Over the last few days, we have had Amazon drivers dropping off things here at work. I noticed the first day was an older lady; I mean, like, white hair, in her 70s. She came in hunched over, put the box on the counter, and slowly walked out. Two days later, an older man, I would also say in his 70s, came in with a white beard. This time I asked him; I said: "How do you like working for Amazon?" He said it's ok, says he has to have another job since his Social Security is not enough. I asked him if he has to pay for his own fuel, to which he replied, "Yes".
It's a sad state this country is in when these older people are delivering for Amazon. You could tell the older gentlemen didn't want to be doing it, but had to to make ends meet. It's one thing to be doing it because you want to make a little extra on the side, or to give yourself something to do; it's another thing doing it to survive.