Amazon Flex reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(4,579 total reviews)
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Jeff Bezos

46% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Amazon Flex has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,579 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amazon Flex employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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4.0
May 27, 2017

Background check (accurate)

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Amazon flex, lots of blocks/work available!! Work when you like!!! Be your own boss. Not bad pay!!

Cons

My background check took well more than 10 business days to complete!! It states on the amazon flex app 10 business days approx. If your background check is in progress, and your waiting more than 10 working days. Give accurate background a email and they will reply. Its not Amazon's fault that the background check is delayed. As it is done my "accurate background". I submitted my background check on 9 may , and was completed on 27 may!!!!!!! It can take a While!!!!!!!! Be warned!!

1.0
Jun 20, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

None. At my stage, there are literally none.

Cons

I've been "employed" (?) by Amazon flex for a few weeks now and I'm yet to complete my first shift. The app often gives me notifications that there are offers (shifts) available for me (specifically reserved for me, no one else), yet when I open the app I'm greeted with "No offers available. Check back soon". Even Amazon's help section tells you this is likely to happen because there are so many drivers now that shifts are so rare. It goes on to say I should constantly (as in for 10 hours straight) refresh the app in the hope that I catch a shift being advertised. This is not a sustainable means of employment. I'd be better off working freelance for one of the many other courier companies on a lesser wage.

1.0
Apr 16, 2018

Cemps Uk Ltd

Recommend
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Pros

Large looking wages to start with but then! check it out

Cons

To start with they hire a van and pay the deposit for you for the first week or two depending how wages fall and you pay it back weekly to them at the same time as paying your van hire, so you are paying approx. £110 per week for the deposit and £210 per week for your van hire. £320 out of a week’s wages. It was 5 weeks working after paying my own fuel in advance, taking out money for the van hire they paid as well as the van hire I had to pay before I made any money after paying everyone back. Take in to account you are paid 2 weeks in arrears. Without the bonus you will work 6 full days 7:30 up to 9pm, normally 6:30 - 7:30 finish, 12 hours on a full day x 6 =72 hours £110 per day x 6 = £660 van cost £210 per week first 6 weeks paying £110 deposit repayment and then £50 per week (after the 6 weeks) until they have £1500 of your money in their bank. (van safety deposit) £25 for them to process your wages For the first 6 weeks £660 (6 days work) – £210 (van Hire) = £450 – £110 (rental Repayment) = £340 not bad, you will then be paying £25 per week for the privilege of them processing your wages taking it to £315 but divide by 72 hours on a full week = £4.37p hour to be self-employed. you can improve if you work faster/run Normal week for the first 6 months £660 (6 days work) – £210 (van Hire) = £450 – £50 (van safety deposit) = £400 not bad, you will then be paying £25 per week for the privilege of them processing your wages taking it to £375 but divide by 72 hours on a full week = £5.20 p hour to be self-employed. Then pay tax out of that and NI and you may as well be unemployed. If you stay off for more than 3 days even if you are ill they hold all money owed until you return, this will be 3 weeks’ pay (includes the week you stay off) You do get £1.80 for the data per day you will use on your phone You will have to pay the fuel in advance paid back at £0.16 per mile (3 weeks later) no matter how many miles you do this is based on the route, if you revisit customers who are not home it will not be counted on the route. You can expect approximately £6.50 – £7.50 per day for fuel, trust me you will use more than that. If you decide to leave you will be paid your outstanding wages after 5 weeks from your last day. After all this you will take home £315 – tax and National insurance per week for the first 6 weeks a bit different from £660 But then it will go up to £375 - tax and National insurance for the next 6 months. If you do less than 6 days you will lose £110 per day, but all the outgoing stay as they are so the first 6 weeks if you do 3 days you will earn £330 (3 days work) -£320 (van rental and repayment) = £10 (gross pay) – tax, so don’t take time off at all so £10 divided by 36 hours = £0.27 p/h approx

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