Uber Eats and DoorDash: Deh Brutal Math of Delivery Drivers’ Paycheck 💰🛵
Brah, being one delivery driver in da middle of da pandemic was like being one hero, yeah? People needed fo’ stay home and we was da ones risking our health fo’ bring ’em their food. But now, da thrill is gone and we getting treated like da bottom of da barrel.
Brantley Bush, one delivery driver fo’ Uber Eats, knows dis feeling all too well. He wen get one order from one fancy sushi place fo’ deliver three different deliveries. He wen hope fo’ one big tip since da order was almost $400! But aftah waiting fo’ one hour, da tip wen finally show up on his app and he wen only get $10 fo’ da first delivery and nothin’ for da second one. 😔
It’s not just Brantley, da pandemic wen change da way people like fo’ get their food. Now, everybody like da contactless delivery so they don’t gotta interact with us drivers. Plus, some customers just no like fo’ tip us generously anymore since they no really see us or talk to us much. We wen go from being essential to being forgotten real quick.
Da companies we work fo’, like Uber Eats and DoorDash, they only pay us a few bucks per trip, so most of our income comes from tips. Dat means, we gotta hope and pray that da customers are generous and not cheap. But sometimes, even if we deliver to da fanciest neighborhoods, da customers still no like give us any tip at all.🚗📱
Da delivery work is hard, braddahs and sistahs. We gotta deal with traffic, stairs, barking dogs, spilled food, and more. Some of us even take pride in our customer service, making sure da food stay hot and dat we stay professional. But sometimes, even if we do everything right, we still get no tip at all. It’s frustrating and demoralizing.
Da best way fo’ make money is to focus on da high-end restaurants in da wealthy areas. Dese orders usually bring in da big bucks and can make our whole night worth it. But sometimes, even if we do everything right, we still get no tip at all. It’s frustrating and demoralizing.🤑💼
Even though companies like Uber and DoorDash are growing and making billions of dollars, they no even make one profit yet. But da growth means dat food delivery stay popular, even as more people go out fo’ eat again.
Being one delivery driver can be good fo’ some, especially fo’ those who like da flexible hours and no need to speak fluent English. But da reality is dat making money is one gamble every day. Sometimes we win big, sometimes we get nothin’ at all. And aftah all da work we do, we hope fo’ at least one tip dat makes it all worth it. 🤑
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The Harsh Reality of Delivery Drivers’ Earnings: Uber Eats and DoorDash Edition 💰🛵
Being a delivery driver in the middle of a pandemic was like being a hero, right? People needed to stay home, and we were the ones risking our health to bring them their food. But now, the thrill is gone, and we’re getting treated like the bottom of the barrel.
Brantley Bush, a delivery driver for Uber Eats, knows this feeling all too well. He received an order from a fancy sushi place to deliver three different orders. He hoped for a big tip since the order was almost $400! But after waiting for an hour, the tip finally showed up on his app, and he only received $10 for the first delivery and nothing for the second one. 😔
It’s not just Brantley; the pandemic changed the way people like to get their food. Now, everybody likes contactless delivery, so they don’t have to interact with us drivers. Plus, some customers don’t like to tip us generously anymore since they don’t really see us or talk to us much. We went from being essential to being forgotten real quick.
The companies we work for, like Uber Eats and DoorDash, only pay us a few bucks per trip, so most of our income comes from tips. That means we have to hope and pray that the customers are generous and not cheap. But sometimes, even if we deliver to the fanciest neighborhoods, the customers still don’t give us any tip at all. 🚗📱
The delivery work is hard, brothers and sisters. We have to deal with traffic, stairs, barking dogs, spilled food, and more. Some of us even take pride in our customer service, making sure the food stays hot and that we stay professional. But sometimes, even if we do everything right, we still get no tip at all. It’s frustrating and demoralizing.
The best way to make money is to focus on the high-end restaurants in the wealthy areas. These orders usually bring in the big bucks and can make our whole night worth it. But sometimes, even if we do everything right, we still get no tip at all. It’s frustrating and demoralizing. 🤑💼
Even though companies like Uber and DoorDash are growing and making billions of dollars, they haven’t even made a profit yet. But the growth means that food delivery stays popular, even as more people go out to eat again.
Being a delivery driver can be good for some, especially for those who like the flexible hours and don’t need to speak fluent English. But the reality is that making money is a gamble every day. Sometimes we win big, sometimes we get nothing at all. And after all the work we do, we hope for at least one tip that makes it all worth it. 🤑
