Why I'm Quitting Amazon Flex

I've been delivering packages for Amazon customers for 1 year now, and after 100 shifts - I'm done!

0:00 Why I started Amazon
0:56 The algorithm changed
5:23 Amazon doesn't reward doing well
8:37 Enables my unhealthy schedule
9:44 Damages vehicle
12:20 It's unfulfilling now
13:20 It's not all bad!
16:00 Outro

[sambentley]

I’m in college now, which means I’m very poor. So me and two of my friends decided we would try doordashing. Last night was our first time and all three of us were in the same car. Let’s just say that was one of the most chaotic experiences of my life. We dashed for an hour and a half, made 26$ between the three of us, and legitimately almost died 2 times. Overall 9/10 experience and we will be doing it again 👍

[piprod]

It seems to an outsider that a lot of these gig jobs rely on the worker not correctly accounting for all the costs: the time waiting around for an order, fuel, insurance, repairs, depreciation.

[kylocatky]

I feel like gig jobs are over-advertised as easy money but there are pros and cons with everything. These videos are really enlightening and hopefully allow people to make more informed decisions on what they do for work.

[FerociousPancake]

Gig jobs are a lot of trouble. They have entire departments dedicated to optimizing the system as much as possible to make sure you make the least amount of money and they make the most profit, and they significantly increase your risk of a car crash and the second you get into one your money that you made is gone.

[godspeedmax]

This assertion is totally accurate. I don’t work for a flex but I have worked for DoorDash, UberEats, Grubhub etc. It is the only job I have ever had where the longer u do it, the less u make. These deliveries are mostly money losers . And the depreciation of your vehicle is a cost that can not be recouped

[nachoeluv]

good to see an honest review of goods and bads and knowing some jobs are meant to be quick money but not long term

[bigv]

Even with the weird hours you seem more content and less stressed than all the years you've uploaded reptile videos with your business and stuff. Love the channel. Peace ✌️ love 🩵 happiness 😊

[sosaskates]

I just wanted to say that I’ve literally watched you grow up on here and I’m so proud of you.. you’re shaping up into a great man .. I’m ten years older than you.. but regardless I have a lot of respect and admiration for you and your journey in life 🖤🔥🖤 keep up the good work and stay encouraged! You never know who’s watching, and you never know know who you’re inspiring

[SAmaryllis]

This was a really interesting series, so thanks for sharing it with us! Your analysis seemed pretty spot-on - Amazon Flex is not really meant to be a long-term thing, and it's okay to move on when you've gotten what you need from it :) It does make sense that a lot of deliveries would be out in rural areas with sketchy road conditions, because if they weren't, it could probably just be handled with their normal Amazon vans lol

[JustinSVA]

I'm actually really glad you made this update! I had been considering doing this to give me more time on other projects but the one thing holding me back was the car thing.

[AngelaRWatts]

Pretty cool work! But yeah, kindaaa glad you're taking a step away, because your health is still more important, and knowing when to remove stuff when boundaries are hard to set is very wise!

And I'm looking forward to the new vids and all!

[YourDriverMike]

Yeah Flex is really best at $20-$25+/hr but it's tough to grab those promo blocks because bonus pay may not even get that high. That plus having no idea where you'll be delivering means you could have miles and miles of driving for so-so pay. I also used to finish shifts much faster years ago versus now. Considering I just took an awful Flex Retail Delivery shift I'm listening intently

[mrahim]

I love the direction this channel is going in. 🥰

[ysierra]

Using your own gas is the worst thing for these gig jobs

[ANPC-pivu]

Amazon's sales are in decline and there's also a lot more people looking for this sort of gig work, so it makes sense that the big pay outs when there weren't enough workers to meet demands weren't going to last. The pay outs might increase again heading up to Christmas this winter, but will probably fall off a cliff immediately after.

[septarian]

You're very wise for your age. Not to sound like a weird old lady, I'm 31 but I appreciate you sharing what you've learned and your honesty. You have so much life experience for your age I guess is what I mean. From starting YouTube super young then owning a full on business, to where you are now. It's cool to see and even cooler to hear your take away & lessons from each endeavor. Cool man, I appreciate you sharing your experience.

[Nemshek]

My personal experience, It felt good at first. Stressful learning everything at first but you can get past that. It just started getting harder and harder to get blocks in my area. To the point that it just wasnt viable. Also the stress and wear on my car was also another big deal. I want my car to last, Flex kinda forces you to drive fast and rough just to make deliveries on time.

[DisturbedBurger]

December 2021 I did a 3 hour block for $144. Only took me 1hr to complete 😊.
Total that week was ~$500 and I worked 6hrs.

[BornAgainFarmGirl]

Well, good for you. I really enjoyed this video because for the longest time I had no idea where those Amazon delivery drivers in their own personal cars were coming from.

[j.elizabeth]

Really like the direction you’re taking this channel and didn’t let it sit when Emerald Scales closed up. There is SO much work in editing and filmmaking — I think you have a great eye and are building sophisticated camera movement and editing skills. “I made my first short film” when???