DoorDash

Food Service Worker

August - September 2019 • San Jose, CA

What I liked

I liked the flexibility of making my own work schedule.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Delivery driver

June - August 2020 • Bloomington, IN

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Be prepared for taxes. They cost a lot for independent contractors because taxes aren’t taken out of your paychecks.

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Food Delivery

January 2018 • Palo Alto, CA

What I liked

Driving around to different cities

What I wish was different

Lonly

Advice

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Doordash

June 2020 • Birmingham, AL

What I liked

Flexible hours

What I wish was different

More consistent pay breakdown

Advice

Work during weekend dinner rushes

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Delivery

June 2021 • Corvallis, OR

What I liked

Flexibility of shifts, get to play music/podcasts in car while driving.

What I wish was different

Doordash support is very unhelpful

Advice

Acceptance rate doesn't matter, only completion rate matters. Be smart and only accept well paying offers (at least $1/mile).

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Driver

August 2020 • Pleasanton, CA

What I liked

I mainly enjoyed the flexible schedule and often generous tips.

What I wish was different

I wish the pay were a bit higher since deliveries are sometimes only $2-3 if the customer does not tip. I also spent a lot on gas and wish I actively kept better track of my miles for tax purposes.

Advice

I would not have Doordash as your main source of income. It is meant to be a flexible side gig.

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delivery driver

March 2020 • Shelby Twp, MI

What I liked

i liked that i could fastpay the money I made every day

What I wish was different

I wish it wouldve been busier

Advice

one piece of advice i would give is to be quick while working

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Driver

January 2018 • Houston, TX

What I liked

Choose my schedule.

What I wish was different

More deliveries.

Advice

Go quick.

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Dasher

June 2019 • Mount Pleasant, MI

What I liked

The freedom

What I wish was different

The tipping policy was bad

Advice

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DoorDash Dasher

May - August 2019 • Indio, CA

What I liked

Making my own schedule and using my own car

What I wish was different

The pay rates were incredibly low and there was no guarantee that I’d be getting orders

Advice

Only work as a Dasher if you’re in a busy area. Smaller areas will not yield many opportunities.

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Driver

March - July 2019 • Kent, OH

What I liked

Made my own schedule, was able to earn extra money at times.

What I wish was different

I wish there was more work available because towards the end of my time as a doordash driver, there was barely any time to drive.

Advice

Have a car with good gas mileage and is reliable. Also, be fast and nice and you will always get a better tip.

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Food Delivery driver

June 2020 • Indianapolis, IN

What I liked

I love going to places I’ve never seen before! This includes restaurants and neighborhoods. I also love the tips that motivate me to keep going. I’ve made pretty good money since I’ve worked at it so much. It has allowed me to buy my textbooks and some of my tuition! Most importantly, I love that I’m on my own schedule; I’m able to DoorDash whenever I’m available, which is really helpful when working around homework!

What I wish was different

I wish I felt safer at all times, but for the most part, I feel pretty safe. Sometimes I just get nervous going out alone as a young girl. I also wish everyone tipped; I think it’s rude when people tip nothing after the hard work and gas I put in.

Advice

I would advise to keep in contact with your customers! I’ve noticed that when I texted my customers, whether I’m going to be late or not, they tend to increase their tip. Most of them like hearing updates on their order. I would also highly advise not to waste time on low-paying orders. For instance, if an offer comes up for $3 and the distance is long, definitely decline.

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Dasher

June 2018 - October 2019 • Santa Clara, CA

What I liked

Flexible & easy

What I wish was different

Worked during peak hours so I could make at least $150 a day

Advice

Get a car with better gas mileage

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Dasher

May - August 2019 • Long Beach, CA

What I liked

Flexibility

What I wish was different

Found a normal job

Advice

Track your mileage for tax purposes and to give you a real estimate on how much you're spending to make your income.

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Delivery Associate

June - August 2019 • Fairfax, VA

What I liked

Working my own hours

What I wish was different

I wish they paid more.

Advice

Have a fuel-efficient car to get the most value out of the job.

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Doordash Driver

July 2017 • Alameda, CA

What I liked

Freedom of scheduling.

What I wish was different

Higher pay.

Advice

It's good as filler during breaks, but it doesn't realistically pay enough to live off of as a sole source of employment.

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Fraud Analyst

July - September 2018 • San Francisco, CA

What I liked

I had much flexibility leading the fraud analysis team and developing a procedure for analyzing fraudulent behavior in order to for others to understand my process and design a computer program to analyze fraud automatically.

What I wish was different

Honestly the job was great. Flexible, challenging, the office was accommodating, and I had a good time meeting the other people in the office. I wish my dog was a good boy so I could have brought him into the office with me but he is a bad boy. I wish there wasn’t so many snacks, because I’m pretty sure I gained weight. On a more serious note, I wish there were more people on my team. I was the youngest person in the office. I would have liked to work overtime. All of these are just minor details in the end. I wish they offered me stock options.