2025-01-11
advice.
or some tips for when or if you're out delivery driving.
that the most basic rule-of-thumb: no orders for anything under $7—or at least $1 per-mile otherwise (if it's slow or you're bored & antsy or something.)
sitting out here waiting for some orders, some random parking-lot. kind-of hidden though, in a quiet spot. because monkey-see-monkey-do. so that other delivery drivers don't see u & get the idea to park nearby too—decreasing your chances of receiving the next order then. how you'll see it often, other delivery drivers (u start to recognize their vehicles) parked outside of their favorite restaurants waiting for orders. how though that these delivery apps favor the nearest drivers to a place, it seems they favor the nearest "moving" drivers.
sitting in some random quiet parking-lot waiting for orders. kicking yourself in-a-way. that it's better to not even schedule yourself—round times you expect it to be busy out there, lunch & dinner mostly—but only to go out when the app says it's busy. so that when u do go out, you're not just sitting round.
scrolling round twitter at least. (with a premium subscription at least.) helping your oomfs get paid a little bit—& if u qualify yourself to be getting paid too. or working on that at least. or that it's probably the best source-of-information on the web anyway, twitter, with not much else to do but browse the web, sitting in your car, on the phone.
when u finally do get an order. somewhat appealing. like the customers seem to know it's slow. don't have to tip so much to get their orders picked-up, those delivery drivers out there going to be itching for anything to do.
typing on twitter, kind of warm & cozy actually. productive actually—how these parking-lots seem to inspire your creativity some. the warmth of your car on a cold day.
6 miles, $7.50.
not even worth-it.
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