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AtmoSZN t1_ixkhry8 wrote

Where did you sign up? There’s Sort Centers, Delivery Stations and Fulfillment Centers in the area and all 3 do things a bit differently. I worked a few years at PIT5 (Sort Center).

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LaterWendy t1_ixogkr3 wrote

I did PIT5 as a second part time job and it was fine. The management changed a lot but as long as you do your job, no one bothers you.
I do miss the fact that I got payed $16 an hour to essentially work out 😂

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AtmoSZN t1_ixohtxs wrote

Yeah, in general it's fine but I do not miss unloading trucks in inbound during the summer. If it's 90 outside, you can bet it's 110 in that truck.

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Willow-girl OP t1_ixoifjn wrote

Well, I milked cows for 15 years and there were plenty of nights it was probably 110 in the parlor with 100 cows jammed in the holding pen. As a bonus, we'd end the night looking like we'd been dipped in shit! I trust that won't be the case at Amazon.

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LaterWendy t1_ixom6oy wrote

You will certainly not come out smelling like poop 😂. It really was an easy job as long as you do your job and stay on task.
I told them I’d stay on call and just pick up shifts when I wanted (they have a good system for picking up and dropping shifts) but I guess they don’t allow that.

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LaterWendy t1_ixolzeu wrote

I could never understand how they don’t get a better ac or heat system for inside the truck. I heard other locations have a tube that goes the whole way in to blow cold air.
I would do any job there…except go kart unloading (dunno if they still have those). Whoever created those didn’t think that process through 😂

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Willow-girl OP t1_ixoij9w wrote

LOL, I look at my current job as an 8-hour workout. It's the upside to it being boring AF!

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LaterWendy t1_ixom9xh wrote

Always a sweaty workout, unless I was in smalls. Smalls was just a lot of walking.

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Willow-girl OP t1_ixomzqu wrote

Is it hot in the warehouse year-round?

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LaterWendy t1_ixqe2oj wrote

No it’s actually somewhat chilly until you get moving. But stacking boxes for hours can build up some sweat. Being inside the truck unloading in the summer is another story of sweat 😅

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Willow-girl OP t1_ixsht04 wrote

Can't be any hotter than being in a milking parlor with 100 cows jammed in the holding pen. I swear you can see the heat rolling off them like a wave ...

Edited to add, thanks for the tip though. I'll layer a sweatshirt over a T so I can strip down if it gets too warm, same thing I do on my day job.

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Willow-girl OP t1_ixkic1l wrote

The Imperial location.

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AtmoSZN t1_ixkivat wrote

There’s two right next to each other, PIT2 (fulfillment) and PIT9 (sort center).

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Willow-girl OP t1_ixkjeo9 wrote

LOL, I guess I'll find out when I get there!

Edited to add: I have to go in for my pre-boarding stuff on Friday, so I guess I'll find out the details then.

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