Autonomous-CSTM

I work for Ocado, but on the delivery side and have never seen the grid. However, I believe the robots pick up an entire crate full of the same item, then lower it onto a conveyer belt which takes the crate to the pick station (robot arm or human picker). The are other videos on YouTube which demonstrate how the grid works. Just search Ocado hive or Ocado grid.

Please stop referring to this article. You have to understand that this is not relating to Ocado drivers. Ocado drivers who deliver from Ocado vans are all paid well above minimum wage. I used to be an Ocado driver (CSTM) myself and am now a team manager. Just look at this job advert for reference to driver pay: https://www.ocadogroup.com/job/athos/8d9d3199-45ff-4ed0-9df5-4d3ef7988eb8?gclid=Cj0KCQjwtrSLBhCLARIsACh6Rmjkmk4uNz4QBT6M-huoESAqggpscJfOWawC8_GlO68ZRdjDAlb9TRoaAmzGEALw_wcB

The article you are referring to relates to third party drivers who used to deliver for Ocado Zoom in West London. Ocado Zoom is our immediacy service which delivers groceries within 1 hour of the order being placed, it is not the main Ocado delivery service. Also, since this article has been published, Ocado no longer uses that third party company to deliver for Ocado Zoom and all the drivers are employed by Ocado and being paid above minimum wage. Here is a job advert to prove what the new Zoom drivers are being paid: https://www.ocado.com/careers/cloud/#/vacancies/5f4455dd-f32a-427b-82eb-9b9fed9da679

Highly unlikely. Customers have asked about this for a long time, but Ocado uses carrier bags to reduce damages in transport. It also makes deliveries a lot quicker.

Not the same, Ryde is the equivalent company to Uber, not Ocado. Ocado outsourced their deliveries to Ryde, much like McDonald's and other restaurants/takeaways outsourced their deliveries to UberEats/Deliveroo. You don't call Deliveroo riders McDonald's riders do you?

Ocado DON'T believe the pay was fair, hence why they no longer use Ryde and are employing the Zoom drivers internally now.

Hi James, I am working in logistics as an RDTM (having been a CSTM for 3 years). However, I would like to work in technology, specifically in the advanced technology team as I am particularly interested in automotion of vehicles and warehouses. For personal reasons, I didn't end up going to uni (where I was hoping to study CompSci w/ AI). Do I need to go back to uni and get a degree to join the advanced technology team, or is there a way I can work my way up? Who should I speak to regarding this?