What do you wish you knew before starting at Amazon?

Showing up and Making rate is more important than anything....and safety.... these are the things I see people losing their job most for....having bipolar, suffering from anxiety- I get scared when my rate is 97/98 or lower.... I don’t want to lose my job. I love being there. I don’t just stand there even when the line is down- I find I can use that time to stock or clean my station/work area at least until the line gets up and running again....I wish that would be taken into consideration before punishing with warnings and writeups

That there is no real role of management- you’ll be lucky to ever meet the one who calls the shots at the warehouse. You know the lowest form of management and even they aren’t considered managers.

The amount of favoritism and retaliation. Most of the managers don’t have a real business sense. They throw management vests to their buddies and or family members.

About the process that I was going to join, as it was not fully transparent during the discussion at the interview rounds.

Rotation, rotation, rotation, Working smart. Needing more mechanical tools for moving boxes. Instead of more physical exertions

That with any degree doesnt matter you can jump to any management position instantly

Wish i knew how poor their management and human resources were in helping

I know what I have to do in my life

what type of emotional grind you're put through

how cut throat and sinister they are

How happy I was gonna be

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