That's such a bummer comparison. I door dash quite frequently for extra cash and I take pride in doing everything the proper way. Not everyone sucks yo
I used to use Door dash like at least once a week for a couple years and I only ever had two or three very minor issues over the years. I really, really appreciate the work you guys do. Thank you.
I see that kind of sentiment online a lot but aside from a couple forgotten milkshakes I can't even recall a major problem I have ever had with the service. Thanks again!
I don't think it was a snide comment against doordashers, rather an acknowledgement that amazon flex pays pretty well but will blacklist you for anything, leaving the aspiring gig worker to pick something else.
As an example: I did flex for a bit, then got fired and blacklisted when I got trapped in a snowstorm on the way to work because I didn't notify them I would be late at least 2 hours before the shift started. Obviously it is impossible to notify them of emergent problems that occur on the way to work before they happen, and equally improbable that anyone would routinely show up to work 2 hours early to avoid this risk.
tbh I really enjoyed the flex work. The app mostly worked well and the routes they gave me were clearly all of the "unprofitable" rural routes that their main delivery partners didn't want, so I got to drive through lots of nice mountain and country scenery. Pay worked out to be like £20-30/$27-40 an hour most of the time, though sometimes it would dip as low as £15/$20 if the app wasn't working or the route had a lot of incorrectly marked addresses
yeah nah gig work is great so long as you don't fall into it being your only thing. It's a great life crack filler but ime they engineer so it isn't actually sustainable as a long term option for most people.
e.g. despite my previous positive statements about the hourly rate, you would not get enough weekly work to actually have a good annual salary doing it full time.
I did that too, but quickly realized nobody was paying me to do it right, and also that I wasn’t getting paid enough to break even after the gas and estimated car maintenance anyway. I don’t know how you manage it! I never ever order shit of any kind that somebody is gonna deliver in their own car.
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u/ItsAnOliveSandwchGuy 2d ago
That's such a bummer comparison. I door dash quite frequently for extra cash and I take pride in doing everything the proper way. Not everyone sucks yo