sid nv

Please see post #15.

sid nv

No complaint re non-delivery, so it seems to be a regular order. The puzzle is why the posh British bloke is ordering in food at a slum location. I get some repeat customers, so if he orders again I will try to strike up a conversation.

I have his first name from the order, and I have to say it is very good fit for the first name of a fearless master spy. If he needs to stay undercover for whatever reason, I will of course stay mum. I will refer to him using the code name "Intrepid".

Steerpike

What on earth is the business case for that work?! Is this all about one grocery chain keeping on top of what other grocery chains are doing? You'd think they could figure that out from looking at ads! I'm just trying to understand why they would pay you to do this!

spouse of scouse

It's only a guess, but maybe it's a way of tracking how how well the promo stock is selling?

caretaker

A great Canadian, thank you!

sid nv

Who knows?
While I was scanning the peeling labels on bottles of sparkling cider in Savemart Lobby, a store customer enquired as to whether I was carbon dating the display. A funny and pretty accurate comment.

Steerpike

I wonder what the store management think of this? Several years ago, I was taking photos in the local Whole Foods and I was approached by a manager and asked to stop! They have signs in their windows prohibiting photography ... a lot harder to stop now with phone cameras everywhere (I was using a 'real' camera back then).

sid nv

First up in today's list of New Jobs is Christmas Assistant for the Salvation Army. Job description includes:

Love it, but unfortunately this job is not in my town.

spouse of scouse

Oh bugger! Before I read the last line I was about to congratulate you, that would be a ripper job

sid nv

Was on one of my food delivery gigs the other morning, waiting for food to be cooked in one of the local Mexican market/eatery places. This place is very popular and busy. A dude rocked up to a table with sombrero and guitar and started loudly serenading three blokes eating breakfast. Now if it was me sitting at the table, by now my face would be burning with embarrassment, but the reaction from the diners was about the same as if someone had just turned the TV on. Nice to see there is still some entertainment to be had that does not involve staring at a cellphone. I was half expecting trumpet players to ride in on their horses.

sid nv

So I am now working for $1.45 an hour. Sounds about right.
https://payup.wtf/doordash/no-free-lunch-report

Lion in Winter

Sid, I think you should start a YouTube or Tiktok channel, with short, funny videos about your assorted experiences and comments on them. You might build up quite a following, and attract some advertising bucks. And not being a spring chicken just starting out makes it even better.

sid nv

Art Pulaski wrote that corporate greed and rampant exploitation is driving inequality. To be fair to this food delivery company technology platform they do practice equality in that they screw couriers, customers, and restaurant operators alike. Depending on your politics, this is a shining example of free enterprise, or late stage capitalist exploitation. Well, things have a way of sorting themselves out, and it won't be the first time us peasants have been seen to be revolting. I am considering an All Out at Wendy's - blacklegs and scabs be warned.

Steerpike

This is fascinating. The one unknown seems to be, how much does one get in 'cash tips' - which are impossible to track. It sounds like that's where the motivation for these workers lies. I have never, and likely will never, use such a service but if I did, I would certainly make an effort to use hard cash for tips, rather than tipping through the 'app'. But - I'm finding that I have less and less cash on hand these days. I literally cannot remember when I last drew money out of the ATM, or used cash to pay for anything - and I'm over 60! So I can imagine kids of today not having a real $1 bill in their possession. I do have a stash of 1's and 5's in the glove box of my car, which I use for the very occasional 'drive through' experience. Question for the younger technologists ... is there an app to digitally 'give a fiver' to another person these days?

So what keeps YOU, Sid, working at this? I presume you aren't doing it for the money. Do you agree with the '$1.45/hr' conclusion for your personal experience? I wonder how many people are doing it for 'curiosity', to see just how much they can make ... and then give up once they realize it sucks. I worked with a guy recently who worked as an Uber driver, just so he could figure out the whole financial picture (he concluded it was a terrible deal).

Indeed - and you'd learn a useful (or at least, interesting) skill in the process. You'd have to be careful with privacy, not revealing too much about any particular client ... or even perhaps your employer. But - could be fun! I had to look up 'tiktok' ... I'd heard of it but had no clue about it. This page tries to explain .... https://slate.com/technology/2018/09...lly-guide.html but I must confess I'm still ignorant! YouTube, on the other hand, is perhaps my favorite tool of the past 10 years.

Lion in Winter