Thinking about filing a lawsuit against Amazon..
My market has been terrible lately. No surges, only base pay even at 4 a.m. Mileage is sometimes around 80–100 miles, with overloaded carts that block my view and routes that don’t fit within the allotted time. On top of that, Amazon has started sending me emails saying I'm canceling too many blocks. Lately, I just end the block when the scheduled time is up and return the packages to the warehouse the following day.
I bought a dashcam and installed a mileage tracker. I also record videos of the overloaded carts at the warehouses.
They also started giving a shadow ban for 3 days if you cancel 7 blocks. But since bots grab the blocks instantly, you have no choice but to click on everything, then keep the ones you want and cancel the rest.
This means Amazon Flex drivers aren't flexible anymore.
I think their policy is getting out of control.
And I believe they’re misclassifying us as independent contractors, because if you look at the definition of an independent contractor, it doesn’t match what Amazon expects from us.
Back when they were paying well, it was worth it. But now they pay us like DSP drivers, yet we use our own vehicles.
I decided to search online to see if we have any way to fight back against Amazon's exploitation, and I discovered that tens of thousands of drivers are filing lawsuits and receiving compensation for mileage, unpaid time, and even unemployment benefits after deactivation. Courts are ruling that we are actually employees, not independent contractors.
Posted May 11, 2025, 4:47 PM UTC