Amazon Outbound Packer reviews

2.7

11% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

56% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

Outbound Packer employees have rated Amazon with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Outbound Packer professionals have an average working experience there. Amazon is rated 30% below average by Outbound Packer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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28 reviews
1.0
Feb 20, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility with taking time off and changing schedules, partial stock purchase plan and decent benefits.

Cons

This place has a huge turnover due to the fact that management treats employees like numbers. In the first year the facility was open it went thru a little over 4000 employees. Some don't even make it thru the first shift. The place is literally ran like a high school although some days it feels more like kindergarten due the childish behavior of some managers. We have been working an extra day of mandatory overtime since October of 2022 due to a shortage of staff. As soon as one batch is hired another batch leaves. Mandatory overtime is called MET and sometimes it gets added to your schedule at the last minute. If there is bad weather like the ice storm we had a few weeks ago they wont close the facility even though surrounding cities and schools shut down. They said they would excuse peoples time but after the fact refused to do so and, in some cases ask for pictures to prove you could not get out of your neighborhood. Pretty petty childish behavior of them to cheat people out of their time like that. There is a lot of favoritism, bullying and intimidation by the managers. The few good managers we have don't stay long or get moved to another area. In the first year my area went thru about a dozen managers and the longest one stayed was about 5 months. He was a pretty good guy but the constant stress of the place drove him back to the facility he came from in Memphis. Our department just acquired a problem manager that was passed over to us by another department. She has already ran off several good people in our area and about half of our department is now looking for a job or a transfer to another facility. No one in the area wants to pick up shifts on her end of the week and work with her. She has bullied several employees with health issues and put them in dangerous situations. Forcing employees to work in situations that are not ergonomic and could cause injury. Forcing employees to do very physical indirect task that they may not be physically able to do or desire to do and were not hired to do. Don't let her see you talking to someone or she will question you about your conversation. Upper management refuses to get rid of her and just lets it go on. It's really sad because it could be a great place to work. The facility has been open about a year and a half and most of the original employees are long gone. The few of us who remain most likely will not be there much longer at the rate it is going. There is just too many other good opportunities in the area that don't treat their employees like this company does.

3.0
Aug 27, 2022

Harkens to old factory days

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is a straightforward position

Cons

Communication is minimal and PXT (HR) is not helpful with needs and will redirect you to use company app

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