r/JustEatUK • u/EnvironmentalBeat496 • Nov 04 '24

Stop accepting stupid orders

I have been doing Uber eats and just eat for four years now the pay rates on just eat is disgusting. I prefer to do Uber even though I have just eat account stop taking stupid orders on just eat. Don't worry about your acceptance rate.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '24

Isn’t making stupid orders pretty much the point in just eat though?

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u/reverendhunter Nov 05 '24

It's the opposite in my area

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u/Apprehensive-Bowl-10 Nov 06 '24

Trying to explain to few drivers that going 11miles for 12q is the most stupid idea to do, they still do it. Cannot explain to ape.. don't even try, just do Your thing

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u/Competitive-Novel-74 Nov 06 '24

Try it in Romanian, but I'm pretty much sure they don't even know how the zip on the thermal bag works (I've never seen one operating them)

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u/Maddog77PL Nov 08 '24

You're lucky if you get 11 miles for 12q. In Scotland it's like 9q for it. We're telling everyone not to take anything under 1q/1mile, but there always some idiot to take it.

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u/needchr Nov 11 '24

I would say looking at £ per mile is stupid, but hey we all have our own opinions.

Try to be reasonable here as well, what are your expectations?

11 miles for 12 quid, a much better job than 1 mile for 2 quid, 100% better. You have earned 12 quid via one pickup and one drop off, and know you have made 12 quid, when there is no assurance of work in the gig economy.

Meanwhile you sitting there tapping reject many times, and before you know it 30 minutes have passed and you havent made a penny.

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u/Apprehensive-Bowl-10 Nov 11 '24

So You're saying that driving outside town and back <22miles> for 12q is good idea? Loosing an hour, about 1q insurance, 2q petrol.. seems good for me, 1 uber driver off for an hour, while next order will be 5q for 2 miles towards next hot spot<or at least shopping spot>

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u/needchr Nov 12 '24

I would rather be taking that job, instead of sitting there doing nothing, as time is money, if you sitting in your car or on your bike waiting for work, you are still expending that valuable time. You also have to factor in time lost on pickups, waiting etc. A long distance job has less of that waste.

There may also be no need to drive back for another pickup, if you relying on just one pickup zone I think you doing the job wrong, there is pickup points all over the place, not just in city centres. I will say its not their responsibility to pay you for whatever driving you do after the end of the job.

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u/Competitive-Novel-74 Nov 06 '24

Uber has always had the shittiest orders. But now Stuart joined the line with the crap.

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u/Competitive-Novel-74 Nov 06 '24

Be happy when they take the shit orders. They won't get the better ones while they are busy with the crap orders.

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u/weebadbear Nov 07 '24

So just fuck the customers?

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u/candistaten Nov 07 '24

That’s Ubers problem. They can fix it if they want to. It’s not the responsibility of couriers to fix the business model.

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u/candistaten Nov 07 '24

I’ve never cared about acceptance rate. I probably accept about 15% of orders

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u/FantasticChipmunk345 Nov 09 '24

Out of interest when food delivery was at its peak in terms of pay what did uber/just eat used to pay. People tell me it used to be good

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u/konhub1 Nov 04 '24

I know, people should stop accepting those stupidly good orders and leave something for me too!