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If the box is too heavy, refuse to lift it. It's not hard. Amazon can't force you to. If a dolly will help, you can pick one up for 40 bucks or so (ironically,

If the box is too heavy, refuse to lift it. It's not hard. Amazon can't force you to. If a dolly will help, you can pick one up for 40 bucks or so (ironically, from Amazon!). I keep one around, because I find it useful. Many occupations require you to furnish your own tools (and if you're an auto mechanic, that can run into thousands). I've bought and used personal equipment at every job I've ever had.

noobermin 8y ago
40 dollars isn't much for you but it can be a lot to ask for many people in this country to just shell out on a moment's notice. If you find that hard to imagine because you make more than that in an hour, then may be you should take a break and realize your experience doesn't extend to people whom the article is talking about.
- skookumchuck 8y ago
  Remember that this job is for people who provide their own car. If you can't scrape together $40, how can you own a car? You can't even put gas in it.
  - noobermin 8y ago
    You're getting there. That $40 dollars will go to gas, food, bills, basic things that you need for life. You don't have much left to pull out for random things you didn't account for.
    - skookumchuck 8y ago
      And you'll have to quit when your headlight goes out and needs replacement, right?
      - teh_klev 8y ago
        People in the real world eventually have to do this once they're caught out by the cops a couple of times due to a broken headlight. I'm genuinely not sure if you're completely unaware of the real world financial problems low paid folks have, or are just trolling now.
      - nkrisc 8y ago
        Maybe. If you couldn't afford to fix it before, you definitely can't after a few tickets. But if you give up the car then you can't get to your job, so how are you going to pay off those tickets?
  - teh_klev 8y ago
    I've been recently unemployed, I own a car, stretching to an extra $40 on top of other costs is actually tricky. I had no appreciation of this until just recently and now understand the hardships folks on unemployment benefits experience. I was being paid GBP 76.00 per week which has to cover heat & light, food, telephone, internet, gas for the car, car insurance, car tax, etc....it goes on. There is nothing left. I was also being paid "housing benefit" which doesn't pay anywhere near the actual cost of rent. You should try this some time before making such poorly informed and sweeping statements.
nkrisc 8y ago
Just get fired and lose your paycheck, it's that easy. No big deal right?

noobermin 8y ago

40 dollars isn't much for you but it can be a lot to ask for many people in this country to just shell out on a moment's notice. If you find that hard to imagine because you make more than that in an hour, then may be you should take a break and realize your experience doesn't extend to people whom the article is talking about.

skookumchuck 8y ago
Remember that this job is for people who provide their own car. If you can't scrape together $40, how can you own a car? You can't even put gas in it.
- noobermin 8y ago
  You're getting there. That $40 dollars will go to gas, food, bills, basic things that you need for life. You don't have much left to pull out for random things you didn't account for.
  - skookumchuck 8y ago
    And you'll have to quit when your headlight goes out and needs replacement, right?
    - teh_klev 8y ago
      People in the real world eventually have to do this once they're caught out by the cops a couple of times due to a broken headlight. I'm genuinely not sure if you're completely unaware of the real world financial problems low paid folks have, or are just trolling now.
    - nkrisc 8y ago
      Maybe. If you couldn't afford to fix it before, you definitely can't after a few tickets. But if you give up the car then you can't get to your job, so how are you going to pay off those tickets?
- teh_klev 8y ago
  I've been recently unemployed, I own a car, stretching to an extra $40 on top of other costs is actually tricky. I had no appreciation of this until just recently and now understand the hardships folks on unemployment benefits experience. I was being paid GBP 76.00 per week which has to cover heat & light, food, telephone, internet, gas for the car, car insurance, car tax, etc....it goes on. There is nothing left. I was also being paid "housing benefit" which doesn't pay anywhere near the actual cost of rent. You should try this some time before making such poorly informed and sweeping statements.

nkrisc 8y ago

Just get fired and lose your paycheck, it's that easy. No big deal right?