I switched to the earn by time thing on Dasher because of the waits at Taco bells. It’s insane. I spent an hour waiting on two orders the other day, one of which was 3 cheese wraps and a Baja blast, and the other was just like some fucking tacos and a burrito. It was absolutely unreasonable. But hey, dash by time, I got paid like 15 bucks for standing there scrolling through Lemmy
“earn by time” my brother in christ we call that being an hourly employee. That’s wild that they have the option to switch between the 2 only for when it’s more profitable for the company to do one or the other
Oh it is absolutely a rip-off, even moreso than a normal job. Plus calculating in gas, mileage, wear and tear, higher insurance premiums, and a 1099 to pay taxes at the end of the year in a lump sum instead of receiving a refund… It’s fucked all around. But right now, desperation is the name of the game.
I did that a time or two when I hadn’t Dashed in a while. It worked as a way to my numbers up. I also got around $15/hour. That wasn’t great to me because at that time I was typically getting at least $20/hour and trying for more than $25. But it was harder to get those good orders when I hadn’t done it in a few months. It’s been about a year since I’ve Dashed; have they made it worse for drivers in that time?
Not sure; I just started doing it about 2 weeks. It’s my only source of income right now. In the town I’m in, I can typically make 20-30 dollars in a night (4ish hours), earn by time isn’t available here. But in Knoxville, I can make between 1-2 hundred in a night in the same amount of time. It just takes a 45 minute drive to get there
Oh wow, that’s pretty decent pay in Knoxville! Tough to add 90 minutes of round trip travel on top of that, though. I wish you the best in that, and hope you’re able to find some steadier work as well. I kind of enjoyed it but being away from my wife and kid in the evening weighed on me after a while.
It’s pretty decent! It’s not what I’d choose to be doing, but honestly I like it. If I were in a vehicle they comped some of the repairs on, and not worried about the 1099 at the end of the year, I’d be cool with doing it full time.
I wasted enough time at Taco Bell I started turning down those orders unless the tip was really good
The orders of crunchxenon-124 supreme?
I switched to the earn by time thing on Dasher because of the waits at Taco bells. It’s insane. I spent an hour waiting on two orders the other day, one of which was 3 cheese wraps and a Baja blast, and the other was just like some fucking tacos and a burrito. It was absolutely unreasonable. But hey, dash by time, I got paid like 15 bucks for standing there scrolling through Lemmy
“earn by time” my brother in christ we call that being an hourly employee. That’s wild that they have the option to switch between the 2 only for when it’s more profitable for the company to do one or the other
Oh it is absolutely a rip-off, even moreso than a normal job. Plus calculating in gas, mileage, wear and tear, higher insurance premiums, and a 1099 to pay taxes at the end of the year in a lump sum instead of receiving a refund… It’s fucked all around. But right now, desperation is the name of the game.
Do you still keep 100% of the tip?
I did that a time or two when I hadn’t Dashed in a while. It worked as a way to my numbers up. I also got around $15/hour. That wasn’t great to me because at that time I was typically getting at least $20/hour and trying for more than $25. But it was harder to get those good orders when I hadn’t done it in a few months. It’s been about a year since I’ve Dashed; have they made it worse for drivers in that time?
Not sure; I just started doing it about 2 weeks. It’s my only source of income right now. In the town I’m in, I can typically make 20-30 dollars in a night (4ish hours), earn by time isn’t available here. But in Knoxville, I can make between 1-2 hundred in a night in the same amount of time. It just takes a 45 minute drive to get there
Oh wow, that’s pretty decent pay in Knoxville! Tough to add 90 minutes of round trip travel on top of that, though. I wish you the best in that, and hope you’re able to find some steadier work as well. I kind of enjoyed it but being away from my wife and kid in the evening weighed on me after a while.
It’s pretty decent! It’s not what I’d choose to be doing, but honestly I like it. If I were in a vehicle they comped some of the repairs on, and not worried about the 1099 at the end of the year, I’d be cool with doing it full time.