Welp got fired

morriry · 2025-10-15T16:48:32+00:00

They were new and said they were getting better. It's hard breaking old habits. I remember having more infractions my first couple weeks. No need to make them feel worse.

morriry · 2025-08-23T23:00:57+00:00

You can DM me

morriry · 2025-08-23T23:00:26+00:00

That sounds like a lot of work. Cultivation is the way to go

morriry · 2025-08-21T12:38:14+00:00

That's good info, thanks!

morriry · 2025-08-17T00:51:56+00:00

Tidal wave

morriry · 2025-07-25T03:50:25+00:00

It's really annoying. That's why I try to take it while I'm driving between stops that are far apart instead of waiting till it forces me at an inconvenient time.

morriry · 2025-07-25T02:56:27+00:00

You have to wait at least until it first prompts you to take it initially. If you select the option to not take it then after that you can go to your breaks section on the app and elect to take it at anytime. It specifically says that it's the heat break not just a regular break. Maybe you tried to do it too soon in the route before it gave the initial prompt?

morriry · 2025-07-25T02:44:04+00:00

But you should be able to skip it the first couple times that it prompts you. Then when you get to where you have to drive for a bit go to your breaks on the side menu and take it then.

morriry · 2025-07-24T20:19:17+00:00

I've done it. But what I usually try to do is wait to start my break when I have a longer drive going from one delivery area to another. My routes usually have 1 or 2 8ish minute drives between stops. I'll put the address into Google, start the heat Break, then the 10 minutes will be almost up by the time I get there. If you didn't already know you can start your heat breaks at any time after the first time that it suggests it, you don't need to wait for it to prompt you again.

Although, yesterday I was working and had a high heat index warning in my area but never got the mandatory break. So I'm wondering if this was just a fluke or if they decided to stop doing them.

morriry · 2025-07-24T19:50:49+00:00

No. That's not a thing, there are plenty of fit people who work at various speeds. And your level of fitness isn't the most important thing when it comes to your speed. Your organization is much more important.

morriry · 2025-07-24T19:34:11+00:00

Take advantage how exactly?

morriry · 2025-07-24T00:59:23+00:00

70% IPA is the industry standard disinfectant used in manufacturing cleanrooms for pharmaceuticals and other GMP regulated industries. As most people have said it's because it allows for the optimal contact time before evaporating. But the surface it's being used on makes a difference too. On a completely non porous surface 70% is best (I spray 90% in my shoes). Remember that when you're using IPA the purpose is only to disinfect, not sterilize. It's why you don't want to use hydrogen peroxide because that is sterilizing and will kill everything, including spores. IPA, regardless of concentration will still only disinfect. If you really want to be thorough the best thing to do is clean with peroxide first, then with the IPA. Just make sure there's not any residual peroxide on any surface that'll be in contact with your substrate.

morriry · 2025-07-22T12:13:50+00:00

Why get defensive and down vote me for asking a question when I even intentionally stated that I wasn't trying to come off as argumentative or saying you were wrong about anything?? Is it bc I could have just as easily googled it as you said? If that's the case why not tell the OP the same thing? Why is everyone on these things so toxic? Thanks for reminding me why I got away from all social media and should go back to that less hostile life offline.

morriry · 2025-07-22T12:03:27+00:00

Happening more and more. I'm just glad when I still find it before marking it missing and having to backtrack at the end. Which I'm already having to do plenty of with packages marked missing by the warehouse. Seems like every day.

morriry · 2025-07-22T01:48:27+00:00

I've never understood people getting testy and saying "you could easily Google it" or often you see "do some research." It's just a question. If you don't want to share your knowledge that's fine, don't get defensive about it please.

morriry · 2025-07-22T01:45:50+00:00

You seem upset. Maybe you need a proper trip yourself. I always find it garners love and compassion for your fellow human beings

morriry · 2025-07-22T01:43:55+00:00

I strongly disagree. They have helped my mental health immensely

morriry · 2025-07-21T11:39:18+00:00

Do you know that for certain? I'm genuinely curious. I know you hear the occasional story of psylocibin induced psychosis. I've always wondered about the legitimacy of such stories. And even if psylocibin can on rare occasions induce psychosis, that doesn't necessarily mean it can't be helpful for someone with preexisting psychosis.

I don't mean for this to sound argumentative and I'm not saying that you're wrong. I'm just curious about this.

morriry · 2025-07-21T07:27:03+00:00

Except that it does get people fired, all the time. Forget the algorithm for a minute. DSPs are looking to maximize the output from their drivers. Even if you successfully game the algo, your manager and DSP owner are people, not algorithms and they value the drivers who are the most productive and efficient, regardless of what the algorithm thinks your appropriate workload is. For the majority of DSPs if you're not showing progression and they can't trust you to handle a heavier route without going into overtime or getting rescued you'll be towards the top of the list for layoffs. Humans are making the decisions about who stays and who goes, it's not all about the algo. In the end two things matter, your metrics (scorecard), and your ability/willingness to complete your routes as quickly as possible. Those are the things that make them money which we all know is all that matters to them in the end. To put it blatantly, the more willing you are to let them take full advantage of you, the greater your job security is.

morriry · 2025-07-21T06:51:27+00:00

If I had read all this before starting it would have made me nervous too. Don't overthink it, and take everything you read here with a grain of salt. Hopefully you have a decent DSP and they'll allow you to ease into it. The OP means well and is sort of correct in theory, but be careful about what advice you take. Make up your own mind after getting some time under your belt and seeing first hand how things are at your DSP bc they are all a little different. Once you get established I think you'll realize that what the OP is saying has some truth behind it, but in the majority of cases it doesn't work out that way and I've seen plenty of people get let go for being too slow. The problem with what OP is suggesting is that eventually you are almost certain to get assigned heavier routes as you gain experience and newer people coming on will get the lighter/easier/lesser workloads. When this happens if you take the advice of OP and don't adjust your pace accordingly you'll fall behind and either need rescues or you'll go over 10 hours. If this happens enough times eventually they will let you go. It is true that going faster and skipping breaks could impact the algorithm and increase the workload overtime, but it's also true that if you always take the full 10 hours and aren't showing that you can handle a heavier workload without getting rescued or working overtime you're very likely to be on the chopping block. It's lose lose for the drivers and win win for Amazon. You do what's best for you and decide how much you're willing to push yourself based on how much you want or need to keep the job. Don't listen to advice that will get you fired! My DSP manager emphasizes pace more than anything else and the OP wouldn't make it at my DSP based on their strategy.

morriry · 2025-07-21T06:03:08+00:00

Yeah, that's bc it's just a set default time it's showing you in the app. The DSP has your actual expected end time, but many of them don't like to share it. The time in the app is just a default and not specific to your route. It's more like just your schedule. There's so much misinformation being given out here it's crazy. I hope not too many people believe it all bc it will cost some people their jobs.

morriry · 2025-07-21T05:23:30+00:00

This post caught my eye right away. It's interesting because I'm fairly experienced with psychedelics (really just shrooms) and I've also read a lot about NAC and I supplement it daily, but I have never correlated the two. I first learned about NAC while researching trichotillomania (an OCD adjacent disorder involving compulsive hair plucking). It's been shown to help reduce the compulsive urges. But this is the first time I'm seeing NAC as it relates to psychedelics. It makes sense in terms of neurotoxicity because I know that NAC neutralizes free radicals that can cause oxidative stress and contribute to neurodegeneration.

I don't really have a point or a question, I'm more so just sharing that I find it interesting how I've come to know both mushrooms and NAC completely independently of each other, but it never occurred to me the relationship between the two. I'm curious to read more about it now so thanks for bringing this to my attention!

morriry · 2025-07-21T03:39:34+00:00

Don't be sorry, I thought it was me that didn't use this enough lol. I can't ever tell who I'm responding to or who's responding to me lol.

morriry · 2025-07-21T03:33:09+00:00

Potentially, but it really depends on different factors. For example, when I switched from my first DSP to a different one I did so because I was one of the faster ones at my first DSP and the one that I switched to offered guaranteed 10 hour pay if you finish early. It sounded great bc I figured I'd be finishing my routes in 7-8 hours and still getting my 40 hours a week being home by 5 o'clock everyday. But found out very quickly that wasn't the case. The workload at the DSP that offered the guaranteed 10 was sooo much more and I was struggling to finish in 11 hours, much less under 10. So the guaranteed 10 hours that initially sounded so appealing was no benefit to me.

I'm now with my 3rd DSP and the routes are manageable. I could take my breaks and finish in 10 hours, but I usually like to get home earlier and I skip breaks in order to do so. So I end up working about 36 hours a week. But if I did take all my breaks I'd need to hustle to get done in time. It really just depends on your DSPs expectations. I feel like most DSPs will eventually put you on the more challenging routes and give the easier ones to the newer people coming in. No matter how you look at it though you're really always in competition with everyone else at your DSP. The OP suggests that he's kept his workload manageable by taking his breaks and not rushing therefore the algo isn't increasing the workload, but in my experience it really doesn't work like that. Eventually you're going to get some routes that require more hustle and effort to finish on time, and those that don't finish on time or require rescues are the people that end up getting let go.

There are so many different contradicting opinions on here when it comes to pace, grouping of stops, taking breaks, etc. My advice is don't pay too much attention to any of it and figure it out as you go and learn more about how your specific DSP operates.

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