r/AmazonDSPDrivers

I am making this post to complain about how bad the “drivers academy” is in Austin (DAU2)

First, I was told the schedule was 8 to 3 in our email. Perfect. Gives me time for my doctors appointment. 3 comes and I ask when we are leaving and I’m told 4:30. Huh? I end up having to leave at 3 because I can’t miss the appointment I had, and I’m told I have to reschedule the entire day.

I come in the next day and redo everything with a different trainer (who didn’t verify everything was finished, all they do is sit at the podium playing with a laptop)

The next day, I come in and I’m told I have to leave because I didn’t finish a lesson from yesterday, I asked if I could just do it and I’m told I have to reschedule. It was raining outside so I tried to call my DSP and I’m told I have to leave the facility, so I was forced to go outside in the rain to figure out what’s going to happen.

This has got to be the worse experience with any job I’ve ever had, and I have a CDL so I’ve had numerous driving jobs. This one takes the cake.

Make sure yall lick the treads in the boots super clean 🫶🏼 this job is not for me.

Okay so the helper routes absolutely suck. If I get a helper who walks slow as fuck and gives 0 shits about delivering correctly, it's my ass on the line. What do we do with helpers that just don't listen/ don't care?? I'm so frustrated that I might be fired for cdf when it's not me fucking up. Just needed to vent.

It is not your issue if Amazon is overloading you.

Don’t be a go-getter and sprint to every delivery.

It’s fine to get rescued.

If your DSP is upset, find a new one. Some people understand we aren’t making union pay and killing your body for a half dozen bucks over minimum wage is not worth it.

Do not set crazy high expectations for your performance. If you show Amazon/your DSP you always deliver every package on 300 stop routes, it’ll make it worse for everyone, but they’ll also only give you huge fucking routes and expect you to always finish

I only go faster than a walking pace when it’s rush and I’m working OT, so they’ll get all my effort when they been to pay OT. But please don’t wear yourself out running every stop yall. It hurts to see.

Ive been told recently at my dsp that we can drive the rivians with the side door open anymore. I just that its kinda bs its makes the job a little easier not having to open and close the door repeatedly and i like the breeze i get from having it open. Ig my real question is if there is some safety concerns or something im missing with having it open. I got sent home for having it open during loadout.

They’ll say stuff like “don’t untrue multi stops” taking breaks is a waste of time” blah blah blah

Inb4 the shills come defend themselves.