▲ 1195 ▼ I've honestly never quite realized up until now how utterly ridiculous it is that people (especially in the US) regularly demand that their food be chauffeured to them. (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 352 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source
[–] november@lemmy.vg 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) you desperately need the money and it’s easy as fuck to get a delivery job Ding ding ding. I don't hate myself enough to do Doordash (yet), but I'm too fucking autistic to keep any job other than rideshare. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] erin@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (2 children) If you don't have a fuel efficient car, I wouldn't even consider it. If you do, you need to devote a lot of time to it before it becomes at all worth it (100 orders in last 30 days, good ratings, and above 70% order acceptance rate). Once you're there, it's basically as profitable as any other service job, but with the caveat that it's entirely on you and your executive function to work enough (very boring) hours to pay the bills. Edit: also, wear and tear on your car is gonna be worth more than the job in any job where you use your personal car for 100% of the work. I would consider any of these jobs a temporary measure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago If you don’t have a fuel efficient car, I wouldn’t even consider it. I encountered a guy doing DoorDash in a fucking RAM truck the other day. Just couldn't believe what I was seeing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) also, wear and tear on your car And it should be mentioned that lots of short trips are hard on cars. EVs are probably much better for this, but I would guess that most delivery drivers (who are using their own personal vehicle) aren't rolling around in EVs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] erin@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Yep. For this reason, I left my car running when I'd stop, as idling on the hybrid battery was better than needing to cold start the car 50 times a day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] erin@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (2 children) If you don't have a fuel efficient car, I wouldn't even consider it. If you do, you need to devote a lot of time to it before it becomes at all worth it (100 orders in last 30 days, good ratings, and above 70% order acceptance rate). Once you're there, it's basically as profitable as any other service job, but with the caveat that it's entirely on you and your executive function to work enough (very boring) hours to pay the bills. Edit: also, wear and tear on your car is gonna be worth more than the job in any job where you use your personal car for 100% of the work. I would consider any of these jobs a temporary measure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago If you don’t have a fuel efficient car, I wouldn’t even consider it. I encountered a guy doing DoorDash in a fucking RAM truck the other day. Just couldn't believe what I was seeing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) also, wear and tear on your car And it should be mentioned that lots of short trips are hard on cars. EVs are probably much better for this, but I would guess that most delivery drivers (who are using their own personal vehicle) aren't rolling around in EVs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] erin@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Yep. For this reason, I left my car running when I'd stop, as idling on the hybrid battery was better than needing to cold start the car 50 times a day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago If you don’t have a fuel efficient car, I wouldn’t even consider it. I encountered a guy doing DoorDash in a fucking RAM truck the other day. Just couldn't believe what I was seeing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) also, wear and tear on your car And it should be mentioned that lots of short trips are hard on cars. EVs are probably much better for this, but I would guess that most delivery drivers (who are using their own personal vehicle) aren't rolling around in EVs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] erin@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Yep. For this reason, I left my car running when I'd stop, as idling on the hybrid battery was better than needing to cold start the car 50 times a day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] erin@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Yep. For this reason, I left my car running when I'd stop, as idling on the hybrid battery was better than needing to cold start the car 50 times a day. permalink fedilink source parent