I have been delivering pizza for around 16 years now, and have worked for all of the major companies in that time. I have done it for full time work and now just do it part time to make ends meet. My mission with this blog is to bring attention to our efforts as delivery drivers and the risks we are taking everyday to perform the job in hopes to help create some public awareness. First of all we are using our own vehicle. That includes purchasing our own gas, buying parts to maintain our vehicles safely and carrying auto insurance. We are also risking our life by running around with cash and usually a big lit up sign that acts as nothing more than a big target. Yet the average tip is only roughly $2.00 per stop if you even get tipped at all. We also get a per delivery fee, but the company usually gets about half of that too. For example where I am working now we charge $1.90 for a delivery fee, but the company only gives us $1.05 of that. We are not even getting minimum wage anymore either. Since it went up a while back. They seem to be trying to make our pay more like waiter pay, but I can assure you we do not get tipped like waiters. Now that dosent sound right to me. Something needs to change. If they dont want to pay much they need to supply their own vehicles if you ask me. What is your opinion? Stay tuned for more rants about the life of a pizza man soon!!
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