r/AmazonFC • u/East_Pen6901 • 9h ago
r/AmazonFC • u/AutoModerator • Aug 30 '22
Welcome to r/AmazonFC - Resourceful Posts
This list will continue to grow over time as we come across threads that go above and beyond in providing exemplary guidance to our community. (Revision 2)
• Rough Guide for Applying to Internal Jobs and Interviewing by u/leftistswrath
https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFC/comments/tlvo7l/
• Welcome to HR by u/safhell
https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFC/comments/vke4ib/
• Welcome to TOM by u/dmdonahue0
https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFC/comments/vl5if8/
• How to Get Into IT by u/TheDigitalPrepper
r/AmazonFC • u/IllustriousIncome744 • 4h ago
Question Anybody elses site use AI slop art?
r/AmazonFC • u/Remote_Ad_4050 • 10h ago
VOA Funny VOA Board Message
Thought this was funny to share lol
r/AmazonFC • u/PrestigiousAd3701 • 8h ago
Question Accidentally took my weed pen into the warehouse
I panicked and stashed it, but is there any hope of me getting it out? I usually have a bag with a lot of stuff with me should I just toss it in or throw it out
r/AmazonFC • u/Over-Charity5595 • 16h ago
VOA this guy 😭
Bro thinks Amazon gives a shit about his landscaping job lmao
This guy is always asking for VTO on there for various different reasons, and says he has a new born kid all the time but never wants to work
r/AmazonFC • u/Ok_Solution2129 • 59m ago
Rant I'll burn that bridge when l get to it
Yeah, today l said fuck it after almost 2 years. It started out as a side hustle so l could get veneers. I got converted after two months and before l know it two years had passed. ...In February, l transferred to a different FC, there are no robots, NONE! Ppl move everything! It's so different from my old FC. During Peak, six 10 hour days for two weeks, not five 12 hour days. It makes a huge difference. This week 2 and l'm exhausted. 14 days, 2 days off! I asked is this the schedule during Peak? Yes. Fuck that, l gave my two weeks, then l said fuck it, l'm done. I am putting shit in a box ( pick, pack, sort) to make a billionaire more money. No, l now have enough income. I just like to shop. I will learn to control my shopping and get some rest.
Parting Thoughts:
If there is any company on this planet whose employees need a union, it's fucking AMAZON. Six days a week, 10 hours a day from November 27-December 24 is insane and abusive to workers. I was told: We don't do 12 hours days here because we care about work life balance. You care about work-life balance and between 27 November and December 24, your employees will have 3 days off??? Fuck that place man. I feel sympathetic towards those ppl who have to stay. Use your Career Choice and get out!!!It's sad but l am so glad to be done!
r/AmazonFC • u/Caribesoy • 3h ago
Question I’m new in Amazon doing picking in the PIT, I saw this VET shift but it says “transfer out”. What does that mean?
r/AmazonFC • u/Low-Cloud4 • 16h ago
Question 4 months into Amazon as a college hire L4 Area Manager and already want out. How do I transition out?
I’m a college hire L4 Area Manager who came to Amazon after working in healthcare, and I’m already questioning whether I made the right decision. I relocated from Florida to New England for this opportunity, but the experience has been rough from the start. I’m keeping my location vague because I don't want to identify my facility.
Before I was fully onboarded, two L6s and an L7 had already left my site. My onboarding was also a disaster. My start date was changed at the last minute, I was bounced between multiple people, and nobody at my site seemed to be tracking my progress. I was left handling things like booking flights and rental cars myself.
To make matters worse, I frequently received contradictory instructions from people who weren't communicating with one another. Nobody consistently checked in with me or clearly explained what I needed to do, and I was even accidentally signed up for classes I didn't need. I received very little guidance but often felt blamed for not knowing things that hadn't been properly explained. An investigation was eventually opened into my onboarding, but nothing really seemed to come of it.
I feel like my current L7 Operations Manager lost trust in me before we even had a chance to work together, partly because of how poorly my onboarding went. He wasn't even directly responsible for onboarding the Area Managers.
Recently, I took two Saturdays off in a row using my flexible PTO. My L7 confronted me and said my team couldn't count on me, bringing up a power outage that occurred on the most recent Saturday I missed and the need for leadership coverage. For context, I currently have no associates reporting directly to me.
I understand that communication and coverage matter, and I'm open to feedback if I handled something incorrectly. However, the conversation felt more like an attack on my professionalism than constructive criticism. He even told me this wasn't a high school job or McDonald's. I'm almost 30, have an MBA, and have previous healthcare and operations experience. I found the comments unnecessary and disrespectful.
What makes this situation confusing is that I have good relationships with my fellow Area Managers, Process Assistants, and associates. I've never had a bad experience with them, and when I check in with my L5, who's currently performing a stretch role into L6, about how I'm doing, he hasn't raised significant concerns.
During the conversation with my L7, I explained that I have good relationships with my team and associates, and it felt like he was speaking on behalf of everyone without acknowledging my experience working with them. He essentially insinuated that people tell him things behind my back that they wouldn't necessarily feel comfortable telling me directly. That left me questioning whether there are legitimate performance concerns I haven't been made aware of or whether this is an issue with my relationship with him.
At this point, I don't see myself staying in warehouse operations long term. I have an MBA and would eventually like to transition into a more traditional corporate role, potentially HR operations, HRIS/HR systems, or corporate operations. I'm open to other paths that would make use of my healthcare and operations background as well.
The biggest complication is that I accepted both a relocation bonus and a sign-on bonus, and leaving before the required period would mean paying them back under my agreements. I'm only four months in, so I'm trying to figure out whether I should stick it out or start planning my next move.
For those who have transitioned out of Amazon as Area Managers:
- What types of roles did you move into, and how did you position your Amazon experience on your resume?
- Would you recommend starting to apply now, or staying for a year or longer to gain experience?
My main dilemma is whether I should try to stick it out for a year, gain experience, and avoid repaying my bonuses, or pursue a transition sooner if a better opportunity comes along. I'd appreciate advice from anyone who's been in a similar position.
EDIT: I really appreciate the empathy and helpful advice that you guys have been giving me, however, some of y'all need to lighten up and not get so angry and antagonistic. We don't have to agree, name calling is super unnecessary.
r/AmazonFC • u/MikeTidbits • 18h ago
Fulfillment Center We have some new hires in our building, and they have their own little Amazon Avenue.
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r/AmazonFC • u/Comfortable_Noise_50 • 11h ago
Rant typical day in the parking lot 🫠
mf taking up 4 spaces at the front of the building like park in the back bro 😒😒
r/AmazonFC • u/NearbyMacaroon4779 • 1h 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?
r/AmazonFC • u/Friendly-Rhubarb8548 • 3h ago
Question STU
I recently got an STU for “leaving” 8 minutes early for the end of the shift, when in reality I went to use the restroom came back and it was time to sign out 3 minutes before the end of shift. Will this turn into a write-up? And if so can I challenge it?
r/AmazonFC • u/OneGiraffe631 • 22h ago
Question WTH is going on?
First SET is canceled, 2 days after no trucks want to show up?(Im on ship dock) 3/4 of pickers gone home past 3 nights of working with VTO(Im back half). Tonight we had overflow on go-carts, all doors open for trucks and I loaded maybe 5 things all night.
I’ve been told multiple times that places can’t take any more packages because there so backed up. I litterly got off work at 5:30am, 20 mins later VTO was given for half of Outbound for a full shift.
And also I’ve been seeing lots of package delays, from family in friends in different states.
Anyone heard anything? Not complaining I’ll take a 3 day week. Just curious
r/AmazonFC • u/sadgirl020 • 12h ago
Question packers: what aggravates you more? rebinners not separating and not pushing up orders? or pushing them so hard they launch out of the wall and onto the floor?
exactly what the title says. what pisses you guys off more? for me personally i think its when they dont separate the orders/push the orders up. my arms are short and almost every time i have to go around the whole wall and grab my entire order myself while they give me dirty looks for going onto their side of the wall (even though if they just did their job properly i wouldnt have to). just wondering if anyone else gets as frustrated about it as i do lmao. (and yes im trained in rebin lmao so i know protocol and im not just talking out of my ass😭)
r/AmazonFC • u/Ok_Independence1440 • 7h ago
Question Idk
Been with Amazon for 60 days now. Will any of these achievements make it any easier for me to convert to blue badge or nah?
r/AmazonFC • u/SituationalRambo • 19m ago
Question In honor of Halloween, do you have any spooky stories of your warehouse being haunted?
r/AmazonFC • u/Decent-Education-182 • 12h ago
Question 5 year amaversary bonus
About to hit 5 years in a couple of days and I heard we get a bonus but I haven’t had any AMs come up to me to talk to me about it yet. How much is the bonus? It lands on the 20th which is a Wednesday so when will I see it hit my account? I live in Cali if that makes any difference
Been with Amazon for 5 years but I’ve been FLEX this whole time I can’t complain much the job and schedule has been good to me only thing that sucks is the lack of benefits really, I’m grateful tho
r/AmazonFC • u/krispyocean • 1h ago
Rant Got assigned to Ship Dock…..
Want to start off by saying I never worked at Amazon before so I applied to a position called “robotics warehouse associate” I looked it up and it seems like massive amount of people were doing something called “picking” up until my first day (which was today I just got off from overnight) I thought only things like picking, stowing, packing existed. I solely wanted something I can be in my own zone in a cubical like setting not working in teams.
This was a major let down when they told us we will go where demands are needed.. nobody knew none of this we all thought we were getting “picking” so one by one they call us up. Maybe 2 got picking the rest got odd but “laid back” jobs meanwhile I got ship dock and I feel like I wouldn’t have been discouraged but the guy in charged laugh and said “ouu girl that sh*ts hard I quit two days in and came back 3 months later for another position, your back will be screaming” like..thanks.
Two big buff men also got it and I can’t help but thinks it’s meant for men only i’m a scrawny woman who can’t even carry a jug of milk how will I survive this.
My first real day on the floor is tomorrow and I don’t even want to show up anymore.
I heard you guys in ship dock avg 30k steps there’s no way in hell I could even get close to that.
r/AmazonFC • u/JudgmentInfinite3359 • 6h ago
Question Did CAZ5 get delayed again??
I’m supposed to start on November 8th to this new building, however I’m hearing rumors that people are receiving phone calls that the building got delayed until march.
r/AmazonFC • u/InstructionBudget784 • 1d ago
Meme How I imagine the Stowers at my facility during their Start-Up.
r/AmazonFC • u/strangerwalking333 • 2h ago
Question Needs answers fast
Can I leave during my lunch if It shows I have 5 hours of UPT or do I have to tell someone and then leave?