even the name is too much imo, when i delivered pizza some places had their system like this, i don’t like strangers knowing that. it’s too personal.

the picture is really, really too far. only the most utter HOA boomer could even potentially spin needing to know that. and you can of course imagine the issues with it.

  • jwing@lemmy.world
    3·
    8 months ago

    I deliver for Amazon Flex. Although I don’t appreciate having my name and face put out there, the real problem I have with this is showing people exactly where I’m at on a map. Like yes, the person with dozens of packages in their car is right here if you want to go rob them or try to take something while we are at a house or in a store or something. Makes you feel like a loot piñata.

    Also, it says X stops away, but we are contractors, so we can leave the route for whatever reason we deem necessary. Eat lunch, pick up kid, whatever. So I feel it puts an unreasonable expectation that “my package will definitely be here in Y minutes”

    Just my 2 cents anyways.

    • Ballistic_86@lemmy.world
      1·
      8 months ago

      All Amazon drivers are contracted, check out Amazon DSP. We also use the Flex app. Your location, even as a Flex driver, is on a delay. Unless you are having to take 10+ minutes at a stop, it will never reveal your current location. Even my DSP couldn’t get my exact location until I had been stationary for some time.

  • QuincyPeck@lemmy.world
    3·
    8 months ago

    It could also be that Amazon is like, “hey, don’t shoot this person. They’re delivering your shit.”

    • Ekky@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      11·
      8 months ago

      In what kind of backward and lawless war zone does one have to live to require telling people not to shoot at other people?

      • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        America.

        Just scrolling lemmy, I’ve read at least two cases this week of people either opening fire on a pizza delivery driver for pulling into the wrong driveway, or forcing an uber driver to the ground at rifle point for dropping off the gun owners daughter.

        • dogsoahC@lemm.ee
          12·
          8 months ago

          Okay, but how is that alleviated by showing the name and picture to someone else?

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
    1·
    8 months ago

    I think it’s extremely invasive that amazon is telling me this

    In my youth when I worked retail, I had a plastic nametag pinned to my shirt. My face was clearly visible of course.

    How is this different?

    even the name is too much imo, when i delivered pizza some places had their system like this, i don’t like strangers knowing that. it’s too personal.

    Did you not have to wear a name tag like this guy?

  • taladar@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    8 months ago

    I would see it the other way around. The picture could be useful, e.g. if you want to know if the person at your door is actually the delivery person, the name is really the unnecessary bit of info here.

    • Ballistic_86@lemmy.world
      1·
      8 months ago

      Is it common for your delivery driver to knock on your door and hand deliver your package? Standard for Amazon is customer requested location and a photo. There are some exceptions, but those packages wouldn’t be given (typically) to the individual Flex drivers.

      • taladar@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        8 months ago

        Is it common for your delivery driver to knock on your door and hand deliver your package?

        Yes, very common. Not everyone lives in a place with a secure location where packages can be deposited.