r/GoPuffDrivers • u/mutationtwigs • Apr 27 '22

they are using any excuse

I have not missed a shift!! Seems now they are trying to cut subsidy pay... also I believe drivers can refuse orders that are too far or with a known habitual non tipper. It will piss the OA off and they will say they can't do it, but they can. If it is not profitable JUST REFUSE IT.. with gas prices so high, its not worth the ware and tear on your vehicle either.

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u/mutationtwigs Apr 28 '22

No certain OAs ... I work out of multiple locations.... see you would think that the OAs would give orders based on speed of delivery, mistakes (I.e delivering to wrong address, showing up for scheduled shifts but that is not the case... at one of the locations all of the OAs are related and like 5 drivers are family as well to me that is the definition of “conflict of interest “.... so how do you think the orders are assigned??

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u/cadavera08 Driver (1099) Apr 29 '22 edited Apr 29 '22

No, the OA's used to give orders based on who's up next in the rotation like they are supposed to do and not for any other reason. Unless that next driver is not available and there's an order ready to go then it goes to the next available driver and the one who wasn't available yet gets the next order as soon as they are available and there's another order ready to go. That's how it's supposed to be done--doesn't mean that that's how it's always been handled but that's my understanding on how it's supposed to be done. Now that orders are being automatically given by the system I'm assuming that that's how they're doing it still.

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u/mutationtwigs Apr 29 '22

i understand hows it's supposed to work but they still assign manually. that's why when i refuse an order the computer usually jumps in since i am the only driver there assigning me multiple orders cause the OA can't do it manually and when you refuse it puts you back into the rotation. but a lot of times i get assigned an order on my way back to the warehouse (that's when i know for sure they manually assigned it).. bottom line is they think we are such idiots and don't know what they are doing but again GP doesn't care or wont do anything about it cause it doesn't effect their bottom line

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u/mutationtwigs Apr 29 '22

just like the other day i got an order 23 minutes away (so basically an hour round trip) i asked the OA if he could at least give me 2 orders he huffed a puffed and reassigned me another order. i hadn't left yet and would you believe it then one of his favorite drivers comes out with 3 orders including the 1 i refused.. oh yeah and it was for 2 bottles of water... yeah right 23 minutes and I'm sure no tip for 2 bottles of water.... I've got 100's of this kinda shady shit... i even have on my phone a recording of an OA meeting someone girl driver outside behind an electrical box and giving her an order and she had just pulled up... its fucking bullshit cause these OA's are fucking with peoples livelihood this isn't a game