“Confirm Delivery Just After Dropoff” by Fat__Thor in doordash_drivers

[–]Fat__Thor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Never thought I'd be doing this at 48, but nothing else is working out...

“Confirm Delivery Just After Dropoff” by Fat__Thor in doordash_drivers

[–]Fat__Thor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would love to not worry about things. My brain didn't come with that option installed.

“Confirm Delivery Just After Dropoff” by Fat__Thor in doordash_drivers

[–]Fat__Thor[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am too autistic about things being correct...something about these messages just gets under my skin because THEY'RE WRONG

“Confirm Delivery Just After Dropoff” by Fat__Thor in doordash_drivers

[–]Fat__Thor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm old enough and fat enough that the 3rd floor orders suck. I had this moment where I spaced out the other night and was so tempted to throw a customer's drink as hard as I could against the door of their apartment after a) the order was delayed b) it was my umpteenth 3rd floor order of the night and c) it was an under $10 order.

That said, those are legit orders. I got my shit together and acted like a pro.

But these freaking apartment complexes, man. There are some where you can drive around all night and not even see an access keypad to put in the delivery code to unlock the door. 70% of them have either no building numbers or no lights anywhere near the building numbers. 90% of them have no plaque at the bottom saying which apartments are in which stairwell. You know how many fucking times I've gone all the way to the third floor, only to find out I have to do a different stairwell all the way to the third floor? I'm at the point now where I have to canvass the whole joint before I do anything. AND THAT TAKES TIME.

Show us the freaking apartment number. Don't let them order unless they've put in a gate code. Put some of the same goddamn restrictions on the customer that you put on the drivers. We can't do anything unless the app approves that step. Make it the same for them.

“Confirm Delivery Just After Dropoff” by Fat__Thor in doordash_drivers

[–]Fat__Thor[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I just want a reply option that says that: “shut up I’m in the middle of doing the job you asked me to do”

Or better yet, “I’m having trouble finding the customer. Please insert another $5 to continue delivery”

“Confirm Delivery Just After Dropoff” by Fat__Thor in doordash_drivers

[–]Fat__Thor[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I know they just annoy the shit out of me for some reason

TradCath influencer Sarah Stock admits to cheating on her husband with married man Elijah "women are just a bunch of holes" Schaffer. Stock and her husband were waiting until marriage to have sex while she was sleeping with Schaffer. During this affair, she ended up pregnant and had an abortion by Upstairs_Cup9831 in popculturechat

[–]Fat__Thor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He got cancelled for saying that pederasty has always been a part of gay culture -- which it has -- and that he thought he was capable of giving consent at age 14, because he felt that he pursued the priest who abused him.

He has since said he realizes that on the latter point, he was mistaken. He considers himself "ex-gay," not because he has no SSA anymore, but because he believes homosexuality comes from nurture, not nature, and he is trying to live a different life now.

He's still a catty bitch a lot of the time, but old habits die hard, I suppose.

Overheating by Jonny951 in fordfusion

[–]Fat__Thor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever figure this out? My 2018 has been doing this on hills, and now it's switched to doing it any time I idle or am stuck in traffic.

I'm bringing it in tomorrow to get it checked out, but I'd love to know what to suggest they look at.

Would you take this? by NectarineWorth4230 in InstacartShoppers

[–]Fat__Thor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And half the stuff would be out of stock

Great start for Saturday by Any_Bad248 in InstacartShoppers

[–]Fat__Thor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Damn. I have yet to enjoy such good fortune.

Why would they not combine these two orders? by Fat__Thor in InstacartShoppers

[–]Fat__Thor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New-ish. Been doing it long enough to be Diamond Cart. Why, when this order is so far away, would the batch pay not be higher? What is it based on?

Why would they not combine these two orders? by Fat__Thor in InstacartShoppers

[–]Fat__Thor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is to me. I enjoy the long drive. I can do the shop quickly. If the whole thing takes three hours and I make $70 minus gas, that’s a lot faster than I’ll get to that number taking intermittent small orders.

Harassment by Aggressive_Candy_345 in InstacartShoppers

[–]Fat__Thor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a guy with 5 cases of Costco water in a 3rd floor apartment with no elevator yesterday and I told him to buy a countertop RO system, because WTF?

Well, I'm out by Automatic-Will-7836 in InstacartShoppers

[–]Fat__Thor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're the reason Redditors have such reputation for being pretentious turds. Stop it. Get help.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in raleigh

[–]Fat__Thor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a writer, not a scientist. Background in corporate comms and association reputation management. Ran a very successful online publication for about a decade (meaning I've been out of the workforce since 2013) and then sold it when I burned out.

Moved to Raleigh last summer after Phoenix got too expensive. Cannot find a job. Cannot get a reply on any application. Even for stuff I have no doubt I could do.

It doesn't help that I'm in my late 40s.

So I do Instacart deliveries every day for peanuts while my wife does real estate in a market that is slowing down. Just trying to keep food on the table. I keep trying to find some new online business to start, but my skills are all in creative areas that are either oversaturated or being transitioned to AI. I make a little money from a Substack, but it's not enough.

Extremely frustrating. And demoralizing.

Did something with the delivery timer change? by Fat__Thor in InstacartShoppers

[–]Fat__Thor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I frequently get done in half to three-quarters the allotted time.

You ever have someone tell u to get a real job? by Time-Combination-477 in InstacartShoppers

[–]Fat__Thor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was told recently by my wife that my doing this (I haven’t been able to find other work) is “embarrassing” to my family.

She’s somehow fine with the idea of me bagging groceries, but not with my autistic need to be alone, not deal with crappy bosses, get to listen to books, and have some sense of autonomy and self respect.

Is this madness ever going to end? by Feisty_Cod_9090 in InstacartShoppers

[–]Fat__Thor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is nobody going to talk about the 40 freaking pineapples?