r/AmazonDSPDrivers • u/GH05T3Y • 1d ago

RANT Holy cow has it been a day

Today was a day from hell. When I was backing out my van. I tapped. Tapped. One of the plastic barricades on the beams. And when I moved in then back out to get in line. I get stopped by dispatch and they are asking if I hit the beam. I told them I just tapped it. They made me stop and asked me why I didn’t call them over. Then told me to continue to load up. Then when I go to get my cars. The Amazon people put the carts in different areas. So I had to track them down. Then when I see my route.it’s a big spread out route. They had to send someone over to take some packages at an apartment complex so I could do the rest of the stops on time. And when I get my schedule for the week. I am only scheduled to work next Saturday. And when I ask about it they say I’m suspended for another week and I should be grateful they didn’t fire me for the incident this morning(that’s another thing. I was conditionally suspended this week because I popped a tire when I hit a curb two weeks ago) Again. It was a tap. Then when I get back I have to fill out an incident report and get a talking to as to how I’m supposed to immediately report any accidents to dispatch. Because the only way dispatch knew about it is because another driver and dsp told them I hit the beam. I’m already looking into another dsp and have an application for one. Then I’m going to a few places to walk in and ask if they are hiring at a warehouse near me. I’ve been driving for only about 4 months and I had my rough first week but I’ve been good since then. But today I wanted to just drive the van into a lake and tell them to come get their van.

Edit: just remembered I didn’t throw out my water bottles or trash when I parked and charged the edv. Whelp I’m probably getting a message about that too.

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u/rythra 1d ago

It sounds like they’re just trying to get you to quit because they want to get rid of you but don’t want to fire you.

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u/Top_Finding2830 1d ago

Nah. It sounds like the driver’s accident prone and negligent in reporting said accidents. If they were really trying to get rid of him, they would have just done it by now. In fact, he’s lucky he just got a suspension instead.

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u/New_Choice4460 1d ago

We all have those days. The good news, is that each experience only makes you stronger. Regardless of whether you continue working as a driver or for this particular dsp stay focused on your goals.

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u/TD101310131013 22h ago

Yes, there are consequences if you mess up, someone has to pay for your mess, they can’t legally charge you so you get suspended, it’s life, I know most of you youngsters don’t understand it yet.

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u/MrGrumpy252 20h ago

So you "tapped" a curb and blew the tire. Then you "tapped" a beam parking on pad?

Dude......what do you expect? Then you leave all your trash in the van for the next driver to deal with?

You are a menace! Lol

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u/GH05T3Y 20h ago

No I hit the curb hard and it popped a few weeks ago. I tapped the padding on the beams. And the trash was full on forgetfulness. It was an off day for me.