Amazon Driver Says Manager Asked Him To Finish His Route Before Heading To The ER, Goes Viral With 177K Views
Being employed at a company that neglects its workers’ values is never fun. To this day, many organizations practice harmful environments that are, frankly, overlooked by many; more and more people are experiencing burnout, and employees are forced to exist in negative cultures where they constantly endure mistreatment.
Folks grow to hate their once beloved professions; they begin to feel unhappy and ultimately fail at their jobs. Even though nowadays, it’s become somewhat of a norm to be vocal about the distress that the workplace brings upon a person, we still have a long way to go.
Raising any concerns on social media, whether work-related or not, is a highly effective method to bring the attention that, sooner or later, will contribute to problem-solving, and this delivery driver did exactly that.
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Amazon is known for its questionable values and the company has been criticized yet again
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“I got bit by a dog on my route” – this delivery driver turned to social media to vent about Amazon and their poor issue resolution tactics concerning his recent event involving a dog attack. The video has managed to receive 177K views, 8465 likes and 161 worth of comments discussing the incident.
This delivery driver speaks out about the company’s response after he was bit by a dog, goes viral with 177K views
Image credits: jus10star
Justin Baker began his TikTok video by revealing that, after the incident, he called his dispatcher, who advised him to call Amazon’s driver support. However, once the man got through, the representative told him to contact the emergency support, where he was put on hold for 10 minutes.
Finally, when the connection was established, the woman greeted the driver and hit him with the good old “how are you?” The guy voiced the video over, saying that he was obviously feeling bad as you rarely get a positive response when you’re calling an emergency line.
Image credits: jus10star
The author then mentioned that the woman went on to ask a bunch of “useless” questions. For instance, she wondered whether the man was driving a branded van or if it was just a plain white one; Christine also asked what kind of shoes the guy was wearing, making him question the correlation.
But what’s so puzzling about this unfortunate event is that once the TikToker contacted his manager, he was asked to finish the route before heading to the ER.
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Lately, Amazon’s been known for drawing in criticism; people have questioned the company’s ethics and, more importantly, the treatment of their employees. In the comments, the TikToker revealed that it took the company six whopping months to pay for his hospital bills – moreover, they wouldn’t answer the man’s calls until he finally decided to call the state on them.
What do you think about this situation? What are your initial thoughts about Amazon and its values?
You can watch the video here:
@jus10star#dog#deliverydriver#amazon#ups#fyp#fedex#er#workerscomp#amazondeliverydriver#prime#dogbite#emergency#languagebarrier♬ original sound – Justin Baker
Fellow TikTok users shared their thoughts concerning the situation
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Is anyone really surprised that a company that created a billionaire doesn't give a s**t about its employees?
I don't think Amazon's policies are questionable at all. There's no question they're written by sociopathic monsters who should be getting put in an asylum, not allowed to manage a company.
There have been way too many stories about how horrible Amazon treats its employees for them to be anything but SOP for Amazon and is why I absolutely refuse to order anything from their site. The only way to get big companies to admit they are in the wrong and it is not okay is to hit them in the only place they care about; their profits.
My wife works for USPS and she got bit by a dog pretty badly not that long ago. Day of everyone was fine- but afterwards they wanted to SUSPEND her and WRITE HER UP for getting bit by a dog. Absolutely ridiculous! These people who deliver our mail and packages work long hours, in extreme heat, pouring rain, you name it. They all deserve better.
Some USPS management can be reprehensible but the letter carrier union can and will protect carriers if needed. I’m glad to hear the word getting out that being any kind of a delivery person can be a horrific job sometimes.
Load More Replies...Yet ANOTHER reason to not support Amazon. Have yet to buy anything from them, or their market place.
I work for a different company. Got bit by a dog. Not only did I have to finish my route but my supervisor actually asked me if that meant I wasn't gonna be able to help out a different driver. Dude, I got bit by a big freaking dog and busted my knee bloody trying to get away.
If only there were some way that we could just stop giving Amazon money...
You are being sarcastic I hope because I can see a way. Don't give them any, buy somewhere else. Then they can hire the people Amazon will lay off, and hopefully treat them better.
Load More Replies...Well, we live in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere and have to drive an hour for groceries. That hour gets me to Walmart because that's what's closest unless I wanna drive in a big city with insane traffic and that hour becomes much more. Sometimes I just wanna get my pantry staples without driving two hours with two kids to spend five minutes picking up my groceries that someone else shopped for anyway. Then stop for takeout somewhere because by the time we get home, get two kids settled with said takeout at the table, and put groceries away before we eat cold takeout that's four, maybe five, hours out of my day. If I use Amazon I don't have to get takeout or wrangle a two year old octopus into what she thinks is an instrument of torture. If my husband stays home with the girls I come home to dinner, but I'm gone even longer because I can actually do the shopping and probably get a pedicure or a hair cut if I need one. That's just me though. Who knows about anyone else.
Load More Replies...Sometimes it better to ask for forgiveness instead of permission. This constitutes one of those scenarios.
I'd like to agree because I say that all the time. The problem is that companies don't. If you "displease" anyone in management, they can and most times will just fire you. I have to be honest, when I was younger I hated unions. I thought they were obsolete. With the way work culture has gotten, they're more necessary than ever!
Load More Replies...Is anyone really surprised that a company that created a billionaire doesn't give a s**t about its employees?
I don't think Amazon's policies are questionable at all. There's no question they're written by sociopathic monsters who should be getting put in an asylum, not allowed to manage a company.
There have been way too many stories about how horrible Amazon treats its employees for them to be anything but SOP for Amazon and is why I absolutely refuse to order anything from their site. The only way to get big companies to admit they are in the wrong and it is not okay is to hit them in the only place they care about; their profits.
My wife works for USPS and she got bit by a dog pretty badly not that long ago. Day of everyone was fine- but afterwards they wanted to SUSPEND her and WRITE HER UP for getting bit by a dog. Absolutely ridiculous! These people who deliver our mail and packages work long hours, in extreme heat, pouring rain, you name it. They all deserve better.
Some USPS management can be reprehensible but the letter carrier union can and will protect carriers if needed. I’m glad to hear the word getting out that being any kind of a delivery person can be a horrific job sometimes.
Load More Replies...Yet ANOTHER reason to not support Amazon. Have yet to buy anything from them, or their market place.
I work for a different company. Got bit by a dog. Not only did I have to finish my route but my supervisor actually asked me if that meant I wasn't gonna be able to help out a different driver. Dude, I got bit by a big freaking dog and busted my knee bloody trying to get away.
If only there were some way that we could just stop giving Amazon money...
You are being sarcastic I hope because I can see a way. Don't give them any, buy somewhere else. Then they can hire the people Amazon will lay off, and hopefully treat them better.
Load More Replies...Well, we live in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere and have to drive an hour for groceries. That hour gets me to Walmart because that's what's closest unless I wanna drive in a big city with insane traffic and that hour becomes much more. Sometimes I just wanna get my pantry staples without driving two hours with two kids to spend five minutes picking up my groceries that someone else shopped for anyway. Then stop for takeout somewhere because by the time we get home, get two kids settled with said takeout at the table, and put groceries away before we eat cold takeout that's four, maybe five, hours out of my day. If I use Amazon I don't have to get takeout or wrangle a two year old octopus into what she thinks is an instrument of torture. If my husband stays home with the girls I come home to dinner, but I'm gone even longer because I can actually do the shopping and probably get a pedicure or a hair cut if I need one. That's just me though. Who knows about anyone else.
Load More Replies...Sometimes it better to ask for forgiveness instead of permission. This constitutes one of those scenarios.
I'd like to agree because I say that all the time. The problem is that companies don't. If you "displease" anyone in management, they can and most times will just fire you. I have to be honest, when I was younger I hated unions. I thought they were obsolete. With the way work culture has gotten, they're more necessary than ever!
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