“Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History.” One Amazon driver was able to live up to the company’s motto.
Amazon drivers see plenty of houses throughout their day, but one particular house stood out to one delivery man, who saw the home and was immediately taken aback.
Prenston Macon, 23, from Memphis, Tennessee, was making his rounds when he stumbled upon Chelsie and Robert Gilbert’s home in Olive Branch, Mississippi — about a 40-minute commute from where he resides.
When Macon saw the home, he decided to leave the Gilbert family a heartfelt message.
“I don’t know what I’m doing, but this a beautiful a** house and I just want to let y’all know this,” Macon said speaking to the house camera. “Like this inspired me to motivate myself to do better. Like for real, this just off the top.”
He then realized he was so distracted by the home that he brought his personal phone, rather than his work phone, to document that he had dropped off the package successfully.
Chelsie, 32, captured the heartwarming video and posted the now-viral clip to TikTok, where it has since amassed 5.8 million views.
“I am even more excited about this message than my packages,” Chelsie captioned the clip. “Give this guy a raise Amazon!”
Macon has been a delivery driver for the past five years and works for a third party carrier for Amazon.
“When I pulled up to this house, it was just lit up,” Macon told The Post. “Of course it was late when I arrived at the house. This house was one of the last stops on my route, I was getting ready to head back to the station, I had two more stops. But when I pulled up to the house . . . I was like, ‘Wait a minute . . . this is so beautiful.’ ”
The home he is a referring to is a five-bedroom, 4.5 bathroom residence spanning more than 4,400 square feet, which the Gilberts purchased in 2019. The home was last listed for $575,000, and is estimated to be worth $750,000 today.
The exterior of the home was initially red brick house and has since been painted white.
“For me, it made me want to find out how I can work to afford a house like that,” Macron said. “It gave me a vision of imagining myself coming home to family in a house like this. That moment was my motivation.”
“I love Mississippi. Most people are so kind and even leave out snacks. I didn’t even see if they had left out snacks because I was distracted.”
Macon has two daughters, including a newborn he welcomed this year.
“During my rounds, I always leave messages at people’s doorsteps,” Macon revealed. “Because I want people to feel safe. I know, especially nowadays, when they see a young black man today, they don’t know what to think. But for me, the way my momma raised me, I just want to make my parents and the rest of my family proud.”
He continued: “Because I know what they did to get me to this point. They struggled. They taught me not to focus on the small stuff, but to focus on what is important — what will help me position myself to have a positive mindset even when you’re going through things.”
Macon admitted that he had no idea that a TikTok clip of him had gone viral, and was only made aware when his girlfriend notified him. The video was captured on January 27.
“I was tired and trying to sleep. I had just come home from a long day at work, and that’s when my girlfriend showed me the video. I was shocked they posted the video. But I just am so thankful, because it got such positive feedback.”
Macon thought he would try to get in on the hype and create a “Stay Motivated and Feel Inspired” GoFundMe at the suggestion of his boss.
“I shared it with Chelsie, and she posted it online. I am just so thankful she did that. Because she didn’t even have to post my GoFundMe. I know a lot of people are struggling, but I figured since the video went viral, it was a sign to try something.”
“I only managed $65, but I am grateful for anything I can get,” said Macon. “I just want to show my little ones how not to give up.”
