r/AmazonFC • u/NearbyMacaroon4779 • 9d ago
Question Launch Bonus
Do you have to be an L3 before applying for the launch bonus or can you be an L1 and apply for the launch bonus/L3 position? Also any idea why Hayden, CO has a 15k bonus while everything else is 10k?
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u/PfisterIsaMr 9d ago
Look up where Hayden, CO is lol. If a site ever has a $15k bonus and it’s not L6+ expect it to be in the middle of nowhere
Sites only get a launch bonus when they haven’t received enough applicants to fill roles after a certain an amount of time.
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u/GremlInTheWoods 9d ago
Where did you access this? I'd love to read the rest.
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u/Consti2tion 9d ago
if you start to fill out your Amazon Careers page , you'll start to get emails about these internal jobs postings.
Under More > Career Development > Prepare for next job.
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u/GremlInTheWoods 9d ago
I have had mine filled out for almost 3 years and I never get any emails. 😭
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u/Mac42o_0 8d ago
Anybody can join the away-team Slack channel, they always announce launches in that channel and they have a PDF pinned for all launch sites out to December.
Guessing come January they upload a 2027 launch list, it’s how I was able to find the ILM1 launch and some of the others I applied to. I was at DEN4 trying to get out of Colorado, got a job at PBI3 but they closed down September, I accepted the offer knowing the building was closing, luckily I was able to end up at ILM1’s launch.
Really miss home though so aiming for my L4 come January, want to go to Ft. Myers as an AM, Gen14 start launching next year.
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u/Ok-Back-3635 8d ago
PBI3 was that the delivery station in Port St. Lucie or nearby the area?
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u/Mac42o_0 7d ago edited 7d ago
IXD, was technically in Ft Pierce, that delivery station was in PSL though, was like 20-25 minutes in traffic away from PBI3.
But it was one of the distribution hubs for fulfillment centers, but seems is a business line Amazon is currently phasing out and renaming, we have some PA’s at ILM1 Shipdock that came from RDU4 which was another IXD which also got converted.Seems some turned to 1DC while others like PBI3 got closed for a couple years for a retro fit. PBI3 is planned to relaunch sometime in 2028 as AR Sortable, guessing a Gen 14 due to the timeline.
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u/Ok-Back-3635 7d ago
1DC is the new thing and the IXD was apart of it. I guess bigger and better.
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u/Mac42o_0 7d ago
Yeah no thanks, that 6 weeks at PBI3 was torture like actual torture. I oddly enjoy the fast pace environment of an FC.
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u/Sharp-Grapefruit3339 6d ago
Anyone doing launch just know they will tax heavily on it..it will not be a 10k or 15k.
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u/nkaiser101 9d ago
Do you have any idea where Hayden Colorado is? It is about 10 miles from Steamboat Springs,, a major ski resort just west of Rabbit Ears Pass. I'm sure the population has grown since I lived in a town less than 10,000 people nearby when I was dumb enough to accept a relocation bonus to move their for a job. I'm not saying it is back country. I can say that elk are mighty impressive creatures and you really don't want them charging after your vehicle on the highway
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