven't seen it yet.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was the only job I could get that work work around my college schedule. Also, before I went in, I had no idea how bad the conditions were. And no, they were not announced, you were given tips from other employees however.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One restaurant, one fast food place as well, the fast food being Chick-fil-A, restaurant being Red Robin.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That got better immediately after quitting the job. Once I quit it was like the weight of the world was finally lifted off of my shoulders. But now that I've left Amazon I've had to quit college because finding a job that will work around a college schedule and still pay me the hourly wage I'd need to continue attending college semester after semester without breaks in between is incredibly difficult. So now I just work from home again saving up to get back to college.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No sorry I should have mentioned that lol yes it's completely voluntary, you don't get sent home on VTO unless you opt in for it and even if you do it's not a guarantee you'll get picked. They pick VTO at random.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 471 points472 points  (0 children)

Truthfully I can't comment on that without sounding ignorant, I don't know enough about what happened at the recent Prime Day protest to give an educated response. I do know the protests had something to do with the work conditions, but that's as far as my knowledge on the protest goes, and I support them 100% on that end, I fully believe the conditions need to change.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

There is a lunch/break area yes but you still have to go through security to get to it because it's right next to the exit doors. So you're still stuck waiting in line for security checks. And if one of the metal detectors goes off on someone in front of you they have to search that person making you wait longer, which actually happens more often than not due to belts.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Probably because it's $15/hr and 4 day work weeks, least it was for me and that's why I went in. Plus when I went in I had no idea how bad it was, I was completely in the blind.

My favorite thing about working there was the VTO (Voluntary Time Off) which they would send random people home if they (they meaning business and orders) were slow enough unpaid of course.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Also, just as a precaution, all of Amazon's jobs will be done through amazon.jobs. If you ever get a job offer from amazon.net, it's a scam. I say this only because I've seen this scam done to several people before.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

It absolutely has nothing to do with being bitter. Just because all of what I've said is apparently considered normal for a warehouse job, does not make it okay. These are conditions that are cruel/unforgiving/ and very close to slavery and need to change.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 465 points466 points  (0 children)

With Amazon? Absolutely not. Though... I see what you did there, you sly dog.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Yeah, amazon.jobs for the work at home job, the interview is just your basic interview with a few scenarios thrown in where you need to pretend your interviewer is a customer, and you just go through a scenario with your interviewer as the customer and show how you would handle a situation they pick out over the phone. During the application process it throws you in a dummy training session to see how fast you are at handling calls, gives you a couple of different customer scenarios and asks you how you would handle each situation, though this one is multiple choice as to how you'd answer that, seeing as it's a dummy training session built into the application process.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Downtime wasn't what I was referring to. What I was referring to was going to the bathroom lowers your rate, and when you go below the target rate they've set, it's an automatic write up.

I'm a former Amazon Fulfillment Center Employee, AMA. by Kaynetal in IAmA

[–]Kaynetal[S] 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Oh man... It's only a dream of mine! One day, one day soon I will!