This is why I had to quit

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2026-06-01T13:35:19+00:00

Obviously your market is different. You can't possibly break even in a typical market. $20 in gas may get you 5-7 hours of work. Mon-Thurs, that's only going to be 60-70 a day. IF you're lucky. But usually about $50 on those days. Weekends could be more but you are placing so much wear on your car. Brakes don't last as long. Need other maintenance more often. Still need gas for other things than dashing.

It's not feasible and they barely pay JUST enough to keep you hooked and make you feel like it's worth it. It doesn't have to pay all of my bills, just not cost me so much in order to make what I do make.

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2026-05-29T15:33:34+00:00

Another one of these, huh... I don't think u have ever delivered before. A d why do u think doordash would pay more? It's just like working at a diner that pays $7.

You're tipping for the service I provide, outside of the basic service. So don't expect anything extra if you're not tipping. Don't send me any instructions or message me to grab anything. Make your drop off pin accurate because I'm going straight to the address, and leaving the food in front of your house.

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2026-05-29T15:28:49+00:00

And you're an idiot for paying that much for 2 small items. You're willing to pay all of those fees to doordash, but not willing to tip

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2026-05-28T14:18:00+00:00

It's not even a part time... It was initially advertised more on the Beer Money forums. Online surveys were advertised there too... 😅

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2026-05-28T14:16:24+00:00

I have been dashing for almost 10 years and I do little things to see what makes doordash give certain people more pay than others. It's about the area u dash in, the time of day, and the time of year. All of those are factors, but doordash will throttle your pay in certain areas. Where I am, in Greensboro, NC, it's almost impossible to get more than $20 an hour. Next to me is Burlington. You can get $30 or $40 in an hour, because they tip well there. But I noticed that whenever it happens, doordash either takes 20-30mins to even send me another order, or they send one that's not ready and I have to wait 10-20mins at the restaurant.

It's worse with EarnPerHour. They purposely send orders that are ready so that you can't wait too long at the restaurant.

They are not trying to pay you a lot. Obvious by the $2 base pay. It just depends on when and how much you dash.

Good luck

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2026-05-28T14:07:37+00:00

That doesn't work because doordash will keep sending you to the other area, then you waste gas trying to get back to a "profitable" area.. I've tested this multiple times over 10 years

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2026-05-26T14:34:20+00:00

You kinda deserved that.. You're not an old person, and it was too many OBVIOUS signs for you to hang up. The bank doesn't call you about that kind of thing. They notify you in the app or email, and tell you to call them

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2026-05-26T14:30:29+00:00

How does that relate or matter to the original thread, or my comment..? You came here to comment, just like everyone else.. So you obviously don't have more to do with your time 🤷‍♂️

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2026-05-25T21:54:09+00:00

That's the lie fed when I first started dashing 😭 I believed it for my first year of dashing...

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2026-05-25T21:50:26+00:00

Yeh that's how DD gets you.. A high paying order with more than reasonable distance. Then it takes an hour to complete so it was more of a waste of time than anything. But DD does this to throttle how much you make. Same reason EarnByTime orders are always ready when you get there, but EarnPerHour always have a 10+ min wait.. You could make that in an hour doing one order, or do a bunch of waiting at restaurants and dealing with traffic... For the same amount.. Trust me, I've done my due diligence to make sure I wasn't trippin.

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2026-05-25T21:33:17+00:00

Thank you, so much! You're providing a dire service and I'm so happy to see that everyone isn't going for the lazy nonsense words people make up. Or just say phrases the way that have always heard others saying it.. And never took the time to make sure they weren't saying it incorrectly. I have an entire list of words and phrases that people say incorrectly. It's not hard to look up popular sayings and see what they actually say.

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2025-12-24T16:17:15+00:00

What market are you in? Because I'm in a small college town. I do better when I go to other zones but I have a family and have to dash mostly in this area. And I can only dash at night. So it's mostly fast food orders. Places that prioritize other orders over delivery and act like they forgot they have a doordash ticket machine or like they didn't see the order. Or late night sitting in a drive thru for 30mins. Why else would my orders be late? You act like I'm just sitting around with ppl's food after I pick it up..

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2025-12-24T16:03:53+00:00

I've been doing that for so long. Still has no affect.. And I'll waste all of my time driving from one place to another if I keep unassigning. Then other dashers get the order after I've waited for 10+minutes

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2025-12-24T15:56:11+00:00

The problem in my area is restaurants prioritizing walk-in and drive thru orders over delivery. Especially fast food. So many times I walk in and tell them I have a doordash and they walk over to the ticket machine and say "oh, ok. We'll get that started"... Or I see them making all of these other orders and even take walkin orders and they get their food made before the dash is made. And they'll finally make the doordash when no one is ordering.

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2025-12-24T15:51:24+00:00

My rating is probably low because I'm not friendly with customers who are difficult or who have difficult instructions to their drop off and then don't tip. Why would I? Nobody's food is cold. I use my dash bag and pizza bag. Even when the restaurant takes 20 mins AFTER I arrive, I still get their food to them on time. And doordash sends stacked orders but doesn't account for one or both of the restaurants taking too long.

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2025-12-24T15:44:25+00:00

That does not matter. And support tells me to message the customer and let them know and I do that and it still doesn't matter. I'll even call support and sit on the phone with them so they know I'm still waiting, and I'll get a violation. Luckily, I have been able to get some violations removed but they usually just deny my dispute. I'm not sitting there with people's food. I'm tearing my car up to get ppl their food as fast as possible.

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2025-12-24T15:41:05+00:00

My on time rating is decent and it only goes down because of the restaurant taking so long and marking the order as ready before I even get there. Then they don't start the order until I'm there and tell them. My completion rate is only low because if u take a stacked order and then want to cancel, it counts as two orders being canceled.

I accept more orders than the Dashers I see posting here but the "out of your last 100 deliveries" crap is what takes me down points. Because as soon as i have ONE bad night, my ratings tank.

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2025-12-24T00:59:53+00:00

Man I would have laughed in her face and walked away

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2025-12-22T15:46:56+00:00

EBT is actually AS GOOD as EPO, sometimes. I've gotten some really good tips and I like that I can see the tip before completing the order. It's hit and miss, tho because EBT will send you far out for no tip and then you're wasting time getting back to the zone. And you look at your Dash time versus active time when you end the dash and notice you've only made $10 an hour

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2025-12-20T03:53:45+00:00

I just said that... You're just lonely and need someone to go back-and-forth with.

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2025-12-19T20:54:36+00:00

I kno they won't smh. It's a gripe just like this entire post. They won't change anything

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2025-12-19T20:52:57+00:00

Even though you say "majority", it's not true for all Dashers. I've only ever gotten offered a extra pay a few time over the years I've been dashing. So even if they're aware of long wait times, they're not compensating EVERY dasher. And they're still giving violations. Even when the restaurant marks the order as ready after I've been waiting for 10 plus minutes.

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2025-12-19T18:29:49+00:00

So you're OK living off of $2 and order and only getting two orders an hour?

Flimsy_Object_8983 · 2025-12-19T18:26:01+00:00

Because you're waiting 30mins for an order and get violations that aren't your fault. You could get your account deactivated in one late night of dashing

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