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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- 🚚 Welcome back to my channel! In this exciting video, I'm taking you on a journey as I return to my roots at Amazon after a brief hiatus in the world of real estate. Many of you followed me on my adventures as an Amazon Driver, and today, I'm picking up where we left off.
Join me as I rejoin the Amazon team and step back into the driver's seat of the iconic Amazon delivery van. I'll share the reasons behind my decision to return and how my experiences in real estate have shaped my perspective.
From loading up packages at the Amazon fulfillment center to navigating the streets, dealing with unexpected challenges, and delivering smiles to customers' doorsteps, you'll get an inside look at the daily life of an Amazon Driver.
This video is not only a day in my life but also a reflection on the paths we take in our careers. Sometimes, the journey back to where it all began can be just as fulfilling as the new paths we explore.
If you're a fan of day in the life videos or curious about what it's like to work at Amazon, don't miss this episode. Hit that like button, subscribe, and let's embark on this adventure together! 📦🛒🏡 #AmazonDriver #DayInTheLife #CareerJourney
Being an ex courier I actually enjoy watching these kind of videos but man I DO NOT miss the job. Running around like a lunatic all day and getting stressed isn’t the one 😅
Hahaha I hope to be there one day
I've been doing this job at the DBI2 depot now for nearly 6 years and I can honestly say I love it even the days when I sign in and see I've got 176 stops and about 40 of them are multi stops plus our routes are around 40 minutes away from the depot so I'm usually on the 10am wave load get to my area for around just after 11am start bang it out n most days as long as nothing goes terribly wrong I'm done for around 5 half 5 n on my favourite route I can get it done by 4pm also a tip don't just follow the route how amazon have arranged it you will end up on the same road 2 or 3 times I do the route in the order I want
@@darrennorgrove8734😂😂Db12 has not even been open for 6 years
@@ubereats938I know DBI2 not been open 6 years if you want to get the facts I started at DXB1 in Wednesbury when they closed that depot moved to perry barr depot n now I work out of the Tyseley depot as I'm sure you know perry barr closed now as well I wrote it wrong I meant to say I've been doing it 6 years and work at dbi2 now but wrote it as I've been at dbi2 for 6 years
Ok ubereats938 I see your comment as gone after I gave the facts about DBI2 Tyseley n Wednesbury n perry barr
Hard work is hard work. You coming back just shows what a hard worker you are. Best of luck in all you do .😊
Appreciate that 🙏
Fair play I respect the grind! Don't give up and keep at it on YT it will be worth it in the end!
Positivity is a winners mindset! 💪
Most definitely!
Ive just finished my 3rd day at 70% 🎉 managed to do 125 stops in just over 4 hours 😊 But the area was tighter than a nuns fanny 😂😂 I'm working out of Leyland ... 🎉
Well played my man
Can I ask how much you get paid boss🤔😂 I work at DPR1 as well, tempted to switch to driver
@@antby11 hi, maybe we know each other's faces then haha before peak I was getting £97 in the bank for a day. It's gone up tho for peak and it's working out at £118 a day...i finished my last shift tho last week and touring the states for 2 months 😊😊
These videos are the best. Dubai was an experience and I liked seeing you, try new things, but what brought me back to your channel was videos like this, and now I am back watching and keep it up. It’s a great insight
I appreciate that in a good head space right now! Thanks
Love your vids, sad to hear things didn't go your way this year so far, never give up because your a trier, and as Del Boy says "He who dares wins".
297 parcels in vauxhall vivaro from 11.00 am wave lwb not high roof trani great memory but company's price some good ...nursery route was 75 turnt out to be 125 great content zac...keeping v fit mate you make it look easy lost items would be on Ebay ..👍
Zak your attitude is amazing bro. Great new opportunities will come for you soon 🎉
For certain, glad to see the channel growing! Take care
First time viewer, love your positive outlook on life in general, all smiles, no moaning, its great to see.
Been waiting for the Amazon videos! I made sure I finished my route as quick as possible to get home and watch this! Was great to finally meet you and much appreciated for the shoutout! I Can’t wait for more videos☺️
Appreciate that man. Pleasure to meet you 🔥🔥
I’m currently an Amazon driver (Plymouth) on average we’re going 180-190 stops a day 300-360 parcels, it’s so stressful but you get used to it 😂
Another great video Zac! Love your work ethic and how you keep going! You're amazing mate!!
Just a walk in the park to what you got done over the last few years take care and stay fit and well godbless you and all the lovely people on here
Exactly Carl. Appreciate that!
15:17 wow finishing over 7pm! You must really have been rusty at Amazon. Again I do agree with you. 123 stops for someone on nursery route is quite absurd 😮
Yes indeed! Very rusty. But also it was a big range of area of different farms far apart so it took a little while! Appreciate it.
"check under the seats, no bottles of pee, lovely" hugs brother hehe.
Worked with Amazon in Dublin 2 years ago and before I left nursery routes had become similar to full on routes in most cases. Don't miss it at all.
Loved the video! Totally agree with the GoPro batteries! Don’t last at all!!
Good to know it’s not just me
Keep it up bro stay positive, keep the energy.
Got my first nursery route tomorrow, perfect timing for this video.
Best of Luck
Anything more then 6 bags and about 10-15 overflow and you’ve basically got a level 2 🤣
Love the vids, used to be an overseas white van courier many moons ago and loved it but back then it wasnt as strict as I seem to notice it is nowadays, Definately subscribing to your channel. Oh, I was partly raised in Aighburth🍷👍
Absolutely amazing man thanks for sharing that! Thank you
Great Amazon video and more Amazon videos please as requested
Every Monday! 🫡
Good to see you back Zac. As a fellow worker in procurement and logistics, You're one hell of a grafter m8. Take it steady m8.
Nice to see you back,always a question ive wondered with an amazon driver, do you have to pay for the lease of the van and pay your own fuel?123 stops in one shift and thats a nursery day,wow total respect to all you amazon drivers out there
Yeah. 123 isn’t so many but being mainly farms and commercial it was! Appreciate it my man. I don’t hire the van nor pay any fuel.
you dont pay for anything even damages thats why the vans are all smashed lol
@@lucandmel exactly hahaha
Looks a damn site more organised than the other big parcel company, they just expected you to load them in postcode order, crazy job...
glad to see you back mate!, was watching you before you went to dubai really liked the amazon videos, did watch some dominos too.
All the way back from Dubai.. congrats and welcome back.🎉
Hate the one time passwords lol. Amazon recently updated it so if they can't find the code, you can ask them for last 2 digits of their phone number which is a lot easier 👍
I need to look into that. A lot easier
@@ZacJonesTH-camif you click can't find password option it gives you the mobile number linked to their acc option. Much easier tbh
Also I know it changed a long time ago but how you do a AVD delivery now is so much simpler than before
i was about to quit but after watching you coming back made me reconsider
btw i deliver in West London Paddington maida vale area
How is it there?
I see you enjoy your driving.... you ever thought about getting a HGV license? Good pay and work is high in demand...
Yeah sure
@@ZacJonesTH-cammy mate is a lorry driver and he goes from London to Cornwall to Scotland to great Yarmouth to Brighton.
You loves it and the money is pretty good if you don't mind at tea sleeping in the lorry. He does some very long journeys
I wondered why youre not in Dubai but sales work is stressful i used to sell cars and i hated it so now driving class 1 trucks at Amazon its easiest class 1 work you can do honestly consider it you'd love it mate
You seem like a really decent guy mate, keep your chin up, I hope everything works out for you
One day we will see you in Dubai having made it and having a great time Zac. We believe in you 🎉
Thanks 🙏💪
Looks tough that iv done multi drop and it’s hard going especially when they don’t answer ... detecting a slight American accent Zak 🤷🏻♂️😂
Keep them coming mate love the video’s
I’ve heard that a few times man haha not even visited the USA 🇺🇸 thanks mate big fan of you too
@@ZacJonesTH-cam it makes you unique mate 🙌🏻 and honestly these videos are brilliantly put together
If youre wanting to use that GoPro for longer mate, get a portable power bank and have that plugged into it, I know it’s a nightmare carrying it but, if you can find a comfy way of having it; you’ll be able to run the GoPro for hours at a time.
I’ll look into it my friend. Appreciate it
this is the content we like bro!
I can see! Happy to provide it!
123 stops on a nusery level 1.. i remember mine was around 60 stops in early 2021. did you find working there last year the parcels massively increased going into summer? that’s what made me quit. however watching you back here is making me want another go🤣
I think you’ll do well in life, whatever you throw yourself at. Great vid and all the best
Thanks, you too! Appreciate that
Used to be an Amazon driver when it was just white vans and I used to just chuck the parcel over the closed business😂😂
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Thanks for the vid champ. Keeps hustling! Are you gonna do other hustles same time as amazon? Like pizza deliveries
Sure - check my latest video
Also I love these Amazon vids
Thanks mate 🙏
Iff the customer doesn't have the one time password code you can click the drop down menu which says help the code is wrong or customer doesn't have it and if the customer can confirm the last two digits of their phone number associated with the account then that works too
Took a screenshot appreciate it
@@ZacJonesTH-cam no worries mate, only found this out about a month ago, there was a new update so hopefully should work for you, the drop down menu is usually underneath were you out the OTP in.
Editing and everything has improved a lot 👌👌👍
Yeah thanks 🙏
Not sure if you know but there is a work around now if the customer cant give you the OTP. You can now deliver using the last 2 numbers of the customer`s phone number.
How?
@@Owenhasnip there is a menu option now if the customer cannot give you the OTP.
I didn’t hear anything about that man. In the UK?
@@ZacJonesTH-cam Yep, I deliver out of Stoke.
Hated the big vans.... price for the can lease etc. On flex now.... but my catering trailer is picking up El Dino's on insta and facebook.... Hull
Flex get paid better too... but limited on hours
Good to see you again on familiar ground, upwards and onwards Zac ❤
Thanks so much! Appreciate it 🙏💪
I had a gopro hero 9 battery life was maybe 30 minutes max ended up returning it and bought a dji osmo action 3 battery life on it was great
Terrible I know haha
Keep being consistent
Thank you!!
Nice to see u back m8
And you don't look a day older! We never see the grey Vans around here anymore, Radnor Drive, Southport. 😀
Is it just cars that cover your area now?
Small white van, name on the side, JD something . . .@@ZacJonesTH-cam
@@Dave_at_Southport ahh yeah J dot! They’re a company with their own vans!
Your a grafter fella and very worthy of a sub, subscribed cheers
Appreciate that my friend
Amazing looking forward
Yep 💪
If you could bottle your enthusiasm and determination you’d be a billionaire Zac! Stop tormenting yourself about Dubai. Huge respect for giving it a go.
I’ll get there! Appreciate that my friend 💪
Its hard when a big move abroad doesn't go ya way though . I sold everything i had and moved to New Zleand in 2016 i soon realised it probably wasn't gonna be for me but when i eventually did get back to England i sulked for a very long time . Its a big thing leaving ya home country , family etc But this guy is younger and more postive all round than me though so he'll be fine :) x
Great video. Used to be a ups driver in London so can totally relate 👍
Must be difficult in London with Gangs
@@ZacJonesTH-cam wasn’t to bad tbf. Wouldn’t wanna be out late a night tho. Did get followed by a blackout merc he just wanted to know if I had his trainers for delivery 🚚 lol had to change me pants 🩲
Great video again bud. Just a quick question how accurate is the sat nav for finding farms. Or is it just a area it gives you. Keep up good work 👍👍
Pretty accurate 7/10
Yes zac you’ll be an Abercrombie and Fitch model in no time. Remember your spare bottles🤥
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Well done Zac. YNWA
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I have some questions if you don't mind answering. Is this job self employed? And do you get a break? And what if you need to use a toilet? Lol
Did amazon flex for a bit when the prices were good. Then quit also lost my log in coz changed number. 180 parcels too much for me.
I’ve always been curious if this job is worth doing long term
How do you get a job with these zac working on them vans?
Applying through Indeed website is a common point of entry!
Keep working hard Zac.
Thanks mate
I deliver around hull, a lot of porches but even when I put them there with a picture, I still get concessions and told not to do that by my DSP
Yeah man it all depends on the area in my experience. I was off boarded for a while due to concessions but I was in an area it’s expected
@@ZacJonesTH-camI don't think im far of being off boradered either fella. We're covering Nelson, Burnley way at the minute and it's a fucking disaster. My consessions are heavy
@@JayJRockers it’s a shame bro you’re doing no different to the guy in another area
You find it hard adjusting to driving such a large vehicle when you first started?
Great video! Is this something you can casually jump in and out of doing? Say if you had a few days off your regular work?
Exactly that
Yes being self employed it will fit around your availability
Awesome video but woah I don't think I can do that job 😮
Why not?
Mate u can’t be door stopping these parcels 🤣
I’m not 👀
If you dont mind me asking, do they pay you a fixed amount per day regardless of the route and number of parcels?
Or is it an hourly pay so if it took you longer for whatever reason. Traffic, finding parking etc then you still get paid for that time.
it's a set day rate regardless of number or parcels/stops/time taken. They try to balance it out between how spread your stops are and how many you get, but most often the Amazon app will generate the worst heaviest impossible routes and you just have to double down and deal with it. A good manager will delegate people who are quicker or had better routes to help the people who are falling behind, but then you feel like a bell because someone else has to take on extra work because of you
@tristansayers6494 hmm, that's interesting. I work for a delivery company too, as a side hustle, not an amazon dsp just a startup delivery company in London. The company does something similar in that they calculate a route, but its not a fixed payment. What happens is they calculate the miles you'll drive for that route and the average time it should take you to deliver, and they pay you based on that. They also have a system where you can raise delays for things that were outside of your control. Like in london, you might need to park a few streets away at times to avoid getting a PCN. (Drivers are completely liable for their own parking tickets). These delays are then paid for, too.
Problem is that they advertise the role online as 13 pounds per hour but really when you calculate the number of hours you worked versus the pay, it rarely comes out to that much, especially if you don't raise the delays properly.
We also have "rescue" missions the way you mentioned. But we get paid for these separately so you don't feel guilty if a driver has to come and rescue you
Yeah just a set day rate at £99 ^ he said it best
Why don’t you wait till the customer has answered the door? Just leaving it on the step? Is that a new thing for drivers as it’s happening to me lately when I receive my parcels.
I cut of filming after knocking… if someone doesn’t answer I take parcel back
Nostalgia 😂
We back 🤣📦
Hey 👋
Zac Jones, great live stream today.
I will be in Liverpool first before moving on to Southport on Wednesday 06/09/23 and will be heading back to Liverpool to go back home on 07/09/23
You can message on my Facebook page and maybe I can send you my number or something.
I tried this job but always struggled to do it for some reason
It’s difficult man
If youre ever after more shifts, i have availability for a different firm not a million miles from liverpool. Always got fri-mon shifts going. Give me a shout if youre ever interested mate 👍
I was wondering what phone do you use ? I'm currently doing the same job and my phone is dying after 30 stops, so I have to carry around a power bank too
Oh no! I'm going to be using my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. Hope that lasts long enough. Will find out next week!
Missed these vids
Thanks Louis appreciate that.
We dont have Amazon direct drivers where we live.Maybe its just the Towns that have them.
Perhaps, some villages and areas just have flex drivers (in cars)
How does it work in the UK? I mean does Amazon employ drivers and send them in amazon's vans or you are all guys employed by dsp's working in partnership with Amazon?
Yes , the latter. Sign up with a DSP and they'll be allocated particular postcode areas to serve/ deliver to.
Classic sticker covering the camera 😂😂
It wasn’t me 👀
Brother did you dope step everything lol 😮your phr must b really bad u didn’t take one picture in the porch 😂
Door*
I didn’t film customers opening the door haha
Great vids , all drivers should be up to your standard , round where we are they are terrible
What happens when you dent your van. The local depot down the road from me just seems to have a wave of new ones to replace them.
We drive them dented 🤣
Have been a delivery driver for 34 years nothing worse than some lazy bastard leaving all is rubbish in the van
Talk about hitting rock bottom Dubai to the abyss of Amazon could have been worse dpd
Yes mate
Hey man
@@ZacJonesTH-cam 🤜🤜
im bk at amazon tomorrow m8 ha ha
Best of luck mate enjoy
I’m starting In Newcastle. How long does your full day take. Soon as you start to to finish, what’s the time ? Hopefully got a quick route it’s area I know
Depends on the day best of luck
it that throw agency ross i would like to work in newcastle
@@mart_23 it’s tough ngl
nice content
Thanks
I never get my one time password via text or email even with the information up to date! Thankfully it's in the app if you go into orders
Yeah indeed! Some people don’t get them aha. Thanks
yeh i do this all the time its quicker
When you say delivery number x house number 3 is that a neighbour you try?
No you have multiple stops in 1 delivery
That’s mad! That’s not 1 delivery that’s like 3 delivery’s 🤣
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Ever thought about driving the Asda vans
I have!! 👀
@@ZacJonesTH-cam should give it a go bro would make good content , I’m working for Amazon atm and just got offered to drive the Asda vans.
Whats the average hours it takes you daily? Start time and finish?
Hm 7 hours for a full route usually. Not bad. From first drop to last
@@ZacJonesTH-cam nice one, do you mind me asking what the pays like? Is it a set monthly pay? You dont have to say the exact amount you gey if you dont want
@@Straight-Outta-Nottingham £99 a day
@@ZacJonesTH-cam cheers mate thats decent!
Hiya Zak do you not need to obtain signatures for parcels ..
After covid not many unless specifically requested
Why are the vans not automatic. Does manual hurt your foot ?
No. We’re a lot more used to manuals in the UK! Everything pretty much is manual
in order to get your van do you start working flex?
No
its a disgrace the van wasnt cleaned out for you
What happened to the End of Shift routine from the agent the night before??
Do you get paid per hour? Or per parcel
They get a day rate
Day rate yeah
I was a delivery driver not Amazon..a dirty van done my head in.😡😡.
Zac is ur van electric or diesel?
Diesel
How comes your back to square one
Money
@@ZacJonesTH-cam did you have to do the ride along training again or you just came back
what sort of hours are you working?
Only 1-2 days a week at amazon now 6-7 hours
@@ZacJonesTH-cam I’ve heard the hours are really long.. so they make you work for your money is this true as 6-7 hours sounds alright. I’ve heard 12 hour days!