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He didn't express much concern over those who were worried about their delayed packages, saying there is no correlation between his decision to leave his van and people commenting on his tweets about delayed packages. 'SomeВ were sayingВ they quit their job the next morning after they saw my video.' Ticker 'There were some people saying they wish they have the courage to quit their job, but they have to stay for financial reasons,' he said. Lancaster said he received 'thousands' of comments and messages from other Amazon employees who expressed gratitude that he spoke up. Watch the video for more.FOX Business has reached out to Amazon for comment.ДЄMAZON, LOWES TO PAY BONUSES TO ESSENTIAL WORKERS

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'If delivery partners come across issues while making a delivery, we work with them directly on a resolution.Д¬NBC spoke to a total of 11 Flex drivers around the country to find out what it's really like to deliver for Amazon, and how it compares to other gig jobs like driving for Uber, Lyft, Postmates or Doordash. 'Amazon provides delivery partners with 24/7 on road support,' the company said. The vast majority of drivers complete their routes safely in less than the allotted time.'

We communicate with delivery partners regarding safety topics, including safe loading practices.

Other drivers told CNBC they had safety concerns, from the Flex app encouraging distracted driving, to a lack of Amazon-branded clothing that leads to confrontations with confused customers.ДЄmazon told CNBC that 'Safety is our number one priority.

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So that's rare but it happens, and it's just a nice little thing to happen to folks driving,' said Quan Tsang, an Amazon Flex driver in Irvine, California. 'You just might have just the one package in your three-hour block.

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And all I made was 70 bucks, and half of that might go to expenses like gas and like the bridge,' Montes said.Д«ut drivers in less-congested regions, including Arizona, Kentucky and New Jersey, told CNBC that they often finish deliveries early, making the pace relaxed and the hourly pay much higher, because you're paid for the full block no matter how long it takes you. Then who knows how long it will take me to get back. 'If I spent three-hours-plus of my time, that's just doing the block. Flex drivers are responsible for their own vehicle costs like gas, tolls and maintenance.Дepending on how long a block actually takes to deliver, drivers said the jobs are not always worthwhile. Amazon advertises that drivers make $18 to $25 an hour. So we need all of that to meet the various types of delivery we do in each of our geographies and I think you're going to see expansion on all fronts there,' said Dave Clark, senior vice president of worldwide operations at Amazon.ДЇlex drivers use the Flex app to sign up for a 'block' - which ranges from three to six hours - then head to a fulfillment center, where they find out how many boxes they've been assigned to deliver in that time frame.

'We've built out these small-businesses delivery service providers and we have Flex which is our on-demand crowdsource delivery.