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by allritenow 9y ago
As a former operations manager in multiple Amazon warehouses I completely agree. Out of all of the "Pathways" managers I worked with, maybe 10% could effectively manage their people, shift, and metrics. Most hid behind their lapto
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by allritenow 10y ago
It has been several years, but I was a manager on the inbound side at multiple FCs over the span of a couple years. Most likely reason for the mis-matched box size recommendation is due to the Warehouse Management System (WMS) that tracks
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by allritenow 13y ago
Article rings true from my perspective as a "level 5" manager in Amazon's fulfillment operation. Remember that Amazon core value to "have backbone" and "don't be afraid to disagree"? This is where th
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by allritenow 13y ago
As a former manager for Amazon across multiple fulfillment centers, they ALL use temps. They don't all use the same temp agencies, and sometimes they use more than one at the same facility. In about 2006 some facilities would do a di
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by allritenow 14y ago
I went ahead and spent the money for the ergodesktop, this one: http://www.ergodesktop.com/content/kangaroo-elite For those of us working in a cubicle farm where the desks and walls are bolted together for miles, bringing in your own desk
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by allritenow 14y ago
Simple really - productivity. On every shift you lose time starting up and getting everyone to work. This happens twice a shift (start of shift, coming back after lunch). There is a gap in time from when everyone clocks in to when they a
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by allritenow 14y ago
10 hours shifts are actually 10.5 hours as there is a .5 hour lunch in the middle. So you have a night shift and a day shift that total 21 hours of work in the warehouse. This leaves three hours of down time for maintenance (both mechanic
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by allritenow 14y ago
I left Amazon just over a year ago, but have just over two years as a manager across three of their large fulfillment centers. I can offer some perspective: -- Yes, the ratio of temp associates to "blue badge" Amazon associates can be 50/5