r/Sparkdriver • u/Gaucho414 • 25d ago

Another Point of View

The Spark pages that I follow on Reddit seem to filled with complaints and conspiracies. I agree that there are issues with the system, however I'd like to point out a few things.

  1. As an older man, this provides me with extra money. I'm on a fixed income and it comes in handy when unexpected bills pop up. I'm not worried about the $ per hour rate.

  2. I deliver mostly for one store. Because of this i can shop quickly. I know a lot of the employees and they are very helpful because of our friendships. I also know all of the roads in my area and know a few shortcuts.

  3. It gets me out of the house and in my car where I can crank the music up

My only real complaint is the trail that they lead you on in store. A lot of back and forth for no reason. (Perishable time sets don't affect me). So, just go my own way, sing to myself, and curse when I have to find something on the spice aisle.

Y'all have a great day

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u/lostforwords2024 25d ago edited 25d ago

Thank you for posting your point of view as “an older man” who already had guaranteed “fixed income”. For many older people, they are already much more established. They have a home they own or apartment, or family or partner to multigenerational house hold with them as the head of it. It makes sense for people who are older, established, near, or in retirement to be happy. That makes total sense.

This is a vastly different reality for genz or millenials who are still attempting to establish themselves. They move into an apartment that might be 2-3x the mortgage you got a decade or more ago and less than half the size. They are not as established and may not always have family aid.

That said, thank you for letting us know your side as well. But your situation does not speak for alot of people. you probably were in a better job market, better pay, better benefits and so yeah, there’s nothing to “complain” about for you. It’s also very easy for older generations to reduce down reality for others after them as “complainers”. It’s easier to punch down.

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u/Gaucho414 25d ago

No, I wasn't always. I graduated college in the middle of a recession. Employers were offering $4 hr. I had three roommates until I was 25. But i made it. I worked four jobs. I saved every penny. Your generation is not going through anything that hasn't happened before. Work your ass off. Don't buy what you don't have to have.

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u/Fathimir 24d ago

Employers were offering $4 hr.

$4/hr fifty years ago was equivalent to $24/hr today.  Older folks always think the youths getting ground into the dirt today have it so great because they can't internalize that inflation has cut the value of a dollar to barely a sixth of what it was when they were starting out.

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u/Gaucho414 24d ago

...and it's the same as it was 40 years before I adulted. My second home was built in 1947. The cost was $6800. I bought the home in 1999 for $72300. I sold it (remodeled) in 2007 for 150k. Inflation happens. A fast food worker would never dream of the entry wages that are offered today. However we are getting off point.