Amazon Area Manager - Week 3 Review + Q&A 

Thank you for watching and for the suggestion - I will do this in my next video!

I agree and you see this at most companies unfortunately

That is so great, congratulations! I am happy that these have been motivating for you and I wish you well on the start of this new chapter for you!

@@Grant0669 Congratulations to you as well!

Thank you for watching!

It usually depends on experience and education or a combination of both depending on what level they make an area manager

Congratulations!

Same

That is great feedback, I am happy they have been helpful! You will do great :)

Hi Emily - these are really great questions and I will answer them in my next video. In short, attire is very casual (I have been wearing jeans or shorts and a tshirt). For shoes I wear running shoes since you walk so much. I bring a backpack with my food, water, a jacket, notepad, and things like that. I leave my belongings at the stand-up desk out on the floor since you dont get an office space

Hi Sharan - yes I can do this in my next video

@@Grant0669 That's awesome! Also it would be great if you could share some light on whether internal transfer like say from an area manager to program manager is possible. Thanks a lot again!!

That's great advice

I am glad you are looking forward to it! I am going to be making that video over the next couple days. While I am not positive that the components of the compensation package are the same for everyone, in general it consists of your salary, a sign-on bonus, and RSUs. The amount of each is highly variable depending on your experience. As a salaried employee, your salary covers any hours that you work - you do not get any extra money for working overtime. The shifts I oversee are 12 hours, but end up being 13.5 for me since I have to arrive early and since they do not factor in the 30 minute unpaid lunch when they say 12 hours

That's great - I hope it went well and thank you for watching!

@@Grant0669 I honestly thought it went brilliantly, there's nothing more I could have done BUT just got off the phone with the Recruiter and I was unsuccessful. My panel were not unanimous in their decision. I will not be an Amazonian 😟. Absolutely gutted.

Joeline Leach there is a lot of competition - if you really want the position you can always apply again later! You will find success - rejections are part of this process and the best we can do is lift one another up as we face them

Did you apply through their website and if so, how did you bypass the internal listings? Did you ever get an internal server error?

Congratulations I hope the first couple weeks have been great!

Hey Josh - great question. It seems like this has been different for a lot of people. I ranked only a handful of places but ended up relocating somewhere that was not on my list. This was not because I wasn't placed where I wanted, I had just requested a last minute location addition after interviewing

@@Grant0669 Thanks Grant. I guess all I can do now is wait and hope I go somewhere exciting.

Thank you for watching. I am not involved in any hiring processes, but under consideration means your application is in the stage of being reviewed, so you just have to play the waiting game

Sounds like a great opportunity!

Hi Charm - thank you for watching. 5 business days is what is typically stated as the timeframe upon completing your interviews, however occasionally it can take longer than this. Your recruiter is your point of contact so you can always reach out to them for any questions/concerns

These are great questions - I have only been working here for a few weeks so my experience with Amazon is limited. I do agree that most people who post reviews tend to do so out of poor experiences, although that is not always the case and everyone's review does has merit. For me personally, I had spoken to a good bit of AMs prior to making my decisions, so I felt that I had a decent idea of what to expect. I also came from another industry where I worked for a few years, so I had specific things that I wanted to be different in my next job. Interactions between everyone seem to be positive especially if you are intentional in making those connections. The hours are long and there is no way around that - that's the one thing that is consistent and true.

@@Grant0669 Thanks Grant, that's helpful. Unfortunately, I do not know anyone who works there to ask so I've been following your experience. Best wishes as your career grows.

Jay C thank you Jay best wishes for you as well!

I don't know what the day shift hours are in the UK, but here I believe they are something like 6AM-5PM or somewhere close to this

Thank you! I believe that like most jobs you are able to make lateral moves if you work hard and demonstrate consistent positive results. I seek out these conversations rather than wait for them to happen

That’s great! This would be a great question to ask your recruiter or you own manager :) I don’t want to say something and be incorrect

My assumption is that it is dependent upon the need of the location for which you are placed

Best of luck!

Hi Viswa - I will be doing an overview of this in my next video!

@@Grant0669 thank you so much for keeping everyone a part of the process! Just heard they offered me the position and I’m waiting on the offer letter. Super excited as it’s my first postgrad offer

@@viswagunasegaram That's a big deal, congratulations!

I am in an AR sortable fulfillment center

That’s great that you are more excited now! Yes you can use a notebook, you’ll have a laptop as well so you have the option to do whatever you feel comfortable with when it comes to note taking

@@Grant0669 thank you so much Grant, you seem like a very genuine and kind person :)

That’s a great question. L4 and L5s are on different levels so when it comes to the promotion reach, an L5 is closer than an L4. L4 is typically what a college hire or someone with less than two years of related experience would be pipelined into.

They went with Area Manager because I did not have enough experience to be an operations manager right away

I would not put any weight on what the status of your application says - I am not sure how frequently that gets updated. The only communication I would take into account is communication form your recruiter.

My recruiter told me to not stress too much on the amazon jobs application site. Mine had showed the same thing. You will know within the 5 days!

@@memekirkland4436 oh thank you, did you get and offer after having the “Application Submitted” status ?

@@MsBulu My process was a bit different. I applied for area manager and area ops. They considered me for the area manager role at first. After i did the interview it posted as "no longer inconsideration. I called my recruiter and she told me dont worry that the system does that automatically when the position is no longer avail. The other position i had applied for (Area ops) stated application submitted since I had first applied. After the interview and my OFFER, it stayed that way for more than a week until it went to archives and it was no longer inconsideration. As mentioned prior, dont think too deep into the statuses. I hope this helps.

@@memekirkland4436 thanks

Hi Jordan - I think a lot of people feel the way that you do, especially when it is their first time relocating to a new city for a new job. I have been doing this for a couple of years (the relocating aspect) and from my experience I find it to be exciting. You get the opportunity to make new friends and experience a way of life different than what you are used to. In regards to work, it is a bit earlier to give a cohesive answer to that but I can say that my experience has been very positive so far. Everyone I have encountered at my site has been very welcoming and excited to teach, and to me that says a lot about the work environment.

It is the day that you begin orientation, training is the week after!

@@Grant0669 Ahh, Makes sense. Thank you!

I would recommend wearing shoes for comfort over fashion - that doesn't mean you can't have both. I wear running shoes since I am on my feet 90% of the time I am on site. Something like boots or shoes with minimal cushion will result in sore feet very quickly.

Based on the comments that I have seen from others, some have gotten phone calls and some have gotten emails. I believe it is dependent on the recruiter, but I am not sure what their official practice is.

Good questions and I am not 100% sure. I know Christmas day is an Amazon holiday and facilities should be closed, but Christmas Even is based on the site I believe

Hi Isabella - I would be upfront and honest to your recruiter and politely explain to them that you are very thankful for the opportunity, but would like to discuss options surrounding the location. Make sure you start with telling them why you are preferring one location over another!

@@Grant0669 I have a quick question, I interviewed last Tuesday, I haven’t heard from Amazon about my outcome of the interview, no email or call. I emailed the recruiter, she said she will get back to me however she hasn’t yet. Should I consider that I didn’t get the offer? Thank you in advance.

@@briannasimon8494 Hi Brianna - I don't think you should formulate any conclusions based on lack of communication. Sometimes this happens and it can be for a number of reasons. Try your best to not let your anxiety overcome you :)

@@Grant0669 good morning Grant it has been two weeks since my interview no call or no email about the outcome. Also my recruiter is not being helpful. Is there another way I contact Amazon about my outcome ?

@@briannasimon8494 Hi Brianna - I do not know of a central contact for this. I would call/email your recruiter again and then search for a contact on the Amazon jobs page if possible. Check your junk mailbox too if you haven't already. That is very aggravating!

Same here

Congratulations on accepting!

@@Grant0669 thank you so much! You as well.

Night shift can either be four 10 hour nights, or three 12 hour nights. Those are the lengths on paper. You will be arriving to work a decent amount earlier than the start of the shift to ensure everything is properly ready for your associates so expect the nights to be a bit longer than that.