Final thoughts on Amazon

Now that the dust has settled, and our final checks have been received, including the retention bonus, I will have one last post on our fall work camping jobs with Amazon.  If you want to read more posts on our time at Amazon, you can go to our home page and click on tabs for Amazon.
This was an unusual year for us, as we began our 12 weeks at the center in Campbellsville, KY, where we worked in 2013 as well.  Our second year was going well, and we renewed old friendships, and made new ones as well.  Our final 4 weeks were spent at the center in Jeffersonville, IN (SDF-8).  I have previously blogged about how we ended up there.
Overall, we had a good time up in Jeffersonville, IN.  It was very crazy when we started, as they had just hired on 1400 temporary employees over the last 10 days before we started.  Clearly, management had too many people to watch over, and it was a bit entertaining, and frustrating, watching so many people stand around and not work.  But over the next 10 days, management seemed to catch up, and many of the temps were no longer employed.  Amazon does not tolerate people who have no desire to work.
As far as the work, we enjoyed picking apparel, jewelry and watches compared to some of the heavier items we picked in Campbellsville.  SDF-8 is clean, climate-controlled, and well-organized for picking.  Our managers were very pleased with the performance on the Camperforce team.  Several of them commented that our “numbers” (production) were equal to or even better than their veteran full-timers were doing.  They were hoping that our work ethic would rub off on the “younger” employees!  Over and over we heard how they want to have a full Camperforce team next year, because they would not have to hire so many temporary employees.
HOW MUCH CAN YOU MAKE IN A SEASON?
The center in Kentucky (SDF-1) pays $10.00/hour and includes your campground.  If you work 2nd shift, or the weekend day shift, you will receive an additional $0.60/hour as a shift differential.  If you complete your season, you will receive an additional $1.00/hour for every hour that you work.  In addition, you receive time and a half for all hours worked over 40 in a week.   SDF-1 hires about 500 Camperforce, starting at the end of August, going through the middle of November.  We like working 12 weeks, so we start at the end of September.  The pay rate in Indiana was $10.75/hour.  We have not heard what the pay rate will be for this fall.
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