New Job: Self Employed Multi Drop Driver

[TW]Fox · 23 Nov 2015 at 20:12

Who pays for the vehicle?

ElliorR · 23 Nov 2015 at 20:20

ThaReaperGuy said:
Tony! We've missed you.

In the same way Charlie Sheen would miss HIV if he woke up cured tomorrow.

[FnG]magnolia · 23 Nov 2015 at 20:25

Keep your thieving sister away from the packages Tony and please drive like this all the time!

norm · 23 Nov 2015 at 20:46

The parcel industry is basically on a race to the bottom over prices. Hence why City Link went bust. These self-employed contracts are just another cost saving measure by withholding basic employee rights like holiday/sick pay/pension.

It's a mugs game really. You'll be encouraged to get rid of packages wherever possible but if there's too many complaints of items going missing you'll be the prime suspect and could see your job disappear.

I would only do it as a stop-gap and pursue a permanent job with a decent firm like UPS/DPD/DHL/Parcelforce.

Tony Williams · 23 Nov 2015 at 20:48

Yeah the pay is £80/day, I have seen other courier jobs advertised at £120/day. The advert I got for this job said upto £150/day. Anyway, this is my first (legal) job.

[TW]Fox;28855090 said:
Who pays for the vehicle?

They do. I get given it to take home. They pay insurance.

esoteric · 23 Nov 2015 at 20:50

I've been interesting in doing the same thing but the amount of parcels expected to be delivered is absurd and the money is not exactly a high motivator, especially when you can sit on a checkout at Lidl for £9+ an hour.

Minstadave · 23 Nov 2015 at 20:57

Who's paying for fuel?

Dj_Jestar · 23 Nov 2015 at 20:58

Hang on.. satire post or for real?

I'm confused

SonniLombardi · 23 Nov 2015 at 20:58

Tony Williams said:
Yeah the pay is £80/day, I have seen other courier jobs advertised at £120/day. The advert I got for this job said upto £150/day. Anyway, this is my first (legal) job.

Yeah, upto. That's if you do a stupid amount of drops. They are decieving adverts and self employed basis as mentioned by someone above is bad because they can take the **** of you. a lot of these companies only pay fuel per mile/drop also.

Tony Williams · 23 Nov 2015 at 21:03

They pay the fuel.

Tony Williams · 23 Nov 2015 at 21:03

I can always leave after a while and get a better job if I am unhappy.

SonniLombardi · 23 Nov 2015 at 21:07

How old are you btw? your first real (legal) job? lol

ash_91 · 23 Nov 2015 at 21:32

Is that £80 before tax aswell??

Uther · 23 Nov 2015 at 21:46

ash_91 said:
Is that £80 before tax aswell??

Tax? Yeah right...

Caged · 23 Nov 2015 at 22:08

Are you the guy who burnt their house down?

Skidder · 23 Nov 2015 at 22:12

Tony, are you a clever construct?

{SAS}TB · 23 Nov 2015 at 22:13

Subbed - this can only go one way .........

NoobCannon · 23 Nov 2015 at 22:14

Caged said:
Are you the guy who burnt their house down?

Lol terrible post.

K.C. Leblanc · 23 Nov 2015 at 23:37

Tony Williams said:
I'll be dead 'ard soon.

In future please keep those details to yourself.

PooKer · 24 Nov 2015 at 09:46

I guess it'll be Tony Removal's at weekends to maximize the van.