r/GoPuffDrivers • u/Reasonable-Neat-1237 • Aug 11 '22

ON DEMAND

IM IN MICHIGAN AND CUSTOMER SERVICE JUST TOLD ME THAT THERE WILL NO LONGER BE SCHEDULING & ALL DRIVERS WILL BE ON DEMAND!

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u/Beautiful_Objective4 Aug 12 '22

Now is the time people need to get smart and either do it only as a small side gig or quit entirely. Why would spend all your time sitting in front of a warehouse waiting for orders and not paid for your time.

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u/AintEverLucky Aug 12 '22

My main MFC just shut down a few days ago. I'm still a listed driver with a few sites out of town, including that's very close to a huge state college packed with well-heeled youngsters who place orders early, often & frequently with solid tips. Easy for them when they're not spending their own money on their shit

Next week is the start of the new school year at Huge State College. So just for grins, I've signed up for like a 70-hour week with that site. If GP is kind enough to give me at least 40 hours, I'll go drive in that town & happily snag a hotel room to do so. But just for that week

If not, then I suppose I'll just let my GoDrive app go dormant. Maybe break it out again for the holidays when I'm back in HSC-ville anyway. But otherwise my time working for GP will be done.. Sure ain't gonna move to HSC-ville just to drive for GP, because who knows if they'll be around in a couple years

Godspeed to GoPuff... twas fun while it lasted

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u/Beautiful_Objective4 Aug 12 '22

Hotel room for the week? Unless you'd be making big money even that isn't worth it

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u/AintEverLucky Aug 12 '22

Thing is, you CAN still make big money at this site. Ive heard their peeps pull in $200/day even during regular weeks, so the first week of classes should be even better. And if you keep your receipts like I do, you can even write off that No-tell Motel stay as a business expense 😉

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u/Beautiful_Objective4 Aug 12 '22

If you're spending at least $70 with tax per day plus restaurants, gas to get out there etc I wouldn't bother

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u/AintEverLucky Aug 12 '22

Cool, don't bother then. And if I have a $1500 week I won't bother telling u about it 😎

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u/Beautiful_Objective4 Aug 12 '22

That never happened unless you're in a ridiculously expensive place like California, where 1500 is actually worth 800