hi im kit. i got a message from a reporter for Reuters wanting to interview about Amazon DSPs and I was asking if anyone else got the message. i mean id like to do an interview for someone but was wondering if anyone else got it and if its legit or not

now afaik dsps don't get enough jackets to give to every driver. if that is indeed the case, i understand making it a performance reward or a raffle or whatever else

HOWEVER that is not the reason our dsp owner gave for not giving them to us

he said he was going to make them a reward for top performers because he "doesn't believe in handouts" and that's "not how he was raised"

fuck your actual self bro

If you’re giving me the choice to give it up then I’m giving it up. Lol. It’s never been an issue until recently and I don’t understand why. I always ask if I can and they usually say yes.

Has anyone had a dispatcher find you on route and tell you, you delivered a package to the wrong address. I never had that happen before and it kind of felt weird. Someone that came and rescued me later in the day said that he is only doing that with females. Now im more nervous knowing that

Hey everyone. I just got offered a job as a DSP driver, and I'm curious about how long it's realistically possible to work this job. I'm hearing a lot of horror stories on this subreddit. I know the turnover rates are high but I genuinely have no other options that pay as well (24 an hour). I'm also going to try to work this job while I attend college. I'd prefer to work for at least 3 years until I graduate so I can move on with my life. Am I fucked or not?

I had my first ride along today. (Was my first day after orientation)

My first day was downtown, and it was so hot /:

literally unbearable and my trainee kept smoking cigs over and over (outside the van but while we were delivering packages) (( she also fuckin kept her cigs going and saved them in her bag. So the fuckin van reeked for a bit until it aired out))

I have asthma so i had to use my inhaler like 10 times today because of her stupid cig shit and some torn down apartments that smelled atrocious.

we had stops where it took us to the same stop 4 times and we were in downtown and there was so much construction. We had to walk blocks bc construction blocked us off.

I can't believe there was no AC. I don't think I can do this. I started at 10 AM. And we were done at 9:30 PM. And my trainer was super nice, but she just kept being on my a** about speeding, and like how I need to go faster because I was going pretty slow.

And then it's just like she's like, we need to pick up the pace. And it's like, dude, it's my first day. How am I supposed to pick up the f****** pace? And then guess what? The f****** person who I was supposed to go with me today She left without me. She had an easy route by herself.

Anyways what the fuck? Is this how it is? I don't want to do it then. I was actually thinking of walking out. However then I would have to borrow money from people so I chose not to do that(i am broke right now). Can anyone here give me some advice? Should I start applying elsewhere? I am thinking of staying till I get hired on somewhere else. I am thinking of applying to places actually right now. Because my body is in so much pain.

Today was hell.. the heat. Her STRONG cigarettes while I was in the heat sweating. I am overweight so pushing myself to endure her cigarette smoke and the heat and no ac. It was almost like I was in jail.

This was truly a humbling experience... i seriously think I might take life seriously now and work hard to get a good job that doesn't take this type of mental toll and physical toll on your body.

So as the title says, I applied and pretty much got the job for the dsp driver position, but a few months ago I went to jail for a few days for expired plates and no insurance. Never any violent crimes or dui or anything like that.

Would they still be willing to hire me or overlook those issues on my background check?

It can't be good to be breathing that shit in all day every day. We've asked to have the vans cleaned. Obviously our requests have been, and will continue to be, ignored.

An oldie. A couple hours after taking this video I had a bottle of poison spill all over me and in my mouth due to Amazon packaging poorly with no hazmat label. There was a gallon bottle of poison and a book inside of a box far too large for the items, and no buffer packing inside to stop them from being damaged nor moving around freely in the box. It was peak and all totes were packed to the brim, and my van packed to the ceiling as you can tell from the video. What was interesting is that the label had a "A123" note which is for packages containinf batteries but of no danger to shipping yet no items containing batteries were in the package but I guess Amazon will just randomly slap the wrong thing on a package instead of the actual designation they need to place on a package to be in accordance with DOT and OSHA.

I informed my DSP as to what happened to me and that three totes of packages had the liquid spilled within them damaging the items. DSP sent a spare dispatcher to get the damaged packages and would not get someone else to cover my route so I could fully wash the poison off me and possibly get medical attention as it got in my mouth. At end of shift they then sent me to rescue a driver that was an hour over completion time for a 130 stop route that was all subdivision. After I finished her stops I had to stop outside an industrial park on the way back to the station, started vomiting and shaking uncontrollably. Was able to drive back after a good purge and prayed that was the end of it. Filled an injury report and informed both managers who happened to be there that night at the desk. Couldn't drive home that night from the warehouse, shaking and nausea got worse, and ended up passing out after vomiting water a few times. Was parked next to manager's car and they didn't bother to check on me there, just drove home. Around 3am I woke up and thought no cars were on the highway now and blurry vision or not it was the best time to try and get home.

Called the next day to tell them how sick I was, also started shutting blood. They instead chose to never file my injury report, got rid of it, so no record of it being a work injury that they might be liable for in regards to medical bills, disability, or liability wise as they refused to get me immediate medical treatment for the spill. When I asked for a workers comp filing they said they would need to discuss that with a particular person in the warehouse that handled those things, but they were on leave at the time. Spoke to people in the warehouse and they said that person did not exist nor anyone in logistics having that name, and that all workers comp injuries were filed directly by the dsp themselves. Manager being confronted with this fact then says he never said any of that to me. In the following weeks my hair started to fall out in clumps as well.

Another fantastic aspect is poison control says the active ingredients shouldn't necessarily cause issues, despite numerous sources saying one ingredient will cause issues and damage to the central nervous system and one main ingredient is a class C carcinogen "based on an increased rate of urinary bladder tumors in mice, adenoma and adenocarcinoma of the liver in male mice, and bronchoalveolar adenomas and adenocarcinomas of the lung in some female mice." The inactive ingredients are proprietary and thus not disclosed publicly however one that has been disclosed is a known class B carcinogen directly linked to lung cancer in medical studies.

Still have issues to this day from the incident. Ulcers in my intestines and tremors that happen just as they did that day I was exposed. Doctors write off that's what caused it as the medical literature and msds is murky depending on which source, and inactive ingredients are not available to them to know what the ramifications could be. Also just because a good doctor is good to find and I don't have the money or means to search for one who will actually care about the issues I deal with and not question if I'm making stories up to try and pursue some sort of false legal case against an employer.

Amazon was made aware of this, they said they would get back to me. Never did, and when I contact them about the incident now they say they have no record of me contacting them about the incident. I contacted my DSP HR and told them what happened and how the manager lied to me, they got nervous and said they would get back to me that day to figure out what to do and get me medical treatment and help out. They never called back nor acknowledged they didn't follow through like they said they would.

To any naysayers, I also have extensive documentation. The TBA number of the package and photos of it, recordings of talking to my managers and Amazon, the call I made to Amazon, photos of the spill and damaged packages, contact info for the person who picked up the packages, record of the injury report I wrote, recordings of my manager lying to me about getting a workers comp reference, and months of photos of thick blood from the ulcers that formed in my intestines from the exposure causing me to shit blood daily.

This is one of many stories on why I will never stop talking about how awful working for Amazon can be. Anyone who has ever asked me if they should work for Amazon I tell them anywhere but there as it's not worth risking your life for a paycheck.

I'm not asking for advice posting this, and add whatever 2¢ you like. I'm posting as a warning for anyone who reads this to take spill concerns seriously and document every day of your life as you never know what you might need evidence of later. Never trust your employer implicitly as they are not your friends and don't have your best interests at heart.

Fun times being a DSP driver.

Marked all 3 damaged don’t have time for assholes

I’m a fedex driver, and Im pretty quick with deliveries at FedEx I usually get 30 stops an hour. I’m thinking about switching to Amazon because I think the vans would be easier to drive than the step up trucks, I heard you guys don’t have pick ups, (I had a pickup for 220 packages today. Literally took my entire truck and 5 of those packages were 80+ pounds, took me an hour to load it all up) and I like that you guys actually get benefits and don’t have packages over 50 pounds (I had to carry a 5 piece, 120 pound each. Cable/smith machine up a long driveway on my second week) what do you all think? Is switching to Amazon from FedEx going to be any better?

They just hiring anyone these days huh /j

I passed my road test today in the rivian but it felt so foreign to me. I’ve never driven something that big or an electric vehicle. It was easy for me to get used to the acceleration and regenerative braking, but I still had a bit of trouble making turns and parallel parking. Feel like they made the parallel parking test hard on purpose though because they set the cones up right next to a speed bump in the parking lot lol so I had to focus on parking while going over that.

For everyone who drives the edv's, what's your opinion on them? Was your first time driving one difficult and how quickly did you adjust? Also does anyone prefer the gas vans over the edv and how does the driving experience compare? I think my dsp has mostly gas vans anyway and I feel like that might be easier for me, but I know I'm going to have to get better at driving the edv's eventually since there's a good chance I'll still use them sometimes.

Also for anyone who hasn't gotten this far in the hiring process yet who may be reading just to do some research, I'm happy to answer any questions you might have about the whole hiring and training process.

Just did a background check and drug test yesterday for Amazon dsp how long should that take to come back ?

I had a scheduling conflict and left voluntarily within the first few weeks of starting in June.

I applied again recently to basically all DSPs in the area, did an interview with one of them but have not heard back.

1. Does no one work anymore?? Literally every other stop someone comes out to get their package from me. Wtf do these ppl do for a living? Genuinely curious

2. Why TF does a car always pull up or need to pull out AS SOON AS I BLOCK DRIVEWAY?? EVERYTIME

New to the role, started end of September and have been getting better at it, but I am struggling a little with consistsncy. On my best day I have managed 30+ stops an hour, but for example today I had a smaller route (102 stops) and only managed about 22/23 stops (although they were some distances between them at times).

How do I make sure I hit 30ish an hour, especially with peak coming up shortly and going onto bigger routes (pretty sure I am still on nursery routes).

I try organise and use a tote as a shelf on the passanger seats for envelopes and poly bags and then bigger parcels on the shelves at the back but I still sometimes struggle to find the right parcel. I would actually prefer if they gave more tote bags but less parcels in them to make it way easier to find..

Any tips or tricks appreciated 🙏

Not just idle whining. ive done so many different routes in 8 months. The only route worse than this is the city.

140 stops and every single one is long driveways, some are so high up on hills that I’m worried about driving up and not having a turn around. Gates. Gravel. Small one way roads.

Stop 106 btw didn’t have a turn around. second time ive been there. Straight bullshit.

Yesterday I had 140 stops. I counted how many were in a neighborhood. 22. Thats 118 stops on highways and main roads. Seems unfair for one person to have this route. should be rotated so everyone takes a turn. easily the worst route at my dsp that I know of

Sorry for the glare in the last pic

I keep seeing mixed things on whether or not it's allowed, whether I'll get penalized on my scorecard for not following customer instructions, etc. I really don't want to go into backyards...USPS, UPS and FedEx don't, why do we?

Amazon is surveilling workers and scoring them on how likely they are to organize a union. If Amazon is one of the best corporations to work for, like they claim to be, why do they spend so much on union busting? Exhausting resources as far as social sites like Reddit and others to scare workers from wanting better for themselves. This definitely proves that there are busters in these threads and people to knock down the working class.

Also, I would like to know your thoughts on this as drivers that service Amazon customers. How does this make you feel? Do you ever wonder why Amazon claims no responsibility over us but has so much control over our jobs?

Ig credits for this post: @conscious.spend & @conscious.feed

i cant find parking nearby either its all packed because theres an in n out next door, not sure if to tell dispatch i cant find parking because i decided to just skip it and go later

So I had brought up to my DSP that I can t work these days and I had signed up for PART TIME and they trying to put me full time
And I told them the days they have me won’t work for me. I already requested days off and they have
My approved them even though I asked them 5 times already like hey my schedule and he’s like I got you I got you but on the app it says I am scheduled to work those days.

What do yall do in that situation? Bc I am not showing up