#2167 - Q&A: “I want to be a Door Dash driver for a day…”
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2022
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Summary
Today’s caller wants to drive for Uber Eats, Door Dash, and Postmates—but it’s not what you think. He’s not looking for a new part-time job; he just wants to collect the bonuses that each service offers, then quit.
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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.
Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com
Email: team@sidehustleschool.com
Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions
Connect on Instagram: @193countries
Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com
Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com
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| 0:37.9 | Today's caller wants to drive for Uber Eats and also for DoorDash and also for Postmates. |
| 0:43.4 | Maybe some others as well, but it's not what you think. He's not looking for a new part-time |
| 0:47.4 | job. I hope it encourages people not to drive for Uber. There's something you can do that's |
| 0:51.0 | much better, much more profitable for you. But he actually has an idea to collect the |
| 0:54.9 | bonuses that each service offers than quit. He wants to kind of dine in dash his way through |
| 1:00.6 | DoorDash and similar services. That's because these companies are all about getting people, |
| 1:05.8 | their contractors. Contractors slash maybe employees depending on who you ask. Getting them to |
| 1:10.1 | jump ship from one service or one platform to another. Then, of course, trying to get them |
| 1:14.1 | to stay just because it's a very competitive industry. Once again, longtime listeners |
| 1:18.6 | know that I want to help you create real income, not just get those part-time jobs. But |
| 1:22.9 | is our caller here on to a smart strategy? Let's talk about it. I want to be a DoorDash |
| 1:27.4 | driver for a day coming up in just 30 seconds. |
| 1:31.9 | When you're buried in orders and emails from stressed-out customers, you'll wish you |
| 1:35.3 | had ship station. They're going to help you keep customers happy and still find time |
| 1:39.8 | to enjoy some eggnog. That's right. It is the holidays, the most wonderful time of |
| 1:43.8 | the year, also known as the most hectic time of the year, especially for everyone out |
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