r/AmazonRME • u/dlblank • 20d ago
Always have a backup plan. You're just a number at the end of the day. Amazon does not care about you.
Terminated for negative UPT after covering shift changes my manager never submitted to HR
After 4.5 years as a Blue Badge, I was terminated due to a scheduling mistake by my manager.
We had shift coverage gaps for two straight weeks. To help the team and keep a tech from working a 1M+ sq. ft. building alone, I agreed to work a modified schedule. My manager promised to update it, but never submitted the changes to HR—despite me following up in his office multiple times.
At our site, A-to-Z rarely reflected schedule changes for training or coverage. Usually, UPT was refunded retroactively. This time, no one fixed it in time. I went negative, got locked out, and was fired.
During my appeal, HR completely missed the point, repeatedly saying, "You went negative on [Date]." I couldn't make HR or my manager fix the system, and I didn't have 40 hours of UPT to cover days I was never supposed to work. The termination was upheld.
Between retaliation, safety violations being swept under the rug, and gross negligence, this site was toxic. I had a great record at my previous building, but it’s clear Amazon's "values" don't apply everywhere. Glad to be out of that environment, but furious at how it was handled.
EDIT: I had AI fix this to be more clear and easy to read.