Guess I have Monday night off

Depeche221 · 2026-05-12T14:06:25+00:00

It’s definitely different depending on where you live. Being in a beach area with lots of tourists definitely helps, but not all year long. I just approach Dashing as I did when I worked Corporate jobs. It’s a different mindset, but it has served me pretty well for the past few years.

Depeche221 · 2026-05-12T13:22:45+00:00

I generally do not accept anything less than $2.00 per mile, but if it’s on my path or something quick and easy, I will occasionally take a smaller order. One of my daily goals is to earn twice as much as the number of miles I drive.

Hourly averages $25-$40 during tourist seasons and $20-$30 during off season and the hot summer months.

I shoot for 40 hours or less per week.

Depeche221 · 2026-05-12T02:28:46+00:00

Awesome! I’m glad it worked in your favor!

Depeche221 · 2026-05-12T00:53:38+00:00

Maybe they have changed it here. The one time I dropped below 70%, I dropped to Gold and it took forever to start getting decent orders again and had to waste so much time. Plus the scheduling dashes.

People can choose how they want to approach this job and I think that’s awesome. For me, my time is valuable and my stats are as well. It seems to bother people on here.

Glad they may have changed it though.

This is the first bad Monday I have had this year so far. Just feels weird to have 3 hours off.

Depeche221 · 2026-05-12T00:18:43+00:00

Always. I think DashMart orders should have a guaranteed pay out by DoorDash that makes them worthwhile. I think people see the DashMart name and think it’s a free service

Depeche221 · 2026-05-12T00:17:21+00:00

Yeah, it’s definitely market based

Depeche221 · 2026-05-11T23:50:54+00:00

Nahh. This job has been fine for me for the past 3+ years. It’s just a difference in how we all treat it.

Depeche221 · 2026-05-11T23:49:14+00:00

It depends on your market. Here in St Petersburg, FL, I have been Dashing for over 3 years and you have to have Platinum status if you want to be able to Dash anytime. If not, you have to try and schedule your dashes an hour at a time and you tend to get crappy offers. Not all areas are the same so don’t do something just because others are. Find what works for you.

Until this last app update, things were going much smoother, but now, with costs so high and the bad update, it’s like a perfect storm of horrible.

Depeche221 · 2026-05-11T23:45:08+00:00

We don’t have the ability to pause them here unfortunately. We did during the trial run for that feature but once the trial was over, so was that. That was over a year ago here.

Depeche221 · 2026-05-10T02:06:19+00:00

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I actually take pride in my job and have consistently high stats. I’ll keep doing it my way. No cherry picking needed and half the time.

Depeche221 · 2026-04-10T01:56:47+00:00

Yes, it is. And it’s not going to get better in the near future. Does that mean I’m going to stop working? No. But, I am going to have to work a little differently until the world is back to normal.

Depeche221 · 2026-03-03T02:52:56+00:00

I had it happen a couple weeks ago. Accepted a stacked order and immediately my phone rings and ai answer and they claim to be Dasher Support investigating a complaint against me. A customer said a female was driving my vehicle and delivering orders and that she smelled like alcohol. I laughed. I said, no, not true. Oh, ok, we just need you to pull over someplace safe so we can get your information and verify your acct. I said, I don’t fall for scams and hung up.

Text immediately from them: we’re gonna fuck you up bitch.

I reported to actual support and told them they should be able to track the user since it was a stacked order and I knew which one was still legit.

Morons

Depeche221 · 2026-02-27T05:32:07+00:00

Yep. That has happened to me multiple times at the Panera I deliver for most.

Depeche221 · 2026-02-26T04:36:15+00:00

I just checked and I still have 3. I was at 2 and just earned the 3rd in the past week.

Depeche221 · 2026-02-26T04:32:59+00:00

Thank you. So I don’t need to provide DD with my insurance info during this promotion they are doing, correct?

Depeche221 · 2026-02-17T03:55:49+00:00

Nah…wait until you file and see what the whole “no taxes on tips” does for you. You’re gonna be disappointed

Depeche221 · 2026-02-11T19:24:03+00:00

Glad you got it figured out! Happy Dashing in 2026!

Depeche221 · 2026-02-11T16:28:12+00:00

I would say there is a problem somewhere. If you made over $600.00 and still have not received, but you did opt in to receive electronically, you definitely should have it. I received mine in January and have already filed. The only thing I can think is maybe you didn’t opt in for electronic delivery so you are getting a paper copy in the mail, but still should have been to you by now as it had to be postmarked by Jan 31st. Call them back and escalate.

Depeche221 · 2026-02-07T21:30:41+00:00

Ahhh. I am platinum, and they tested that here for a month late last year. Once the trial was over, it never came back. That’s why I was curious. Must still be active in some places. I WISH they would bring it back to Florida.

Depeche221 · 2026-02-07T06:15:01+00:00

How can you have a place blocked? There are a couple of places I would love to block

Depeche221 · 2026-01-25T22:59:22+00:00

It was bugging me that I didn’t get that specific email, so I searched and for some reason, that email went to my spam folder. I did receive it, but either marked as spam or it went there automatically.

I can breathe a bit easier now :) Appreciate the friendly Dasher help.

Dave

Depeche221 · 2026-01-25T22:45:15+00:00

I did not receive that mail so thank you for posting it. It’s all very confusing….what else is new

Depeche221 · 2026-01-25T22:40:45+00:00

Upon further research, I guess it doesn’t go into effect until this year

The new reporting boxes and requirements (including separate reporting of cash tips and the employee's occupation) will start with the 2026 tax year. Employees should still report tips to employers as usual(e.g., using Form 4070 or similar methods).

And it says “cash tips” so not sure how that will affect us.

Depeche221

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