Pros
Easy onboarding if you don't do drugs; don't have to get up early in the morning
Cons
Schedule is misleading; on your feet entire shift; walking to and from break room counts as part of your break; monotonous and physical; workload is often unmanageable; no air conditioning--you will need to go home and shower as soon as you get off work. Amazon has created their own package sorting facilities, and I'm at DFW8. It is misleading to call it fulfillment because all you do is sort boxes. You never know what the product is unless it's in a manufacturer's box. If you are new you will probably be building pallets with boxes that come off a conveyor belt. You scan the box and then the pallet number. I assume the sole purpose of scanning is to keep you from messing up and also monitor how much work you're doing. So far I haven't been trained on any other function. It looks like if you're good at something they just leave you there. Every day we're told they're short-handed and we have to stay an hour late or more, but I have yet to see any other new hires. The work is exhausting and you're running around like a chicken with your head cut off for five hours. I can see ways to improve the process, but I doubt anyone would listen. Meanwhile, the supervisors are standing around unless they need to tell you something's wrong. It's also just like any other company in that they would rather hire the minimum amount of people and work them to death. Lately they've been trying to get us to sign up for overtime that would double the amount of hours I'm scheduled to work, and yet there are no benefits. I'm dreading the holiday season, but I will probably quit before then.
