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Christmas jobs at Amazon

Vandergaard
Vandergaard Posts: 3 Newbie
in Employment, jobseeking & training
Hi everyone. Been thinking about applying for a Christmas job at Amazon. Anyone with any experience who can tell me what it's like to work there? I've had Christmas jobs at Royal Mail in the past, so I'm used to repetitive work, but I was wondering about things like pay, opportunities for overtime, working atmosphere, etc.!:)

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  • scooby088
    scooby088 Posts: 3,385 Forumite
    I went for a position at amazon they pay £6.20 p/h, pretty easy work order picking reading barcodes, loading, packing,labelling, it's all through agency and theres a drug and alcohol test too. Plus I know of some people who were getting payments withheld from the agency and having all sorts of hassle over times of work and money.
  • MissSarah1972
    MissSarah1972 Posts: 1,648 Forumite
    scooby088 wrote: »
    I went for a position at amazon they pay £6.20 p/h, pretty easy work order picking reading barcodes, loading, packing,labelling, it's all through agency and theres a drug and alcohol test too. Plus I know of some people who were getting payments withheld from the agency and having all sorts of hassle over times of work and money.
    wow 1p over NMW is it? :)
  • scooby088
    scooby088 Posts: 3,385 Forumite
    MissSarah1972 wrote: »
    wow 1p over NMW is it? :)

    1p more think i'd book a carribean cruise:rotfl:
  • Vandergaard
    Vandergaard Posts: 3 Newbie
    scooby088 wrote: »
    I went for a position at amazon they pay £6.20 p/h, pretty easy work order picking reading barcodes, loading, packing,labelling, it's all through agency and theres a drug and alcohol test too. Plus I know of some people who were getting payments withheld from the agency and having all sorts of hassle over times of work and money.

    Sounds exactly like Royal mail then. :rotfl:

    Is there any chance of overtime?
  • Daedalus
    Daedalus Posts: 4,253 Forumite
    Vandergaard wrote: »
    Sounds exactly like Royal mail then. :rotfl:

    Is there any chance of overtime?

    Up to Christmas? I would put my house on it.
  • scooby088
    scooby088 Posts: 3,385 Forumite
    Vandergaard wrote: »
    Sounds exactly like Royal mail then. :rotfl:

    Is there any chance of overtime?

    Plenty of O/T but that is where the problems begins with the money. Glad i'm not there now.
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