Posted on 06/22/2021 11:01:58 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
A number of Amazon delivery drivers recently spoke to CNBC about working for the e-commerce giant. Drivers running stop signs and buckling their seatbelts behind them are just two common tricks used to keep up with Jeff Bezos’ merciless efficiency algorithm.
In a recent article titled “Pee bottles, constant monitoring and blowing through stop signs: Amazon DSP drivers describe the job,” Amazon delivery drivers described what it is like to work for the company, or one of its delivery partners, to CNBC.
CNBC spoke to a number of Amazon’s drivers most of which work for more than 2,000 independent delivery partners that Amazon hires to fulfill its delivery needs.
“People are running through stop signs, running yellow lights. Everybody I knew was buckling their seatbelt behind their backs because the time it took just to buckle your seatbelt, unbuckle your seatbelt every time was enough to get behind schedule,” said Adrienne Williams, who drove for an Amazon DSP from November 2019 to July 2020.
A 2019 ProPublica report found that Amazon’s contract drivers were involved in more than 60 serious crashes since 2015, 10 of which were fatal. In court, Amazon has repeatedly said it’s not responsible for the actions of its contractors.
“Amazon fights tooth and nail to maintain the status quo that these are contractors. They’re not employees, because if they are employees, then you’ve got to pay the benefits. ” said Mark Solomon, who tracks Amazon for logistics analyst FreightWaves.
Amazon added AI-enabled cameras to some vans earlier this year, with four lenses watching the road, both sides of the vehicle, and the driver. Many drivers were unhappy about this, with one telling CNBC: “I just don’t feel like I should be watched eight to 10 hours out of the day.”
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Many Years ago, Domino’s Pizza used to advertise “45 Minutes or it’s FREE”. Evidently, there were a lot of accidents involving Pizza Delivery Cars, and so the advertising campaign was quietly dropped. At least that is how I remember it.
There is a gas station I frequent near my office. Between 5-6 pm each day you will find at least a half dozen of those Amazon vans clogging up the filling spaces. I presume Amazon has a hub nearby. I’m surprised they don’t have their own filling station. Costco does.
If you don’t like the working conditions, QUIT.
It’s not like there aren’t lots of “Help Wanted” signs in places.
(Unless these Amazon drivers, working as “independent contractors”, are continuing to collect unemployment...)
“A 2019 ProPublica report found that Amazon’s contract drivers were involved in more than 60 serious crashes since 2015, 10 of which were fatal.”
A superb safety record by their contractors, given the scale of the enterprise.
Yeah, everybody gets that. Still it is nice to know how things are with a leftist-run organization like Amazon. When the left has us all under their authoritarian heel, those will be working conditions for everybody.
>>“Amazon fights tooth and nail to maintain the status quo that these are contractors. They’re not employees, because if they are employees, then you’ve got to pay the benefits. ”
Billion dollar slave driver. Mr. Monopoly
If you don’t like the working conditions, QUIT.
Why are you sticking up for that bezos idiot who is well documented to treat Amazon employees near slave labor conditions? Amazon has a 150% employee turnover each year.
easy to say if you don’t have bills to pay and there are no decent jobs in your neighborhood. Real easy.
.....”If you don’t like the working conditions, QUIT”.....
Exactly....our local McDonalds is paying $12. an hour. If it’s that bad at Amazon this would be a break.
Amazon is a terrible company to work for whether it’s at corporate headquarters (I’ve known two who worked there) or a warehouse (only know 1 who worked there). How much profit does a company need to make? There are companies like In ‘n’ Out Burger and Chik Fil A who treat their employees well and still make a tidy profit.
I sell on Amazon and their customer service is a joke. It’s outsourced, of course. Besides non-native English speakers being a huge problem in communicating, the CSRs have to respond to a high number of inquiries an hour. So to keep their metrics up, they often respond to your inquiry with what seems like a random response form email. It takes many attempts to get a question answered.
I am pretty sure the turn over is high.
Amazon calling the people independent while they drive decaled vans, and wear uniforms is suspicious.
Amazon doesn’t want to pay social security and medicare taxes on them.
Democrat run human slavery.
Preview of how we would be treated under the type of government that bezos wants to impose on all of us.
If Amazon controls the hours, sets delivery standards, monitor their movements, etc, they are employees.
Doesn’t matter....you sign up for work you should know what you’re getting into...if you don’t like it leave. Everybody knows what Amazons working conditions are and apparently aren’t breaking any laws.
If they are driving decaled vehicles, they are employees
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Reason #9425 for having banned Amazon years ago being a good thing.
Don't work for Commiezon.
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