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Easy cash on the side, unreliable app at times
Delivery Driver (Current Employee) – Rochester, MN – 23 January 2019
I can pick my hours and even where in Minnesota I want to work. The app allows you to connect to your preferred app GPS (waze/apple maps/google maps) and USUALLY will take you to the right place. I know of a couple places down where I usually work and the addresses are wrong, and there's no way to correct it. App needs updating.
Pros
Easy side cash
Cons
app issues
Your losing money
Driver/Delivery (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 26 January 2019
With these kinda jobs your not making money your losing money, when you take out gas money and maintenance fee your losing money plus for example doordash sent me to a restaurant 25km away i i delivered the food then i was waiting in the area over half hour to get an order but i didn't so i need to drive back all the way to an food area burning more gas just to get a 13$ dollar order....so i left the job because your actually losing money and the company is gaining all
Pros
Flexible time
Cons
Way too low pay, your losing money
Good job for those who like to work on their own schedule.
Dasher (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 14 January 2019
Good job for those who like to work on their own schedule. Set your own days and hours. Work anytime you want. I can't complain, other then not making a steady income.
Pros
Be you own boss
Cons
Unsteady Income
Fun but you need to deal with system issues all the time
Food delivery driver (Current Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 2 January 2019
It is a job that you will learn a lot about how to solve problems efficiently without affecting your on-time rate and customer ratings. You need to be very good at time management and multi tasks because system issues may happen every day, and you may receive two or three orders at the same time.
Flawed system
Delivery Driver (Former Employee) – Edmonton, AB – 27 December 2018
They will send you to the wrong place 15 mins out of the way and won't compensate for their app not knowing where it is sending you . not worth the head ache or the gas..
Boycott door dash all together !!!!
Boycott door dash all together !!!!
Pros
Flexible
Cons
Too many cons, don't waste your time
Great side cash
Independent Contractor for Food Delivery (Current Employee) – Calgary, AB – 18 December 2018
Typically driving around waiting for orders. Busy times are listed and much better for keeping active and making money.
Learned how to navigate the city better.
You are basically your own boss.
Hardest part rush hour.
Enjoy working on your own time.
Learned how to navigate the city better.
You are basically your own boss.
Hardest part rush hour.
Enjoy working on your own time.
Pros
Good tunes in the car
Cons
Long waits sometimes
Work hard make money (depends on area)
Courier Driver (Current Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 1 November 2018
I noticed that Oakville and some other areas are very bad to work in compared to other areas. So you have to test the waters of different times and areas. Busy times would be 11-2 and 5-9 so if you can’t work those hours then it would be basically pointless to apply/work for this job. I usually work in the busier areas and have no complaints other then everyone is greedy and usually won’t tip but the pay on most orders are worth it. You’re allowed to decline orders if you wish but you have to always keep an acceptance rate of 80%. You will learn a lot as you go, not bad to give a try if you like driving.
Pros
Pick what area you work in, can sign in and out freely, can decline offers if necessary, flexibility
Cons
They don’t cover you for anything (accidents, car maintenance, gas)
Money loser poor management
driver (Former Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 14 October 2018
I worked for this delivery company for one day, and as far as a money goes you lose more than you make. You end up sitting around waiting for orders, customers are always irate and do not tip. I found out that the turnover for drivers is huge, there are always ads on craigslist looking for easily-duped drivers who think they will make money when in fact they do not.
Pros
Being alone in the car
Cons
Losing money
One of the Poorest Companies
Dashers (Former Employee) – Langley, BC – 30 September 2018
Door dash is one of the poorest companies I have ever seen. Dont get yourself stuck in to this company by seing things like Boost pay. Its all fake they dont pay you anything
Pros
No Prons poor company
Cons
Absolute poor company
Just to get by
Bike Delivery (Current Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 14 September 2018
Poor management
No emergency hotline
You feel that they don't care much about improvement.
Poor communication possibilities
If you are a student it is ok to get some extra cash
Long distances no rewards
No emergency hotline
You feel that they don't care much about improvement.
Poor communication possibilities
If you are a student it is ok to get some extra cash
Long distances no rewards
Pros
Flexible hours
Cons
No hotline
One of the worst managed company
Dasher (Current Employee) – Ontario – 24 August 2018
I have worked for Door Dash for about 4 months now and almost reach 300 orders. I can tell you guys that this company really poorly managed. But the most important question is, how is the pay? Well I can tell you that you get pay 64 cents (for one whole order after gas) to at best $1 per mile your drive + tips. I am not joking, 64 cents...The app AI is pretty bad, once it required me to drive 25 miles (40 km), after the calculation minus the gas and time, I get pay 64 cents. I accepted the order so I can contact customer support to yell at them. Well...to reason with them politely. They said the paid is automatic and is fair. I asked them to take the dash away from my app, I am not driving 1 hour to make 64 cents. The gas price was at 139.9 for regular at that time. After the Dash is canceled, it massed up my bonus on my other payments!!! There is a thing call "Rush Hour Bonus". It is very everyday. Sometimes is +$2.5 to +$5 on top of the guarantee pay. Let's say the app ask you to go to a restaurant, it is going to tell you the distance of the drive plus the pay for that dash. Let's say it is $10, the bonus is $5 You get $15+$1+tips, sound not bad right? But there is a catch, you have to accept 80% of the order to get the bonus. So that day I have 3 orders from 11am to 2pm. I finished my 2nd dash at 1:57pm and It was all good till then.....Right after I finish my 2nd dash, I hit confirm, a new dash came and it was the "drive 40+km and get pay 54 cents order". I had the customer support to take this dash away and found out It mass up my bonus. So yea the pay was very bad more... that day.
The stupidest thing they did is to make you accept 80% of the order to get the bonus. They actually hurt the company that way. A lot of drivers accept almost every order to get the bonus no matter how far they are but it is end up hurting the company because some of the drive are FAR AWAY like 35mins to 1 hour drive. Some of the customer order from restaurant that is walking distance from them but they have to wait for a hour or more for the food BECAUSE THE AI in the app is total incompetent. It only choose from the pool of available driver that is not on a job during the time and who is closest to restaurant. Sound reasonable? but NO! it is not. It should also look at how many drives are around the area and how long till they finish their delivery. The company had lost a lot of customers that way because a lot of time the APP choose someone that is extremely far away for the job and I get lot of complains from the customers. I had talked to the customer support and they said they will talk to the higher up but NOTHING had change.
There are few companies that better than Door Dash, such as Urber Eats and Skip the Dishes. Funny thing about Skip the dishes it that they had took over so many of Door Dash's customers because 1, they have a lot of advertisement, such as Radio Ads AND their sign is 4 times bigger than Door Dash's (those stickers on restaurant's front door. Also they don't do BS that makes you to accept 80% of the orders. Also they lost a lot of drivers because they are loosing a lot of customers AND drivers to other companies.
At last Benefit...There is zero benefit, not even protection actually. If you has some kind of car accident during the job, you wont really get cover by the company. It only cover if you have FOOD in your car during the accident happen, if not then too bad. So if someone hit your car and you have no food in your car then you are on your own.
The customer support for Dasher also seems to be gone, or they changed it too much that I can find support anymore. All I can find is those "Self Help FAQ type" section.
In conclusion, The pay is from really bad to OK depend on area and luck of the day. The minimum wage in Ontario right now as in 2018 is $14/ hour. You DON'T make that most of the time. It is more like $10 to $12. Sometimes a bad day you make $15 for 3 hours...not include gas...The company is poorly manage and the AI is badly design. But it is good if you want a job that can let you work whenever you want. I only turn the app on to work if I wants to go shopping around, I can to do that because there are A LOT OF WAITING time. less
The stupidest thing they did is to make you accept 80% of the order to get the bonus. They actually hurt the company that way. A lot of drivers accept almost every order to get the bonus no matter how far they are but it is end up hurting the company because some of the drive are FAR AWAY like 35mins to 1 hour drive. Some of the customer order from restaurant that is walking distance from them but they have to wait for a hour or more for the food BECAUSE THE AI in the app is total incompetent. It only choose from the pool of available driver that is not on a job during the time and who is closest to restaurant. Sound reasonable? but NO! it is not. It should also look at how many drives are around the area and how long till they finish their delivery. The company had lost a lot of customers that way because a lot of time the APP choose someone that is extremely far away for the job and I get lot of complains from the customers. I had talked to the customer support and they said they will talk to the higher up but NOTHING had change.
There are few companies that better than Door Dash, such as Urber Eats and Skip the Dishes. Funny thing about Skip the dishes it that they had took over so many of Door Dash's customers because 1, they have a lot of advertisement, such as Radio Ads AND their sign is 4 times bigger than Door Dash's (those stickers on restaurant's front door. Also they don't do BS that makes you to accept 80% of the orders. Also they lost a lot of drivers because they are loosing a lot of customers AND drivers to other companies.
At last Benefit...There is zero benefit, not even protection actually. If you has some kind of car accident during the job, you wont really get cover by the company. It only cover if you have FOOD in your car during the accident happen, if not then too bad. So if someone hit your car and you have no food in your car then you are on your own.
The customer support for Dasher also seems to be gone, or they changed it too much that I can find support anymore. All I can find is those "Self Help FAQ type" section.
In conclusion, The pay is from really bad to OK depend on area and luck of the day. The minimum wage in Ontario right now as in 2018 is $14/ hour. You DON'T make that most of the time. It is more like $10 to $12. Sometimes a bad day you make $15 for 3 hours...not include gas...The company is poorly manage and the AI is badly design. But it is good if you want a job that can let you work whenever you want. I only turn the app on to work if I wants to go shopping around, I can to do that because there are A LOT OF WAITING time. less
Pros
Work whenever you want
Cons
Bad pay.
Not bad
Food Courier (Current Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 6 August 2018
This is my side job while my primary is in the pharmacy.
When it's busy, it's awesome especially during peak boost. It have had the app glitch on occasion, but only once in a blue moon. On busy days, by working just peak hours, it average about $150/day.
I think the hardest part is being self motivated because you set your own hours. I take power naps whenever I want or slip in a work out.
Also, once in a while, a customer cancels an order and I get to keep the food. A little Chinese takeout or Joey's always brightens the day.
Of note, have a low mileage car or even better an electric car. Get a good phone with a spare battery and 1.5 GB+ data plan and get the nice square warmer bag for the pizzas. These should be common sense.
When it's busy, it's awesome especially during peak boost. It have had the app glitch on occasion, but only once in a blue moon. On busy days, by working just peak hours, it average about $150/day.
I think the hardest part is being self motivated because you set your own hours. I take power naps whenever I want or slip in a work out.
Also, once in a while, a customer cancels an order and I get to keep the food. A little Chinese takeout or Joey's always brightens the day.
Of note, have a low mileage car or even better an electric car. Get a good phone with a spare battery and 1.5 GB+ data plan and get the nice square warmer bag for the pizzas. These should be common sense.
Pros
Decent pay ; set your hours
Cons
starting shift
Not good to work
Delivered (Former Employee) – Burnsville Mn – 2 August 2018
No help anything from DoorDash office,when we need help they never call back ,not good organization ,No any help from companies,hard to contact for asking help,wash gas ,everywhere so far to send
A detailed understanding of CSR, Time Management and Service
Dasher (Current Employee) – Greater Toronto Area, ON – 15 July 2018
A great way to make extra income.
Flexible hours make it ideal for part time. Ideal for students.
The opportunity to explore and realize the vast array of food establishments in the city one resides in.
Customer support is vital and a critical component and a life line for those in the role of a "Dasher."
The pressure and difficulty of the role in miniscule yet a great way to understand the details of CSR, Communication and Time Management.
It is a great way for one to realize and understand the vast array of difference cultural diversity brings about mixture in taste a reflection of the places around the world.
Flexible hours make it ideal for part time. Ideal for students.
The opportunity to explore and realize the vast array of food establishments in the city one resides in.
Customer support is vital and a critical component and a life line for those in the role of a "Dasher."
The pressure and difficulty of the role in miniscule yet a great way to understand the details of CSR, Communication and Time Management.
It is a great way for one to realize and understand the vast array of difference cultural diversity brings about mixture in taste a reflection of the places around the world.
Company SHOULD close down!!!
Dasher (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 14 July 2018
The mobile app is REALLY bad.
DoorDash sent you far about 20 km, then you have to drive back, close to the hot area, so can receive another task at cheaper rate.
Received task, restaurant can't do the order at that time, the task was cancelled and no pay. resulting acceptance rate lower than 80% so Doordash will not pay extra as promised.
A company tried so many ways paying less to the employee.
The delivery time to the customer is often early than the time you recieve an order.
If you can fix your car yourself , have no family, lot's of time and get cheap gas somewhere maybe it's a good job for you.
So don't waste your time.
DoorDash sent you far about 20 km, then you have to drive back, close to the hot area, so can receive another task at cheaper rate.
Received task, restaurant can't do the order at that time, the task was cancelled and no pay. resulting acceptance rate lower than 80% so Doordash will not pay extra as promised.
A company tried so many ways paying less to the employee.
The delivery time to the customer is often early than the time you recieve an order.
If you can fix your car yourself , have no family, lot's of time and get cheap gas somewhere maybe it's a good job for you.
So don't waste your time.
Company SHOULD dissolve and close down!!!
Driver/Operator (Former Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 16 June 2018
The mobile app is REALLY bad, constantly crashing or not opening and I bought the latest new iPhone and Samsung devices. What's worst the support not even there, can even help you anyway wasting your time, gas and sanity!
Pros
None
Cons
Everything to management, customer service, application
Play tricks sometimes
Driver/Delivery (Former Employee) – Calgary, AB – 11 June 2018
1. DoorDash sent you far away, 20 km, then no more task, you have to drive back, close to the restaurant, so can receive another task at cheaper rate.
2. received task, restaurant can't do the order at that time, the task was cancelled and no pay. And, this was recorded as not completed, resulting acceptance rate lower than 80%，so doordash no willing to pay extra $2 per delivery as promised.
3. Received a task, rate $8.××，while 100 meters arriving, the task was cancelled because"no activity", which is not true, then received the same task, this time because I was close the restaurant,(in front of the door) , the rate was $6.xx.
4. Red card doesn't work in restaurant, called support, no agent available. Had to leave, no pay.
5. Store closed, the help said cancel the task, if cancel no pay, they just want to fool driver to save penny for doordash, so cheap! One time I was there already, I told the store was closed. not cancelled thing. Then git half pay.
A company tried so many mean ways paying less to the employee, can't survive longer.
I decided quit. Too mean, too cheap.
2. received task, restaurant can't do the order at that time, the task was cancelled and no pay. And, this was recorded as not completed, resulting acceptance rate lower than 80%，so doordash no willing to pay extra $2 per delivery as promised.
3. Received a task, rate $8.××，while 100 meters arriving, the task was cancelled because"no activity", which is not true, then received the same task, this time because I was close the restaurant,(in front of the door) , the rate was $6.xx.
4. Red card doesn't work in restaurant, called support, no agent available. Had to leave, no pay.
5. Store closed, the help said cancel the task, if cancel no pay, they just want to fool driver to save penny for doordash, so cheap! One time I was there already, I told the store was closed. not cancelled thing. Then git half pay.
A company tried so many mean ways paying less to the employee, can't survive longer.
I decided quit. Too mean, too cheap.
Pros
flexible time
Cons
payment too low, company too mean
Dasher Delivery Driver Review
Dasher Delivery Driver (Current Employee) – Calgary, AB – 26 May 2018
As a driver for Door Dash I can not express my frustration enough. There are some good things, however there are a number of issues with Door Dash and if you are a person who cares about the work you do, and the level of service you provide your customers this may not be the job for you.
1) Pick up location may be +20km from your current location and the scheduled pick up time is 5 min later
2) You recieve notification that order is ready for pick up and you wait 15-20min because they are still working on the order (you do not get paid to sit and wait)
3) The delivery time to the customer is often early than the time you recieve an order so this affects your on time delivery metrics. Then they tell you how you can improve upon this metric even though the late delivery is not a result of your speed, or anything you have control of.
4) There is no phone number to contact anyone at support, everything goes through the mobile Dasher App, if you app crashes or fails YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN!
5) Messages sent into support can have a delayed reaponse of up to 48 hours. So you will have to be patient, do not expect a swift response. When you do get a response, do not think that your message was read, because in most cases they send a canned email back to you, completely unrelated to the original message sent.
6) You may decline Dashes, however, your acceptance rate will go down. Once you put in the reason for your decline of an order and want to pause or stop Dashes, they will inmediately send another Dash, again causing you to decline it further reducing your acceptance rate. more...
7) Poor reviews from customers. Even though all customers have provided a stellar rating, in the event of a bad review from a customer there is ZERO follow up with the customer to try and discover why a bad review was given, then provide feedback as to the review. The feedback from Door Dash support is, that it is not a big issue because all the other feedbacks are good. Feedback is great if it can offer value, otherwise why track and monitor the feedback? less
1) Pick up location may be +20km from your current location and the scheduled pick up time is 5 min later
2) You recieve notification that order is ready for pick up and you wait 15-20min because they are still working on the order (you do not get paid to sit and wait)
3) The delivery time to the customer is often early than the time you recieve an order so this affects your on time delivery metrics. Then they tell you how you can improve upon this metric even though the late delivery is not a result of your speed, or anything you have control of.
4) There is no phone number to contact anyone at support, everything goes through the mobile Dasher App, if you app crashes or fails YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN!
5) Messages sent into support can have a delayed reaponse of up to 48 hours. So you will have to be patient, do not expect a swift response. When you do get a response, do not think that your message was read, because in most cases they send a canned email back to you, completely unrelated to the original message sent.
6) You may decline Dashes, however, your acceptance rate will go down. Once you put in the reason for your decline of an order and want to pause or stop Dashes, they will inmediately send another Dash, again causing you to decline it further reducing your acceptance rate. more...
7) Poor reviews from customers. Even though all customers have provided a stellar rating, in the event of a bad review from a customer there is ZERO follow up with the customer to try and discover why a bad review was given, then provide feedback as to the review. The feedback from Door Dash support is, that it is not a big issue because all the other feedbacks are good. Feedback is great if it can offer value, otherwise why track and monitor the feedback? less
Pros
There are orders on a regular basis
Cons
Very poor driver support, poor app for enabling or disabling a current dash, no follow up on bad customer reviews, delays in recieving weekly payment, long drive from current location to resturant, KPI which are recorded on systems desinged to make you fail and not meet targets
Most of the order are far apart.
Delivery Driver (Former Employee) – Edmonton, AB – 2 May 2018
I had been dasher for a month, after having order from north to south and east to west of edmonton, I decided not to continue with door dash, customer service is hard to reach when you have issue in you delivery.
Pros
Your own schedule
Cons
Pick up point and customers are far apart.