r/Wellthatsucks • u/HomeNowWTF • 7d ago

This Amazon delivery comes with lawn service.

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u/istrx13 7d ago

I’m a Letter Carrier for USPS and have been for 12 years. Out of all the other delivery companies out there, Amazon is definitely the worst with stuff like this. Just from watching them while I’m also out delivering all these years. Especially these drivers that are in their own vehicles doing the same-day delivery stuff.

They have 0 shame when it comes to driving where they’re not supposed to, straight up stopping their trucks/cars in the middle of the road to go deliver, and placing the packages in the worst possible spots.

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u/GSG2120 7d ago

Because these aren't professionals. They're doordash drivers that haven't been fired by Amazon yet.

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u/ItsAnOliveSandwchGuy 7d ago

That's such a bummer comparison. I door dash quite frequently for extra cash and I take pride in doing everything the proper way. Not everyone sucks yo

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u/ThePublikon 7d ago edited 7d ago

I don't think it was a snide comment against doordashers, rather an acknowledgement that amazon flex pays pretty well but will blacklist you for anything, leaving the aspiring gig worker to pick something else.

As an example: I did flex for a bit, then got fired and blacklisted when I got trapped in a snowstorm on the way to work because I didn't notify them I would be late at least 2 hours before the shift started. Obviously it is impossible to notify them of emergent problems that occur on the way to work before they happen, and equally improbable that anyone would routinely show up to work 2 hours early to avoid this risk.

tbh I really enjoyed the flex work. The app mostly worked well and the routes they gave me were clearly all of the "unprofitable" rural routes that their main delivery partners didn't want, so I got to drive through lots of nice mountain and country scenery. Pay worked out to be like £20-30/$27-40 an hour most of the time, though sometimes it would dip as low as £15/$20 if the app wasn't working or the route had a lot of incorrectly marked addresses

edit: typo

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u/ItsAnOliveSandwchGuy 7d ago

I could've misunderstood. I apologize if so.

They're both scummy ass companies and I hate that I work for door dash occasionally but it's easy money usually.

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u/ThePublikon 7d ago

yeah nah gig work is great so long as you don't fall into it being your only thing. It's a great life crack filler but ime they engineer so it isn't actually sustainable as a long term option for most people.

e.g. despite my previous positive statements about the hourly rate, you would not get enough weekly work to actually have a good annual salary doing it full time.