Deliveroo

Do Deliveroo riders need to carry those stupid boxes around? Surely your typical decent messenger bag and a front rack is more practical?

I applied but declined the job in the end as my current job pays at least 50% more, wasn't worth the change for now, but it does seem easier and less stressful once you've done it for a while? I live close enough to go home between shifts and i'd be working roads i know really well, so starting to think it wouldn't be so bad

An Uber biker couriers tale
https://thebillfold.com/my-summer-working-as-an-uber-bike-messenger-5beca3f07307#.mofxv1rxz

To the condescending deliveroo kid, riding a green/white Cinelli who felt the need to detour from his route to inform me that I need to remove my front brake "because it's a fixie!", and then jumped the red light and rode of into oncoming traffic.

Fuck you and the tribe you think you belong to.

In Kilburn?

I think I've seen that kid over Putney way. Rides like a tool - went across traffic then over pedestrian crossings when I saw him.

Marble Arch

New kit day yesterday. Methinks all those protests and accompanying bad publicity prompted a quickie rebrand...

Quite pleased that they've given us something more visible though.

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The Food Delivery section of the IWGB union is organising a meeting for Deliveroo drivers, with the aim of kicking off a campaign: https://www.facebook.com/events/1776330205941849/

Hi, just found this thread via Google as I was thinking on becoming a deliveroo cyclist in a provincial city - Liverpool.

Just wondered what would be my likely pay after tax and NI per day?

Also can you do as many days a week as you want?

Thanks

Pay all depends on how much you work. You apply for shifts, so the rota will be put out and you'll have to log in and select your available days. You'll not get huge amount of hours due to existing workers being allocated specific days based on performance. If you want the hours, you have to prove you've got the energy to do it.

You'll be emailed a review after your first month, highlighting your performance; ie...Average time taken to deliver / Respond to delivery message...etc, etc

I was earning roughly £100 every weekend, as I work fulltime during the week.

As you're self employed you'll need to fill out a tax return. The invoices that are emailed to you every 2 weeks don't state any Tax or NI, from my experience (Quit the company 2 months ago, not sure what has changed).

If you've got the drive to cycle for up to 8-10hrs a day/ 7 days a week, then I'd say go for it.

I miss free burritos tho :(

I see thanks, doesn't look like a good option for someone who's currently unemployed then because of the uncertainty of how many hours ill get.

It can be tough. There was weeks when a few guys got zero hrs, but had like 30+ the week prior.

Ohh and you'll be losing money through the equipment deposit (£150) which is taken out of your wage in small increments. This can be claimed back once you've terminated your contract.

Took me nearly 3 months to obtain this, but yet the company could spend £x amount of money on postering buses, new equipment and other branding guff

rebranding = 2 fingers to all complainers

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I wouldn't want to do it as a primary source of income, it's not reliable. I just do a few shifts on top of my part time work. That said, getting paid to cycle is nice enough if you can hack the cold and if you're currently doing nothing else it can't hurt. Let me know if you want to apply, there's a referral system that will net you and the referrer extra dosh

If you're on Universal Credit like me then it probably will hurt if its not reliable.

But it seems nice being able to do something like that without having to take the cr@p that comes with most other jobs.

Also say one day it was hammering down can u just not bother doing your shift and theres no consequence?

True - I'd suggest applying anyway, and discussing with whoever the area manager is what kind of minimum shift allocation you'd be getting. If it'll be similar to JSA or whatever then I'd be inclined to take it, because I know from experience that's a miserable existence.

As for skipping shifts, I don't know - probably comes down to your manager, again. I just text the guy if I can't make one for any reason and haven't heard anything back about it, but we're fairly overstaffed here. Just remember that if you're not on shift you're not earning, and cycling in the rain isn't really that bad.

I don't mind moderate rain, but if its absolutely banging down then thats going to be pretty awful.

The new jackets are pretty decent tbh. Mudguards, rain trousers/tights, waterproof boots and decent gloves, you can stay fairly cosy.

I started working for deliveroo in Leeds this week. I really enjoyed my first couple of shifts but the staffomatic website is a total piece of shit. I missed out on a shift tonight because it went mental and deleted all the shifts I'd applied for and been assigned. Had to reapply for all of them. Does anyone else have a similar issue?

Staffomatic is brilliant when it works. Complete garbage when it plays up.

I had shifts changing a few hours before they started. I screen shot on the hour, every hour one day and caught them out. Took it to Head Office and they passed it off as a 'computer error'

Anyone know how much your average Deliver rider should make a month? I know it depends on how good you are but I'm just talking about your hypothetical average Joe of Deliveroo.

Will Deliveroo entertain you doing the occasional shift, like, one a week average?

When I signed up they said they expected at least 2 weekend evening shifts per week. That's in Leeds though and could be different elsewhere!

Can anyone tell me when Deliveroo payday is? Cheers.

I think it's this coming Monday!