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Campers help Amazon keep up with holiday rush
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OT? Yep. When I worked them back in Christmas of 08, at the coffeyville location,(in a tent!) we were on mandatory 55 hour weeks by the start of Nov., had as much as 60 hours in a week, but that was optional. I enjoyed the work, as most that I worked with. We had a few who dropped out for various reasons, from medical to not wanting to do it the Amazon way. To be fair tho, it was a new experience for everyone, from Amazon to the work campers.
If I was full timing an not enjoying life on a sandbar(I'm much younger then your average work camper) I'd go back. I met some fine folks, enjoyed the work, an the camping out. Bring some good shoes, invest in some insole pads, an life will be good. They didn't schedule bathroom breaks for us, you were expected to be an adult about such things. The main 2 complaints I herd were A. The lunch break is to short, as the walk from a time clock to the the lunch room was a pain depending on where you were at in the FC. ( I was a stocker/picker). B. Was the learning of the hand held scanners. I didn't mind but again I'm younger then most you folks an used those things all the time in my past work. Taught quite a few of my fellow work campers how to use them. As the training we received rather sucked. I don't blame Amazon for that, but the workers at the Coffeyville location. There was a bit of animosity from some of their regular workers.
If your willing to work, do what they ask, like not having to pay rent for your spot, an bank the cash..it's a good job. If you don't like those things, you'll want to look elsewhere. I get sad at this time of the year, as I know won't return till I decide to go full time. Getting married, an moving to my sandbar an working for myself, put that on hold for another couple years. lol.
Oh an my own personal complaint besides the lunch thing was, the 2 inches of water in my tent(only happened once), an the snow at the end..lol. Spending a winter in Coffeyville in a tent is..an adventure. I'd do it all again tho, just this time, I'd make sure my tent didn't get flooded. LOL. The folks I met an worked with made it all worthwhile.
Thetravelingcooler - Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself. - Mark Twain
If I was full timing an not enjoying life on a sandbar(I'm much younger then your average work camper) I'd go back. I met some fine folks, enjoyed the work, an the camping out. Bring some good shoes, invest in some insole pads, an life will be good. They didn't schedule bathroom breaks for us, you were expected to be an adult about such things. The main 2 complaints I herd were A. The lunch break is to short, as the walk from a time clock to the the lunch room was a pain depending on where you were at in the FC. ( I was a stocker/picker). B. Was the learning of the hand held scanners. I didn't mind but again I'm younger then most you folks an used those things all the time in my past work. Taught quite a few of my fellow work campers how to use them. As the training we received rather sucked. I don't blame Amazon for that, but the workers at the Coffeyville location. There was a bit of animosity from some of their regular workers.
If your willing to work, do what they ask, like not having to pay rent for your spot, an bank the cash..it's a good job. If you don't like those things, you'll want to look elsewhere. I get sad at this time of the year, as I know won't return till I decide to go full time. Getting married, an moving to my sandbar an working for myself, put that on hold for another couple years. lol.
Oh an my own personal complaint besides the lunch thing was, the 2 inches of water in my tent(only happened once), an the snow at the end..lol. Spending a winter in Coffeyville in a tent is..an adventure. I'd do it all again tho, just this time, I'd make sure my tent didn't get flooded. LOL. The folks I met an worked with made it all worthwhile.
Thetravelingcooler - Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself. - Mark Twain
