I'm a 55-year-old Amazon driver in Oregon who walks up to 10 miles a day. Prime Day was nothing compared to the pandemic. (by MeiraGebel)
; we are considered contractors.
I arrive at the DSP distribution center at 5:30 a.m. and receive the keys to the van around 5:45 a.m. We wait in four rows, 45 vans per row. It's like being guided on an airport tarmac. There's lots of yelling. The Android device Amazon issues its drivers for deliveries is called a "rabbit," and maps out your deliveries in terms of how many stops you have. The algorithm is loosely based on 20 stops per hour.
From April to July our vans were packed to the roofs because of the pandemic. I am not concerned about it, and most of the other drivers aren't either. We get paid hourly, but can get overtime, too. In some parts of the country, the job pays $15 an hour; I wouldn't do this job for $15 an hour. In the Pacific Northwest, the pay is a little higher while the cost of living is fairly moderate. I've been able to get some bonuses and raises in the last seven months. During the peak of the pandemic, we received an extra $3 an hour and a bonus.
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