Different lines of work have different challenges one has to deal with. If you work in retail or customer service, you’ll have to deal with all kinds of clients. If you work in the field of media and content creation, like myself, you’ll have to deal with creative blocks. If you work in the post and delivery industry, one of your biggest challenges is probably going to be speed. Customers want their products delivered as soon as possible most of the time and companies want to deliver on their promise of being capable of doing so, which is completely understandable. After all, they are being paid for quick and reliable delivery.
Most people, however, won’t know what happens behind the scenes when it comes to delivering parcels and packages. A TikTok user who goes by the handle “revengekkid” is an Amazon delivery driver. On his TikTok account, he decided to share the things he wishes he knew before starting work at the company. One of his videos went viral, gathering 28.9k likes and over 700 comments at the time of writing. Scroll down for the whole story and consider leaving a comment!
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This Amazon delivery worker decided to share things he wishes he knew before starting the job, and he delivered
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Even though job listings and company employees who interview you provide a lot of information about the position most of the time, the reality of the job you actually have to face is usually at least a bit different. And that's not even necessarily a bad thing, as this is how things in life usually work—your expectations don't always match the reality of something. However, when it comes to work, it would be great to know as much as possible before starting out. This Amazon delivery driver would probably agree.
The delivery driver shares that he barely has any time for breaks if he wants to finish the job, has to run a lot and sometimes works without air conditioning
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When a job doesn't meet your expectations, it can be more difficult to handle, especially when things don't exactly go according to what your employer informed you of beforehand. In the case of this delivery driver, it sounds rather unfair that he was promised break time, when in reality he has to meet strict deadlines that don't actually allow for relaxing breaks. In fact, he says that he has to at least jog most of the time when making deliveries, skip breaks and he also says he's lucky if he gets a delivery van with air conditioning, which is crucial for his work in the summertime.
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Apartments, assisting colleagues when you're done with your work already and group stops are some of the extra troubles the driver has to go through
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Most jobs have some more intense aspects about them, but it seems that being a delivery driver is all about rushing. As the TikTok user shares his side of what working as an Amazon delivery driver is like, you can get an impression that it all is indeed about speed, whilst still managing to get the deliveries right. His story may also evoke respect for delivery drivers in general. They work tirelessly, quickly, and still manage to deliver packages to the right places and on time.
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You definitely have to give some credit to delivery drivers, considering a lot of things can go wrong on their side, yet they still successfully deliver the packages
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It seems that a lot of extra trouble delivery drivers have to go through stems from miscommunication on the customers' side. People should definitely pay more attention when putting in relevant information for their deliveries, because that helps out the drivers a lot, and you get your package delivered to the right place and on time. Technical errors surrounding the garage deliveries don't sound like a great time either, knowing the drivers are constantly in a rush.
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It appears that a lot of people not only misunderstand how difficult this job is, but they don't also care much about delivery drivers
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Arguably one of the sadder parts of this story is when the delivery driver shares how he feels that other people don't care about deliver drivers at all. He says he has pretty much never been offered some water or had someone inquire about his wellbeing during deliveries. Garage deliveries once again make an appearance, and it seems that they are something that hinders the drivers' performance.
Considering the things delivery drivers have to go through, they truly are some of our unsung heroes
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The insights the delivery driver provides paint a picture which shows that being a delivery driver is in fact a very tough job, which makes them deal with a lot of things and not just driving around and putting packages all over the place. Perhaps his insights will help people appreciate delivery drivers more, and a lot of them certainly deserve the praise for making our lives easier.