Amazon employees in certain facilities are allowed to listen to music. It comes down to the facility’s policies, local laws and regulations as well as management’s level of tolerance. In some Amazon locations, wearing any kind of headphones is a…
Did you know that as an Amazon worker, you might be able to get free work shoes? Work shoes are probably the most expensive (and most important) item you will ever need as an Amazon warehouse employee. This is because…
Resigning is a major life decision for most workers. This goes for folks who work at Amazon facilities such as fulfillment and sort centers as well as delivery stations. It is therefore important to learn best practices when it comes…
Most Amazon warehouse facilities have two shifts – day shift and night shift – and follow a four day work week schedule. Shift lengths vary depending on the location; some go for eight hours, some ten hours while others will…
Going home in pain after work is part and parcel of most warehouse workers’ everyday life. This pain is caused by activities we do while at work. In this article, we explain how what we do at work causes pain…
Most shift work like warehouse, construction and factory work is laborious, repetitive and most of all boring. It drags on and on – which can be pretty demotivating over time. One effective method I use to pass the time at…
Warehouse jobs can be very lucrative. They tend to pay well since there is a lot of demand and competition for warehouse workers. What’s even better is that you don’t need any specialized education as an entry level warehouse employee.…
Employees at Amazon fulfillment and sort centers are required to follow specific rules regarding what they wear when doing their jobs. These rules are meant to give workers a safe, professional and comfortable working environment. As you will notice, dress…
Knowing how to effectively hand wrap a pallet is a useful skill that will help improve your performance in the warehouse. Many warehouses have wrap machines that do the work for you. However, these machines don’t work sometimes and can…
As a warehouse worker, I deal with literal back breaking work every day. Here are a few reasons that, in my experience, cause back pain while working in a warehouse: lifting heavy items such as products and wooden pallets bending,…