@@maakudesuyo so like were you paid to do this video because cameras generally aren't allowed. Some warehouses are stricter than others, I'm assuming you were friends with a few people as well.
@@h1inc816 i think he just waited until after he quit to upload the footage. i worked as a packer and they would fire you on the spot if they saw you with a smartphone in your hand
You forgot the 15 minute breaks........... but five minutes to leave the building five minutes to enjoy your break and five minutes come back to workstation
I'm at home depot right now lol. Seems like amazons breaks are insane. If our managers counted walk time for breaks, every associate would laugh at them lol.
@@maakudesuyo That's nuts. Our freight team is full of retired military folks so the managers are like scared af to even mention anything. I find it kinda cool though, because the slackers who don't work hard are made fun of by them and then management kinda finds out and they arn't kept on. However, if you work hard you'll get noticed. I guess I have it pretty good where I'm at right now to be honest. I appreciate the insight and your video, very interesting!
@@ccgb92 i worked very hard in Amazon and what happens is they share you to other departments like some prized golden goose. Also, they ask you to work even harder. And the ones who get picked to be promoted are often the ones who are good at brown nosing if you know what i mean. Thanks for watching and good luck to you sir!
Kiddo, I'm a retired union person. I have heard all the horror stories about working for AMZ. This brilliant piece brought tears to my eyes. I wish you an excellent future.
@@christopherbriggs9526 oh wow, Paying $40 a month for unions dues is terrible, NOT! Unions protect you from your employer from firing you for stupid reasons and stopping wage raises. Always join a union job!
I totally agree with you! However, those money hungry bosses who are being pressured to save every penny would quickly take away employees so the fewer remaining are working just as hard again. Horrible! I worked in a factory for making truck springs.... it got so hot in there during summer, sometimes on my overnight shift, a couple people would faint and be taken away with ambulance. I never passed out even though I had by far the hottest machine in the place. 2 times the fire sprinkler system went off because of the heat. They expect you to work. There are "Heat Breaks" but not for people like me who's machine is basically a money printing machine. I heard the owner is in the top 200 richest Americans. That's how he treats his employees! I simply could not act that way. Guess that's why I'd never be so filthy rich. I have a heart.
When he said "I really hope you're enjoying your home gym" I felt that to my core! 🤣 I use to work at Fedex and all I have to say is...wear your steel toes people. Please do 😭
Thankfully they give the associates a massive discount on steel toe (composite) boots from Zappos. I've dropped so many things on my feet and every time I'm so thankful I had those boots. The other associates who didn't have them, broke nails, toes etc....
I’ve been working at this amazon for 7 months now as a picker and got trained as a packer and holy shit does it make your body hurt, you guys are crazy for staying so long
I always wanted to try picking! It seemed so fun! Yeah packing hurts a lot, especially your back, for a few weeks and then you get used to it after doing it for a while. Haha we're all a little crazy 😂
@@maakudesuyo nah we work 3 days a week, but i did usually take 2 extra 10 hour shifts a week. Definitely underpaid. 12 hours is a long ass time doing the same task over amd over
Amzon would never have union because they know a union would tear them apart because there is so much wrong but don’t get it twisted people are there because of the money and when you have thousands of people trying to get a job you can do what u want and make your own rules and believe me when I say at Amzon it’s not what u know it’s 100% who u know trust me ! !
@@phenom2012 if it's back to the old rules then yeah no phone and no music. But sometimes the managers would blast music on the PA system. sometimes....
@@maakudesuyo I used to work in the sortation center and one of those long Umbrella boxes messed up by back :( It didn't have a heavy sticker and the weight inside was unevenly distributed. When I picked it up It caught me by surprise. Be careful with those boxes man and great video
@@siamimam2109 oh yeah sorry about that! Some of the Packers get lazy and don't put the heavy stickers on. And sometimes the computer doesn't even say it needs a heavy sticker. Thank you so much!
Dude! I'm engaged to a girl that works in the Amazon warehouse, aws a packer, in Surrey BC, Canada. She has often said how boring the repitition is, and she doesn't really like the job. So I was curious (I live in the States) as to what all she does while working. I expected something very different. But I love your sense of humor and the style video you made here! The funny narration was awesome!!! Expecially the package perspective part!!! Weeeee... I am going to check out your channel now! If the other videos are this good, you will have another sub!!! Great work!!!
Thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yeah this job was very physically and sometimes emotionally draining. I hope your fiance can find a much better job than Amazon. I wish you both good luck and happiness! Thank you once again and I'll do my best to make even better content!
@@maakudesuyo Yo, you already have some good stuff... You also have a damn good skill at story telling... I bet what ever you make, will be just as good as this video. I did sub, and can't wait to see whats next!!! As photog, I really paid attention to your videograph, and loved it! Keep up the good work my dude!
@@ohexnohex6165 Excellent ideas!!! I think she would be worried about being caught wearing her earbuds while working though. She is a "by the books" kind of girl. I will def mention it to her and see what she thinks!!! Thanks for the ideas!!!
I know this is an old video, and that you no longer work there, but thanks for being one of the people to pack our items. That goes for anyone who works at amazon previously or currently. Used to work in last mile sort, and did package delivery for a bit. Ups and downs, but delivery was more enjoyable most days. Mad respect to all those who suffer just to deliver my junk same day. But also those who work there, please find another job before Amazon ruins your mind and body. My phone case is not worth it. Whatever you are being paid, is not sufficient compensation for the wear and tear on you as a person.
Thank you to you as well! And yes, make Amazon a stepping stone. Learn what can be learned. Earn what can be earned. Thank you for watching and i hope you're doing well.
As someone who works for a company who's a third party seller on Amazon, it's interesting to see how you pick and pack our items that we send to the FBA centers.
Im a picker working at Amazon fc and tbh I really don’t like working there. However, working at Amazon has also given me the opportunity to just think about my life which I really needed, helped me decide what I really wanted, relationship, job, all that stuff. And also gave me a chance to control my overthinking or negative thinking. The short breaks are something I don’t like, it’s only 2 thirty minute breaks, IMO it’s not enough time to recover and get the mind straight for work again.
i felt exactly the same. I spent a lot of my time thinking about the dreams I want to achieve and what i needed to do to achieve them. all while I was slaving away haha. And now I'm in Japan teaching! One step closer to a bigger dream. Keep grinding until you find what you really want to do! Good luck!!
@@davysanders4922 hmm i liked certain parts of both. I like being very busy and the robot facility gets extremely busy during peak. That makes it very tiring. The traditional facility is easier in terms of productivity rate but the items are heavier which has a higher risk of great injury. Overall, i think i slightly prefer the robot facility.
i've been watching a lot of amazon videos like this. from what i can tell, the job is super oppressive and sterile. possibly stressful, especially if you've got a lot of annoying items to pack, yet still need to meet those goals. imagine having a day where you get nothing but annoying to pack items, and you're stressing out that you could lose your job, just from having an unlucky day. i work in warehousing as well. where i have to create entire pallets of stock. but they don't put these pack rate goals onto you. as they understand each order differs in size. and warehouse upkeep like replenishing stock, and dealing with system location and stock count errors is a thing to take into account. as long as you are seen to be working hard, and you're completing the orders within a reasonable time, you're fine. And they encourage communication and banter between employees to keep up morale. they like to keep everyone happy. especially the good workers. but Amazon seems kinda fucked. i'd probably only be able to last a short time working here. Also thanks for filming this. bet it took a lot of courage to try and not get caught with the camera.
It's oppressive hidden underneath smiles. Hard workers are made to work harder. Slow workers are put in places that they don't like so they quit. To survive, be mediocre. As I mention in the video, there was a day i had to pack umbrellas over and over again. I usually don't care about my rate because i work fast and the process assistants know that i work hard. They can't afford to lose me so when they ask me why my rate is low i just tell them "because I had to pack so and so" and they usually adjust my rate somehow. They were pretty shocked when i quit lol. I wish i worked at your warehouse! Good luck and stay safe out there! And yes I'm still scared to this day that Amazon is gonna come after me because of this video lol. Thanks for watching and sharing your story!
WOW, I've heard of the stories about Amazon workflow and this video confirms it. However, I'm still amazed that you were able to film this in Amazon warehouse.
This reminds me of working at a Lowes distribution back in my 20's. You had a daily, and hourly quota for items, and a quota for weight loaded for non conveyable. Which made it hell when the loaders in the trailers couldn't keep up with their chutes. September and March were always the worst. September all of the bays would get bombarded with all of the christmas stuff for the stores over the span of two weeks. And March was lawn mowers and tile flooring as far as the eye could see. We would lose good people every year during those periods because they "didn't meet their quota" for a few day's straight. I'll never work at a place like that again. Even if the pay is $15 to $20 an hour.
its like this at most warehouses. Lots of people accuse amazon and fail to realize most of these other places would never give them a chance because they lack experience and some require a physical test and forklift experience.
I don't even work but thinking of doing this everyday made me cry because it because your existance and its so soul sucking and they is no ambition its just automation non stop of people slaving away
Whoa super cool! I have much respect for you guys! I did my best to reuse as much boxes as possible so you guys didn't have to produce as many boxes. Thanks for watching!
bruh, the conveyer belt shot had me on the edge of my seat, haha. I was like "surely he doesn't have enough time to bother co-workers to let them know about his camera, let alone catch it at the end". And the icing on the cake was the scanner blast.
glad I could entertain you! I was trained in almost all areas of the pack department so I knew exactly where my camera would end up haha. And yes, that was the amazon sniper catching me slacking off lol
I plan on getting a job as a packer at Amazon so I wanted to see some of the daily task I would be doing. This video was very informative. Thank you for sharing.
i worked for amazon from dec 2020- march 2021 in its sortation centre doing stowing, picking and loading. I did 12 hr night shifts 3/4 days a week. I live in england and got payed £10.71/hr and £11.71/hr during peak. Its hard, boring, repetitive work, hence the 3 months. Respect to the people who do this work for yearrssss.
I thought the same thing. Try ordering a big item next time. Just in terms of probability, there's so many more boxes that are being taped with water tape compared to clear tape.
I’m a packer and it’s a little different where I work at. The tote full of products comes down a line and we pick one up and we have to pack the box and tape it up and throw it on the conveyor-belt. Our rate is normally 70-80 boxes an hour.
Great video, I've always wondered what does on behind the scenes when I order something and this was an interesting look into it. They need to treat people like you a hell of a lot better. People pissing in bottles comes to mind
@@shaned9783 LGB8...ever notice how all the designations sound like clones or stormtroopers from Star Wars? Literally just a cog in a machine that's designed to steal wealth and time from everyone.
@@maakudesuyo actually...the Chinese have a variety of hells, like hell of (insert something awful here). It's where the slang "hella" came from. This would be a hell of hells. This is a good video but you went way too easy on Scamazon.
Packing at a fulfillment center is definitely pretty different. They need a better system for restocking boxes and envelopes though especially where I am.
Im a picker (I use OP Pit) And i cannot stress enough how painful it its to move those umbrellas though the tiny ass space between the OP and the cage. There was one time where my whole cage was filled with umbrellas and dumbells. I had to leave early because i was about to collapse. thanks customers!
Ty 4 this. Makes me appreciate my product more. Makes me realize the hard work that gets put into it just getting it to my door step. Your job seemed very labor intensive! Hope youre doing well.
Amazon has really helped the companies making boxes. The box company near me for the past 30 years was about to close every year, the other day I saw where they were adding on to the plant and hiring more workers.
That's good for the box companies. I'm glad they're growing more. I always felt bad for those companies because some of our packers waste the boxes if it's not folding properly or if it's not glued right. I try to fix them lol
I’m shocked you were aloud to record this when I worked for Amazon then would even allow our phone in the FC but it’s funny how nothing has changed from what I seen in your vid but in my FC we didn’t have have someone to make custom boxes we had to do them on our own and we’re still expected to hit rate great video though man
I had already planned to quit at a certain time because i had another job lined up. It just got pushed back because of covid, so i ended up staying in Amazon for another 6 months. Thank you so much!!
I packed at an FC in WA, 50 lbs or less, and we had a tape machine kinda like a small register, with buttons that dispense tape according to the box size punched in. Also all the items cane down in totes on conveyors for me. Heaviest packages I’ve packed were weights, an anvil, so much kitty litter, and Fiji water.
That was probably a robot facility! Cool i worked in one too! And I've worked with those tape machines as well. We called them water tape machines because they're water activated. I love using them!
Nice video ! was thinking about working here just because I am unemployed. Tried to be self employed the last 2 months but I have been distracted so haven't achieved much resorting to working a 40 hr job and work on a side hustle. just curious did you just film the pov of a package on your own or did you ask permission. Thanks for sharing your experience ?
i asked...myself lol. good luck with the hustle man. Amazon can be a good place to save up until you're ready to try being self-employed/ start a business again
Nice, LGB6!!!! I use to work at LGB4, did the away team at SBD2, and now I'm at PSP1. Thinking about going back to a Non Sort Amazon since I know how to do everything there.
I've been with Amazon for 3yrs now, started out as a packer, packed for about 7months. started problem solving, did that for about 5months. Updated my resume, no longer inside the facility. TOM TEAM FTW
This not the same around the country, in my location: PDX9 Pack: We have to tape the bottom, flip, pack, tape, label, and send on the line. (Provided label makers, tape printers, and cutter at station) Units per hour pack : 200 required, easily hitting 268 (station depending). Use to pick at about 458 UPH before I switched.
1a7 and 1a boxes, basically the small ones, you can usually skip putting dunnage because it will kick out and go to the slammer anyways, especially if the product is very light. On some cases though, when the product looks really fragile, or heavy, I'll put a lot of dunnage. But yeah most of the time for 1a, 1a7 i skip the dunnage. Also, if the item looks like it's a really good fit in the box, like it wouldn't move much, you don't need to put dunnage either. Hope this helps!
I work at a place where we get quite a few number of applicants/new hires coming from the Amazon fulfillment centre in Mississauga (due to some similarities in the roles), and during interviews or orientation we always hear them talk about how boring and monotonous and shitty it is to work at Amazon. Funny enough I applied at Amazon for a job prior to starting college but decided not to come in for the in person interview. After seeing this now I know they werent lying lmao
Was thinking of applying for part time while in school. Now I really don’t know if I want to anymore, and apparently you can’t use headphones but I heard that depends on the managers.
On breaks, is it possible to keep a snack in your pocket so that you can just stay at your station? Instead of wasting minutes walking to the break room?
do you get paid more per hour if your percentage is over what they require? for example I worked in the grocery warehouse business and for every percentage over 100 we were paid an extra .10 per hour we were pulling. So if I pulled a 150% average for the week I would make an extra $5 per hour times however many hours I was pulling groceries, in addition to my normal hourly rate.
Im also a packer on Amazon, but its qay too different. We do not put packet all the time in boxes, we aslo do bags. And we do tape it when the items are to be put in boxes.
I buy from Amazon a lot and sometimes I cancel things I just ordered cause I change my mind a lot but since I know what these folks are going through , I think I’ll stop doing that.. 😂😂❤️ I actually used Amazon when I was furnishing my home. Love Amazon ❤️
yo thanks for the video! I'm graduation high school soon and can't wait to start earning some money. I've been eyeing amazon over walmart cuz it seems more secluded and pays more. Other than lifting over 45lbs and having bitchy managers, is the job really as simple as this? Show up to your corner and just pack things all day? You don't need to drive those machines or anything? Also do you regularly switch between packer and taper? or are you only stuck with one?
The picker machines that you drive around is one specific position under the outbound department. As a packer, you won't get trained in the beginning to drive those machines until you get cross trained or if you request it. As a packer, you will also get trained to be a water spider and taper in the beginning. If you're good, they might keep you as a taper or waterspider multiple days of the week. Hopefully i answered your question! Thanks for watching!
I'm thinking of applying for an amazon packer job here in UK, I'm fit and able to work on my feet quick. I'm self employed but most of my work is from lunch time to afternoon, money is good but want something to fill my morning, this job came up £11 an hour for 5am-9am 5 days a week. Tempting considering an extra £950 a month, its what brought me here lol. doesn't look to bad (for 4 hours anyway lol) just hope they train people properly. You seemed great at your job!
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The sequence with the camera inside of the package was super slick.
Thank you!
I agree very cool 👍🏻
I was scared he was gonna lose it
@@maakudesuyo so like were you paid to do this video because cameras generally aren't allowed. Some warehouses are stricter than others, I'm assuming you were friends with a few people as well.
@@h1inc816 i think he just waited until after he quit to upload the footage. i worked as a packer and they would fire you on the spot if they saw you with a smartphone in your hand
love the subtle passive aggressive lol
Haha thank you so much!
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"I really hope you're enjoying your home gym.."
"I hope you're all having a wonderful time dining outdoors.."
😂💀
This giy is a complainer
@@nickstrapko7549 Yes, and I like that he complains it's funny and true
This job seems soul crushing.
Yep absolutely
Try dishwashing
try bagging groceries
@@crabbypadty393 dang my store has us do slave work like clean bathrooms take out garbage move shit and all other shit
@@crabbypadty393 barely get tips too
You forgot the 15 minute breaks........... but five minutes to leave the building five minutes to enjoy your break and five minutes come back to workstation
they actually were "20 min" breaks during the pandemic but yeah it includes walk time
I'm at home depot right now lol. Seems like amazons breaks are insane. If our managers counted walk time for breaks, every associate would laugh at them lol.
@@ccgb92 they were a bit more lax with break times during the pandemic but yeah they would write up so many people coming back to their station late
@@maakudesuyo That's nuts. Our freight team is full of retired military folks so the managers are like scared af to even mention anything. I find it kinda cool though, because the slackers who don't work hard are made fun of by them and then management kinda finds out and they arn't kept on. However, if you work hard you'll get noticed. I guess I have it pretty good where I'm at right now to be honest. I appreciate the insight and your video, very interesting!
@@ccgb92 i worked very hard in Amazon and what happens is they share you to other departments like some prized golden goose. Also, they ask you to work even harder. And the ones who get picked to be promoted are often the ones who are good at brown nosing if you know what i mean.
Thanks for watching and good luck to you sir!
Kiddo, I'm a retired union person. I have heard all the horror stories about working for AMZ. This brilliant piece brought tears to my eyes.
I wish you an excellent future.
I'm doing much better now. Thank you so much.
He's earning a paycheck and not paying union dues. Unions suck and just add unnecessary costs to productivity.
@@christopherbriggs9526 oh wow, Paying $40 a month for unions dues is terrible, NOT! Unions protect you from your employer from firing you for stupid reasons and stopping wage raises. Always join a union job!
@@christopherbriggs9526 How does that boot taste?
@@ncmor3678 Exactly! Anyone who says unions are terrible are either brainwashed, cynical, or being paid.
Anyone reading. Please don’t work there, soul crushing is an understatement. I’ve never felt less of a human than working there
we all become robots ourselves
I worked there sometime last year and I tell you I developed anxiety coming out of that job
@@russbelperez3837 sorry about that
tbh night shift is so much better, cause they don't care much about brake time, along with less people
tf should i do
So you’re the reason my package gets to me a day faster than anticipated 🙏
thank you! we actually get to see which packages are priority and we pack them as fast as we can.
I'm going to be honest I'd be totally fine with longer delivery dates if it means the warehouse staff aren't always against the clock.
That means a lot yo
I totally agree with you! However, those money hungry bosses who are being pressured to save every penny would quickly take away employees so the fewer remaining are working just as hard again. Horrible! I worked in a factory for making truck springs.... it got so hot in there during summer, sometimes on my overnight shift, a couple people would faint and be taken away with ambulance. I never passed out even though I had by far the hottest machine in the place. 2 times the fire sprinkler system went off because of the heat. They expect you to work. There are "Heat Breaks" but not for people like me who's machine is basically a money printing machine. I heard the owner is in the top 200 richest Americans. That's how he treats his employees! I simply could not act that way. Guess that's why I'd never be so filthy rich. I have a heart.
When he said "I really hope you're enjoying your home gym" I felt that to my core! 🤣 I use to work at Fedex and all I have to say is...wear your steel toes people. Please do 😭
Thankfully they give the associates a massive discount on steel toe (composite) boots from Zappos. I've dropped so many things on my feet and every time I'm so thankful I had those boots. The other associates who didn't have them, broke nails, toes etc....
title should say: DAY IN THE LIFE OF BEZOZ PLANTATION.
lol
@@maakudesuyo why you left I'm going back in
This job sucks made me have anxiety
Cueball slave-driver. I can't stand him
I’ve been working at this amazon for 7 months now as a picker and got trained as a packer and holy shit does it make your body hurt, you guys are crazy for staying so long
I always wanted to try picking! It seemed so fun! Yeah packing hurts a lot, especially your back, for a few weeks and then you get used to it after doing it for a while. Haha we're all a little crazy 😂
Lmfao, I LIKED IT WHEN HE SAID "HEY BABY, I MISS YOU SO MUCH!!". LMFAO I cracked up so bad.
Glad to hear you cracked up! 😂
"You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt".
Sounds about right
@@maakudesuyo It's a line from a Johnny Cash song.
@@BobbyIronsights ohh!! I have been educated. Thank you!
@@BobbyIronsights it’s actually by Tennessee Ford.
Aye south park
I can’t see myself doing the same thing for 8-10 hours a day.
yeah the only way to pass the time is to try to make it into a sport
lmao, i did this on 12 hour shifts. trust me, we deserve more than a low 15$ an hour.
@@FaZeredemption3 12 hour shifts 5 days a week. And last year was the never ending Peak season. Yeah definitely underpaid.
@@maakudesuyo nah we work 3 days a week, but i did usually take 2 extra 10 hour shifts a week. Definitely underpaid. 12 hours is a long ass time doing the same task over amd over
Music is godsent
6:52 The sound of the Amazon sniper when Amazon sees you posted this
As a driver and former sorter, I am very grateful for great packers like you. I cannot work with poorly packed packages.
You're welcome! I've sorted before and i really hated having to retape or re package messed up boxes. Respect for you sir!
You're one of the reasons we get our packages so fast. Thank you
Thank you to you too!
Amazon employees need a Union.
Agreed. Much needed union.
Unions are great, but will sell you out after a time.
If you so much as utter that word in that warehouse you will probably be put into the crusher
WRONG! AMAZON EMPLOYEES NEED TO SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH...AND stop that SOB from making more BILLIONS off these people!
Amzon would never have union because they know a union would tear them apart because there is so much wrong but don’t get it twisted people are there because of the money and when you have thousands of people trying to get a job you can do what u want and make your own rules and believe me when I say at Amzon it’s not what u know it’s 100% who u know trust me ! !
I try to not order from Amazon, so you don't have to work so hard, so you can work at slower pace.
Thank you for your concern
This actually looks chill. As long as I had an earbud in and was left alone, I'd be good.
Nevermind..the quotas seem ridiculous
They'll leave you alone until they tell you to work harder lol
@@maakudesuyo Are you really allowed to have music while working? I heard phones are not allowed
@@phenom2012 if it's back to the old rules then yeah no phone and no music. But sometimes the managers would blast music on the PA system. sometimes....
The camera box thing was like a $400k production quality! Glad ur managers didn't catch u lol
Yeah that was a spur of the moment idea! Thank you so much!
@@maakudesuyo I used to work in the sortation center and one of those long Umbrella boxes messed up by back :( It didn't have a heavy sticker and the weight inside was unevenly distributed. When I picked it up It caught me by surprise. Be careful with those boxes man and great video
@@siamimam2109 oh yeah sorry about that! Some of the Packers get lazy and don't put the heavy stickers on. And sometimes the computer doesn't even say it needs a heavy sticker.
Thank you so much!
Dude! I'm engaged to a girl that works in the Amazon warehouse, aws a packer, in Surrey BC, Canada. She has often said how boring the repitition is, and she doesn't really like the job. So I was curious (I live in the States) as to what all she does while working. I expected something very different. But I love your sense of humor and the style video you made here! The funny narration was awesome!!! Expecially the package perspective part!!! Weeeee... I am going to check out your channel now! If the other videos are this good, you will have another sub!!! Great work!!!
Thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yeah this job was very physically and sometimes emotionally draining. I hope your fiance can find a much better job than Amazon. I wish you both good luck and happiness!
Thank you once again and I'll do my best to make even better content!
@@maakudesuyo Yo, you already have some good stuff... You also have a damn good skill at story telling... I bet what ever you make, will be just as good as this video. I did sub, and can't wait to see whats next!!! As photog, I really paid attention to your videograph, and loved it! Keep up the good work my dude!
Tell her to listen to audio books, work on mind projects or plan out stuff while doing it or something :)
@@ohexnohex6165 Excellent ideas!!! I think she would be worried about being caught wearing her earbuds while working though. She is a "by the books" kind of girl. I will def mention it to her and see what she thinks!!! Thanks for the ideas!!!
Nobody likes working at Amazon warehouse.. only HR team likes it.. they seem always happy lol.
Because of the benefits people stay with Amazon.
you are a legend man... you and the similar hard workers make the system work... huge respect+
Thank you!
"I really hope you're enjoying your home gym." LOL
I really hope so lol
@@maakudesuyo Yeah, that one was me. Sorry bro. I bought a 5-50 dumbbell set individually because that’s all you could get back then
@@appleintosh no problem i got a workout out of it too! Sharing the gains!
I know this is an old video, and that you no longer work there, but thanks for being one of the people to pack our items. That goes for anyone who works at amazon previously or currently. Used to work in last mile sort, and did package delivery for a bit. Ups and downs, but delivery was more enjoyable most days. Mad respect to all those who suffer just to deliver my junk same day. But also those who work there, please find another job before Amazon ruins your mind and body. My phone case is not worth it. Whatever you are being paid, is not sufficient compensation for the wear and tear on you as a person.
Thank you to you as well! And yes, make Amazon a stepping stone. Learn what can be learned. Earn what can be earned. Thank you for watching and i hope you're doing well.
I enjoyed this Day in a Life video so much. Your narration is the best ! It made my day :)
I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you so much!
As someone who works for a company who's a third party seller on Amazon, it's interesting to see how you pick and pack our items that we send to the FBA centers.
i'm glad you found it interesting! thank you
Im a picker working at Amazon fc and tbh I really don’t like working there. However, working at Amazon has also given me the opportunity to just think about my life which I really needed, helped me decide what I really wanted, relationship, job, all that stuff. And also gave me a chance to control my overthinking or negative thinking. The short breaks are something I don’t like, it’s only 2 thirty minute breaks, IMO it’s not enough time to recover and get the mind straight for work again.
i felt exactly the same. I spent a lot of my time thinking about the dreams I want to achieve and what i needed to do to achieve them. all while I was slaving away haha. And now I'm in Japan teaching! One step closer to a bigger dream. Keep grinding until you find what you really want to do! Good luck!!
I worked in a Warehouse too- dull labour, but plenty of time to think...
@@joequimby5658 yes i enjoyed the thinking time
Try delivering packages, you'll get lost in your thoughts.
Hey baby I miss you so much... hahahaha had me dying
Strange yet interesting to see how different this is compared to an FC (where I work) with robots.
Yep i was so shocked when i went from a robot facility to this facility
@@davysanders4922 hmm i liked certain parts of both. I like being very busy and the robot facility gets extremely busy during peak. That makes it very tiring. The traditional facility is easier in terms of productivity rate but the items are heavier which has a higher risk of great injury. Overall, i think i slightly prefer the robot facility.
@@davysanders4922 good luck!
i've been watching a lot of amazon videos like this. from what i can tell, the job is super oppressive and sterile. possibly stressful, especially if you've got a lot of annoying items to pack, yet still need to meet those goals. imagine having a day where you get nothing but annoying to pack items, and you're stressing out that you could lose your job, just from having an unlucky day.
i work in warehousing as well. where i have to create entire pallets of stock. but they don't put these pack rate goals onto you. as they understand each order differs in size. and warehouse upkeep like replenishing stock, and dealing with system location and stock count errors is a thing to take into account. as long as you are seen to be working hard, and you're completing the orders within a reasonable time, you're fine.
And they encourage communication and banter between employees to keep up morale. they like to keep everyone happy. especially the good workers.
but Amazon seems kinda fucked. i'd probably only be able to last a short time working here.
Also thanks for filming this. bet it took a lot of courage to try and not get caught with the camera.
It's oppressive hidden underneath smiles. Hard workers are made to work harder. Slow workers are put in places that they don't like so they quit. To survive, be mediocre. As I mention in the video, there was a day i had to pack umbrellas over and over again. I usually don't care about my rate because i work fast and the process assistants know that i work hard. They can't afford to lose me so when they ask me why my rate is low i just tell them "because I had to pack so and so" and they usually adjust my rate somehow. They were pretty shocked when i quit lol.
I wish i worked at your warehouse! Good luck and stay safe out there! And yes I'm still scared to this day that Amazon is gonna come after me because of this video lol.
Thanks for watching and sharing your story!
@@maakudesuyo yeah the umbrellas and the weights seemed like a real pain in the ass.
Cheers bro. Keep an eye out for those Amazon ninjas.
WOW, I've heard of the stories about Amazon workflow and this video confirms it. However, I'm still amazed that you were able to film this in Amazon warehouse.
yep Amazon workflow is a trip lol
No phones allowed. Get your ass back to work before ya get TOT
awesome footage on the belts
Thank you!!
This reminds me of working at a Lowes distribution back in my 20's. You had a daily, and hourly quota for items, and a quota for weight loaded for non conveyable. Which made it hell when the loaders in the trailers couldn't keep up with their chutes. September and March were always the worst. September all of the bays would get bombarded with all of the christmas stuff for the stores over the span of two weeks. And March was lawn mowers and tile flooring as far as the eye could see. We would lose good people every year during those periods because they "didn't meet their quota" for a few day's straight.
I'll never work at a place like that again. Even if the pay is $15 to $20 an hour.
numbers numbers numbers are all they care about
$20 isn’t much
its like this at most warehouses. Lots of people accuse amazon and fail to realize most of these other places would never give them a chance because they lack experience and some require a physical test and forklift experience.
I don't even work but thinking of doing this everyday made me cry because it because your existance and its so soul sucking and they is no ambition its just automation non stop of people slaving away
Yeah modern day slavery
Such amazing footage!
Thank you so much!
I worked in a corrugated box factory and did this exact same thing. We made a lot of the boxes for Amazon. Great video.
Whoa super cool! I have much respect for you guys! I did my best to reuse as much boxes as possible so you guys didn't have to produce as many boxes. Thanks for watching!
This was such an amazing video! Nice video editing and commentary!
Thank you so much!
1:14 😂😂
Was watching through the mini player but I had to click on your video and watch the ad just to comment that this made me laugh. 😂
Thank you haha 😂
Thanks for your hard work. I appreciate you!
thank you so much
Thanks for the insight! I also like your commentary. Somehow calms me down :D
Thank you so much!
bruh, the conveyer belt shot had me on the edge of my seat, haha. I was like "surely he doesn't have enough time to bother co-workers to let them know about his camera, let alone catch it at the end". And the icing on the cake was the scanner blast.
glad I could entertain you! I was trained in almost all areas of the pack department so I knew exactly where my camera would end up haha. And yes, that was the amazon sniper catching me slacking off lol
I plan on getting a job as a packer at Amazon so I wanted to see some of the daily task I would be doing. This video was very informative. Thank you for sharing.
No problem good luck!
How's it going?
How is it going? Are you still working there?
i worked for amazon from dec 2020- march 2021 in its sortation centre doing stowing, picking and loading. I did 12 hr night shifts 3/4 days a week. I live in england and got payed £10.71/hr and £11.71/hr during peak. Its hard, boring, repetitive work, hence the 3 months. Respect to the people who do this work for yearrssss.
Respect to you as well sir! Thank you for sharing your experience!
I've never once seen an Amazon package with clear tape....
I thought the same thing. Try ordering a big item next time. Just in terms of probability, there's so many more boxes that are being taped with water tape compared to clear tape.
LOLLL the comments from the home gym and dining outdoors killed me🤣🤣🤣
That was such a good video. Awesome.
Thank you so much!
Awesome video bro. I actually don’t really see what you guys do. I drive the blue Amazon van
Thanks bro! Mad respect to you guys! Sorry for all the unbalanced and weirdly packed boxes haha
I’m a packer and it’s a little different where I work at. The tote full of products comes down a line and we pick one up and we have to pack the box and tape it up and throw it on the conveyor-belt. Our rate is normally 70-80 boxes an hour.
That's cool! That would save us so much time if the cages with the products came to us automatically.
Are you a single packer?
Or a flow packer
@@goodnessifebigh4080 i did singles, multi, etc. Not sure what flow is
I’m a singles packer
I use to work as a packer at another warehouse before and man, I miss having that job.
I actually miss the actual act of boxing/packing. Not Amazon though lol
Loving my home gym!! Thank you so much
awesomeness! get them gains!!
Excellent and informative content. I laughed more than a few times as well lol.
Thank you! Glad i could make you laugh
So well made! Thanks:) the ending made me laugh a lot hahah
Thank you so much! I'm glad i could entertain you a bit!
Great video, I've always wondered what does on behind the scenes when I order something and this was an interesting look into it. They need to treat people like you a hell of a lot better. People pissing in bottles comes to mind
They just need to lower their expectations and the workers won't suffer as much.
And thanks!
Well this just further proves how depressing it is to work for Amazon..."Yeah if you can package 700 in a hour that'll be great".
It's a bit more Disneyland like. "You're doing a great job. But you can go faster! "
LGB8 is a horrible place to work at they vto to many people just to save money and all they worry about is blue lights
@@shaned9783 LGB8...ever notice how all the designations sound like clones or stormtroopers from Star Wars? Literally just a cog in a machine that's designed to steal wealth and time from everyone.
@@maakudesuyo actually...the Chinese have a variety of hells, like hell of (insert something awful here). It's where the slang "hella" came from. This would be a hell of hells. This is a good video but you went way too easy on Scamazon.
It’s cause he works at a fulfillment center where they work you!! Not all amamzon warehouse are like this!!!
Massive credit to you man. You guys the real mvp during pandemic. Logistics
Thanks man
Packing at a fulfillment center is definitely pretty different. They need a better system for restocking boxes and envelopes though especially where I am.
I never got to work with envelopes. They seem fun lol
@@maakudesuyo they aren’t too bad. Can suck sometimes when trying to close them when their full.
Im a picker (I use OP Pit) And i cannot stress enough how painful it its to move those umbrellas though the tiny ass space between the OP and the cage. There was one time where my whole cage was filled with umbrellas and dumbells. I had to leave early because i was about to collapse. thanks customers!
Thank you for your hard work!!
awwww little cwybaby had to work for his money.
@@YourSweatyUncle that was uncalled for.
That was cool bro..nicely done and mad pro in the industry. Mad love bro stay hungry cuzzz. Salute
Thanks yo!!
Just watching this a year later. Maakudesuyo, you're a beast! Thanks for sharing...
Thank you! You're a beast too!
Ty 4 this. Makes me appreciate my product more. Makes me realize the hard work that gets put into it just getting it to my door step. Your job seemed very labor intensive! Hope youre doing well.
doing very well thank you!
Amazon has really helped the companies making boxes. The box company near me for the past 30 years was about to close every year, the other day I saw where they were adding on to the plant and hiring more workers.
That's good for the box companies. I'm glad they're growing more. I always felt bad for those companies because some of our packers waste the boxes if it's not folding properly or if it's not glued right. I try to fix them lol
isnt thie contributing to enviromental issues?
I’m shocked you were aloud to record this when I worked for Amazon then would even allow our phone in the FC but it’s funny how nothing has changed from what I seen in your vid but in my FC we didn’t have have someone to make custom boxes we had to do them on our own and we’re still expected to hit rate great video though man
thanks so much!
Dope video! Loved the commentary and clips you made 👍
thank you!!
Absolutely amazing, especially the last part. Were you fired for that, or did you quit on your own behalf?
I had already planned to quit at a certain time because i had another job lined up. It just got pushed back because of covid, so i ended up staying in Amazon for another 6 months.
Thank you so much!!
@@maakudesuyo 6 months.. wow..
That was actually interesting Mark.
For once lol
It was always interesting just this was unexpected
I packed at an FC in WA, 50 lbs or less, and we had a tape machine kinda like a small register, with buttons that dispense tape according to the box size punched in. Also all the items cane down in totes on conveyors for me. Heaviest packages I’ve packed were weights, an anvil, so much kitty litter, and Fiji water.
That was probably a robot facility! Cool i worked in one too! And I've worked with those tape machines as well. We called them water tape machines because they're water activated. I love using them!
Also lol an anvil
Nice video ! was thinking about working here just because I am unemployed. Tried to be self employed the last 2 months but I have been distracted so haven't achieved much resorting to working a 40 hr job and work on a side hustle. just curious did you just film the pov of a package on your own or did you ask permission. Thanks for sharing your experience ?
i asked...myself lol. good luck with the hustle man. Amazon can be a good place to save up until you're ready to try being self-employed/ start a business again
Damn! This guys hustling even at an Amazon job. Respect!😤
thank you thank you!
I lost my mind working for Amazon I had to do it when Covid started Bc I lost my job was not my thing left for construction and so much happier
glad you're at a happier place
I'd imagine a more physically involved job like construction is much more enjoyable than the repetitive and mundane experience over there at Amazon
Nice, LGB6!!!! I use to work at LGB4, did the away team at SBD2, and now I'm at PSP1. Thinking about going back to a Non Sort Amazon since I know how to do everything there.
PSP1! I think I know some people there! Yeah Non sort is pretty chill I think. Good luck! And thank you for watching!
I have so much respect for you. Wish you a good life.
Thank you! I wish you the same!
Lmao “weird flex” took me out 😂😂💕
lol glad you enjoyed it!
I've been with Amazon for 3yrs now, started out as a packer, packed for about 7months. started problem solving, did that for about 5months. Updated my resume, no longer inside the facility. TOM TEAM FTW
very nice! I heard TOM TEAM is really great! Good for you! Good luck and be safe!
This not the same around the country, in my location: PDX9
Pack: We have to tape the bottom, flip, pack, tape, label, and send on the line. (Provided label makers, tape printers, and cutter at station)
Units per hour pack : 200 required, easily hitting 268 (station depending).
Use to pick at about 458 UPH before I switched.
Cool! What kind of building was it?
the amazon package POV felt like a rollercoaster ride
I always wanted to go into a box and ride a truck all the way to Hawaii
Hey, I noticed you dont put dunnage in alot of the 1a7 or other "taping" boxes. Do you think I can get away with that to save time and make rate?
1a7 and 1a boxes, basically the small ones, you can usually skip putting dunnage because it will kick out and go to the slammer anyways, especially if the product is very light. On some cases though, when the product looks really fragile, or heavy, I'll put a lot of dunnage. But yeah most of the time for 1a, 1a7 i skip the dunnage. Also, if the item looks like it's a really good fit in the box, like it wouldn't move much, you don't need to put dunnage either. Hope this helps!
@@maakudesuyo oh man this will cut minutes off my time hahah sooper thanks for the tips mang!!!!
When you got hired didn’t you sign something that says not to record inside the warehouse to protect trade secrets? Dope video though
thank you. You know what....I don't actually remember lol
Dude! I love your humor! 😂😂
Great content too 👍
Thank you so much!!
WoW. Amazing filming and editing
Thank you!
I work at a place where we get quite a few number of applicants/new hires coming from the Amazon fulfillment centre in Mississauga (due to some similarities in the roles), and during interviews or orientation we always hear them talk about how boring and monotonous and shitty it is to work at Amazon. Funny enough I applied at Amazon for a job prior to starting college but decided not to come in for the in person interview. After seeing this now I know they werent lying lmao
eventually everyone would have worked at Amazon at some point in their life
Was thinking of applying for part time while in school. Now I really don’t know if I want to anymore, and apparently you can’t use headphones but I heard that depends on the managers.
Its fuckin brutal bru.
Also, long hair = hidden earphones
some guys would just wear beanies all the time and hide it like that
I love this guys commentary
thank you!
Such care and dedication to your job.
Thank you
On breaks, is it possible to keep a snack in your pocket so that you can just stay at your station? Instead of wasting minutes walking to the break room?
Yes a lot of people do that. Sometimes HR actually hands out candy.
No wayyy, I used to work at LGB6 LOL!! I was a learning ambassador and was in icqa but also did picking and packing
Nice! I really wanted to do picking but by the time i was about to get trained, i was hired for a different job.
Great video! Nice work and informative :)
Thank you so much!
do you get paid more per hour if your percentage is over what they require?
for example I worked in the grocery warehouse business and for every percentage over 100 we were paid an extra .10 per hour we were pulling.
So if I pulled a 150% average for the week I would make an extra $5 per hour times however many hours I was pulling groceries, in addition to my normal hourly rate.
I really wish that was the case but no.
Im also a packer on Amazon, but its qay too different. We do not put packet all the time in boxes, we aslo do bags. And we do tape it when the items are to be put in boxes.
I've always wanted to try doing bags!
Basically that episode of SpongeBob Squarepants where Squidward gets a job and repeats everything while he slowly dies on the inside.
yes
Yea. It's horrible
Great video man i was laughing every scene
Thank you!
How did you film this especially the box traveling down the conveyer belt without anyone noticing?
tiny camera and since I'm an expert packer, I knew where people usually are at certain times
I buy from Amazon a lot and sometimes I cancel things I just ordered cause I change my mind a lot but since I know what these folks are going through , I think I’ll stop doing that.. 😂😂❤️ I actually used Amazon when I was furnishing my home. Love Amazon ❤️
Oh yes please don't cancel haha. Cancelled products basically doubles the work we have to do haha. Thank you for understanding!
this guy is funny. his accent n humor are matched well.
Thank you
yo thanks for the video! I'm graduation high school soon and can't wait to start earning some money. I've been eyeing amazon over walmart cuz it seems more secluded and pays more.
Other than lifting over 45lbs and having bitchy managers, is the job really as simple as this? Show up to your corner and just pack things all day? You don't need to drive those machines or anything? Also do you regularly switch between packer and taper? or are you only stuck with one?
The picker machines that you drive around is one specific position under the outbound department. As a packer, you won't get trained in the beginning to drive those machines until you get cross trained or if you request it. As a packer, you will also get trained to be a water spider and taper in the beginning. If you're good, they might keep you as a taper or waterspider multiple days of the week.
Hopefully i answered your question! Thanks for watching!
Nice video I remember working At that location and I also remember when we ship the first box out
day 1!! awesome! thank you!
Wow I've never seen a TH-camr go through their comments and liking almost all and keep going back even though it's been 6 months :o
i try. Thanks!
I want to apply. Do I just look up Amazon packer or Amazon warehouse?
yeah you can search Amazon Fulfilment center. And you can sign up for a text message/email alert when there are openings near your area. Good luck!
amazing video. thank you
Thank you for watching!
I'm thinking of applying for an amazon packer job here in UK, I'm fit and able to work on my feet quick. I'm self employed but most of my work is from lunch time to afternoon, money is good but want something to fill my morning, this job came up £11 an hour for 5am-9am 5 days a week. Tempting considering an extra £950 a month, its what brought me here lol. doesn't look to bad (for 4 hours anyway lol) just hope they train people properly. You seemed great at your job!
Thank you! It really depends on what kind of facility you work at and your leadership team. I hope it works out for you!