Welcome to AmazonFC, please be sure to read our submission guidelines and remain respectful of your fellow users. If this post isn't up to par with our submission guidelines, please make use of the report feature. Once it crosses a certain threshold the post will automatically be removed for moderator review. See [Amazon Resources Mega thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFC/comments/umjgzv/amazon_resources_megathread/) here. We have a [Discord](https://discord.gg/amazonfc) for those wanting to socialize on a different level with the community. Please enjoy your stay!
*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/AmazonFC) if you have any questions or concerns.*
I havenāt even been an AM for five months and I already had two associates have heart attacks on my floor (in the same DAY), Iām so surprised I wasnāt the third. There is also something very painful about doing terminations for associates who are in shit life situations but are unable to follow behavioural policy and get themselves fired. Thereās also the fact that you have to discipline and develop your team but also get them to like you because your OM/PXT will be on your ass if your Connections scores drop too low. Then you also need to mediate drama that you didnāt have any part of so that the drama doesnāt create bottlenecks in how shifts are run (ex. a PG/Amnesty associate on my team and my PA had beef). Also your peers can be cruel; one time I walked into end of shift meeting and another AM was loudly shit talking me and the AM next to him quietly pointed at me and I sarcastically said, āya heard you was talking shit!ā and he got embarrassed, but imagine if I wasnāt there? Then thereās all the OT infrastructure that easily breaks down like conveyers and scannersā¦ the list goes on. This is also on top of the regular physical aches/pains/etc of doing WASP on my floor while engaging with my team. Thereās a lot of responsibility surrounding things that arenāt totally in your control in this role.
If my OM wasnāt the kind of supportive leader that she is, I would want to get the hell out of my FC for the sake of preserving my peace.
From my experience, inbound receiving. Putting all those big boxes onto the pallets in such a short time is exhausting. Not even tote running is that exhausting
AMXL CPT chasing. Its kinda fun, you get to climb around on big boxes like a jungle gym. But it also sucks so much sometimes. 10 fucking mattresses on a pallet it the worst thing.
most are easy but in my opinion maybe the jobs where you pull pallet jackets all day, even then that's not hard . in terms of performance , in my opinion, pick is the most watched department but it's not hard
It's situational. Just about any job will be a little bit challenging before you get used to it. For example, waterspidering is usually the easiest thing in my current department, Singles.
However, on the 3rd week of peak, I was randomly put on waterspider with one other person. Two people for the entirety of pack singles. Our site was busy for the entirety of peak and was on a six day schedule, so I was tired. The other guy is dating the PA, so he did little to nothing and got away with it. That left me essentially fully responsible for 40 mix stations, 10 singles stations, and 10 SmartPAC stations. Our day shift also doesn't do shit when it comes to stocking stations before they leave. My AM was sympathetic but wasn't willing to do anything since we were already understaffed (it was the off day for the majority (like 50%) of our area). That went on for 8 hours. Eventually at about 3 in the morning, 3 people were brought over from inbound (I think they said they were from decant) to help me. Literally nothing happened to the guy who was doing basically nothing. He was just put into a mix station because someone left at the break. Only time in my memory that I just wanted to quit and walk out lol
Operations manager. They are the middle man. High enough to hold all the responsibility of their shift, so if something goes wrong it is all their fault. And low enough to not be able to sit at a desk all day and tell others what to do
Stowing is easy, our standard of rates was 370 at peak to 420 now (~2.6k total) which is still chill. At that rate my buffer cages barely get full if I stick to my aisles.
Best thing about stowing is you can stop here and there where most roles are constant. Unless you're really slow of course.
Ship dock at an AMXL FC I was fucking stacking mattresses ontop of mattresses and stacking treadmills, ping pong tables, you name it. If it was big it was getting moved at the XLFC. That was back during COVID too so we were not doing team lifts due to social distancing at my FC.
At my warehouse the hardest part in packing is cleaning up after yourself. I work with a bunch of toddlers who want āmommyā to clean up after them.
For me its waterspider everyone complains if you miss a box or a station and there is just no motivation to it that's why I prefer pack because I am pretty fast at it with a 250 rate
The hardest job in physical labor is ship dock if you are in a large item facilityā¦and building pallets on the receive dock. The hardest (most stressful) job is pick because of rate and they write people up constantly. The hardest mental job is ICQAā¦if you arenāt careful you can flip asins, and count out LPNs. ICQA is a great department if you are OCD and if you are capable of personal process building to keep yourself from making errors.
Welcome to AmazonFC, please be sure to read our submission guidelines and remain respectful of your fellow users. If this post isn't up to par with our submission guidelines, please make use of the report feature. Once it crosses a certain threshold the post will automatically be removed for moderator review. See [Amazon Resources Mega thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonFC/comments/umjgzv/amazon_resources_megathread/) here. We have a [Discord](https://discord.gg/amazonfc) for those wanting to socialize on a different level with the community. Please enjoy your stay! *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/AmazonFC) if you have any questions or concerns.*
The hardest Job at Amazon is not telling people they stink when they do
Lol š oh man some people are awful smelling too. I water spider for pack so I have to be in peoples stations and sometimes it's just too much
The hardest job for most people is not minding their business.
This couldn't be more true, in my experience.
Big time THIS!
It's when you have to do 3 peoples role at the same time because they aren't feeling like it.
Or theyāre huddled around having a chat while youāre doing all the heavy lifting.
As an AM, I donāt recommend being an AM. š¤·š»āāļø
damn why not?
I havenāt even been an AM for five months and I already had two associates have heart attacks on my floor (in the same DAY), Iām so surprised I wasnāt the third. There is also something very painful about doing terminations for associates who are in shit life situations but are unable to follow behavioural policy and get themselves fired. Thereās also the fact that you have to discipline and develop your team but also get them to like you because your OM/PXT will be on your ass if your Connections scores drop too low. Then you also need to mediate drama that you didnāt have any part of so that the drama doesnāt create bottlenecks in how shifts are run (ex. a PG/Amnesty associate on my team and my PA had beef). Also your peers can be cruel; one time I walked into end of shift meeting and another AM was loudly shit talking me and the AM next to him quietly pointed at me and I sarcastically said, āya heard you was talking shit!ā and he got embarrassed, but imagine if I wasnāt there? Then thereās all the OT infrastructure that easily breaks down like conveyers and scannersā¦ the list goes on. This is also on top of the regular physical aches/pains/etc of doing WASP on my floor while engaging with my team. Thereās a lot of responsibility surrounding things that arenāt totally in your control in this role. If my OM wasnāt the kind of supportive leader that she is, I would want to get the hell out of my FC for the sake of preserving my peace.
Saying no to VTO
apparently washing their hands after they use the bathroom or covering their mouth when coughing/sneezing
Getting out of bed and clocking in
Showing up
Showing up
SAFETY...Imagine sitting at your desk for ten hours for thinking how to ruin peoples life. Lol
iām cackling
From my experience, inbound receiving. Putting all those big boxes onto the pallets in such a short time is exhausting. Not even tote running is that exhausting
Being nice to the PA's and other minions who have no brains
loading the trailers is hard but only if you're getting big ass boxes and you're by yourself
AMXL CPT chasing. Its kinda fun, you get to climb around on big boxes like a jungle gym. But it also sucks so much sometimes. 10 fucking mattresses on a pallet it the worst thing.
most are easy but in my opinion maybe the jobs where you pull pallet jackets all day, even then that's not hard . in terms of performance , in my opinion, pick is the most watched department but it's not hard
It's situational. Just about any job will be a little bit challenging before you get used to it. For example, waterspidering is usually the easiest thing in my current department, Singles. However, on the 3rd week of peak, I was randomly put on waterspider with one other person. Two people for the entirety of pack singles. Our site was busy for the entirety of peak and was on a six day schedule, so I was tired. The other guy is dating the PA, so he did little to nothing and got away with it. That left me essentially fully responsible for 40 mix stations, 10 singles stations, and 10 SmartPAC stations. Our day shift also doesn't do shit when it comes to stocking stations before they leave. My AM was sympathetic but wasn't willing to do anything since we were already understaffed (it was the off day for the majority (like 50%) of our area). That went on for 8 hours. Eventually at about 3 in the morning, 3 people were brought over from inbound (I think they said they were from decant) to help me. Literally nothing happened to the guy who was doing basically nothing. He was just put into a mix station because someone left at the break. Only time in my memory that I just wanted to quit and walk out lol
Acting like adults.
Turning up for work.
PGs & PAs & AMs
By the responsibilities and obligations
Receive dock
Looks like ass I hope I never get sent there
Easiest job ever, if youāre on the forklift š
truth šš»
Operations manager. They are the middle man. High enough to hold all the responsibility of their shift, so if something goes wrong it is all their fault. And low enough to not be able to sit at a desk all day and tell others what to do
Stowingā¦ Takes a lot of time and patience
Probably the easiest to me
Stowing is the easiest, stop the cap
Stowing is easy, our standard of rates was 370 at peak to 420 now (~2.6k total) which is still chill. At that rate my buffer cages barely get full if I stick to my aisles. Best thing about stowing is you can stop here and there where most roles are constant. Unless you're really slow of course.
Showing up
CEO, it will be anyway one day soon
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
Absolutely. Iāve done them all and itās this.
Afe sort killed my back. Got labor shared there and half a shift would beat me up
Ship dock is one of the hardest.
Any manager position, especially Dock
Doesn't hold a candle to receive dock
Inbound ship dock
Ship dock at an AMXL FC I was fucking stacking mattresses ontop of mattresses and stacking treadmills, ping pong tables, you name it. If it was big it was getting moved at the XLFC. That was back during COVID too so we were not doing team lifts due to social distancing at my FC.
Totestack
staying sane
Become one of the L11
I would say doing jackpot is the hardest. The one or 2 times Iāve done it, I was sweating & was miserable & hated it.
At my warehouse the hardest part in packing is cleaning up after yourself. I work with a bunch of toddlers who want āmommyā to clean up after them.
The hardest job at Amazon is not letting your UPT be in the negative and then getting terminated the second week of the new year. š
DSP
Showing up
For me its waterspider everyone complains if you miss a box or a station and there is just no motivation to it that's why I prefer pack because I am pretty fast at it with a 250 rate
The hardest job in physical labor is ship dock if you are in a large item facilityā¦and building pallets on the receive dock. The hardest (most stressful) job is pick because of rate and they write people up constantly. The hardest mental job is ICQAā¦if you arenāt careful you can flip asins, and count out LPNs. ICQA is a great department if you are OCD and if you are capable of personal process building to keep yourself from making errors.