Pros and cons of Amazon Flex - Independent Contractor Amazon Flex Employee Review

5.0
Aug 15, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You can pick your own hours and if you finish early in delivering your packages you still get paid for the hours picked

Cons

The only cons I can say for this job as an independent contractor is not having a real manager/ supervisor to go to bat for you if there is a problem with anything and after 3 years of working and having an almost 100% average in delivering I had a short time I had a problem due to a bad car accident while delivering and instead of helping me get thru a few minor problems they fired me and would not speak to me. Everything is done by email with strangers in another company who don’t know you personally and are allowed to fire you or give you another chance at the job and they chose not to rehire me and I was a great delivery driver who enjoyed the customers and was well liked by most customers

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5.0
Mar 30, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible shifts Instant pay Can finish early and still get paid same amount Ease of route planning

Cons

No guaranteed work Base pay Personal vehicle use so, wear and tear and fuel is on you

3.0
Jun 7, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of routes available to drive using your own vehicle, both in early morning and in the evenings. Get paid the same day that you drive. Routes are usually pretty tight so you're not doing a lot of long distances between stops.

Cons

Low pay for the amount of miles you'll have to drive. You may average about 20-25 an hour, depending on how long of a block you sign up for. But you'll end up spending at least 1.5 hours pay to put back into your gas tank. You can't choose the area you want to drive in, it's chosen randomly for you. So you could be clear across five counties from the starting point.

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