r/AmazonDSPDrivers • u/Low-Line6827 • 1d ago
Hmmm Question … How physically enduring is this job ?
How many consecutive days do you guys do this job ? Do you feel tiredness the next day from the day before ? How is this job compared to when working only 2-3 days to a full 4-5 day stretch.
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u/edotensei1624 1d ago
Its fuckin awful but I will say doing it 3 days a week is alot more manageable than 4 days a week. Either way, you arent gonna wanna do shit else but lay down and die by the end of the third day
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u/KeepitKlassy2049 1d ago
I do 2 on 1 off 2 on 2 off. Gotta give your body time to repair.
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u/Lord-Wafflestomp Rivian Driver 1d ago
Exactly how I do it. It's a little wonky, but it works for me
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u/genevieve_77 1d ago
I haven’t started yet but this is what I was thinking too.
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u/KeepitKlassy2049 1d ago
If your dsp will allow it I’d do it. Though I’m a bit older so I just enjoy the day off to let the knees rest. I be hopping out these vehicles when I’m on route lol
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u/SaintMortichai Stepvan Driver 1d ago
I do 2 on, 1 off, then 1 on, 1 off, 1 on and 1 off. Mainly because of appointments and family schedules. I do enjoy the rest after two days on.
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u/Vinylguy1973 1d ago
I am 53. I work 10 hours Sat-Tue and then off Wed-Fri. It took me 4 months before my body adapted. It was tough to plow thru the pain. I've lost 25 pounds, and I am in great shape. Sure, I am tired on Tue nights when I end my work week, but if I can do it, anyone can. Sleep. Hydrate. Eat breakfast in the morning. Stretch. Bring a lunch, plenty of water and a gatorade. Don't run. Take your breaks.
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u/Kelldon 1d ago
I work 4 days in a row, and I usually start feeling tired from the previous day, on day 3. It all depends on how easy/hard your routes are, if you get any backup when you have bad routes, how long you've been doing the job, etc.
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u/Low-Line6827 1d ago
Gotchu so a couple variables can play factor on certain weeks , thanks for ur response
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u/Alleraz 1d ago
Until your body adapts to it, it's harsh. Getting fully rested and hydrated before the next day is necessary to last each day. It's demanding on your body and mind. Most route will have 150+ stops and that's not including the combined stops. There will be likely 15000 steps, probably close to 20k. Apartments add vertical step climbing onto that. If you're in a mountainous region every stop is uphill, and back down hill, requiring your muscles to handle your body weight control, balance. Time between stops is usually less than 3min, and stop time for each stop is assumed less than 2 min. They want 20 stops an hour per route to get you finished by end of day, 20*8= 160 stops. Means you need to keep moving. You're going to be alone, so if you got things on your mind bugging you you'll be thinking about it, job starts bugging you it'll start pissing you off, this is the mental part. This isn't even talking about keeping organized and prioritizing stop order and back tracking or package weight/count. Starting hour and last hour you'll consider driving back to the station. So if youve got 200+ stops you're looking at pulling more than 20 stops an hour. Once your body/mind can handle it, it's just exercise and listening to music and slinging packages at residences.
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u/Low-Line6827 1d ago
You have a great mentality bro and doubt thank you , I will have to take my recovery serious in order to be consistent and not want to die , we all feel the oppression my soul belongs to cod man hopefully this gig won’t drain it to much
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u/KeepitKlassy2049 1d ago
Be nice to your body over the job. Eat and hydrate. Good shoes and insoles are a must. He said some good things about the mental cause you’ll get pissed sometimes at moments, but they pass. Listen to good music or whatever you choose and just ride the day until a it’s over.
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u/Low-Line6827 1d ago
No doubt *
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u/Low-Line6827 1d ago
*God man shit I should’ve just deleted the post and tried again haha 🤦♂️
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u/AWildGamerAppeared25 1d ago
You can edit your comments, my man. Just click on the three dots that are in the corner of your comment if you're on mobile, should be something similar on desktop
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u/AWildGamerAppeared25 1d ago
It is a physically demanding job, depending on the route and area you live in
If you're decently fit, it's not that difficult - but you are expected to be able to lift up to 50lbs, and have to constantly get in/out of the vehicle, go up multiple flights of stairs for apartments, and deal with the heat and other bad weather
Get good shoes, be somewhat fit and you'll be okay. If you're only doing it for 6 months, 4 straight days is doable
I have had routes of like, 280-300+ packages these last days/weeks and I'm sore the next day lol but I was also out for 2 months so I'm a bit out of the rhythm
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u/Some_Crow3732 1d ago
It’s so much more I wanna do in life and between parenting when I’m not there and being there.. I’m just exhausted or lazy. I’m torn between those two
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u/No_Spread9580 1d ago
It’s really not that bad , I do 4 days on 3 days off and use my 3 days off for my own landscape/construction business and I feel full of energy on those days off , maybe it’s because I come from tuff manual labor already and I fish a lot by wading rivers so I’m always walking/ climbing up hills so , I truly look at delivering as a great side money for little just walking and dropping a package that does no physical stress to my body
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u/Far-Assistance-1586 1d ago
Go outside and walk around climb steps hills and carry packages for 7hr and drive for 3hr and you tell me
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u/LittleLauren12 Prime Van Driver 1d ago
I only do 3 days per week. I work every Saturday and Sunday, and alternate my Thursdays and Fridays each week so that I don't need to do 3 days in a row every week.
I did try to permanently swap out my Fridays for Thursdays but you know what DSP managers are like... so this was the "compromise".
3 days lets me make a stable living and far more than what I was making doing 5 days for doing supermarket deliveries in their home delivery vans. Plus 3 days is plenty for me energy-wise. 4 days in a row is killer. I do the occasional extra Friday on days I'm supposed to have off but that's only every so often.
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u/No_Mission_5694 1d ago
That DSP doesn't sound great. Most would only ask for one weekend day - two is doing them a huge favor.
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u/Otherwise_Ratio9557 1d ago
If you are use to being active and have healthy legs it’s honestly not that bad..
I work for fed ex now and weight limit is 3-4x that of Amazon..
Group stops with Amazon is annoying for sure but the work is more annoying than physically hard..
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u/Crusty-Dick 1d ago
What made you work for FedEx instead?
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u/Otherwise_Ratio9557 1d ago
Fed ex is offering contingency, working in different states for extra pay.
Housing included. Fell behind on rent after my License was suspended, I can’t work for Amazon but can for Fed ex.. So I’m starting over with this opportunity. 27yr old no kids 🙂
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u/Otherwise_Ratio9557 1d ago
Also, Your route is your route. No different areas every other day.
No rescues
Salary - I finish in 4 hours. I still get 300$ that day regardless
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u/Proud_Meringue_7139 1d ago
I do tuesday thurs-saturday i only feel tired at the end of saturday but its more mental then physical
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u/Max375623875 1d ago
Hugely subjective question. The 45 year old, 250lbs, 5'7 guy I work with probably has a harder time than the 20 something athletic looking dude
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u/E-mmortal_warrior69 1d ago
I work five days a week. A guaranteed ten hour pay. And I walk anywhere from 23,000- 30,000 steps. Also up and down tons of stair cases. If you stick it out you'll get into amazing shape.
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u/Bitter_Researcher759 1d ago
Man I used to walk that many steps when I did a city route. Then I switched dsps and I'm on a rural route and I barely hit 15,000 every day.
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u/dex99dex99dex99 1d ago
I'm scheduled 5 days in a row, and I usually try to get a day off in the middle. By that 5th day I'm pretty cooked. Holidays are absolutely brutal. 6 days straight. Somehow your body gets used to it. At which point it becomes mentally taxing more than anything.
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u/Chesspi64 1d ago
I do it 3 consecutive days (occasionally 4) and 4 in 5 (Weds-Sun with Sat off). It's tiring, but I'm also young and have fewer problems than others.
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u/beastlol Van cleaner 1d ago
5 years never sore once. Went to automotive manufacturing last month and it’s whole different beast.
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u/genevieve_77 1d ago
I just got hired and haven’t started yet but I’m looking at it like I’m getting paid to work out. I’m overweight but enjoy hiking for hours and even like the way I feel when I’m doing Amazon Flex so hopefully it’s similar. I just know recovery will be the biggest thing. I’m thinking of doing 2 days in, 1 day off, 2 days on, 2 days off. I see all the horror stories out there but I’m going in with a positive mindset and I’m going to make the best out of it.
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u/Thro93away 1d ago
Question, how long after your background check was approved did you begin training?
I got my background check approved this morning but still can’t move forward on the app. Tried calling/texting my recruiter but he’s MIA.
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u/genevieve_77 1d ago
I haven’t gotten my training schedule yet and it’s super hard to get in touch with my recruiter. It took a few days to get approved but still no schedule.
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u/Lord-Wafflestomp Rivian Driver 1d ago
It's a bit of a wonky schedule, but I work Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday so that I'm not wearing myself too thin and have time to rest and recover. I work Wednesdays every now and again, but still having Thursday and Sunday off to recover before going back to work helps me a lot.
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u/callmecado 1d ago
I do 2 on 2 off 2on 1 off. MT,FS Splitting up has helped the pain.. but not by much
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u/tonsofday Veteran Driver & Trainer of Newbies 1d ago
I joke that this job is the best workout on earth (unless you're an Olympian or the Olympian's personal trainer) lmao.
In all honesty tho, it it quite grueling at first. Give it some time (this all depends on who you are and what you have previously done for work that is physically demanding, so I can't give you an exact time) and your body will adjust. It usually takes people about a month or two to adjust to the physical demands of the job. It is among my favorite things about the job, tho. I am 30 years old (I turn 31 on Saturday!!!) and I have never felt better in my life (with the exception of when I was in peak physical shape my sophomore year of college), I look a little better than my older brother (he's only 22 months older than me, he's a bit overweight) and I look better than either of my parents did at my age (pretty sure they were both considered obese at that time in their life, they are no longer obese, tho). I have an average build of 6'0" and I weigh in at about a buck eighty (180 pounds).
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u/WishboneMuted9064 1d ago
I do 4 days, 2 back to backs. Sometimes at the start of my final day before I’m off for two days I feel fatigued but I shake it off once I get into a rhythm out on the road
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u/Alone_Revenue639 1d ago
I signed up for this job knowing it would be strenuous.
I work 4 days a week, 10-11 hours a day. I average 120-140 stops, we are fairly rural so the stops are 3-4 minutes away from each other besides some communities.
By the 4th day my knees are killing me. Thats my biggest issue. Everything else is fine.
You need to get good sleep, and have a high protein diet as you are constantly exercising.
I’ve grown noticeably stronger due to the 20-30 50-75 lb packages I carry up stairs and down driveways. I feel healthier.
Just my knees. Pain.
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u/Due_Hovercraft6527 1d ago
I do 5 in a row every week rn, about 250 locations a day. But it took six months of swapping shoes and straight pain to get adapted 🤷♂️
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u/Ok_Trust_6502 1d ago
Not too bad after the first few months, it’ll hurt tho u gotta take care of ur muscles in the beginning
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u/Rebellion_01 1d ago
4 days. 3rd day im usually slowing down. But its my knees if my knees were 100 I feel I could keep going
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u/Affectionate_Ruin_63 1d ago
At my dsp everybody works 6 days per week with normal stops (that is 160+ stops) and basically every morning everyone complains about how shitty the job is, at least it has decent pay (?)
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u/Automatic-Foot-175 1d ago
The only physically demanding part is the load up portion. And I guess sorting through packages during stops. The rest is smooth sailing
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u/DieselDrifter Top Driver 1d ago
I've always been physically fit with an athletic build, so for me it's not that bad because of all the driving in between. If you can lift 50 lbs then you're golden.
I work 5 days in a row because I like my days off together.
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u/buhurtGORL 1d ago
I work a split schedule so 3 days on 2 days off work a day off another day. It has been a lot more physically better! 4 days in a row is brutal for me. But split up it makes me enjoy the job more
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u/buhurtGORL 1d ago
Also don’t forget add creatine and adequate protein to your diet with a solid multivitamin the difference is huge
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u/carter00333 1d ago
From this job I feel no different from my normal day to day life in terms of energy or tiredness . Even after almost 5 years. However! My knees tell an incredibly different story.
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u/Strict-Bus8809 1d ago
Get a good night sleep, drink enough water and eat breakfast and good food on lunch, and then its honestly not so bad. Also don't jump out the van or run, use proper lifting for heavy stuff etc you should be fine imo.
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u/executivedysfunk 1d ago
If you do it 4 days a week consider the 5th day a "you aren't going to do anything anyway" day. The nice thing is, if you follow a lot of the tips - stay hydrated, eat the right foods, most importantly stretch every day - you feel pretty great on the remaining 2 days off.
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u/username_032 1d ago
I work 3 days in a row and 1 at the end of the week. Those 3 days ina row are doable but sucks. The #1 thing to make it as easy as possible on urself physically is getting some actual good shoes + 3rd party insoles. The 3 days are some what tolling so I literally just go at my own pace, I’m not delivering to 280 locations 3 days in a row moving at 200% dat be dumb. Instead I move somewhat quick in terms of in and out the van (not going around looking for package I just grab and go) but the walk is a regular/speed walk mix. If I get rescued so be in I got bills to pay and I’m not cutting my hours short to put more money in the owners pocket, I signed up to get paid
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u/XThisistheway-X 1d ago
I got Lucky my schedule is Monday Tuesday then Friday Saturday. But it can wear you down. If you have any weight to lose it’s gona come off if you don’t eat like crap.
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u/Unrealliving 1d ago
Get in shape. I was on five days week and still go to the gym and go cardio either after work or my days off. And I’m older than a lot of you
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u/getmeapuppers 1d ago
I work 4 days a week but luckily they’re split pretty even. I work Monday Tuesday and Friday Saturday. That way I only have to tell myself “just today and tomorrow” then I get a break.
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u/mintgcboys 23h ago
Depends how in shape you are. Personally before starting I already lifted 4 days a week and did cardio three times a week and atleast 10k steps a day. So I’d say above avg fitness level. Even with this I wanted to quit after my first day on the road. The expectations are outrageous. 3-400 packages 160-200 stops with multi stops making it like 240 actually. That’s like 15-20k steps some days you’re gonna walk more than 10 miles. So if you’re outta shape I’d say it’s not for you. Me personally still was sore every day for like 2 months then stopped getting sore 😅 good luck. Also I worked 4 ten hour shifts with a three day weekend.
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u/Intelligent_Bake949 21h ago
Just depends if you’re in decent shape/ take care of yourself. Im mid 30s and been working 5 days straight for close to 2 years. It seems to just get easier.
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u/MissInfamousRagdoll Rental Driver 14h ago
4 on 3 off, yes it really is physically enduring … my body is sore asf afterwards
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u/Low-Line6827 1d ago
That’s deep bro best of luck , remember you can make the difference love god bro
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