Got to 51 and found myself with no financial security, overweight and a mild midlife crisis. How to solve it? Get a second job whizzing about on a moped delivering food in Sheffield (UK) for Uber Eats and Deliveroo, earning minimum wage and talking about whatever pops into my head. Yep, that should dig me out of the hole....
Loved the video man but just a personal preference thing the cutting between clips is kind of headache inducing at least for me maybe remove some of them or tone it down?, just a suggestion. Not hate. Loved the video keep it up!
Yeah, I was trying something new this video, I felt some of my others were a bit slow so sped up the editing a bit. Think I may have overdone it a bit 😉
These types of videos are easy to watch, so you don't have to use up too much brain power to think about what you are watching... especially in the evening, when you are winding down for the night.
Hello mate, I have started delivering as well but on UE as im waiting for deliveroo to approve me. I wanted to ask though is it normal to get such bad paid jobs, most of mine flash up at like £3/4 each, nowhere near the £11/12 that i see other couriers getting?
Most important metric is distance not how much the order is. Ideally aim for £2 for a mile, so if you get an order for £3 that's fine as long as the distance is 1 mile or 1.5 miles. You do get bigger orders like £11 or £12 but you will often be travelling 7-8 miles so that's actually worse than the smaller orders.
@@Sheffielddelivers Yeah im constantly chasing my deliveroo account. I also managed to get JE however not in my area, some people say you can change it back to your area after a few shifts but im not sure
It's a big problem here in Manchester There are lots of illegal immigrants living in hotels in Manchester and working on rented accounts. Free accommodation Free electric and gas No council tax bill No water bill Free mobile phone Government gives them spending money too Oh and free food breakfast lunch and dinner Free broadband So it's a massive issue for me As it costs me £1000 per Month on rent and household bills Before I've even bought food
It's about supply and demand. When you have fitted into a niche you fit and suddenly the small pool of workers becomes a Lake then yes he can say that.
I do this as a second job in Australia. It gives me a reason to go outside meet new people which I like, but I would never do it as a full timer. That would work out to be too many long hour days and stress! We don't have a tipping culture here either, but one out of every 10-15 deliveries will tip a few dollars here or there which is awesome.
More corporate based or medical based jobs are more likely to hire a non white person because they want to be "diverse" and not based on merit. It's very common in university admissions. Pathetic tbh. I'm saying this as a black person living and working in London.
Endless fetch quests. I've not got uber radar here but have seen it once while I was working in Scarborough for a bit. I thought it was supposed to offer more than one order though.
Even on days when ive made 6 quid an hour,ive still enjoyed it. I do it for a few "beer tokens" a week and just enjoy riding around my seaside town (torquay) seeing places and people.
Nice job here dealing with the people and what a beast that Scooter is at times looks like the front wheel is jumping up and leaving the road surface - Pure delivery power spec for sure 🙃
I really like your attitude, the way you communicate and your choice of words. Thank you for the video. You would definitely make another type of video material and would grab the interest. You have a very good culture.
Just got this vid recommended , keep up the good work don't give up on the channel in your hard times , you'd find it super helpful soon . Quality content always finds it's audience. I wish you all the luck 🙏
Hi mate, just found this channel today along with a lot of other channels in this style, I'm currently on UC with the job market being awful as it is especially for someone like me just in early 20's and recently let go from first job. Applied for Uber and looking around for a bike to do it on, do you think it's a good Job for people on Benefits like UC who can only just afford rent, wifi and food while looking for a job. Hoping to put money away every month and get a proper E-bike or an E-moped instead of an actual pedal bike, fingers crossed.
I think it can be, doing it on a bike can be tiring and you will be limited to shorter orders so start with that and then try and get an ebike as quickly as you can or buy a converter kit to change your bike into one
To be honest I don't think the market is saturated, certainly not in Sheffield, and many people are doing this as a second job, talked to many other riders who do this to supplement their income.
Americans hate expected tipping as well. It's disgusting how many laws are in place that allows companies to pay their employees so poorly they rely on tips to get a decent paycheck. I was born and raised in the US and I hate it, never understood it, and even relied on it in the past which probably made me hate it more. You are not alone, cousin.
The difference is that, by law, all delivery drivers in UK have to be paid a specified minimum wage, without tips being counted. They don't rely on tips, unlike the US. It's appalling that American companies can get away without paying a decent salary to their employees & customers have to foot the bill. The entire tipping culture in the US is screwed up, with customers & employees losing out & companies not fulfilling their obligations.
started doing this couple month ago for uber eats in doncaster. it was quiet one night so i was looking for earnings and sheffield city centre was red so went there got myself a ulez fine and went in a tram lane in hillsborough haha never been back
i will NEVER understand tipping culture... i am from the uk but lived in the states for a couple years. if the US food chains/ delivery chains pay their workers more they wouldnt have to feel entitled for tips. i had a run in with someone who said about tips with i was in the us. i normally tipped with cash but this person threw my food at my door and said that was because of no tip. i then said i tip in cash and he instantly came back to the door. i said after the stunt you pulled just lost your tip and im reporting you to UberEats.
As a pizza guy in the us majority of the pizza chains especially dominos does a thing called split wage which means that you make half your normal rate when on the road so no tip sometimes means youve been paid less than minimum wage for that hour
If you want to make more money get shifts with a busy takeaway rather than using the apps. Many customers for takeaways pay cash at the door, so you get a lot more tips plus you see the same customers all the time so you get to know them.
Yeah I've thought about that, the only issue for me is that I can't really commit to regular shifts, so unless they have the same flexibility as Uber Eats and Deliveroo, I think I might be stuck with them 🙁
@@Sheffielddelivers Well ask around, offer to cover maybe, so if one of their regular drivers is sick or can't work a shift they will need someone for one off cover for an evening, over time you can be their go to guy when they need extra help, and they won't hold it against you if you are unavailable, lots of places have reserve drivers as back ups, people have flat tyres or breakdowns so they need to be flexible. Then see what develops...
Great video, very impressive quality for under 300 subs! Really enjoyed the humour and always appreciate people doing honest and real breakdowns of business finances.
