lupin_bebop Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 What is this? An Amazon Fulfillment Employee (AFE) is one of the people who gets your order from Amazon and puts it together for shipping. Basically, once you click “Confirm Purchase” and get done paying for it, it goes to someone like myself. I pack a LOT of things in boxes, envelopes, and wings (book envelopes) everyday. I’m doing this because: I’m bored I’m more than happy to share this I’m finding another job I have no problem poking some fun at Amazon’s customers’ expense Fuck Amazon’s management Anyways, ask me stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Do they give you a packing quota? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Vamped said: Do they give you a packing quota? Yes, and no. Depends on where you work. Stow, Pick, and Pack (three different sections) all have their own goals. No real quotas, per se (save holiday totals for the section). BUT, there are rates we have to keep at (meaning certain number of functions per hour), which is a little more annoying. Rate is more important. Rate is kind of our quota. Edited December 5, 2019 by lupin_bebop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Amazon was my emergency back up plan if I couldn't work out my intern schedule with my manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, Vamped said: Amazon was my emergency back up plan if I couldn't work out my intern schedule with my manager. It is not a bad job as a backup. They pay well, just be ready for body aches. Also, it’s not a bad second job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Just now, lupin_bebop said: It is not a bad job as a backup. They pay well, just be ready for body aches. Also, it’s not a bad second job. Yeaaah. I anticipated the body aches from my package handling days. I'm sure its more of the same. I'm just older now so I'm sure it'd be worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 18 minutes ago, Vamped said: Yeaaah. I anticipated the body aches from my package handling days. I'm sure its more of the same. I'm just older now so I'm sure it'd be worse They give up ibuprofen for free in vending machines. As much as you want. They have some other things ready, too. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnmjy Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 What do you think of Jeff Beezos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, bnmjy said: What do you think of Jeff Beezos? Fuck Jeff Beezos. He’s a dick. He doesn’t know anything about how employees operate his company. He basically is a modern day plantation owner. He’s doesn’t see us as people, but commodities to make more money. Hopefully, you die while on the job, so they aren’t liable. $1 TRILLION war chest, and you can’t bother/afford to pay taxes, nor give your employees some extra time off or benefits. But, you’ve got money to build ANOTHER HQ and 5 fulfillment centers? Also, every decision he makes to be “customer centric” in the company screws us completely. The level of indoctrination of the higher ups is fascinating. It is pure on robotics. Like....they trust the robots and algorithms more than the people. Also, making everything about productivity, ironically, kills productivity. Edited December 5, 2019 by lupin_bebop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapinator_X Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Have you ever mailed yourself anything you ordered on the site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, imchapp.in said: Have you ever mailed yourself anything you ordered on the site? I don’t know. As an AFE, you don’t get to see who your package goes to. The SLAM (Shipping Label Application Machine) labels it before it goes to the dock and gets loaded. When we get an order, we only see the assigned order number, box size, and items in the order. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if I filled my own order before. I highly doubt it, but it’s possible. I HAVE put my own order on a truck before when I was at the dock. Edited December 5, 2019 by lupin_bebop 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 How does Amazon now work? Like do you know that an order has to be packed and shipped in 2 hours vs one that can ship next day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackymckrackin Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 56 minutes ago, lupin_bebop said: They give up ibuprofen for free in vending machines. As much as you want. They have some other things ready, too. Lube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 32 minutes ago, Naraku4656 said: How does Amazon now work? Like do you know that an order has to be packed and shipped in 2 hours vs one that can ship next day? Nope. We don't see a difference. We have to keep up with rate, so we have to pack an order fast, regardless of priority. If you're doing an Amazon Now order, you're probably going to get it routed directly to a driver after we pack it, rather than other parts of the building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 31 minutes ago, crackymckrackin said: Lube? ..........They give "skin regenerating lotion" in the bathroom....so.....technically, yes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 2 hours ago, lupin_bebop said: Fuck Jeff Beezos. He’s a dick. He doesn’t know anything about how employees operate his company. He basically is a modern day plantation owner. He’s doesn’t see us as people, but commodities to make more money. Hopefully, you die while on the job, so they aren’t liable. $1 TRILLION war chest, and you can’t bother/afford to pay taxes, nor give your employees some extra time off or benefits. But, you’ve got money to build ANOTHER HQ and 5 fulfillment centers? Also, every decision he makes to be “customer centric” in the company screws us completely. The level of indoctrination of the higher ups is fascinating. It is pure on robotics. Like....they trust the robots and algorithms more than the people. Also, making everything about productivity, ironically, kills productivity. I feel like the higher to the top your are, the more indoctrinated you become lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 38 minutes ago, Vamped said: I feel like the higher to the top your are, the more indoctrinated you become lol You’re not wrong. The higher up I look at people in my building, the less they interact with other people/humans. Fuck, just my Process Assistants (basically shift leads/supervisors) don’t even bother looking at us. They just stare at their computers with algorithms and productivity shit on walls and move us to keep with their flow numbers and rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 What's the strangest thing you've packed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Naraku4656 said: What's the strangest thing you've packed Astroglide, empty restaurant bottles, sleeping pills, grill lighters, and gummy bears all together. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaBarney Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I was a picker from Oct - Dec several years ago, hardest job in the building. Ten hour shifts, 60+ hour weeks, walking for miles on concrete. Spent the whole time wishing i was a packer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_girl_lost Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 5 hours ago, lupin_bebop said: ..........They give "skin regenerating lotion" in the bathroom....so.....technically, yes. I was gonna ask if you wash your hands every time you use the restroom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Are there a lot of people you work with who think that by licking Jeff Bezos' boots they'll become billionares someday, too? Or are you all of the "Fuck Jeff Bezos" mentality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Whippinggurl69 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 LOL They hire people off the street with no interview for this job in my city. Its considered a last resort option for when u are hard up and need cash bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 4 hours ago, NaBoomer said: I was a picker from Oct - Dec several years ago, hardest job in the building. Ten hour shifts, 60+ hour weeks, walking for miles on concrete. Spent the whole time wishing i was a packer I’m a packer. 12 hour shifts. Picking is easy as shit in our building. The shelving comes to you via robots. You barely move. Packing is a bitch. Standing all day, barely moving your feet, and when you do, you fucking get yelled at for not being at your station packing. 😐 Make rate. No music. No sounds. No talking. No smiles. Rather be in the dock. Dock is AMAZING. You either: Take shit off the truck and put them on pallets, or put shit from pallets on the truck, or put shit on or off the truck onto a belt. No rate. No managing/micromanaging. Music is playing. You move the whole time. Light work for 12 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 are you gonna lead the unionization effort 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your lord and savior? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Is it an actual warehouse you work in? I ask because there's an Amazon center past where I work that's just like a giant tent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, little_girl_lost said: I was gonna ask if you wash your hands every time you use the restroom. I do. I can’t say a lot of the others do. They are mostly Africans. Literal Africans. Edited December 6, 2019 by lupin_bebop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, Seight said: Is it an actual warehouse you work in? I ask because there's an Amazon center past where I work that's just like a giant tent. Yes. It is an actual warehouse. If you see a tent, it’s probably for something Amazon is piloting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Athena 92 said: Are there a lot of people you work with who think that by licking Jeff Bezos' boots they'll become billionares someday, too? Or are you all of the "Fuck Jeff Bezos" mentality? Several want to suck Beezo’s dick and rim him, too. The SMART ones have the “fuck this place and Beezos” mentality. We do just enough to not get fired, but not enough to be exceptional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 56 minutes ago, Whippinggurl69 said: LOL They hire people off the street with no interview for this job in my city. Its considered a last resort option for when u are hard up and need cash bad. Here, this is one of the best paying jobs out. They are just trying to keep warm bodies right now, but they pretty much hire anyone. You literally made a name to try and start some bullshit. Too bad you’ve failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Admin_Raptorpat said: are you gonna lead the unionization effort I considered it. Seriously. Was ready to lead a revolution and everything. Then, I found out that most of the staff (99%) are Africans, literal Africans, and don’t necessarily speak English or are afraid that if they talk, they will lose their jobs. White people have them scared (literally all but 1 person in a position of power is White). Edited December 6, 2019 by lupin_bebop 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 33 minutes ago, Mix said: Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your lord and savior? Long ago. He’s forsaken this place, though. I mean look at the United States. He’s been gone for a LOOOOOONG ass time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Athena 92 said: Are there a lot of people you work with who think that by licking Jeff Bezos' boots they'll become billionares someday, too? Or are you all of the "Fuck Jeff Bezos" mentality? To clarify, the “Fuck Beezos” mentality is purely because of his shitty treatment. We don’t get Amazon Prime for free. We get a discount code for 10% off upto $1000 on Amazon. Among other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 do you think jeff bezzos is great? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 How do you feel about people over utilizing amazon as shopping service? Also thank you for your service. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 25 minutes ago, Distortedreasoning said: do you think jeff bezzos is great? Short answer: Fuck no. Long answer: See previous posts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, lupin_bebop said: Short answer: Fuck no. Long answer: See previous posts just as awful as all the horror stories ive read on the internet. would be cool to see you unionize against the richest man on earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said: How do you feel about people over utilizing amazon as shopping service? Also thank you for your service. I don’t mind people utilizing Amazon as a service for shopping. That’s what it is there for. Expecting things at light speed is over utilizing it and that is what I hate. Lower your expectations a little for a 45 item order, Karen. Yes, I had to an order twice. It was 45 items. I was pissed. Did it once, but it got kicked back because I “was missing items”. Bull. Fucking. Shit. (Found out later that the customer called and complained that they didn’t get some things. impossible, because it came with a packaging slip, which I HAVE to scan before sending shit out and HAVE to scan everything.) Had to make that order twice. We got the order to get SAME day, when we estimated 2 day for her. Edited December 6, 2019 by lupin_bebop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 14 minutes ago, Distortedreasoning said: just as awful as all the horror stories ive read on the internet. would be cool to see you unionize against the richest man on earth. Yeah. They are true. Fuck that place. I almost did lead a revolution in my place during lunch. But......realized I was leading Africans. Literal Africans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPanda Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Do they time your breaks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 35 minutes ago, lupin_bebop said: Yeah. They are true. Fuck that place. I almost did lead a revolution in my place during lunch. But......realized I was leading Africans. Literal Africans. that sucks cuz these people would be very easy to threaten with deportation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 42 minutes ago, Distortedreasoning said: that sucks cuz these people would be very easy to threaten with deportation. Not Africans. They will fight your ass back. Mexicans are different. They don’t necessarily learn the language, so someone shouting at them about deportation and La Migra will just force them to comply, because they don’t know any better. Africans learn the language as needed, and usually have their papers and shit in order. You threaten them, they threaten you back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 8 hours ago, StarPanda said: Do they time your breaks? Yes. They do. Bean-counting to the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Do you already know when you're going to dip out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 On 12/5/2019 at 7:37 AM, lupin_bebop said: Fuck Jeff Beezos. He’s a dick. He doesn’t know anything about how employees operate his company. He basically is a modern day plantation owner. He’s doesn’t see us as people, but commodities to make more money. Hopefully, you die while on the job, so they aren’t liable. $1 TRILLION war chest, and you can’t bother/afford to pay taxes, nor give your employees some extra time off or benefits. But, you’ve got money to build ANOTHER HQ and 5 fulfillment centers? Also, every decision he makes to be “customer centric” in the company screws us completely. The level of indoctrination of the higher ups is fascinating. It is pure on robotics. Like....they trust the robots and algorithms more than the people. Also, making everything about productivity, ironically, kills productivity. This sounds more an more like walmart distribution the more you point at the downs. A sergeant in my national guard group said he did packaging for amazon, and it wasn't that bad. He said everyone only did 5 hour shifts wherever he worked wich I guess is ok. I worked the nitty gritty 3 12 hour shifts saturday through monday when I did walmart, and there wasn't enough ibuprofen and "skin regenerating lotion" in the world for that shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 46 minutes ago, Naraku4656 said: Do you already know when you're going to dip out? Apparently before you asked this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lupin_bebop Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Naraku4656 said: Do you already know when you're going to dip out? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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