The hidden lives of Amazon drivers
Delivery driver Christopher Sing tracks a wide variety of the company’s performance metrics in a June 8 video that focuses on Amazon’s use of Netradyne driver cameras.
“What happens when you start tracking all the statistics of your employees?” Sing asks. He goes on to provide at least some of the answers (for example, Amazon will fire you for running a stop sign) while asking thoughtful questions on others.
User comments are particularly disturbing: “I worked for Amazon for many years, both in the UK and the US, climbing from driver to DSP manager. I’ve seen firsthand how this job has gone from being relatively chill to borderline dystopian,” says Jennifer Gloria.
“Being an Amazon driver used to give you some freedom—you’re out on the road, managing your own pace. Now? It’s just a warehouse job on wheels. They’ve weaponized technology—especially AI and surveillance—to track your every move. Every bathroom break, every pause to catch your breath, even quick stops at the gas station are monitored and flagged.
“The so-called ‘metrics’ have turned into a straitjacket. You’re constantly under pressure, with your performance judged by cold data that doesn’t account for reality: traffic, weather, human needs. Amazon has managed to recreate the worst parts of warehouse micromanagement and slap them onto drivers. You’re not trusted as a professional anymore—you’re treated like a disposable cog in a machine that’s always watching, always calculating. It’s not just stressful—it’s dehumanizing.”
