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Amazon Flex delivery driver Eric Elrod (@deycallmeel) outed a colleague for marking packages as missing and undeliverable. In a viral TikTok that’s accrued more than 226,000 views on the popular social media platform, he records a worker hovering over a cart of parcels. A device is in the worker’s hands and the clip appears to have been captured in a storage facility.
“Look at this,” Wavy says at the onset of his clip. According to a caption in his post, the Amazon Flex Delivery driver is marking a multitude of packages as being undelivered. Furthermore he claims that at least two other delivery drivers for the online retailer returned a slew of boxes back to the warehouse too.
“Dude brought his packages back in & started marking them missing or undeliverable. The guy in the black shirt came back with his cart & started doing the same thing,” Wavy commented.
As the clip progresses, Wavy pans his camera over to another bin full of boxes. “Look at that,” he says, commenting on even more items that didn’t reach their intended destination. Next, he directs the camera back to the other Flex driver. “So he’s marking his package. Look at that,” the TikToker says before laughing as the clip comes to a close.
Amazon driver criticism
There have been a slew of social media videos questioning the delivery practices of Amazon drivers. Like this one driver who was captured on a home doorbell camera tossing a pair of boxes at a customer’s door. In the clip, he is shown exiting a vehicle with a package in each hand. Next, he takes a few steps before hurling them toward the front door, where the recording device is situated. One of the boxes doesn’t even make it to the concrete walkway; it falls on the grass and remains there.
Another Missouri resident uploaded their own footage showcasing similar Amazon delivery driver behavior. In their video, an employee driving an Amazon Prime-branded van pulls up to their house. Following this, the worker is shown getting out of the van, and then they toss a cardboard envelope in front of the home. Upon returning to their vehicle, they then drive across the customer’s front lawn, rather than reversing and driving on the street.
Undelivered Amazon parcels
USA Today also reported in 2024 that a delivery worker for the retailer abandoned approximately 80 packages. The employee fessed up to leaving the undelivered units in the woods. A Massachusetts police sergeant purportedly discovered three tote bags filled with items while on a routine patrol just ahead of Christmas.
When questioned about the unfulfilled deliveries, the driver said they offloaded the goods due to being “stressed.” This not only sparked outcry from irate customers who’ve had packages go missing, but from those who expressed concern about delivery workloads.
Employees tasked with moving goods for Amazon have decried the quotas they’re expected to undertake. Some mentioned that they have to successfully transport anywhere from 170-350 items to various addresses in a single shift.
Consequently, workers are purportedly encouraged to recklessly drive, and deliver, their packages to meet these metrics. Vice reports that some employees are instructed to turn off their mentor applications, which monitor their driving habits. By disabling this feature, they will not be flagged for speeding and other unsafe driving practices.
That’s because, according to the piece, drivers otherwise find it impossible to meet delivery demands whilst dutifully obeying all the rules of the road. Additionally, other Amazon workers say that “drive-by” package hurtling is necessary for them to adequately complete their daily workloads.
In fact, some employees sued the corporation for giving them so much work that they’re unable to even take bathroom breaks. Forbes writes that numerous staffers and contracted drivers said they must urinate in empty bottles so as not to lose time.
Amazon strikes
Throughout the years, Amazon delivery workers across the country have petitioned for less overbearing workplace demands. CNN reports that employees across four separate states protested for better conditions. Although, the outlet did mention that many of the strikes were being conducted by Teamsters Union staffers.
Furthermore, in the same article, workers opined about having to single-handedly deliver as many as 400 packages a day. This begets extended shifts with little to no assistance from management or fellow employees.
Commenters who reacted to Wavy’s post had varying reactions to his video. One person shared their own woeful delivery anecdote. “Had one day they couldn’t deliver to my door. I was sitting on my couch with the front door wide open. No one ever even came down my road or turned into my driveway.”
Another, who was a Flex delivery driver themselves, said they wished they had enough packages to transport in their area. “And I’m over here struggling to get some routes.”
Someone else couldn’t seem to understand why an employee would bring back undelivered packages in full surveillance view. “Meanwhile the cameras watching you guys all do this.”
@deycallmeel dude bought his packages back in & started marking them missing or undeliverable. the guy in the black shirt came back with his cart & started doin the same thing #deycallmeel #amazonflex #arizona #fyp #flexdriver #flexscam #fyp #foryou ♬ original sound – Wavy
But there was at least one other person who seemingly corroborated Wavy’s experience with their own: “I’ve been seeing people take carts to their car then take it back inside.”
The Mary Sue has reached out to Amazon via email and Elrod via TikTok comment for further information.
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