What: Amazon Flex enlists drivers to deliver packages for the nation’s largest online retailer, paying a minimum of $15 per hour
Expected pay: $15 to $25 per hour
Husl $core: $$$$
Where: Many major U.S. cities (find the list here)
Requirements:
- Must be 21 or older
- Have a valid driver’s license and auto insurance
- Own mid-size sedan or larger car or truck with an enclosed bed
- Smart phone
- Pass a background check.
Review:
Amazon Flex offers one of the few delivery jobs that can allow you to earn more than minimum wage, usually even after accounting for gas and wear and tear on your car. The online retailer “contributes” between $15 and $19 to driver pay for each hour the driver works. However, some of its pay expectations are built around tips, which the site estimates based on average tips paid for similar blocks of business.
Amazon Flex drivers are presented with time “blocks” that they can accept or ignore. For instance, the company may offer a 2-hour block, paying $36 to $50. The minimum you can earn if you take this block is $36. However, if you receive tips, you’ll earn more. Drivers get 100% of their tips.
The catch: Each block contains a set number of deliveries that Amazon believes can be completed within the time frame. But if your block takes more time, the company doesn’t pay you more. On the bright side, Amazon pays drivers twice a week, which is helpful for those who need to earn money fast.
That said, driver experiences are not all alike. Some complain about getting delivery blocks that are an hour or more from the warehouse — or that require delivering via a toll-road. You don’t get paid extra for the additional gas or costs. If you can’t deliver some of the packages in your block, you have to bring them back to the warehouse, which could be out of your way and doesn’t count as part of the time for which you are paid. Like many other flexible jobs, there is no guarantee of how many hours you will get to work, either.
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If you’re strong enough to help people move, consider Truxx (Husl$core: $$$$) UShip (HuslScore: $$$$), CitizenShipper (Husl$core: $$$$) and Dolly (Husl$core: $$$$)
For side hustles that require fewer expenses, check out Random Side Hustles that Anyone Can Do.
If you like animals, consider signing up with Rover. You set your own rates for both watching and walking dogs, which allows many side hustlers to earn upwards of $30 per hour, with minimal costs.
Want to drive for Amazon Flex?
Here’s a direct link where you can sign up to drive for Amazon Flex
What their drivers have to say:
The app makes 3 – 4 hour delivery blocks available. If there are any delivery blocks available, you pick up the packages a local warehouse, where a warehouse worker places 3 – 4 hours worth of packages in front of you. You scan them and put them in your vehicle. The app will open a gps to your first delivery location. Most of the deliveries will be in the same area. They pay direct deposit in 2-3 business days.”
“This is NOT a reliable source of income. I was using this in between jobs. I had 100% reliability rating and worked hard every day 2 -4 hour blocks a day (40 hrs per week). All of a sudden, I stopped getting blocks everyday. Then I would get maybe 1 here or there. So I went from being able to support my family to fearing the bills coming up!
“A while back someone posted “why do you hate apartments so much?”… today was the answer to that question. I had 11 packages in one complex. The buildings are not well labeled so good luck finding the apartments. I got 7 delivered up and down 3 flights of stairs and took the rest to the leasing office where a worker berated me about being a “liar” for not attempting delivery first.
10/26/2021
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I am thoroughly disgusted with Amazons new delivery system.
I ordered 2 items for our granddaughter’s 4th birthday that were to arrive on Friday the 9th of Nov.(the party was Saturday the 11th). I received emails saying our packages had been delivered, but no packages.
My husband found the photo that had been sent to us showing the packages placed at someone’s door, on someone’s porch….but it wasn’t ours!
I called Amazon Saturday, and #1) had to speak to someone, with sketchy English, who welcomed me as a “Prime Member” and told me they would put my money back on my card and I could reorder the items. #2) She said I would not have to pay shipping….of course I don’t, you already mentioned that I have Prime and we never pay shipping!
#3) I asked to speak to her supervisor who’s English was only slightly easier to understand. I told her I should NOT have to reorder because it wasn’t my mistake, and that now I’d have to show up empty handed at a birthday party for a 4 year old.
We are FREQUENT Amazon shoppers (especially Harry) and We have NEVER had a problem when UPS delivered for us.
I was told they would reorder one item for me but I’d have to reorder the other. I told her I wanted UPS ONLY for all our future deliveries, and I was not given a guarantee that this would always occur. When this happens a second time, I guess we will have to shop elsewhere!
I bet you a dollar you shopped at Amazon again, didn’t ya.
😂😂😂
😂😂😂 you are comedy bro
Ok? Lol
Remember these are independent contractor jobs, (this includes most Mystery Shopper assignments, many merchandising or drop jobs) REMEMBER to adjust(SAVE) for TAX requirements, YOU will have to pay taxes that employers withhold for you. YOU are NOT an employee, YOU are the BOSS. Don’t get surprised at tax time.
Was fine at the beginning from October was busy had plenty blocks offers .. even if I cancelled my block during same day had a chance to get later one .. Nov same ……plenty .. DECEMBER .. UFF….. didn’t have time to even read all notifications … had to switch them off to get 5 min of peace … last minute jobs paid even 78£h for 2.5h blocks .. 500£ a week easy ..piece of piss .. to earn even more get longer blocks get bigger car ….. again plenty … first week of 2020 still fully booked .. from 7th till now ….. ZERO..NADA..NULL….. FEW MAILS TO SUPPORT NO REPLY .. SO I GET TO DEPOT TO HAVE LOOK IS IT OONLY ME .GET SHOCKED … NO FLEX DRIVERS AT ALL.. ?????? GET THE REG DRIVER AND ASK W…T….F.GOT ANSWER O WELL WHAT CAN I SAY “” SLAVE DID JOB .. SLAVE CAN GO “””
NOT FAIR AT ALL..
AND WHERE IS THE SENTENCE FROM HELP PAGE THAT IS A PART TIME OPP. ?? PART TIME IN MY OPINOIN IS AT LEAST 15H P/W
3/4 BLOCKS
AND NOW I HAVE VAN.. AND NO JOB TO DO
90’s were better
THERE WAS :
STEVE JOBS
BOB HOPE
JOHNY CASH
NOW WE HAVE AMAZON BUT:
NO JOBS .. NO HOPE … NO CASH
Huh? What are you yelling about?
I like your analogy. I am out in CA, thinking about Amazon Flex. Have delivered with Postmates, which was good. But since Uber came along the bonuses are gone. You write, quite well, No Jobs, no Hope, no Cash. The 90’s were good to me also.
Hey people wake up if you are doing amazon flex you are working for free because let say you get pay 20 a hour or 23 a hour right but on top of that you need to pay you food for that day like 10 or 15 dollars for a lunch for those 4 hours delivery plus maybe 20 or 30 dollar of gas right so know how much you have let from this 4 hours delivery maybe 70 or 85 but you still need to take that money for you vehicle maintenance in case it brake down let say 30 for inch delivery plus you are doing a lot of mile on your car and I did not put money for that insurance so know do you think this is a good jobs now.
Well not everyone lives in downtown Beverly Hills for their gas and breakfast and lunch? I make my sandwiches at home, gas is about $10 on a very bad day, so i still bring home much needed $ – Thank you Amazon for the opportunity! I always can decide to work somewhere else!
If you sit on your butt for 4 hrs… you still have to eat, don’t you? How ’bout get some food from the fridge? Don’t know where you spend $30/40 on gas in 4hrs….and $30 for break down? Change the mechanic or drive something not older than 30/40yrs. I guess sitting on your butt and getting Biden/welfare (our money) every a few months is better option.
By the way, I’ve been working on Riker’s Island for 15 (bloody) years…
This guy, even if they were working for someone, people commute 30 + miles one way easily now. Hey guess what they still need to have insurance and pay for gas…. my average home delivery home mileage is about 36 miles. Sure do I get some that are longer but I also finish my blocks about 30 min early for 2hour and 45 to and hour early for a 4hour block
There are tax write offs in states at least for mileage. .56$ /mi 100mi x .56 = 56$ it take 30$ to fill my car and I get 350mi a tank…. can figure the rest to see how much will be written off,
WORST PLACE TO WORK, This is all contractors they don’t care about NOTHING, is all LIES, they make you think you are in the best place this amazing, super incredible Amazonnnnnn, WOW !!!!, you are feeling in top of the world, “I’m working for AMAZON”, wrongggggggg!!!!, this is MODERN SLAVERY, they said 40 hour max at $ 15, but you have to finish your 180 to 200 stops, drive like a maniac to get things done, when they complain about speed to the contractor…… who’s fault is it ?,.. YOU the driver. This is a total waste of time. Making richer the CEO and making the drivers more poor.
Worst delivery company to work for. They pay way below minimum wage. No health benefits. They give you way more packages than assigned . A 3 hrs work take 6 hrs . They don’t respect there independent contractors. They review your delivery and discriminate your work and delete your account without stating why. It is a very short term and waste of time to invest your time with this amazon flex program. I had 20 friends working with them as a independent contractor and one morning there accounts was terminated without stating why just like that after working months with them in the New Orleans area. People don’t invest your time and effort because you not really independent and running you own business. You really just a abused and used employee working for this company. Also my account was terminated with them after investing months of work and time help developing this flex program and when asked why a computer always reply without answering my specific question…People best you fine a career job than waste you time with these independent contractor company that are destroying family income and your development.
It’s good to work with Amazon flex
I had a driver rating of Great and then in one day it went to spare because they sent me to a college mailroom that closes at 4:30 but I didn’t even pick up my packages until 5:00 so that is set up for failure
I did amazon flex fresh in VA. The pickup was located on Central Drive, VB. It was 17 packages in 3 different cities, not even 1 in VB. 1 stop was on 15th View St in Norfolk, about 23 miles away. The last stop was 13 miles from 15th View Street. I drove more than 30 miles that day.
The next day was WORSE. I had 30 bags to deliver. The last stop that day was 23 miles from the pickup location.
The IRS reimbursement rate for 2021 is 56 cents. If I drove more than 30 miles total from the pick up and between stops, for BOTH days, my reimbursement for gas would be more than $30.
Yet for BOTH days, as a 5’1” 126lb female lifting packs of water, and soda, up and down apartment stairs, I only got $30+$10tips for both days.
Amazon ripped me off. As much money as they gain in revenues each year, they could at least make all stops in one city and give you more to deliver. They are messed up.
AMAZON FLEX. IS THE WORST F ING NIGHTMARE U COULD EVER HAVE. I RATHER WASH DISHES. THEY DO U REAL BAD. MADE 110 IN ONE DAY AND HALF THAT WENT ON GAS. I DELIVERED 30 PACKAGES ALL OVER BULVERDE. AND PPL DIDNT GIVE GATE CODES OR ANSWER PHONES THE APP FREEZES WHILE U ARE IN ROUTE. AS SAID WORSE F ING THING U COULD EVER GET IN TO. DELIVERING FOOD IS ONE THING. BUT THE PACKAGES. ITS MIGRANT WORK STATUS. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME