What can I do?

Norman Stansfield · Feb 6, 2007

buckweaver said:

PIZZA DELIVERY 101

Can't remember exactly how much I made as base, but it was at least minimum wage. You get a check once a week for the hours you worked, with taxes taken out.

I worked at Papa John's. IIRC, it was like this:

You have your own little locker/safe at the store. They give you like $20 in change money to start. After you finish a run, you bring back the receipt and your tip and/or credit-card slip and put it in your locker. (You don't want to be carrying around a lot of cash, for obvious reasons.)

At the end of the night, you gather all the receipts, all the tips and all the CC slips from your locker, and they count it all up. You cash out with the difference, after the sales receipts and $20 change is taken out.

Gas money: At Papa John's, there was a "delivery surcharge" on each bill. It was $0.75 per order. That's your gas money. It's NOT part of the tip. (Repeat, for ignorant customers who like to stiff the drivers because they see a "delivery charge": that's NOT a tip.)

Yes, the company is making customers pay a little extra to get around paying for gas money. ... Still, don't stiff your driver. It's not his fault, OK? Sheesh. :

Anyway, that gas money also gets included in the difference at the end of the night. They subtract it from the sales receipts. So you cash out with an extra $0.75 for each run you made. It's decent if you're in an urban area like I was. If you live in a spread-out delivery area and/or you have a gas guzzler, you might not break even. (Hell, it often works out better than the $0.35/mile that many newspapers pay.) You get $0.75 whether you make a 5-mile delivery or a 500-foot delivery.

If you're good, and it's a busy shift, you can make double and triple runs (one run, but delivering to three different houses). That doubles or triples your tips on the same run, which is great.

It's an easy job to do, but not always easy to do well. If you can do it well, you can really rake in some good cash on the side. I'd recommend it.
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Delivering pizzas was one of the fun side missions on the last couple Grand Theft Autos. Although you had to do it on a moped.

Cadet · Feb 6, 2007

I'd suggest bartending or waiting tables at a bar/grill, because you can make good money off checks that involve alcohol, but maybe next summer...

pallister · Feb 6, 2007

The world needs ditch diggers, too.

sportschick · Feb 6, 2007

CradleRobber said:

Thanks for the info, BW. Very helpful, especially since I noticed the nearby RoundTable recently put up a banner for delivery drivers.

Right now, I'm trying to narrow it down to which three states where I want to fight fires this season. I said I was going to last summer, and then got lazy on the early application deadlines and just generally pussed out. Since I can't find a good reason not to do it this year, I'm at least going to apply and see where it goes. Unfortunately, California Department of Forestry stops accepting applications the last week of January, while many states just opened the process. Joining a Hotshots crew in Alaska might be a really good way to stay in good shape, and they pull bank, especially when they're working 16-hour days, 7 days a week at 1.5 time while fires are burning.
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Multiple exes of mine were wildland firefighters (come on, look at where I live!). They make excellent money, and develop beautiful arm muscles.

CradleRobber · Feb 6, 2007

sportschick said:

CradleRobber said:

Thanks for the info, BW. Very helpful, especially since I noticed the nearby RoundTable recently put up a banner for delivery drivers.

Right now, I'm trying to narrow it down to which three states where I want to fight fires this season. I said I was going to last summer, and then got lazy on the early application deadlines and just generally pussed out. Since I can't find a good reason not to do it this year, I'm at least going to apply and see where it goes. Unfortunately, California Department of Forestry stops accepting applications the last week of January, while many states just opened the process. Joining a Hotshots crew in Alaska might be a really good way to stay in good shape, and they pull bank, especially when they're working 16-hour days, 7 days a week at 1.5 time while fires are burning.
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Multiple exes of mine were wildland firefighters (come on, look at where I live!). They make excellent money, and develop beautiful arm muscles.
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Yeah, I'm pretty pumped. It would mean missing the Dallas outing, but quite an experience.

Besides, nobody seems to excited to get the Dallas ball rolling.

sportschick · Feb 6, 2007

CradleRobber said:

sportschick said:

CradleRobber said:

Thanks for the info, BW. Very helpful, especially since I noticed the nearby RoundTable recently put up a banner for delivery drivers.

Right now, I'm trying to narrow it down to which three states where I want to fight fires this season. I said I was going to last summer, and then got lazy on the early application deadlines and just generally pussed out. Since I can't find a good reason not to do it this year, I'm at least going to apply and see where it goes. Unfortunately, California Department of Forestry stops accepting applications the last week of January, while many states just opened the process. Joining a Hotshots crew in Alaska might be a really good way to stay in good shape, and they pull bank, especially when they're working 16-hour days, 7 days a week at 1.5 time while fires are burning.
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Multiple exes of mine were wildland firefighters (come on, look at where I live!). They make excellent money, and develop beautiful arm muscles.
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Yeah, I'm pretty pumped. It would mean missing the Dallas outing, but quite an experience.

Besides, nobody seems to excited to get the Dallas ball rolling.
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If you can get on with a crew out of Alaska, I will be insanely jealous. I've always wanted to get up there.

I think Dallas has been forgotten in the excitement of the Vegas gathering.

CradleRobber · Feb 6, 2007

I've only been there a few times, but never the areas these crews work. They're based at Ft. Wainwright.

And I applied for a delivery job at RoundTable tonight. Uncharted waters may be ahead.

sportschick · Feb 6, 2007

CradleRobber said:

I've only been there a few times, but never the areas these crews work. They're based at Ft. Wainwright.

And I applied for a delivery job at RoundTable tonight. Uncharted waters may be ahead.
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And did I mention fire pants? There is nothing hotter than a guy in fire pants during fire season.

CradleRobber · Feb 6, 2007

RoundTable manager called this afternoon, I'm on my way in to bring him my DMV record and insurance information.

I feel pretty close to an actual "job," and it's scary.

Inky_Wretch · Feb 6, 2007

Work on the Dallas outing has been going on.

The original hostess appears to be MIA, so that's put a kink in the planning process.

leo1 · Feb 6, 2007

i wonder which profession has a higher mortality rate - pizza delivery or firefighting?

zeke12 · Feb 6, 2007

Hit the sperm bank, CR.

But not if you smoke the herb.

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