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Bowl Leader
What's your role at Amazon?
I stow and decant. I'm a flex employee also. I can't work full time due to collecting survivors benefits through SS being a widow since 2014. SS takes $2 away for every $1 I make over their limit. So, I need to find a job that will keep me under the SSI limit. Amazon is very good for this and they are trying to get rid of me.
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You will find the people in this bowl to be kind and helpful, don’t worry. I was in the same position as you, not keeping up with the 25year olds, and I got fired in January. It’s humiliating and frustrating. Also, I can’t support my family on my pension and social security alone. Trying to find another job but not very optimistic.
Thank you for your support and I'm so sorry they did that to you. It's really not fair to expect us older folks to keep up with the youngsters. They knew we were older when they hired us, so I don't understand why they can't make exceptions. They fire me, I will be sleeping on the sidewalk. I don't have a pension and will only have my late husbands SS as I'm collecting as survivors benefits. Not even 1k/month. I pray they don't term me and if they do, I pray I find another job right away to save my life.
Maybe you could ask to switch departments or shifts, you could also ask for medical accommodations if needed and they might have to move you if they have to follow them. There are places out there that value the experience and patience someone older brings to the team. Good luck.