I was working in an office job making 60k a year. I hated sitting all day but it was reliable and fed the family.

I recently decided I want to be more active. I decided to quit my job for Amazon warehouse, which was hiring in my area for $23/hr and a $3000 bonus.

Amazon Warehouse doesn’t even interview you or anything. You apply then go to an appointment to take a d*** test and do a background check, as long as those clear you got the job. I was all set to start Friday, or so I thought.

While waiting for the results for those I noticed last night that it said there are no shifts available, and removed my ability to see my next steps for once my background check cleared (training videos and ordering work boots).

Looked it up and this is apparently a very common occurrence and Amazon has recently pulled a lot of job offers and deleted listings as they prepare for a possible recession next year. I can see my checklist still but only via an email link they had sent before, so I know my background check and d*** test are good.

Amazon hasn’t even sent an email saying my start date was pulled or anything.

I have enough savings to last 6 months but I’m the primary source of income for my wife and two kids. This situation is so f***ed.

You a wild man op

OP why would you take such a massive pay cut to work in a warehouse???

Breaks over op get back on the belt

OP the only person in the world who fell for those Terry Crews Amazon ads

you’re not very bright

OP prob shouldn't have kids and i hate using that term

this can’t be true

Sometimes you gotta make sure the next job is lined up before you quit the current one.
Hope you learned that lesson here and now

You quit a reliable job for another lesser paying job that you didn’t even fully research..?

Bro, wtf.

A lot of these job threads y’all make are insane.

When OP's productivity goes down by 0.5% while replying to this thread

Did you not see the news of Amazon laying off 20,000 employees

10k pay cut but increased benefits

op dumb as s*** leaving his 60k job for f***ing amazon

Amazon is some s*** you do when you have nothing else

Office job probably had cute little office parties and people brought bday pastries or just randomly brought doughnuts. Office job may have covered a gym membership and provided more room for growth.

That was after I had already started to make the switch

I dont understand how stuff like this happens honestly

Like why would you quit a job without having signed the contract for the next job?

Like you need that s*** on paper

Better download Uber eats, Amazon flex, DoorDash or whatever to hold you over.

I mean at literally any other job I’ve had, having a start date is as good as lined up as you can get.