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No Irish people doing Deliveroo/Just Eat?

  • 05-11-2020 01:20AM
    #1
    sasta le
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    My work has been affected by Covid 19 so have to look at options.Just thinking tonight I've never met an Irish person doing it
    Any reason why?
    Or anyone have an experience of it?


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  • #2
    Mjolnir
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    sasta le wrote: »
    My work has been affected by Covid 19 so have to look at options.Just thinking tonight I've never met an Irish person doing it
    Any reason why?
    Or anyone have an experience of it?

    I've met a few, think its the same reason very few do local take away deliveries. Pay wouldn't be great, most of the time its your own vechicle if driving, or cycling mad distance in a day. Not the most attractive job to be fair.


  • #3
    greasepalm
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    Noticed that with a lot of companies but as they charge say e3 for delivery does the driver get that fee at end of shift which can mount up depending on how many they do.


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    Ten of Swords
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  • #5
    sasta le
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    Mjolnir wrote: »
    I've met a few, think its the same reason very few do local take away deliveries. Pay wouldn't be great, most of the time its your own vechicle if driving, or cycling mad distance in a day. Not the most attractive job to be fair.

    Needs must.Jesus can't understand why young lads ain't doing it


  • #6
    Smacruairi
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    sasta le wrote: »
    Needs must.Jesus can't understand why young lads ain't doing it

    Would like to know their pay. If its just the 3 quid per order its hardly worth your while. Might get 5 in a hour, so that's 15quid an hour, 60 a night max?


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  • #7
    sasta le
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    Ten of Swords wrote: »
    Mod - Moved to Work & Jobs, read the local charter before posting

    Sorry could you move it to After hours just to get some chat going on it please


  • #8
    MrStuffins
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    sasta le wrote: »
    Sorry could you move it to After hours just to get some chat going on it please

    Gas!!

    OP, I've seen loads of Irish doing it. So yeah, Irish people are doing it.


  • #9
    Bubbaclaus
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    Had a young Irish lad deliver my most recent Uber Eats.


  • #10
    sasta le
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    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Gas!!

    OP, I've seen loads of Irish doing it. So yeah, Irish people are doing it.

    I'm.just going by my own experience and seen.Often asked the driver's where they from etc to make chatIve just never seen it.Also no young Irish are doing it


  • #11
    greasepalm
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    Years ago think someone mentioned 200 a night in tips Omg as thats serious money but must be long hours and knowing where your going to save time.


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  • #12
    Mjolnir
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    sasta le wrote: »
    Needs must.Jesus can't understand why young lads ain't doing it

    Some do, when I lived in Dublin a couple of the local pizza places had young lads delivering. But when you put the cost of insurance and fuel for young drivers its not really worth it.


  • #13
    bigpink
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    See it in Limerick City never had an Irish delivery driver except from a Chinese takeaway that always had Irisgh guys doing delivery cause they would be known if ya get me
    I see no young lads doing it either but do see them acting the maggot on bikes


  • #14
    sasta le
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    Mjolnir wrote: »
    Some do, when I lived in Dublin a couple of the local pizza places had young lads delivering. But when you put the cost of insurance and fuel for young drivers its not really worth it.

    Yeah I use see Irish alot more maybe till before 5 years ago doing it by car..and some local places still just do it that way..but I'm talking more about Deliveroo Uber eats etc prob more by bike


  • #15
    highdef
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    sasta le wrote: »
    Sorry could you move it to After hours just to get some chat going on it please

    Work & Jobs is by far the most suitable topic. So, does anyone know what the average hourly rate?


  • #16
    the_syco
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    sasta le wrote: »
    Just thinking tonight I've never met an Irish person doing it
    Any reason why?
    For the most part, it's the same reason you have foreigners in the corporate fast food places, and not the unemployed Irish; some Irish can earn better by doing nothing. The foreigners will do every job they can to survive.


  • #17
    sasta le
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    highdef wrote: »
    Work & Jobs is by far the most suitable topic. So, does anyone know what the average hourly rate?

    Fair enough just thought for more debate


  • #18
    Viscount Aggro
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    Cash in hand


  • #19
    un5byh7sqpd2x0
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    Viscount Aggro wrote: »
    Cash in hand

    Tips, yes. Wages, no.


  • #20
    Viscount Aggro
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    They are not PAYE workers, is my point.


  • #21
    un5byh7sqpd2x0
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    Viscount Aggro wrote: »
    They are not PAYE workers, is my point.

    That doesn’t imply or even remotely mean cash in hand


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  • #22
    antimatterx
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    Lainey Brief Upholstery wrote: »
    Tips, yes. Wages, no.

    Wages yes! I had a friend who worked as a delivery drive for a pizzeria. He was paid in cash. When the pandemic struck he was unable to claim the PUP as he technically was never employed privately.

    He had to listen to all the part time wait staff who made around €250 p/w. talk about how they were going to spent there PUP on clothes and stuff.
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  • #23
    vandriver
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    antimatterx wrote: »
    Wages yes! I had a friend who worked as a delivery drive for a pizzeria. He was paid in cash. When the pandemic struck he was unable to claim the PUP as he technically was never employed privately.

    He had to listen to all the part time wait staff who made around €250 p/w. talk about how they were going to spent there PUP on clothes and stuff.
    He just had to make do on his ordinary dole?


  • #24
    GarIT
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    antimatterx wrote: »
    Wages yes! I had a friend who worked as a delivery drive for a pizzeria. He was paid in cash. When the pandemic struck he was unable to claim the PUP as he technically was never employed privately.

    He had to listen to all the part time wait staff who made around €250 p/w. talk about how they were going to spent there PUP on clothes and stuff.

    Serves him right. Same happened to a taxi driver I know, when the rates got reduced his did too because he wasn't declaring his full income.


  • #25
    antimatterx
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    vandriver wrote: »
    He just had to make do on his ordinary dole?

    He's a FT college student, so he got nothing.
    GarIT wrote: »
    Serves him right. Same happened to a taxi driver I know, when the rates got reduced his did too because he wasn't declaring his full income.

    The lad was making about 150 a week prior to get through life while he was in college FT. Hardly the same.
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  • #26
    El Tarangu
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    antimatterx wrote: »
    Wages yes! I had a friend who worked as a delivery drive for a pizzeria. He was paid in cash.

    The example you use is the not the same for JustEat or Deliveroo workers; all of their 'wages' (though I think they are contractors) are recorded meticulously via the app
    Mjolnir wrote: »
    I've met a few, think its the same reason very few do local take away deliveries. Pay wouldn't be great, most of the time its your own vechicle if driving, or cycling mad distance in a day. Not the most attractive job to be fair.

    I think its more that no previous experience or language skills are required, which makes it very attractive for an immigrant with very few contacts and perhaps not the best English.


  • #27
    GarIT
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    antimatterx wrote: »
    He's a FT college student, so he got nothing.



    The lad was making about 150 a week prior to get through life while he was in college FT. Hardly the same.

    Still needs to obey the law. Can't expect society to support him when he didn't support society and looked after his own interests when that suited him


  • #28
    MarkY91
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    They're all Brazilian and Mexican


  • #29
    PirateShampoo
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    Well if you've any semblance of self preservation then this job isn't for you.

    Do you like to dress in Black, use head phones and scroll through social media while cycling, no helmet or lights or reflective ppe and take no responsibility for your own personal safety then apply now....

    These lads are nuisance around town and the RSA or some other safety authority needs to go to town on these companies.


  • #30
    Kimbot
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    sasta le wrote: »
    Sorry could you move it to After hours just to get some chat going on it please

    It should not be moved to another section just to generate discussion :) Work & Jobs is the most appropriate section for this post :)


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  • #31
    MarkY91
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    PirateShampoo wrote: »
    Well if you've any semblance of self preservation then this job isn't for you.

    Do you like to dress in Black, use head phones and scroll through social media while cycling, no helmet or lights or reflective ppe and take no responsibility for your own personal safety then apply now....

    These lads are nuisance around town and the RSA or some other safety authority needs to go to town on these companies.

    You forgot to add in that they do all of the above while cycling In a cycle lane on the wrong side of the road and expecting normal cyclists like myself to get out of their way.

    I think they have a nightly bet on who can break the most laws per shift.


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