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MineralMan

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17. Well, it's a knotty problem, for sure.

Wed Mar 24, 2021, 10:14 AM

Mar 2021

On the other hand, UPS dropped off two packages at my house that should have been delivered to the house across the street. Odd and even street addresses. So, I walked the two packages across the street to my neighbor's house, and she gave me the package that should have been delivered to my house.

My house number is right there by the front door. Someone wasn't paying attention.

Incorrect deliveries can cost companies a good deal of money, actually. So can switching drivers after the delivery truck leaves the distribution center. That's another concern, and people actually do that sometimes for various reasons. For example, a driver making $xx per hour switches drivers to another driver who gets paid less. The original driver then delivers for someone else and pockets part of the Amazon pay along with full pay for the other company. It does happen.

Amazon wants to know where it's delivery trucks are and who is driving them. That makes considerable sense to me.

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Amazon keeps pushing the envelope... [View all] alwaysinasnit Mar 2021 OP

Many companies have been doing similar tracking for years. TwilightZone Mar 2021 #1

Indeed GregariousGroundhog Mar 2021 #6

amazon is hijacking the postal service to remake it as its own delivery service as well nt msongs Mar 2021 #2

Amazon is rescuing the postal service.. HipChick Mar 2021 #3

Amazon needs to be reigned in. Joinfortmill Mar 2021 #4

Who among us doesn't want to know exactly where our s**** is.... VarryOn Mar 2021 #5

You have a good point, but why do they need biometrics for that? alwaysinasnit Mar 2021 #7

I know I do t want my employer to know every move I make... VarryOn Mar 2021 #8

I agree. This is trucking. The company should be able to monitor the driver and load. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2021 #11

Me. Iggo Mar 2021 #18

Makes me think of my car insurance company Allstate Tree Lady Mar 2021 #9

My brother has that on his cars. What a pain in the ass. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2021 #10

Exactly why I didn't do it Tree Lady Mar 2021 #14

I don't have one of those insurance apps... Silent3 Mar 2021 #13

The same people BGBD Mar 2021 #12

hell, they track their warehouse personnel onethatcares Mar 2021 #15

k&r as many bosses in the US keep trying to push the envelope. n/t area51 Mar 2021 #16

Well, it's a knotty problem, for sure. MineralMan Mar 2021 #17

I do understand about on-time and correct delivery concerns, but how does requiring biometrics and alwaysinasnit Mar 2021 #20

The only thing it would prevent is the driver swapping I mentioned. MineralMan Mar 2021 #21

Thanks for your response. Amazon is in the business of facial recognition software. Requiring alwaysinasnit Mar 2021 #23

Amazon is in every business. MineralMan Mar 2021 #25

You're lucky it was only across the street! csziggy Mar 2021 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author alwaysinasnit Mar 2021 #19

Oh brother! Who cares? This is perfectly reasonable. NurseJackie Mar 2021 #24

Well said, and this is nothing new. Amazon is late to the game. Some companies and agencies Nixie Mar 2021 #26

Who cares? People who don't do that work and MineralMan Mar 2021 #27

Perfect description and analysis. NurseJackie Mar 2021 #28

Bank Tellers have been surveilled for decades fescuerescue Mar 2021 #29