15 things I wish I learned before starting Amazon Flex

[@spaceman4782]

Everyone shame Alex for not taking off the sticker on his laptop

[@Lukksia]

that's maniacal

[@FloridaForForever]

This epic sticker stays?

[@cameronsines8606]

Shame

[@abigaill4527]

I could listen to you yap all day, your so chill and it makes me chill and its just chill and it makes my day chill....10/10, 5 stars

[@Iamvizeh]

Most chillest comment

[@Pinay.Colada]

This explains so much about why my packages always end up in the wrong location. Sometimes even if a door isn’t marked, it’s still an entirely different apartment. I keep having to pick up packages from my upstairs neighbor no matter what I put in my delivery directions

[@GoHerping]

lol my bad

[@RevExotix]

​@@GoHerpingsays the laziest entitled "give me free easy money" garbage. Grow up baby

[@swaggyray8]

😂

[@redSUPERMAN2]

​@@RevExotixstay mad

[@relaxwithme6435]

Frfr

[@GregoryVincent-d9u]

Hey Alex. You are looking well. I have enjoyed many of your videos. I was impressed with how you rescued Rosie the boa constrictor. You gave her a life, when previously she didn't have one. I am sad she has died but you must be a wonderful person. She was a simple, beautiful creature - and it is amazing how many of your viewers expressed their condolences.

[@RevExotix]

She died because he's a crap lazy human. Idolize elsewhere

[@tom-ss2mn]

I am mostly blind so i have everything delivered, even groceries. So thank you for your service

[@SanGerardino]

The thing is that, if this was your delivery guy, you wouldn’t be getting your packages at your desired location!

[@japanesedinosaurs]

Hey Alex, as an Amazon delivery driver who works for a dsp, delivering 200-300 packages every day.... it does make a difference, maybe not to you, but it does to the drivers that deliver the bulk of the packages. We hear all the time about all the shit that flex drivers do that we have to pick up the slack and correct. It's like being told you are doing something wrong when it ain't because of you. Do not get me wrong, I have definitely cut corners and not listened to delivery notes from time to time, yes the app will tell you to do silly things, customers notes are completely Karens popping off, but it all matters. Flex drivers make it harder for those who do it full time as their job. Maybe consider trying to take the job a little more seriously. I highly enjoy being a delivery driver, I get to drive all day, work alone and listen to my music on blast while I talk to myself, and I get to be physically active while I'm getting to see some beautiful houses and met animals. Most of these things that you are stating in this video do actually have a huge impact, maybe not to you, but they do. Flex drivers have made delivering much more difficult because you can't take the extra 30 seconds to walk to their front door so you leave it at the garage, or you leave it in the lobby of the apartment complex. (I do understand having to return packages, but I am honestly sure you could probably just return them the next time you go for a shift, amazon probably won't care as long as it is within a day or two) with all this being said, maybe consider what consequences you are creating from your actions. If you don't want to take pride or do the job correctly, please find something else to do because it truly does matter, just maybe not to flex drivers. I love your videos and have been watching for years, but this one... this one is full of bad information and I do not like this one. 😕 I apologize, but it is what it is.

[@brotherpaulv]

Amazon Flex has been my main gig for the past three years, I concur, punks like this are giving all Amazon drivers a bad reputation.

[@letsgetit3310]

Yeah, this dude is trash. He is in fact getting paid to deliver where the customer wants. That's part of his job. He doesn't care. Hope someone smacks him around. His attitude is terrible. This is the new America right here. Just wait till his generation runs the country

[@ChrisEpler]

If you remove your driver door, you won't have to OPEN it...

[@brotherpaulv]

Please don't listen to this punk. He's giving Amazon Flex drivers a bad reputation. You don't just leave packages at a closed business at night and drive off like you don't care if they get stolen. Amazon doesn't hold it against you for having to return packages. You don't have to return packages immediately after your route, you have until 10 AM the next day to return them. You're only gigged if you return them late and that's usually if you're more than 24 hours late.

[@braylens1822]

Wrong. I took packages back because I refused to work over my scheduled time because they started late because of storms and it went against me

[@brotherpaulv]

@@braylens1822 when I say returning packages I mean packages that are undeliverable. If you decided that you didn't want to deliver the packages then you shouldn't have taken the route. Not showing up for your route is only one strike against you, whereas not delivering packages is multiple strikes. There are also differences between the stations, some are more strict than others.

[@Cujo71]

That sticker on the laptop.......

[@Spyro1474]

I signed up for flex in march when I lost my job and I never got contacted by amazon, but interestingly enough some time in April i started noticing that everything I order on same day will get pushed to at least the next day and sometimes will show up 3 days late. I ordered 2 prime one day shipping items this Monday and they came TODAY (Friday). My warehouse must just be fucked or something because they never contacted me back about flex and the last 20 packages I have ordered have come 3-5 days late.

[@kudzu_]

Might have something to do with being backed up after Prime day.

[@Anikat]

Random things fall into wrong pallets, which end up at other warehouses. They run them between warehouses I believe everyday, but if yours ended up across the country...well.... We had a few occasions where the driver carrying sameday packages to the DS just........doesnt show up. One legendary homie even checked in, checked out, without unloading ANYTHING. like WHAT 😂 There was also a nationwide bug with sameday several months ago in the UK (not sure about the US), almost no sameday was going out at all

[@1976mcfarlane]

That's been happening more often for me too. Usually I'm pretty happy with Amazon but I've noticed a difference in supply chain or speed of delivery

[@XOXOPriscilla]

I find it annoying when drivers don’t put the package on my porch, it makes me want to stop buying from Amazon. But hearing your explanation I get the drivers challenge.

[@bigchills7194]

Nah its always to the door. Not all of us are the same 😂😂

[@XOXOPriscilla]

@@bigchills7194 I 👂 you, I do get enough drivers who put packages 📦 at the door 🚪 who keep me satisfied

[@iamtonywdj]

So its common practice to just leave packages outside? may aswell leave them for csutomer outside the depot lol

[@KaylasBestie]

This video has been enlightening. I WILL be sharing this video. Ppl need 2 understand from the delivery person side. Might not agree with the method, but at least there's an understanding. Far too often, I couldn't understand how these delivery drivers worked. As someone with SEVERE mental and mobility issues, I rely heavily on Amazon Prime. Far too often, my packages would be at the end of the porch, never being notified (doorbell/door knock) that a package was delivered. Even after complaining and having Amazon make a notation that packages should be placed on the porch, near the front door, as well as to knock.

[@GoHerping]

we get complaints for ringing/knocking so most drivers just don't at this point. yeah personally i pay attention if there's a note of customer disability, but i imagine not all drivers do. though it's also worth noting that probably half of Flex drivers don't even speak english, and I'm not sure if the app translates delivery notes or not

[@plumsimsttv]

10/10 video Alex, very helpful advice

[@Fikova24]

This job sounds stressful and annoying.

[@the_batmobile0.4]

And it pays shit

[@Iamvizeh]

@@the_batmobile0.4how much do you get paid 😂 tf $18-25/hr for being your own boss is pretty reasonable if you in poverty . But then again flex is like a second job, I’ll only use the money for gas and small bills while my real job pays for other stuff

[@K8Stuff]

In regards to the key .... I had that a few times that they asked for a bunch of keys. I actually had a fake keyring .... I collected a lot of random keys I had no idea what they are from and had that in the car as 'deposit' for random securities. I would never hand out my ID or real keys.

[@MarieDomander]

Watched the whole thing, I'm never gonna drive for amazon. Still interesting 😄

[@learnbetter3324]

A very tough Job. Driving in traffic all day requires mental meditation and physical exercises. You are sitting, gettin up, sitting, getting up. Late hours, avoiding car accidents, avoid package theft from your car, walking into bad hoods. The address is wrong, double parking, avoiding tickets, paying tolls, paying meters, etc.

[@GoHerping]

boredom is definitely the biggest issue for me nowadays lol. the nice thing about running into delivery issues, is at least it's mentally stimulating and keeps me awake 💀

[@LilyTreeArt]

taking notes, got a Person into amazon flex, but they're still on the waitlist XD TY dude

[@wild-radio7373]

I was, no exaggerating, on the Flex waitlist for 3 years

[@jnotravels]

If you need to move a gps location because its wrong put your phone in airplane mode and it will let you change it without calling driver support.

[@brotherpaulv]

And make sure Bluetooth is on, sometimes turning airplane mode on turns off Bluetooth for some phones.

[@Hky1wheeler]

I deliver in Charlotte late night 3am blocks and get a lot of “controlled access” stops where I don’t have a code to get in and there is literally nothing I can do to deliver the package except leave outside the locked door that perhaps 100’s of other people who probably do have a code to get in to, enter through so are you saying leave it at that door? Or on top of the locker that I also don’t have a code for? Amazon just doesn’t give you access codes for a lot of these stops so my only option is to return it a lot of times. I always try to keep high metrics because I’m not sure how heavy each mistake weighs. I’ve never dropped below great.

[@coldjustus]

I work for FedEx and I love making my deliveries. My boss has insurance and an IRA for us, sometimes I’m hustling on in-town stops sometimes I’m driving 10 minutes in between stops in the county. I love it and I feel like I work for someone who appreciates me.

[@1watchall]

i have literally never chucked a package out into fields of veggies out in the country side and mark em missing,

[@marynaivanova1370]

Wow, with that attitude you should not work unattended

[@GoHerping]

:)

[@BornToDreamTheBeat]

"It sounds like I'll go to prison for life and get a lot of unconsensual boyfriends" lmaoo

[@PoppaMikeMusic]

Never mark it as ‘Undeliverable’ if you can’t deliver a package, simply mark is as ‘Package is Missing’ and it won’t affect your rating, I do this if I see a big dog , not risking Limbs

[@suseanneegoulet1033]

Ironic that my Amazon delivery got dropped while I was watching this video. I have a designated drop spot so drivers can quickly drop and go. We recently got put on a route, deliveries were through USPS and UPS previously. I appreciate my drivers. No more crushed packages and destroyed merchandise like with UPS and USPS.

[@acommunityadvocate2558]

I'm so glad you do not deliver packages to my house. by watching the video I couldn't believe you placed packages in areas that would not be protected from rain. You clearly stated you delivered packages to the bottom of the steps instead of at the door. You where even seen delivering packages and leaving them on the steps. You kept saying that you where efficient, but clearly your lazy on how you deliver packages. I'm appalled and shocked that you would even make a video like this and post it on KZbin.

[@AuttumnDawn]

You have helped me understand why watching the amazon app. On your package is 10stops away. Looks like the Family Cruise kids delivering packages. Also My Friend will do Walmart ext delivers. She always pisses people off with. Ill take the $10($1). Because she has realized that taking the lower ones or $1 tips end up paying more. She goes when shes the 3rd-4th preson to finally deliver the $10 item. The Preson will hand her $5 with thank you for delivering. Because the preson is handicapped or works from home. She goes i do it my way. Im nice. It makes the people with the if im not getting $20tip im not doing it, mad.

[@trissdv1]

Tip for you: you can always move the delivery geofencing location yourself if you turn on airplane mode first before going to that screen. No need to call driver support to move it. Just remember to turn airplane mode off again before trying to start the next delivery.

[@leahtorres8638]

Most of my deliveries that have the location in a random place, are in rural areas. My cell service is basically non-existent. I will try this. Hopefully it will work.

[@brotherpaulv]

Make sure Bluetooth is on. Sometimes turning airplane mode on turns off Bluetooth. You can leave it airplane mode until you need internet again, the app will work just fine.

[@siamimam2109]

I was dinged for returning a package because the amazon gas station locker was broken 😂

[@swaggyray8]

Hey if your late and cool with the people they can manually check you in through the system PSA

[@mikehagquist5198]

3 years I’m a prime driver DOT. 220 stops a day 320-400 packages a day. App is so dumb. Yea don’t listen to it and dont follow the route. It’s all over and makes no sense mostly

[@lenardosbornsjustice5948]

Food delivery is the exact same thing. Time is everything.

[@trissdv1]

The one time i called driver support and asked them to manually mark a package delivered the agent marked ALL my remaining packages delivered. When i realized and called back they had no choice but for me to return to the SSD warehouse early with the packages and end. I definitely expect driver support to screw up any request like 33% of the time.

[@BlakeBlackstone]

Hello Alex. I am Jeff Bezos. Thank you for your concerns regarding our Amazon Flex. We will take your input into consideration.

[@GoHerping]

thank u daddy jef

[@BlakeBlackstone]

@@GoHerping lol

[@BlakeBlackstone]

@@GoHerping Hello Alex. This is Mark Zuckerberg. Thank you for enjoying my VR headset. Have you tried our new Meta AI?

[@rugsbaby]

Speaking of chickens on deliveries this morning one of the houses I delivered to in the city had this little chicken tunnel and near the sidewalk they had a bubble gum candy machine with chicken feed for 25 cents I thought that was really clever

[@zebraloverbridget]

A tip for people dealing with dogs often on deliveries: you can get a cheap spray bottle and fill it with vinegar and water. If you spray it at a dog they don't like it and will usually back off but it won't do any real harm so no need to worry about the owner getting mad. This is more for if you're in a van since they can't always just drive up a driveway to toss the package at the door. If you just use water it won't work on all dogs since some don't care or like getting wet anyway. The vinegar smells bad and also can sting which is why you water it down (plus you save money that way)

[@soccerchick1]

I still miss the lizards 🦎 😢

[@EEVVEENN]

Kinda crazy that I seen your video a year ago and applied for amazon and still working there.

[@elmusicochavez194]

Oh shit, my Amazon packages be popping up like I'm playing Pokemon GO

[@emmah4309]

As someone who doesn't drive and will probably never learn, I found this video very informative.

[@B_Bodziak]

Same.

[@chrismorgan96]

Oh you take photos of other peoples packages… that would explain my meeting with HR tomorrow

[@edwinprado5620]

This mf was too funny with the way he described his deliveries and methods 😂 suscribed !

[@justinintime2027]

If u don’t deliver to an apartment door chances are its not going to get to the customer so eventually your scores gonna drop

[@cesarmalon7829]

PLEASE do not use bear spray on dogs! There is a mild pepper spray that is specifically for dogs that is much safer. Another affective deterrent is an air horn.

[@B_Bodziak]

My building has an Amazon Locker just off of the lobby. Why wouldn't every enclosed residential building with 100+ units have one?

[@GoHerping]

they're rarely around here, but there are a lot of Luxer lockers. the issue is they're always within the locked lobby and i'm never given a code or key. bruh

[@leahtorres8638]

In my area, these apartments sometimes have a list of courier codes. So nice when they do because I often have to double park in these urban areas and I am not trying to pay a parking ticket.

[@genesisl.7487]

Greetings. .. Random question: When signing up for Amazon Flex, should you use your personal Amazon account or create a new account specifically for Amazon Flex? .. Thanks in Advance.

[@greggtilghman6349]

People who call you smelly and ugly are jealous of your beauty and wish they looked as good as you!

[@clashytoon2375]

So what happens to the packages that have a password and can’t deliver because of the customer is not there??

[@siamimam2109]

I wish amazon blocked apartments for the 4-8am Blocks. 70% of them don’t provide gate codes 🤦‍♂️

[@GoHerping]

true. recently, I keep having one time password deliveries during times people aren't available too.

[@sammyparadero8762]

I experience it, I have a 48 min away to deliver a package and I don’t know what to do because it was my first time. So I was speeding the whole drive 😭 and I manage to deliver it around 38 mins and 46 mins back home. 💔

[@tbella5186]

Alex putting on the riz for a Flex Video made me laugh! You are a 10 out of 10 though!

[@braylens1822]

So what happens if they start your shift late because of storms? Do you have to work over your shift time to deliver?

[@seahawks1185]

Shift gets cancelled and you get paid for the shift.

[@SolarMoth]

thanks for the insight... I always keep Flex in my back pocket if something happens with my other freelancing gig.

[@hondagang1831]

What's ur other gig?

[@SolarMoth]

@@hondagang1831 I'm a broadcast TV video engineer.

[@Rumplestilzkin1981]

If you turn off cellular and go hit the x u can hit gps not working

[@ajangulo3550]

I'm sorry, did you run a stop sign at 30:40 ???

[@Kevo_OTM]

Bro at our dsp we deliver 250-280 on a average with 150-180 stops it’s hell sometimes

[@coldravioli7839]

"I don't think it's fair that when I do a bad job and leave the package on a public sidewalk, it gets stolen and I get in trouble." Lmao. Actually hemorrhaging respect for that one. It's your responsibility to deliver the package, and you're just leaving 'em out on public sidewalks? Cringe.

[@kantoe1183]

Where is the tip that makes my city have openings for flex? I've been waiting almost three weeks and still no openings for flex OR for spark q.q

[@GoHerping]

it is simply down to patience lol

[@trissdv1]

It takes months of wait-list for flex in a moderately busy market at this point. Even a year ago I waited 2+ months. Hang in there

[@kantoe1183]

@@trissdv1 Maybe my girlfriend and I can move in with @goherping 😂😂

[@bryanzoom97]

“Captcha jail” 😂😂😂

[@eddiew2325]

whats stopping flex drivers from taking the picture and then taking it back to their car?

[@GoHerping]

god

[@eddiew2325]

@@GoHerping do they get caught?

[@elemental-kabutomushi]

where’s your ばかやろう shirt from?

[@GoHerping]

PewDiePie merch storeeeee

[@racho7330]

‘Get many un-consentual boyfriends’ killed me

[@123glass7]

No way bro is leaving packages on the sidewalk 😂 you'd be fired on day one of you worked for a dsp they are crazy strict and they do weekly reports based on customer ratings

[@B_Bodziak]

@15:10 You don't get out of the car when theres a dog inthe yard...weird. I assumed you just ran them over

[@SoStarchy]

I notice you pull into the customers driveway, stop doing that and theres a guaranteed 4 seconds saved, of course if it’s long pull in

[@TheTurtlesrockz]

Did bro get a new laptop?

[@braylens1822]

Can you talk about Amazon fresh deliveries and high rise rich apartments where you have to take them up to the 54th floor several damn times and no one will help

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

15:26 you are absolutely right and customers who get upset with you are wrong and do not understand dogs even though they own a dog. The dog doesn't know you, and doesn't know what amazon is. If the dog's owner isn't present to indicate to the dog by their attitude that you're not a threat, as far as the dog knows you're a stranger encroaching on their territory uninvited. You very well could be a threat and the dog may feel that it has a responsibility to protect it's family and territory from you. A dog who is friendly towards strangers when their owner is present may still be hostile to strangers when the owner is absent or sleeping.

[@Grero]

MOAR LIKE BASED RATE

[@fburnsDubstepEnderFox]

I hope this wasn't a Flex and because Flex sounds very stressful omg 😅

[@567Patt]

Best

[@pb43yt]

I love you

[@crjlife_9082]

Everything on Reddit is the worst example of whatever the subreddit is representing. There is very little exception to this.

[@GoHerping]

lmao tru

[@josecruz021]

Damn 35 seconds no likes? You fell off

[@donenglish7572]

Never discount the viciousness of chihuahuas., My downstairs neighbour had 2 and they would literally bite my ankles and draw blood. She would get pissed if I kicked at them to keep them away. Also, why does it not surprise me the bezos has the cheapest crap app and outsources support to india where he pays them peanuts. He's a dick.

[@-cMc-]

❤❤❤

[@kbennett531]

He's so handsome

[@Adam.r.r.r]

Would you say having a bigger car like a Model X compared to a Model 3 will get you higher pay on Flex?

[@GoHerping]

it'll be lower since it requires extra energy and more expensive parts. drivers are given the same blocks regardless of vehicle

[@kathleenedwards8472]

👍🏻

[@cameIs]

engage

[@jnotravels]

Scan and take picture at the same exact location and they wont blame you for the lost package. Dont scan package walking up to the door.

[@brotherpaulv]

Not true, they blame you regardless if picture was taken or not. Usually you just get an automated email and your status drops for a few days. You are not even allowed to know what package or where it was delivered, so there isn't anything you can do about it. Just try and hide packages as best you can. Usually it's someone's neighbor or a dog that stole the package.

[@etul86]

How are people making such dumb financial decisions. How can you afford a Tesla doing Amazon flex?

[@GoHerping]

teslas arent that expensive

[@etul86]

@@GoHerping compared to what?

[@ThorsonWald]

​@@GoHerpingTesla's compared to a standard car are worth 3x as much

[@GregoryVincent-d9u]

Your non-reptile videos are also entertaining, and I know you do not intend to have another business handling large numbers of reptiles. I guess it it a lot of responsibility and quite time-consuming. But couldn't you own one snake, one lizard, and, say, one cat? And make videos about various subjects - but including those "animal friends". You could show them interacting with each other as well. It would be such fun! Anyway - God bless!

[@MrJukumarpwn]

Hear me out, make your own DSP 😅

[@GoHerping]

that would be kind of epic

[@MrJukumarpwn]

@@GoHerping let's work together if you do 🤣

[@TDYT103]

2024 Aug 14

[@61frogfoody]

why do people need to pay to join your discord seems kinda lame

[@GoHerping]

only one way to find out why :)

[@61frogfoody]

@@GoHerping blud did not say that

[@SheaLaVie]

Firearms???!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tylerbad89]

Your a very smart good looking young man,and a smart worker

[@MagicFerret69]

You should be ringing every door and waiting for them to answer and now leave I ope sight on a pavement. The amount t of pa kafes I have had stollen is crazy.

[@FloridaForForever]

Like bad Utube, making me sub to you again, me pleasure!

[@NachoGecko7]

GoHerping