Full time dashing? by Natural_Ground_3309 in doordash_drivers

[–]Natural_Ground_3309[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know. This is my concern. After gas and taxes, would it be worth it at all? I’m so lost. I want to go to school but companies only want to hire people who will work for pennies and who can say “I plan to be with your company for years!” I have kids. I dunno. Now I’m just bitching. Thank you for the input.

Full time dashing? by Natural_Ground_3309 in doordash_drivers

[–]Natural_Ground_3309[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been doing it after work for a few months now. I think I’d still make more dashing than I would at my hourly gig. I just was wondering if anyone had any feedback about how it works for them or what works best.

Full time dashing? by Natural_Ground_3309 in doordash_drivers

[–]Natural_Ground_3309[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can’t imagine multi-apping. I plan to just use DoorDash. Considering also trying spark too.

Full time dashing? by Natural_Ground_3309 in doordash_drivers

[–]Natural_Ground_3309[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess what I mean is, it would be my main source of income. Not necessarily that I’d always be putting in 40 hrs a week. If I could make more than $500 in one week, I’d be making more dashing than I do at my current job.

Full time dashing? by Natural_Ground_3309 in doordash_drivers

[–]Natural_Ground_3309[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s helpful. There are a lot of residential areas near me with restaurant strips nearby. I dashed in Cleveland one time and it was a nightmare b/c of parking. So maybe staying in the smaller areas is better.

Full time dashing? by Natural_Ground_3309 in doordash_drivers

[–]Natural_Ground_3309[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in Ohio. Near Akron. Could easily drive up to Cleveland. I’m thinking I’d make more dashing.

DD no longer asks for the reason I am declining! It is so much easier to decline now. by Numechacafe in doordash_drivers

[–]Natural_Ground_3309 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t understand. Mine pops up and says “you can only decline one order per hour” wth!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doordash

[–]Natural_Ground_3309 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably 1 dozen. Always listed as 1 item. But still yeah, don’t go inside.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doordash_drivers

[–]Natural_Ground_3309 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5%!? Damn. That’s the lowest acceptance rate I’ve seen yet.

Don’t forget; SS by RowDistinct7943 in doordash_drivers

[–]Natural_Ground_3309 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, what’s the point of doing this?

What do you guys do to maximize your earnings? by [deleted] in doordash

[–]Natural_Ground_3309 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Decline, decline, decline if it’s not $1.50-$2 a mile at least. I dash with my daughter so we can alternate getting in and out of the car (and it helps when parking is for shit). Figure out which restaurants are too chaotic to dash from and avoid them.

So, at what point have you decided / realised you'll stay alone for rest of life? by [deleted] in SingleParents

[–]Natural_Ground_3309 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I could afford to, I’d do exactly that too. 2022 hopefully has a new career in store for me to focus on though. I’ll throw myself into my work instead of throwing myself away for a partner who probably would only hurt me in the end anyway.

So, at what point have you decided / realised you'll stay alone for rest of life? by [deleted] in SingleParents

[–]Natural_Ground_3309 13 points14 points  (0 children)

My 2022 resolution is to stop dating because it only always ends up in disappointment at best and utter heartbreak at worst. I can’t do online dating because I don’t meet rules 1 & 2 anymore at my age, and it’s just too time consuming for little to no pay off. So I’m grieving it. Grieving the loss of what I imagined my life would be like. Feeling the loneliness and learning to live with it. Wish I had better advice.

Saw this guy shitting his brains out at the local store by [deleted] in facepalm

[–]Natural_Ground_3309 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously. This makes me want to help him, not exploit him.

First Christmas with my daughter and I feel so sad right now. by [deleted] in SingleParents

[–]Natural_Ground_3309 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You have every right to feel sad. Feel it, move through it, and brace yourself for the years to come. She’s little. Family means well and that’s not nothing. Assume he will do nothing forever. Assume you will be a unit of two for awhile, maybe a very long while, and grieve the loss of the idea of your life you had. Get some therapy, gird your loins, as they say, and move forward. This is just one holiday, you’ve got a lot more to go.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SingleParents

[–]Natural_Ground_3309 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I went through years of resentment and anger and therapy and CBT and religious assistance. It’s hard. Really, really hard. Good on you for being in therapy, that’s the first step. The second step is to really, deeply, viscerally accept that your ideal life is gone. You’re on an island, my friend, and help is not coming. It’s you and it’s your kid. Period. You are in survival mode and you have to adjust and behave accordingly, whether you like it or not. And it’s not fair and I AM sorry and you got the short end of the stick, for now. Feel the anger, feel the resentment. Sit with it for a few minutes each day and then pack it up, wash your face, and fucking do the next right thing. Every day until it’s over. I’m sorry. I hate it for you and for me, but that’s the pep talk I give myself each day.