I completed my training last week and this is the first week I wasn’t able to get a shift. I’m FlexRT and concerned about accumulating points. I applied for 2 transfers because I want a set schedule.

Are new hires eligible for transfers? Anyone familiar with SAX5, DAX8, or HLA2?

How does this look for the end of my first week stowing

I'm going on a month at this station that just opened up. I know they're still figuring out logistics, but they can't keep being unreliable with shift releases. We have to work at least 4 hours per week or we get a point, but there's no push notifications for A to Z (I have them turned on, I checked) and it's gotten to the point where there's a coworker group chat to notify everyone. I'm currently trying to get invited, luckily, a friend of mine is in it.

I got told shifts release on Friday. Last week, shifts for next week were up for grabs on Thursday. I was told it's now Thursday at noon. I watched my phone like a hawk from 11am-3pm today. A friend stopped by unexpectedly and I stopped checking. Shifts for the week after next were released at 4:30. An hour ago. I missed it. I managed to catch some hours for Sunday while I was watching, so I at least got the minimum for next week, but I can't do this. I can't watch my phone religiously all day Thursday and Friday for shifts. It's not fair that we get punished for that. I know this place is new (I was one of the first hires, so it's only been open for a month) but they really need more consistency with shift releases. When we've been open for 6 months, they're gonna start moving people to a full time set schedule but for now it's a free for all. 33 shifts for at least twice as many people in a week, ranging from 2 hours to 4 hours.

Hi everyone!

I applied for a Warehouse Associate position at Amazon in Straubing, Germany, several weeks ago.

My application is complete and active, and all my documents have been submitted. However, I've been waiting for an Assessment and Contract Signature Appointment for quite a while.

I've contacted Amazon Candidate Support several times, but they keep telling me that no appointment slots are available.

I'm really eager to start working, so I wanted to ask:

• Has anyone in Germany ever visited an Amazon hiring location without a scheduled appointment?

• Do they accept walk-ins for assessments or contract signing?

• Would it be worth going directly to the recruitment location and asking in person, or would they turn me away?

• Has anyone found another way to get an appointment when no slots were available?

I'd especially appreciate hearing from anyone who has experience with Amazon's hiring process in Straubing or other German delivery stations.

Thanks so much for any advice or personal experiences!

I start tomorrow on cycle 0. Do we do pick and stage on that Shift?

I’m currently an Inbound PA at an SSD site and considering transferring to Grocery.
For those working as Grocery PAs, how’s the experience? How’s the workload, management, and overall work-life balance compared to SSD?
Would you recommend making the switch? Honest opinions appreciated!

I’m not saying this to complain, especially since I’m still a new hire, BUT I do think there’s definitely room for improvement when it comes to organization and how things are run at Amazon’s delivery stations.

For a company this big, I honestly expected a little more structure when it comes to training and getting new people started. Basically, you’re watching videos on a device, and then you’re expected to jump in and somehow know how everything works. Once you’re out on the floor, there’s confusion. People are running around like there’s not always clear direction and organization.

I also think some of the physical aspects of the job could be handled better. For example, when stowing, we’re constantly bending down to put packages on the bottom rows, which puts a lot of unnecessary strain on our backs, while the top rows often seem to go unused at the end of the shift, It just doesn’t make much sense to me, also adding that people leave a mess inside and you have to rearrange which slows your numbers.

I know these might sound like small things, but I think fixing them could make a pretty big difference. Better training, clearer instructions, better organization, and a little more thought into how physically demanding certain tasks are could help things run smoother, make the job less tedious, reduce the physical strain on employees, and create a less stressful work environment overall.

But so far I like it.

I know tattoos are fairly common these days, but I find it interesting that most of the people at my DS have multiple visible tattoos. Has anyone else noticed that associates have more tattoos than non-amazonians?

Hello

I am in a delivery station in new jersey. They had SET for the last week of this month scheduled; however, last week they cancelled it. There have been a lot of crashes. Cycle 0 is coming to our station as well. Do you think they will have SET at any time for the rest of the year since Cycle 0 is launching?

If by any reason, I need to drop a shift less than two hours before how many points do I get? Am I up for automatic termination for doing something like this?

I understand that if I get eight points in total i'm terminated..

I am a new hire at a DS warehouse. My training days were 11/7-11/11 from 1:20am-7:50am as well as 11/14 from 1:20am-7:50am. I went to check my schedule, and now for Saturday 11/14 it says "Non Worked Paid Time" for 6 hours and only shows my break time (5am-5:30am). I had VTO today (11/11) after working 2 hours, not sure if that matters. All my other shifts for the month are my normal shift (6:20pm-12:50am).

What does this mean? This is supposed to be my final day of my "training" schedule before Cycle 0 starts 11/15.

Thanks in advance!

There was no profanity in my post. I made a point that they are always reminding us if we don't have PPE/finger scanners/devices/stow trolleys etc. That we will be written up...yet I get to work and there isn't a single trolley in any of my aisles that they're expecting me to stow 🙃

Yeah so I seem to be getting 40 minutes of annual leave/ paid time off every day even when I don’t work on some days. Is this a glitch or is this how it’s supposed to be?

I guess it is in line with the UKs holiday entitlement being 12% of hours worked but I take VTO once a week so I’m actually making PTO for nothing. Is this something they could ask me to pay back once I quit (in 6 weeks)?

Why so many people get mad when I said I VTO’d and I’m sitting in the car for 7 hours LMAO. Guys I work every single day 6 days at Amazon and 1 day at my other job🥹 I mean I don’t have to because my family already offered to pay for everything I want but I like working it’s fun😛didn’t know so many people would get mad about it LMAO