I just started a new job a week ago, and quit today. I knew right away that the environment wasn’t sound. I wasn’t going to wait for a nervous breakdown and get fired.
Hi Grant, Thanks so much for your channel and all the content you posted Amazon. I recently was offered a job at Amazon as an Area 2 manager and was hoping we could chat. I did subscribe and follow you on IG and would be happy to connect any way that works best. Also happy to buy you a virtual coffee for your time! Hoping we can connect before this Friday as that is due date to make a decision about Amazon.
Wow, I’m missing out. I’ve been with the company as a tier one for four years. I have a bachelors in computer science but I’m unable to be promoted. Do you have any advice for me as to being promoted?
I think a lot of people are here trying to find out what you have to do in order to move up the ladder and get a different color vest. Well, at least that’s how it is at my location…🤷🏽♀️…I work at the Distribution Center in Fayetteville, NC…we stow, pick, and prepare the mail for the drivers…a 19-year-old kid who was there for three months he’s already a learning ambassador, he trained me…he has the green and blue vest I believe and I’ve been there about two months and I’m 40 years old and I’m definitely not trying to work hard lol! I see that the people with the red operations vests just Walk around bossing people around and they don’t even do anything! I’m trying to get their status and I have a business degree, so how can I use that in order to move up the ladder? Or maybe even move into HR?
Thanks for the video! I am a data analyst considering a switch to operations and will start a PT MBA program in the fall. Which level would be the best for me, if I were to start today? I would assume between levels 4-6
So far I been with Amazon for 2 years. And they need to wake up and bring out a tier 2 in the fulfillment. They would rather pay 1 person 6 figures when all tier 1 associates there do all the work. Whoever created that tier system needs to be fired. Also, they rather hire a person straight out of college and a degree as an AM rather than someone with experience who knows the work process. Safety is only big at Amazon only to save their butts from a lawsuit. And I can keep on and on, but if you work there, you should know because it's a worldwide virus within the company .
thanks for this resource Grant. a question i have is that can someone with a masters degree start as an area manager and then earn an MBA then switch over to the operations management pathway program within Amazon.
I'm a shit level 1 slave at AMAZON. Got hired five months ago under duress, no other jobs in town. I'm 62. I cannot believe places like this exist in our modern day. I hate it.
This was actually really good advice! I’ve been thinking of this for months now and i just can’t confront myself about how much I don’t fit in this job. But i think you’re right about the cycle of not being happy. I’m convincing myself that i have a great team and all but i just can’t get excited anymore about anything in this job. I truly believe that you have to live a meaningful life only for yourself and that’s when you are happy.
Thanks cor sharing those valuable information. I have been working for amazon in the past and I have gained lots of examples that I can say during the interview. I left amazon and now I have applied for an intern role, and my interview in a week, so my question is it okay to use examples of my experience when I was working with amazon?
Greetings, I'm Muhammad Sami. I am writing to inquire about a position as an Amazon Area Manager. I have recently accepted an offer for this position. If you have a few moments, are you able to communicate over linked messaging or Zoom?
As a PA, I encountered a fellow on the OB shipdock w/o proper PPE (His Reflective Vest). He was an Lv. 10 Regional Manager. - I did notice the red ring of tenure around his badge - But I figured "Well he should have known, right?" None the less I heard about it later. Rather, was questioned "Did you talk to that guy?! What did you say? You told him to... HAHAHAAA"" But Mr. Jassy just visited out site. At least this time I knew who I was dealing with LOL
Tier 3 is not just a PA position, its also TOM Team (TA), ICQA, RME, Learning Trainer and Quality. Tier 4 is not just AM, its also TSS(Tom Support Specialist), TOM IT, Learning Coordinator. also tier 9 exist its the regional managers that oversees the local IXD, FC, SC and DSP Nodes.
Hello Grant. Thank you so much for your video and it was really useful for me. I am about to start my new graduate role as a L4 Area Manager next year, and have two questions which I would like you to give me some comments on if your time allows. ①Though it is going to be my first ever full time job after my undergraduate degree, my job description includes people management. What could be one way to communicate with my team members who could be older than me and have much more know-hows at the site? ②What kind of career paths are possible or common among L4 AMs, other than changing role through internal transfer? If you have any idea or know somebody who did so, please share me some cases. Thank you so much for reading til the end despite its length !
Hey Yummie! I'm just starting the interview process for the Area Manager position in my area and am in the same boat. This will be my first full-time job post undergrad! Do you have any advice for me going through the different interview stages? How many stages were there and what were they like?
Hey i know this is a couple years old but i start my area manager next week, i an wondering about the pay schedule. I know i get paid monthly but will i get paid in December since i am starting mid November?
Great explanation of the tier system. I definitely understand it a lot better now from u than when explained when I started awhile ago. First time watching your channel
so my daughter just got told she was getting a job and will receive an offer within the week. How common is it to get placed in the city you requested? thank you for your insight
Very well put together. Loving the different zones. What square footage is it? We just moved to a 400 square foot Condo and still trying to figure out the best layout. 🤗
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It doesn't make sense to skip a level despite what the company says. There's a reason for it not to be published similar to their naming conventions of facilities. Every now and then you'll find a facility's name, acronym, or nomenclature sequence # skipped somewhere. But I'll go on a tangent so that's another conversation. About L2: it is more commonly understood to be considered Learning Ambassadors or LAs...rather unofficially. (Some people may even equate that to being part of a team like safety or part of the Loss Prevention Committee or ISS and so on. But I digress). LAs function as Leads or colloquially Lead Assistants to the PAs aka Process Assistants who in turn function similar to assistants to managers, particularly Area Managers as you stated. L5 managers can also be viewed as Sr (Area) Managers while L4 can be at times considered Jr. Managers. Both are officially known as Area Managers. About L3 & below: people often confuse Level 3s as Tier 3s or Level 1s as Tier 1s and so forth interchangeably. Tiers (can also) describe your tenure within the company, despite your Level. For example, if you've been there for at least a year or a year ½, roughly speaking, that is “the next *tier* up”. A Level focuses more on your position within the company. Sometimes happenings within Amazon exceeds research. One has to be in the company or know knowledgeable Amazonians or (former/current/internal/external) customers to really understand the nuances. However, that doesn't necessarily apply to you since you're part of the culture. More to the point, someone can be a Tier 3 being in the company for at least 2 years but still be at Level 1. Reasons vary but a common reason is that being Tier 3 with less responsibilities but more time within the company pays more than a Level 3 with more responsibilities with less time within the company. A con to that could be a slow progression to leadership roles for the Tier 1 associate vs the Level 3 associate. Also, if a Tier 3 (but still Lv. 1) decides after so many years to finally move up to a Level 3 position successfully, in many cases, their pay will be slightly reduced to start at that position's (L3's) pay rate instead of what they could make as a tenured Tier 3 employee. Communication around affected employees, indicated that there were a number of upset tenured Tier 3 associates who became Level 3 PAs but weren't previously aware of this. For best results, put your bids in early for progression up the chain of command. And don't just only settle for the next step up. Go for several levels up instead to compensate, etc. Like Jalen Pappe in the comments. And he's only 19 too! Yet he misses -Tier 1- Level 1 for honorable or legitimate reasons, he's even more proud of his accomplishment of being a -Tier 3- Level 3. Note: a Level 9 would be considered the Director level(s) or the _report to_ , from the GM, also known as Regional Managers in a more traditional sense. Additionally, there seem to be site locations where there are no Senior Ops Managers but only Operations Managers instead. That may or may not be the reasons for those site's GMs to be an L7 instead of an L8.
hi there. just was wondering. if you found yourself in a job where you were told to move to be closer..you do thinking you would be at the office. but you end up working at your flat.. and then you find that your just in a holding pattern waiting for work.. despite people being nice (u work alone but do have comm with a small team) would u have rights to question the role? and look elsewhere. After under 2 months? asking in general
I have a question that I would love to have the opportunity to ask you to better understand the T1 and T4/5 levels. If you read this message me and hopefully we could connect
Great videos! I was curious, I just received the notice that I got the job. Last week I was supposed to get the actual offer letter (compensation/location), they told me to expect it next week but, I wanted to know how long you waited or how long I should expect to wait. I had a friend wait a month when he got the area manger job. Thank you!!
