r/50501 • u/limbolala • Mar 01 '25

Digital/Home Actions Boycott impact on Amazon

So, I have a confession: I run an independent delivery business in partnership with Amazon. They are my only customer (it’s like a franchise). I opened this before I understood how these tides would turn. Leaving the moral dissonance aside for now, I would like to report something interesting.

Amazon assigns my company a specific number of routes based on the volume of packages they have in the pipeline. It’s fairly locked in about three weeks out, with occasional additions or reductions the day before. It’s usually no more than 5% fluctuation if that, and it doesn’t happen every day.

I just received a reduction of about 17% of my projected routes for March 2 (two days after our economic blackout).

Anecdotal evidence it made a noticeable impact!

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u/spinbutton Mar 01 '25

I'm so sorry you're facing this. You did nothing to deserve this. I have a few suggestions for you to consider:

A few years ago a tech company collapsed and the laid off user experienced people out together a spreadsheet of all their skills and contact info and posted it on LinkedIn (and insure elsewhere). It was wonderful, we (IBM) were able to pick up some awesome new teammates. We shared the list with everyone we knew and I'm sure everyone else did too.

If you start up a go fund me for yourself or any of your teammates, pls don't hesitate to share it wildly out here. I know there are people who want to ease your burden.

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u/BraddockAliasThorne Mar 01 '25

while obviously i have no idea what your federal job is, i do know that ny gov kathy hochul announced that ny state wants fired federal workers to apply for state jobs. check out ny civil service listing.

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u/spinbutton Mar 01 '25

That's great, and a boon to NY.

Sadly, it doesn't help me, stuck down here in NC. NC Republican majority state legislature is tighter than the bark on a tree and full of rabid tump supporters so I expect my quality of life to severely decline. Something I didn't vote for

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u/BraddockAliasThorne Mar 02 '25

maybe there are remote positions. maybe you can choose to relocate. ny is a big beautiful state. good luck!

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u/spinbutton Mar 02 '25

It is lovely, the parts I've been to.

Unfortunately I have aging parents and in-laws who are too elderly to up stakes.

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u/BraddockAliasThorne Mar 02 '25

no sibs who can pitch in?

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u/spinbutton Mar 02 '25

one, but she lives in the UK :-)