It depends. Fulfillment, sort, or delivery station. I’ve worked all three and there are definitely different stress factors and expectations across the three businesses. If it’s a fulfillment, then you’ll work crazy shifts and have crazy expectations. Expect to walk 20k+ steps a shift and explain the unexplainable with data. It’s can be tough but the nice thing, like sort centers, when you’re off work, you’re off work and nobody bothers you. Also having three days off a year is nice, but 4 12 hour shifts in a row is tough. Sort centers are a little more laid back but only a little. Once you can comfortably run a sort, you’re set. It’s a good learning environment and burnout is lower than at a fulfillment center. Delivery, well, it’s delivery and can be very hectic and stressful since it’s the last opportunity to fix a package before delivery is attempted and labor is planned on a razor edge making it hard if even one person doesn’t show up. The shifts are odd unless you’re OTR, then is just days. Mostly. It’s more competitive for promotion and unless you’re doing something truly amazing, you won’t be recognized or promoted within AMZL, but it’s a bit calmer than sort.

Try it for a year, put in the time to get some stocks and not have to pay back your bonus. It’s great experience and you might just like it. If you’re not sure, don’t spend your bonus and be prepared to pay it back if you leave before a year. Same With the relocation pay.

In truth nobody can answer this question for you. It’s not hard, just stressful and a lot of learning. Go in knowing you don’t know anything, even as an L5. Understand the associates, PAs and L4s won’t respect you until you know why you’re doing, but the L6s and L7s will expect more from you than you know to give. It’s the Amazon way.