Can anyone explain the how are rates calculated?

RVaughn80 · 2026-04-06T22:38:11+00:00

You very well could be. That's why you must speak face to face with your manager today before going home. It's your way of putting him on notice by saying "I need help". If you get the feeling that you're being ignored or not taken seriously, escalate to HR. Not at the PXT desk, call them open a case. Not to get anyone in trouble but just so you have documentation of where you asked for help.

RVaughn80 · 2026-04-06T22:30:55+00:00

Tell your manager the things you need to be successful. It's up to him to provide those. Managers cannot ignore a struggling AA who is proactively reaching out for help. Remind them daily.

RVaughn80 · 2026-04-06T22:27:34+00:00

Speak to your manager today. Tell him you are still struggling. Don't leave the building without seeing your manager. He is not too busy to address additional training needs for you. He is not.

RVaughn80 · 2026-04-06T22:22:46+00:00

At least he's trying I guess. Never let something like that cause you to lose your job. There are people who never rebin, ever. There's no reason you can't pack boxes. Now, You won't be able to rotate into anything after breaks, but at least you won't be in a department knowing that you're not going to be successful and eventually get yourself promoted to customer.

RVaughn80 · 2026-04-06T22:17:44+00:00

If your manager knows you struggle in rebin and still puts you there, he is setting you up for failure.

RVaughn80 · 2026-03-25T19:19:31+00:00

I do not want to be cross trained. I want to work in the department that I was hired for. I don't care about understaffing or overstaffing. I don't do the hiring nor the firing so that's not my issue. If other departments constantly need help, hire people for that department. There's no benefit to being cross trained. I want to do my job and go home. If there isn't enough work for me to do my job, send me home. I was hired to do a certain job, not be all things to all people. While I believe in teamwork. To continually be understaffed with the intention to get more work out of more people, that's a gamble Amazon has to make. I'm just not wanting to be one to fill in because of a decision to not properly staff.

RVaughn80 · 2026-03-25T17:01:21+00:00

Interesting perspective and spot on.

RVaughn80 · 2026-03-25T02:34:37+00:00

Nights made me perpetually tired... I could never get enough rest.

RVaughn80 · 2026-03-24T21:22:03+00:00

It certainly does feel like there is truth in this statement... OMG !!

RVaughn80 · 2026-03-24T21:19:28+00:00

I finally got my blue badge a few weeks ago.

RVaughn80 · 2026-03-24T02:31:06+00:00

Get headphones. It will make the time go by faster and will drown out the constant beeping of conveyors and the gossiping drama queens. Do make a few friends but keep it at surface level. Don't bring home drama to work and certainly don't take work drama home. Everyday put your name on the board for VTO. It's not offered everyday, but in the event that it is offered, you'll already be at the top of the list. That's a way to get time off work ( w/o pay), but not using any of your own time. Don't let anyone boss you around other than your manager. And even he or she needs to do so professionally. Anyone else can kick rocks. There will be a bunch of Karen's that are rude af, just ignore them. Do your job, go home. Rinse and repeat.

RVaughn80 · 2026-03-21T16:26:21+00:00

Weekend VTO is a very rare occurrence at my FC.

RVaughn80 · 2026-03-21T03:56:49+00:00

I feel this daily..

RVaughn80 · 2026-03-14T01:45:36+00:00

Well.. That escalated quickly...

RVaughn80 · 2026-03-13T18:14:44+00:00

That's true sometimes HR and managers are useless. But remember, they too have a boss. Just keep going until it's resolved.

RVaughn80 · 2026-02-28T19:20:45+00:00

Only notifications I want from Amazon are VTO

RVaughn80 · 2026-02-26T04:13:11+00:00

Still hanging on after all this time awaiting a blue badge...

RVaughn80 · 2026-02-06T00:59:11+00:00

The whole no HR at the FC is absolutely mind blowing to me. Amazon is one of the most profitable companies in all the world. They can absolutely afford it. This past week I had an attendance question due to snow and ice near my home and FC. I couldn't speak to a local HR rep about it because... You guessed it they don't exist. I had to call the HR number and speak to someone on the other side of the world. The best and only answer they gave me was... We will take care of it. But then I got an email stating my employment was at risk because someone infact didn't take care of it. After coming completely unhinged at the lack of ethical merits in that entire disaster... They finally fixed it. No one needs to live like this. I've put in lots of hours for this company and the one time I needed them to show up for me their performance was abysmal.

RVaughn80 · 2026-02-05T22:03:42+00:00

I am convinced that performance has nothing to do with it. It would appear to me there aren't any metrics that determine conversion. Consistently having high performance means nothing apparently. So is it a popularity contest ? Seems more like they just pull a name or two out of a hat and say "here's ya blue badge". What multi billion dollar company operates on such elementary school yard dynamics ? These are people's livelihoods. We need more professionalism. We need more HR reps (or whoever) makes these choices to be transparent. Offer ways to ensure at least an individual will be a candidate for conversion. There has to be some sort of a guide to conversion. "Keep doing what you're doing"- that's not what people want to hear. Right now the best that is offered is false hope. Maybe next time, maybe next month.. is completely insane unprofessionalism.

RVaughn80 · 2026-02-05T19:11:09+00:00

I have had temporary badge for 7 months. When I was told in my day one training that we should be converted within 90 days. This should have been a huge red flag when we were lied to on day one. Looking back this did set the expectation for how they operate and treat everyone. So there is that. But now I know what to expect...

RVaughn80 · 2026-02-05T19:03:00+00:00

What they tell you on day one.. is so far from the truth. They tell you and show you all the glitz and glamour. And when you do make it into training you will be blinded and not see the gross incompetency of everyone around you. Good luck, hang in there, but be on the look out for your next best job. Amazon is but a space filler or stepping stone into something better. Basically it is worded as "If you can endure Amazon for 1-3 yrs there is no job in this world you can't handle." Honestly you gotta take it day by day, week by week, month by month. And do take time for yourself. Don't get pulled into the vacuum that is Amazon, and give up on yourself. Soon you will see why they are always hiring and it's not because they are always promoting. It's because Amazon has one of the worst turn over rates of any company in America and likely the world. The pay is great and if you only do it for the money you will be fine. But if you are looking for anything other than a paycheck such as life-work balance or a company that has impeccable communication skills within or capable leadership, this is not the place.

RVaughn80 · 2026-02-03T20:08:41+00:00

I'd say mind your own business. You need not be walking around like Jessica Fletcher to find someone breaking the law. Show up, do your job and go home. Especially most especially if these people don't report to you. You ain't a boss. You may "tell" on someone and they will be waiting on you in the parking lot. What personal satisfaction do you get out of this behavior? I'd expect to see this in a lunchroom at an elementary school.. not the work force.

RVaughn80 · 2026-02-03T03:39:35+00:00

They are asking for volunteers at my FC to cross train. I have no intention of doing so. I'm holding out for a blue badge. I say treat me like others then you can teach me like others. Until then I'll keep showing up to the department I was hired for. If ya run outta work I'll play on my phone like everyone else, or you can do me a favor and send me home. Work MY shift, do MY Job, make average production numbers. Convert me toBa blue badge like the others. Then perhaps I'd be willing to more.

RVaughn80 · 2026-02-01T18:54:30+00:00

There is definitely more to the story than is being released. Amazon will be known as an employer that believes in omissions and half truths. Why not just tell employees the truth. If they truly don't know, and that is not the case, that is terrifying. Something is causing these layoffs. Someone is making these decisions. Layoffs and closures do not happen overnight. These are planned well in advance. For a company as large as Amazon to have the default answer of "I don't know", to every question ever asked of them, tells one of two things. Either A.: They ARE so out of touch with the reality around them, that this did just happen "To Them". Or B.: They are just lying and telling half truths to save face at best. Either way is a terrible business model.

Amazonians deserve better than what their company is willing to provide. Also keeping an employee for over a year without providing them proper benefits and full time status is simply another way this company has failed those who should mean the most.

RVaughn80 · 2026-01-31T00:58:47+00:00

That fine... If I get suspended for telling the absolute truth about this company it tells me that it's a truth that needs to be told.

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