The costs of being an Amazon Flex driverĪnyone with a driver’s license and a working vehicle can sign up to be a Flex driver, provided they make it through the company’s approval process, which includes watching more than a dozen instructional videos and taking a test. On its website, the company claims that drivers can make $18 to $25 an hour delivering packages for Amazon and bills Flex as a way for drivers to “e your own boss, set your own schedule, and have more time to pursue your goals and dreams.” But a growing number of reports about Flex suggest that some drivers are subject to low pay, long hours, and dangerous conditions - and that many don’t have as much control over their working conditions as Amazon has led them to believe. And if you’re a regular Amazon shopper in a major city, it’s likely that your packages weren’t delivered by FedEx, UPS, or the US Postal Service, but rather by Amazon Flex, the company’s in-house delivery program.Īmazon has introduced its Flex program to a few dozen American cities, including New York, San Francisco, and Memphis, Tennessee. In the days leading up to Christmas this year, nearly half of all shoppers who bought products online purchased gifts through the website, lured by the promise of quick, affordable - or in the case of Prime subscribers, free - delivery. If you did any of your holiday shopping online this year, it’s likely you ordered at least one thing from Amazon.

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