Got Flo’, aka The Car, back Thursday.
That’s two days ago now. Cost a bomb (£1K!) to get the clutch replaced. But it could’ve been worse, and cost more. Luckily we’d just had a refund from E-On, of almost exactly the amount The Garage billed us. Carma!?
My situation delivering for Amazon Flex is alarmingly precarious, at all times. But much more than usual right now, alas.
I’d been at or near the top of their Standings scale for ages. So long, in fact, they’ve changed how they display one’s Standing, since I took the above screenshot. I wish I’d taken a screenshot whilst I was still riding high in the new look Standing.
But here’s how things, er… stand, right now.
I’ve had numerous occasions when they’ve chastised me and lowered my Standings. Usually only temporarily. Because I usually haven’t actually been at fault. This has been vindicated via my appealing, and getting replies like this:
But, so far, my appeals on this occasion – I’ve been told I’ve not been recording deliveries accurately (not actually true*) – have not succeeded. This makes a job which is, by its very nature (no employment is guaranteed, and there are no employee rights/benefits, like sick pay, etc.) already very tenuous, even more scary.
Especially when, despite me working hard and conscientiously, I can be mistakenly deemed at fault, through no fault of my own.
Having had just over a week off work, with no income – due to the clutch failing – is bad enough. But having to work under the shadow of the axe, now I’m back to work, ain’t pleasant. Esp’ as I need to do as much work as poss’, to make up for lost earnings.
Anyway, I can only do my best. Keep scrupulous records, and hope my standing returns to its former high level. The quicker the better!
In happier news. I got a pack of six wireless, rechargeable, motion-sensitive lights, mostly to illuminate our bathroom, where the lighting has failed (and we’ve failed to get an electrician able to easily/cost effectively fix things!).
I’ve out four up in the bathroom, and two on the upstairs landing.