A GoPro video I made at my old job, Premium Distributors of VA. This pallet took 8 minutes; the shifts were 10 hours...was def a hard job but paid well.
Hate picking, they expect this for 8 to 12 hours. Lifting, bending and they need at least 15 pallets per day by ppl not machines. My back was in so much pain it’s crazy
At my job I was an order picker, but I had to pick steel pipe.. 12+ hours a night of lugging around 20’ lengths of heavy ass pipe by hand and loading it onto trucks. It was pure slave labor
Did this type of work @ night shift for 3 years . It takes its toll on you trust me. But with the right staff you’re fine…. But the Uber life is so much better 😎
@@blakasmurf I know exactly what he means. Night shift with this type of work will take a toll on you both mentally and physically. First off, as an order selector you are being timed on your picks, so mentally you have to be alert throughout the whole shift whether 12 to 16 hour shifts. I'm not joking about those hours because you will hit that often. I started off as a selector in a cold storage facility picking items and the whole staff felt drained because we had to keep moving and never knew when we would leave since the shift was not complete until the orders for the day have been selected by everyone, so you will have your stragglers who will keep everyone from leaving and picking up his slack. Then if you were super fast they will keep you to finish other extra work. So there is no incentive for being fast but being acknowledged by management as the top picker and making you enemy number one from the competition. Then you will have to return to work the next day with barely 4 hours of sleep after working 16 hours. Oh, and you have to work weekends. At least 6 days a week with one day off. Lol no work life balance there. You will live life working and not actually living with your family. Money was great due to the overtime but what are you gonna spend it on? Your healthcare due to your sleepless nights and stress! Also, overtime means higher taxes on your checks, so you're slaving for work and not actually working. If you're young you will think it's all great having so much money but as you keep working in such a depressing environment it will hit you physically and you will start feeling a lot of headaches and back pains. Trust me, lifting cases like that everyday will wake you up one day to see the bigger picture. This is repetitive work and you will start thinking about your life while you work. It will get mind numbingly boring and tedious. Your coworkers will definitely talk shit about you and everyone else around them, as you will them. You will see once you get used to warehouse environments, it's just like that in this field. If you want to start working as a selector then it's ok in order to build your wealth, but use the opportunity to build your resume for better opportunities out there that will compell you to use your creative thinking more. The trades are an excellent option like plumbing and electrical or automotive and IT. That's what I did and studied CNC operation and now work as a fabricator for engineering parts that encourages me to use my problem solving for rewarding results. Ultimately, don't be like the old heads who've worked in the warehouse all their life only to look and act hella depressed and bully the younger cats.
@@christiangonzales3642thank you bro this really helped me i was gonna start doing this and i just turned 18 they said 22/hr to start but after 2 years being there it’s 32/hr definitely woudlnt
I have the same job picking beers. I like it and pays really good. My company starts you off at 24/hr and I hit my numbers easily so I don’t really need to work too hard unless they are giving out beer neon signs for top picker and going for it.
now try this 8 hours and with a trolly that you have to push it that is my first job in the netherlands as a migrant and want to move on as fast as posible
I just quit a facility to this same resemblance but I wish that they had the product laid out and guys were able to pick from the floor rather so much the racks and the floor.. but then again the facility (also distributing liquor) isn't even fit for the production work lmao but hey that's RI for you - a MA girl 😂😭😂😭
im 53 and doing it. Ive always had hard jobs. I got overweight and was drinking a lot. I had to cut drinkout out almost completely and am in better shape now. I can outrun some of the younger guys. I admit thoh my feet hurt and my back sometimes. Im looking to move on. I used to make a lot more doing sheetmetal work but believe it or not the construction job was even worse than this so I was not real challenged to picking but doesn't mean im not feeling it. I dont know what im going to do at this age besides work till I fall face first on the concrete and call it.
@@Erickjimenez15 sorry for your misfortunes. Fort I don't have kids so no worries about a legacy for me. I think I've done about everything I'm going to lol. Good luck buddy.
I quit this job. They never pay you enough for it where I am. Why brake your back for something like this when most other trades pay twice as much. Fuck warehouse. 😂
Yes brother you got some skills, looks like a big warehouse too is this in the USA? I work in warehouse in the UK building kitchens, hard work is the best work, blue collar for life 🔧
@Believe Inyourself yea driving a forklift 90 percent of most warehouse jobs your not sitting on your ass all day on a forklift because people like you wont quit I have used cranes sit down stand up and order pickers do do the work but it's mostly hard physical labor like pulling order and stocking give it some more years you' will have back problems from slamming inside trailers.
Good luck to you guys...I swear I'll never work in a warehouse again. I dont care about your production numbers i dont care about silly supervisor i don't care about your bosht...30 minute lunch etc.
For this job there is a certain “pace” you have to keep to get paid the max amount (and keep your job). I did make pretty good money there but for me personally I had to get away from the warehouse work
you call this hard we did this with hand pull pallet trucks no machines for 6 years starting at 6 am sometimes you'd have to do it with a bad pallet truck which made the weight twice as heavy to pull in a warehouse twice this size and unloading shipping containers full of wine by hand 3-4 a day on your own , no pallets on those containers just boxes and crates of wine stacked
So much bantering in the comment section of people that chose warehouse jobs. The only advice I really have is GO TO COLLEGE. Go to college, and you'll avoid being scammed into being legalized slave labor for the rest of your life. These brain-dead roles are for those who only have very basic job skills and no greater ambitions in life. Or ex-cons that did time in prison and are attempting to get back into the workforce. I chose to further my education after high school. Got my degree in science, and now I'm a full-time laboratory research technician that sees more money in one day by preforming phlebotomy and conducting case studies on animal behaviorisms, compared to what anyone in a warehouse gets in a single week moving boxes from one end of a building to another. So, it's pretty obvious what the greater decisions in life are when it comes to a job vs. an actual career. McDonald's isn't a career no matter how much they try to trick people into thinking it is, and neither is Amazon (unless you're the franchise owner or CEO of either). If you're a high school dropout that can barely read and write, then companies like this and many others don't need to give a rats ass about valuing you as an employee. And believe me when I say: (they don't). How much you get out of life depends on how much effort you put into it. So don't be lazy. Don't be a fuck-up. (Stay. In. School).
@Alex Lin well, I too struggled with learning disabilities. I had a very mild form of autism along with pervasive developmental disorder. But that didn't stop me from taking on the Sciences. Although I suppose things don't always go the same for everyone. Most people can't become astronauts anyway because once people get into the role of Space Science, they don't retire anytime soon. There are far and few job opportunities in things like that and oceanography. Those are very hard careers to get and once someone does land that sort of career, they hang onto it until they retire.
A lot of truth here..even though the pay was “good” the job had no future. I actually payed my way through college with this job tho, so I am still very grateful that I worked there
@@sayu8250 there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that you will. Who did the work to get there and you have a lot of Integrity. That WILL reflect and pay off one day for you. And I will keep my fingers crossed.
College is a scam. This is reality. Your job is some specialized stuff with the pay equivalent of owning a business. Being a worker is different from owning a business and both have pros and cons. If you know what you are doing in any field you will never work a day in your life.
My name is nithin India iam working in reliance warehouse ajio trends company 3 year experience any vacancies please reply me please please please please please please please please reply me iam waiting......
I watch this when I feel like quitting my current job 😂
Must be nice having an office job
Hate picking, they expect this for 8 to 12 hours. Lifting, bending and they need at least 15 pallets per day by ppl not machines. My back was in so much pain it’s crazy
Yeah that shit makes any of my other jobs look like cake walk lol not an easy job at all, glad I left it
I do 16 pallets in 8 hours with a double pallet jack. It is tiring but you get use to it. Def not long term career unless ur hercules
At my job I was an order picker, but I had to pick steel pipe.. 12+ hours a night of lugging around 20’ lengths of heavy ass pipe by hand and loading it onto trucks. It was pure slave labor
I would be sweating my ass off that looks like a hard workout for 10 to 12 hours that’s crazy
@@danielbigelow2193thank god i seen this comment because i just turned 18 and was gonna start doing this exact same thing
I put this on at my desk alongside the computer when I get bored. Helps me remind me that being bored is good.
Did this type of work @ night shift for 3 years . It takes its toll on you trust me. But with the right staff you’re fine…. But the Uber life is so much better 😎
Hey bro, any more detail. I'm about to start nights, want to know what to expect. When you say takes a toll is mentally, physically?
@@blakasmurf I know exactly what he means. Night shift with this type of work will take a toll on you both mentally and physically.
First off, as an order selector you are being timed on your picks, so mentally you have to be alert throughout the whole shift whether 12 to 16 hour shifts. I'm not joking about those hours because you will hit that often. I started off as a selector in a cold storage facility picking items and the whole staff felt drained because we had to keep moving and never knew when we would leave since the shift was not complete until the orders for the day have been selected by everyone, so you will have your stragglers who will keep everyone from leaving and picking up his slack.
Then if you were super fast they will keep you to finish other extra work. So there is no incentive for being fast but being acknowledged by management as the top picker and making you enemy number one from the competition.
Then you will have to return to work the next day with barely 4 hours of sleep after working 16 hours. Oh, and you have to work weekends. At least 6 days a week with one day off. Lol no work life balance there. You will live life working and not actually living with your family.
Money was great due to the overtime but what are you gonna spend it on? Your healthcare due to your sleepless nights and stress! Also, overtime means higher taxes on your checks, so you're slaving for work and not actually working.
If you're young you will think it's all great having so much money but as you keep working in such a depressing environment it will hit you physically and you will start feeling a lot of headaches and back pains. Trust me, lifting cases like that everyday will wake you up one day to see the bigger picture.
This is repetitive work and you will start thinking about your life while you work. It will get mind numbingly boring and tedious.
Your coworkers will definitely talk shit about you and everyone else around them, as you will them. You will see once you get used to warehouse environments, it's just like that in this field.
If you want to start working as a selector then it's ok in order to build your wealth, but use the opportunity to build your resume for better opportunities out there that will compell you to use your creative thinking more.
The trades are an excellent option like plumbing and electrical or automotive and IT. That's what I did and studied CNC operation and now work as a fabricator for engineering parts that encourages me to use my problem solving for rewarding results.
Ultimately, don't be like the old heads who've worked in the warehouse all their life only to look and act hella depressed and bully the younger cats.
@@christiangonzales3642 Preach brother, 100%
@@christiangonzales3642thank you bro this really helped me i was gonna start doing this and i just turned 18 they said 22/hr to start but after 2 years being there it’s 32/hr definitely woudlnt
I have the same job picking beers. I like it and pays really good. My company starts you off at 24/hr and I hit my numbers easily so I don’t really need to work too hard unless they are giving out beer neon signs for top picker and going for it.
Good pay
now try this 8 hours and with a trolly that you have to push it that is my first job in the netherlands as a migrant and want to move on as fast as posible
I just quit a facility to this same resemblance but I wish that they had the product laid out and guys were able to pick from the floor rather so much the racks and the floor.. but then again the facility (also distributing liquor) isn't even fit for the production work lmao but hey that's RI for you - a MA girl 😂😭😂😭
LOL see that dude at 1:37 he's leaning into the turn like a motorcycle would
Best way to turn it, lean with it
Yea it would aid the turning mechanism
It was at a sharp corner too, if I was him on my first day I would’ve panicked and accidentally crashed xD
LOL @ you.
That’s how you’re supposed to turn.
Order picking sucks but for the right company it's good money and it's a good workout
Yea the company I worked for payed good but it’s pretty rough on your body..most ppl quit after a year of working there
@@danielbigelow2193 I worked for 7up and it was identical like this. I remember waking up every morning back sore and some new muscle ache
im 53 and doing it. Ive always had hard jobs. I got overweight and was drinking a lot. I had to cut drinkout out almost completely and am in better shape now. I can outrun some of the younger guys. I admit thoh my feet hurt and my back sometimes. Im looking to move on. I used to make a lot more doing sheetmetal work but believe it or not the construction job was even worse than this so I was not real challenged to picking but doesn't mean im not feeling it. I dont know what im going to do at this age besides work till I fall face first on the concrete and call it.
You got it . I'm younger than you but been thru shit , all we can keep going is keep going forward and leaving a legacy for your family
@@Erickjimenez15 sorry for your misfortunes. Fort I don't have kids so no worries about a legacy for me. I think I've done about everything I'm going to lol. Good luck buddy.
Work duties are the Form of praying to God, if we do them properly. Hold on and remain a Fighter!
My back hurts watching this sht..
I quit this job. They never pay you enough for it where I am. Why brake your back for something like this when most other trades pay twice as much. Fuck warehouse. 😂
Hardworking 👊👊
Thank you thank you 💪🏼
Yes brother you got some skills, looks like a big warehouse too is this in the USA? I work in warehouse in the UK building kitchens, hard work is the best work, blue collar for life 🔧
Yeah man over here in Virginia..and that sounds cool, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that type of work before
We're like ants
Good job
At least you're not having to push it around.
Looks like a fun job actually
Stephanie Phelps the only thing fun ab it was the paychecks lol glad I moved onto better things
@@danielbigelow2193 how much did they pay and what you doing now?
Retsub Anires It was performance based so same out to be like $23/hr..and I’m an electrician now
Till you get hurt doing all that reptative lifting glad I quit after 20 years and got a career all I got was injuries and a shitty paycheck.
@Believe Inyourself yea driving a forklift 90 percent of most warehouse jobs your not sitting on your ass all day on a forklift because people like you wont quit I have used cranes sit down stand up and order pickers do do the work but it's mostly hard physical labor like pulling order and stocking give it some more years you' will have back problems from slamming inside trailers.
Use your knees bro
Good luck to you guys...I swear I'll never work in a warehouse again. I dont care about your production numbers i dont care about silly supervisor i don't care about your bosht...30 minute lunch etc.
Right there with you brother..idc how much they pay, I told myself once I left I’d never work in a warehouse again
@@danielbigelow2193 Ain't nothing wrong with working in a Warehouse
@Jack Chipps It is a lot, but if you eat right, exercise and cut back, then the labor wouldn't bother you so much
For this job there is a certain “pace” you have to keep to get paid the max amount (and keep your job). I did make pretty good money there but for me personally I had to get away from the warehouse work
Oh hell nah lol this was by far the hardest job I’ve ever had..in the video I only did a very small pallet..most the ones we do are 3 times that size
We would need this fast skills at my Facebook warehouse
The footage is sped up...
How are you suppose to know where to go for each item lol
Each beer case has a location and the headset will tell you that location
@@biggstravels1851 I start my picking job next week and they use handheld RF units, I’m looking forward to getting stuck in 👍
The backrooms :D
What warehouse or company was this...?
Premium distributors of VA
you call this hard we did this with hand pull pallet trucks no machines for 6 years starting at 6 am
sometimes you'd have to do it with a bad pallet truck which made the weight twice as heavy to pull in a warehouse twice this size
and unloading shipping containers full of wine by hand 3-4 a day on your own , no pallets on those containers just boxes and crates of wine stacked
So much bantering in the comment section of people that chose warehouse jobs. The only advice I really have is GO TO COLLEGE. Go to college, and you'll avoid being scammed into being legalized slave labor for the rest of your life. These brain-dead roles are for those who only have very basic job skills and no greater ambitions in life. Or ex-cons that did time in prison and are attempting to get back into the workforce. I chose to further my education after high school. Got my degree in science, and now I'm a full-time laboratory research technician that sees more money in one day by preforming phlebotomy and conducting case studies on animal behaviorisms, compared to what anyone in a warehouse gets in a single week moving boxes from one end of a building to another. So, it's pretty obvious what the greater decisions in life are when it comes to a job vs. an actual career. McDonald's isn't a career no matter how much they try to trick people into thinking it is, and neither is Amazon (unless you're the franchise owner or CEO of either). If you're a high school dropout that can barely read and write, then companies like this and many others don't need to give a rats ass about valuing you as an employee. And believe me when I say: (they don't).
How much you get out of life depends on how much effort you put into it. So don't be lazy. Don't be a fuck-up. (Stay. In. School).
@Alex Lin well, I too struggled with learning disabilities. I had a very mild form of autism along with pervasive developmental disorder. But that didn't stop me from taking on the Sciences. Although I suppose things don't always go the same for everyone. Most people can't become astronauts anyway because once people get into the role of Space Science, they don't retire anytime soon. There are far and few job opportunities in things like that and oceanography. Those are very hard careers to get and once someone does land that sort of career, they hang onto it until they retire.
A lot of truth here..even though the pay was “good” the job had no future. I actually payed my way through college with this job tho, so I am still very grateful that I worked there
I went to college. I have a degree in biology, another one in biochemistry, and a master degree in biostatistics, but I didn't find a job
@@sayu8250 there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that you will. Who did the work to get there and you have a lot of Integrity. That WILL reflect and pay off one day for you. And I will keep my fingers crossed.
College is a scam. This is reality. Your job is some specialized stuff with the pay equivalent of owning a business. Being a worker is different from owning a business and both have pros and cons. If you know what you are doing in any field you will never work a day in your life.
My name is nithin India iam working in reliance warehouse ajio trends company 3 year experience any vacancies please reply me please please please please please please please please reply me iam waiting......
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