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I only know one Amazon driver in Austin, so it's just an anecdote. He is a student and likes it better than driving for Uber. He makes $18/hr plus tips and can
by aero142 10y ago
I only know one Amazon driver in Austin, so it's just an anecdote. He is a student and likes it better than driving for Uber. He makes $18/hr plus tips and can just pick up hour shifts whenever they are available. He makes good money and it fits perfectly with his school schedule. He avoids telling people about it because he doesn't want the competition for shifts.
- mmastrac 10y agoPeople are tipping Amazon drivers? Or is this just for food delivery?
- chrisper 10y agoI am guessing he is referring to Amazon Prime Now where you are expected to tip. But generally I do not tip because I think Amazon should pay their drivers. And most of the time they didn't even come to my door, so they don't deserve any tip. Though, I don't use that service as much. Though thinking back, I did leave $1 or $2 tips here and there, depending on their service.
- unclebucknasty 10y agoTipping in general is a big deal to me. I usually overdo it because I'm just pro-labor. But, at a certain point you do start to feel a little scammed by the companies simply underpaying their workers and expecting you to make up the difference. More recently, this trend of tip jars for people just ringing you up and other minimal things is downright annoying. Extra money for <20 seconds of minimal effort wherein the service quality level is relatively unimprovable? C'mon.
- sfeng 10y agoIf you think Amazon doesn't pay well, I think it's a better practice to just mentally add $1 or $2 to the price of what your ordering and call it the tip, rather than stiffing the drivers. If you can't afford it with tip, you can't afford it.
- chrisper 10y agoI think I'd be less annoyed if Amazon wouldn't just fill out the tip field automatically. I ordered a GPU last time for $400 and they wanted me to provide $30 tip. I changed it to $2 or $3.
- SilasX 10y agoWhould it make more or less sense if it were just for food?
- swrobel 10y agoMore. Food delivery is a personal service, point to point. Deliveries are done en masse.
- ryanobjc 10y agoTips for delivering packages? The picture here is so rosy I'm going to have to go ahead and call you a liar.
- yblu 10y agoDrivers for Prime Now do get tips. Source: I always tip Prime Now drivers (via the app).
- jsjohnst 10y agoPrime Now does tips. It's available in about 20 cities across the US and has deliveries in an hour after order placed.
- mahyarm 10y agoThe prime now app/website UX induces you to tip through them.
- jrnichols 10y agoI know they have Prime Now in the Dallas/Ft Worth area (Amazon has at least 5 or 6 warehouses near DFW alone) but I haven't seen any job openings for it. I did apply for Amazon Flex, but like many others, I simply never heard back from them. A co-worker got a call back about it, but they declined him because his vehicle wasn't considered fuel efficient enough.