Today I'd like to share with you my latest job experience... well, it's actually my husband's job at the moment, but I was able to accompany him and help him out. Have you heard of AMAZON FLEX? It's a service provided by amazon in order to deliver packages quicker. My husband was hired as a driver and yesterday I was his helper.
This is what you need for this job:
- a good working CAR (and drivers' license)
- a good working SMART PHONE
- lots of PATIENCE in traffic
This is how it works:
~You NEED the Amazon Flex App on your phone (it will be given to you once you are approved)
~Everyday you'll receive a notice of available jobs in your area. Choose one if you're available!
~You'll drive to the amazon warehouse at the specific time given, you check-in, they will give you boxes to deliver in a specific area of your town (or a nearby town).
~You will have a time-slot of 3 hours to deliver all the packages (or most of them).
~During the delivery, your GPS will take you to the different homes, one by one.
~Find the package to deliver, scan the code with your phone and leave it at the people's front door (don't forget to ring the bell!)
~Once the working hours are up you can go home (only if you have delivered everything, if not you have to return the extra packages to the warehouse. You are paid for those specific hours...exactly $54).
This is a great part-time job, maybe for students or if you have time to make some extra bucks. It really depends on your availability. You decide when to work, what day, what time... all you need is checking the app on your phone and decide if you want to make some money or not.
We had to deliver 49 packages in 3 hours..... it was very difficult!! I can already tell you that we were able to deliver only half of them.
The difficulty was the traffic (we happened to have to deliver packages in a very busy area of Sacramento), apart from the amount of packages in the car! That was actually kind of fun for me, and a good way to help my husband, while he was driving to the place I was able to look for the specific package, searching among the mountain of packages inside our car! (see pictures below)
We would take turns to deliver them at the front doors.
The hardest places for delivery are the apartments! Many times it's difficult to find the number and that can slow you down a bit.
While you drive you feel the pressure to get to the place you need to go as soon as possible. I was wondering what all those packages may contain, maybe something really important, and I was the one delivering it! Such a great task. I felt really bad when I saw we couldn't finish delivering all the packages, but with only 3 hours and that traffic, and that amount of boxes...it was literally impossible.
It's not the same every time. This was yesterday. I liked the experience and I know I will go again because I felt useful and it made it a little easier for my husband who was stressed-out enough just by driving and following the GPS' directions.
If you are interested in this job and you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments!! Me and my husband will answer you according to our experience.
Have a great day!!!!
xoxo,
P.S. Nobody pays me for this post, this is just my experience and my personal thoughts.
Hi Luisa! Great post and really enjoyed reading your perspective on Amazon Flex. I've been driving for about a year now and it's been a great experience for me despite the challenges. Not sure if you've seen azflexinfo.com - it's been a helpful resource for me with tips about how to overcome challenges like getting blocks and termination. Perhaps your readers might find it useful as well.
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