Amazon

Warehouse Checker

June - August 2021 • Boise, ID

What I liked

A decent amount of money.

What I wish was different

More employees since we were understaffed.

Advice

Good money but hard mental work.

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Prime Now Shopper

October 2019 • Berkeley, CA

What I liked

The extreme flexibility with hours, especially for a part-time job.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Sortation Associate

July - August 2019 • Crest Hill, IL

What I liked

The pay was good, and it was a good workout. I lost weight and built muscle from all of the lifting and moving around the warehouse that I did.

What I wish was different

I wish we would have gotten longer breaks. We were on our feet for 5 hours straight, and if you worked doubles, you were on your feet for 10 hours straight. We only got one fifteen minute break per shift, which included time walking to the break room to sit down.

Advice

Making friends makes the time go by faster.

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part time seasonal warehouse associate

June - August 2019 • Crest Hill, IL

What I liked

Good pay

What I wish was different

If I could listen to music

Advice

Try to advance past scanning

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Inbound Area Manager

May - July 2019 • Murfreesboro, TN

What I liked

Constantly challenging in a good way. Everyday brought a different challenge that required teamwork between managers to overcome and find a solution. I was actively involved with the day-to-day operations and lead an area in the inbound department with around 80 associates. I learned more in these 10 weeks than any class could teach me. Also, this experience gave me real world examples for concepts learned in my supply chain classes. I highly recommend this internship to anybody in a business/engineering major.

What I wish was different

I wish the internship duration was longer and got more than one project.

Advice

You will have a lot of information thrown at you in such a short amount of time. Be prepared for that but don't feel overwhelmed. Try to become an expert in your individual department but still try to learn the other departments in either inbound or outbound. This will help with your project and being able to speak on it will look good on you from higher management.

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Associate

October 2018 - August 2019 • San Bernardino, CA

What I liked

Flexibility hours

What I wish was different

Point schedule

Advice

Great job

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Delivery

July 2019 • Walker, MI

What I liked

Not using my own car

What I wish was different

More consistent hours

Advice

Like driving

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Sortation Center Associate

June - September 2019 • Pilesgrove Township, NJ

What I liked

Good pay Easy hours

What I wish was different

More flexibility with picking initial hours

Advice

Patience, they eventually train you to work better positions

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Hair and Makeup Designer

June - August 2019 • Miami, FL

What I liked

I like working and I liked the working environment.

What I wish was different

I wish my salary had been higher.

Advice

Make sure you are working for a fair person.

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Warehouse teamworker

July - August 2019 • Turlock, CA

What I liked

It was a friendly environment. Everyone got along and there were rarely any disputes.

What I wish was different

For work to be a little bit more lenient. Some days were easy but others could be tiring.

Advice

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Problem Solver

July - October 2024 • Florence, NJ

What I liked

I liked how the job helped me improve my problem-solving skills ad work in a fast-paced environment.

What I wish was different

I wish the work hours were more flexible.

Advice

Work efficiently, and ask for help when needed.

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Prime now shopper

July 2019 • Rocky River, OH

What I liked

Flexible.

What I wish was different

Shifts are hard to get.

Advice

Always try your best and give whatever job you have 100%

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Software Development Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Herndon, VA

What I liked

Met a lot of cool and incredibly smart people, and learned way more than I ever expected over the course of three short months.

What I wish was different

I had to commute about 2 hours each day because I decided to live at home, I wish I had found something a little closer to my job site.

Advice

Don't feel too pressured, ask for help, and you'll figure stuff out eventually, even if nothing makes sense at first.

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Delivery driver

February - July 2019 • Englewood, CO

What I liked

I liked the customer interaction. Customers were very excited and happy to receive their deliveries

What I wish was different

I wish accountability had been different, as many other employees would not fulfill their duties.

Advice

Make sure whomever you work for has accountability measures to ensure you’re fairly compensated.

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Newspaper Delivery Driver

April 2020 • Elizabeth, NJ

What I liked

Working on my own. Paid for full 10 hour day even if I finish early.

What I wish was different

The amount of time we have to load the van in the morning. The rabbit (the phone they give us to make deliveries on) needs to go back to the original charger port where I can plug the charger in. The magnetic port keeps disconnecting from the charger.

Advice

Have the camera ready before you get out the van. If its one package, scan it on the way to the address to move faster. Move steady, walk fast, put the oversize boxes in order so that you can get to them quicker. Use any trick you can to keep the job and move at a quicker pace to get home sooner and have a good day!

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Whole Foods shopper

May 2019 • Rochester, MI

What I liked

Very flexible job. You are allowed to choose your own hours and cancel shifts 24 hours ahead of time with no questions asked. Must work only 4 hours a month minimum. Pay can be raised at any time and while the hours are capped to 25 hours in any 7 day rolling period, we do raise our hour cap frequently if needed. The job is simple as well. If you can grocery shop, you are already qualified for this job.

What I wish was different

Our work area can be a tad unsafe sometimes. We work around people coming in and doing their normal grocery shopping, so we must be on alert at all times. We do have a standard of 60 items per hour, so we must be quick on our feet. Plus our staging areas for orders can be a bit hectic if many people are in our small room. The size of the room is just a problem for my location though. The other locations have much bigger rooms.

Advice

This job is incredible for students with a heavy course load and not much time to work. Since you only need to work one 4 hour shift a month, it is easy to take most of a month off to study while still keeping your job.

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Amazon Associate

May - August 2020 • West Valley City, UT

What I liked

I really enjoyed learning how Amazon and mailing works. I also enjoyed the people that I met and the relationships I made.

What I wish was different

I wish that this job would have been more personal. I felt as though I was just a number.

Advice

It is very easy to get discouraged at an hourly 9 to 5 summer that's just for money but it was important for my to keep my end goal in mind. I am going into the professional CPD program at USU this semester which does not allow you to work, so I had to make enough money to live off of this summer. When I got discouraged I would just remember that I was working hard this summer to enjoy the year in my professional program.

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Warehouse Stocker

January - June 2020 • Phoenix, AZ

What I liked

I liked the flexibility when choosing days off allowing for me to miss work for an assignment as long as I managed my days off correctly. This helped me focus on school and maintain a livelihood. Amazon also taught me how to multi-task and to push on even when I was tired and wanted to collapse. I persisted and was able to pay off my tuition including fees from a separate school to move down to Phoenix.

What I wish was different

I wish I did the shorter shifts because overnight ten hour shifts really took the wind out of my sails when I got off of work. I wish I didn't take on more on than I could handle. I would burn out fast after work. This did help me grow when it came to will power so maybe I'd keep things the same.

Advice

I advise that if a person were to take up the job to give yourself time to rest. I assumed I could survive on two hours of sleep and go to school which to my great surprise was not possible. I advise not to work too much labor in school to avoid this burn out. If you absolutely need to work then bring your own water bottle and work out shoes.

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Sales Intern

June - August 2019 • Seattle, WA

What I liked

Rapidly moving environment, exciting innovation all around you, and great cohort of intern peers. Excellent two week bootcamp with World class speakers and phenomenal training. So many resources at your fingertips and an incredible network if you leverage it.

What I wish was different

More interaction with management, at times it was difficult to know if I was doing a good job because it is a very "self-sufficient" style culture.

Advice

Soak it all in! Learn as much as you can and experience the new city to the maximum. After long work days, it can be hard to go be social or explore new areas, but it will be worth it! :) Meet as many people as possible and always be looking for a mentor.

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