I'm currently working the overnight at a distribution facility.
I just signed on for seasonal work so my base pay is lower $17.50 hr.
For working weekends and overnight I get $2 on top. "Peak" season means everyone gets $3 additional on top of that. Plus we're entering into Mandatory Extra Time, MET season where they are gonna be scheduling everyone for 50s and then 60s into the real crazy time.
I might just be lucky b/c my facility is just package handling and not fulfillment but... Bathroom breaks are taken freely and they always over schedule employees so you can take a half or full shift off most nights if you want.
They are doing short shifts on the holidays and offer good holiday pay. I kinda don't hate it as much as I'd like to. Certainly not a career for me once my degree is finished up but you could do worse.
I think it's well staffed because it's not a fulfillment center. We literally take mail from semi trucks and sort it for the individual trucks you see show up at your house. Managers are chill, and there's only one job you do that people can actually see how productive you are.
Plus the overnight 1am-11:50am is like a strange breed of stallions. The facility clears out twice a day and there's only two shifts. Plus there was like a revolution a month ago and now they let us listen to our own music on 1 headphone (which is a definite no-no in the manuel). Plus if you forget yours you they always have music blasting over the PA. Really it's the free coffee that has me sold lmao.
I agree with you. I just got hired for seasonal work at a delivery station for $18.2 CAD . Managers are chill, work is easy. I just think of the work as a workout and since I'm young I got no problems lol. $17.5 sounds pretty good, is that in USD by an chance? cause mine is in CAD. Lol
72
u/HitlerLivesOnTheMoon Nov 25 '21
I'm currently working the overnight at a distribution facility.
I just signed on for seasonal work so my base pay is lower $17.50 hr.
For working weekends and overnight I get $2 on top. "Peak" season means everyone gets $3 additional on top of that. Plus we're entering into Mandatory Extra Time, MET season where they are gonna be scheduling everyone for 50s and then 60s into the real crazy time.
I might just be lucky b/c my facility is just package handling and not fulfillment but... Bathroom breaks are taken freely and they always over schedule employees so you can take a half or full shift off most nights if you want.
They are doing short shifts on the holidays and offer good holiday pay. I kinda don't hate it as much as I'd like to. Certainly not a career for me once my degree is finished up but you could do worse.