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These statements seem contradictory to me: > I'd rather have a happy safe driver than a miserable one at the end of his or her rope > Amazon’s entire value to
by thatsamonad 5y ago
These statements seem contradictory to me:
> I'd rather have a happy safe driver than a miserable one at the end of his or her rope
> Amazon’s entire value to me is fast delivery
My understanding is that the pace/quantity of deliveries is what makes the drivers miserable so if you want the drivers to be happier and not stressed then relaxing the delivery standards would have the most impact.
Do we really need most of the stuff sold on Amazon delivered in 2 days or less (or even at all)?
- PragmaticPulp 5y agoThis is what most of these debates come down to: We can say we want higher paid drivers, warehouse workers, suppliers, and other laborers who work fewer hours for higher pay. But when it comes time to purchase something, the vast majority of people will choose whatever option is cheapest and fastest.
- axaxs 5y agoAh, I see. My expectation I guess is charging let's just say 1 dollar per order. Or figuring out avg items per order and adding so many cents to each item. With that extra dollar per order, drivers can be paid decently and at a safe pace. 10 deliveries in an hour is an extra 10 bucks per hour, for example. And of course they can hire more drivers to take the slack, since more people would be applying to this better paying, nicely paced job. But perhaps my head is in the clouds.
- marcosdumay 5y agoThe GP is saying they should hire more drivers, and reduce the workload on each one. And that the cost to doing that doesn't really bother him.