I am anxiously awaiting to see where Amazon decides to open their new HQ building. Kansas City is also at the top of the list which works out for me. If any of you want to know what it is like to work in one of their fulfillment centers, just send me a PM and I can fill you in. I retired from the Army this summer and picked up a position as an operations manager in their new robotics sort facility (fulfillment center) in Kansas City.

The rumors of work load are 100% true. Employees work 4X10 hour days. The manager hours go longer (usually 13-14 hour days). We will start in the next few weeks with volunteer overtime and then it will morph into mandatory. We expect the associates to work. In our facility they get a paid 30 minute lunch and an additional unpaid 30 minute break. They are expected to be at their stations when not working. Believe it or not but our biggest problem is getting people to work.

As the ops manager (I have 5 area managers who work for me), I come in an hour prior to shift and stay anywhere from 1-2 hours past shift, making me day a 13-14 day. They are long, stressful days but as many of you have stated earlier they do pay well which is what attracts people to the company.

If the HQ get to CO, I may be looking to get out of the warehouse life and into the HQ rat race