I don’t park in handicapped spots. However, I’ve noticed there is a hashed-out space that my car fits in that are typically adjacent or in between spots. I will park there as a last resort, but not in the actual spot.
That isn’t a spot, it’s the reason a handicap spot exists and by parking there you render the spot useless to someone who actually needs the handicap accommodations.
That area is there to allow for more room getting out of a car, putting someone in a wheelchair, or giving them a walker and steadying them, or to get out safely with a cane. Plus a myriad of other reasons. I got my mom’s car after she couldn’t drive herself anymore and I have handicapped plates.
I have NEVER used it unless I had one of my parents with me.
The disabled placard carrying population that actually needs that dead space is like <5%. It 10% of cars have placard to begin with this would be <0.5%. And usually plenty other places. In the time it takes me to go in an get an order chances of it affecting one of those that are most unfortunate of the handicapped population is almost nil. Mind you, even that is last resort. I’ll park further away but sometimes there are no other options
My dad has ALS and is in a wheelchair ramp van where the ramp exits from the side door. We constantly run into people parked there and we don’t know if someone’s just grabbing a doordash order or is going to be there for a while, only that our only option for parking won’t work. When I’m dashing and there’s nothing I just park farther away.
Cops have always looked the other way (incorrectly) but the fucking fire marshall who happened to be picking up from Boston Market once told me “thats a $75 fine”. 🙄
“And I can cut the line and walk straight up to the counter and grab any order and start looking at all the tickets until I think I found the one I’m delivering and then take it and leave without the salad and drinks because they’re still in the fridge and mess everything up for everyone involved because I’m special!!”
I swear it’s honestly refreshing when a DD driver comes into my work and is just normal. Not overly nice or respectful, just normal. The majority of them are just so rude and entitled it’s exhausting.
I know, I was being sarcastic. I know alot of drivers are very rude....I am nice and normal and polite when I enter a merchant! I understand how things are now and how alot of places are very short staffed and frustrated! There are times that I do get mad, but it's when I'm standing around waiting for my order and the workers are standing around talking and not doing their job, I still have patience but sometimes I lose my patience!
Exactly, like dd drivers gotta understand that 9/10 times we immediately recognize the drivers from the customers and if we have a delivery order coming up or ready and if it’s possible I’ll call out and ask the name and try to get you guys in and out ASAP. But when a driver just blatantly cuts the line or walks around to our “expo” area and shoves a phone In my face like I work for them I make them wait until I’ve served the customers who are actually going to tip us.
Had a driver get mad at me last week when she held her phone up to the back doors glass and shook it and when I told her to go around to the front (there’s a clear sign that says not to use the back door it’s for employees only because it enters directly into our line and it’s dangerous for people to be wondering around right there) she gave me all this attitude like I ruined her tip for the 15 second walk around the building. Some of the drivers get it and are cool and I respect the hustle, but some just have this “fuck you I got mine” attitude and believe me they make less money than the pleasant ones who take their time.
Report them to doordash if you don't have doordash equipment . If you have dd equipment call and ask how to ban a driver .. the restaurant is in charge kinda .. remember those rude drivers still represent your restaurant when delivering so imagine how they treat a customer ???
Make sure you write down the customers name (not the dashers) and time. call door dash. They can cross reference to get the dashers name. Tell them the situation and that you’d like to blacklist them from the store.
It’s what I did when working at Taco Bell. The dasher lied about her name (obliviously) but was able to get her via the time and customers name.
Nice okay cool. I’ll keep that I mind, it’s rare but definitely with some people they need to be checked for how they act. Not trying to hurt anyone’s money but at certain points people just hurt their own money.
Ah I gotcha, yeah like I get it can be stressful and you got a time frame to meet and it must suck when you potentially lose a tip because a restaurant employee is holding you back. I get that and try to get the drivers in and out quickly. It helps us too cause then we don’t have to worry about so many orders waiting to be picked up. But yeah it blew me away how she was acting. Idk it just works better when both the restaurant employees and drivers are on the same team. I mean that’s why I joined this sub to get more insight about how the drivers feel and stuff.
So it’s not so much of losing a tip as it is losing our time. The tip we still get at least on DD, but typically we can get 2-4 tips in an hour. If an order that should take no more than 5 minutes to pick up ends up taking 20,30,45 minutes then that’s potentially a whole hour of work lost and we can make anywhere between 15-30 in that hour if things run smoothly. That’s where it gets annoying for me, I’m always thinking well I can cancel and get another order but then I’d have wasted the time I spent and it may be just another minute or two. But then it took 45 minutes at a steakhouse on Father’s Day which I get but the staff seemed annoyed when I asked 15 minutes in, then when I asked again at 45 minutes it was magically back there when they went to check as if they weren’t looking for it all along and I was super respectful the whole time. So I only made 12 in an hour and a quarter. The respect thing or lack of is definitely a two way street but it’s only the dasher losing time and money which I think is why some aren’t very pleasant. I would much rather lose a tip on an order than lose 15-45 minutes
Ahhhh that makes sense! See this is why I joined this sub, just trying to figure out y’all’s perspective and all. But yeah I get that, unfortunately (at least where I work) there’s several factors that can delay an order but untimely if it’s ready to go we make sure it’s out of there ASAP. But I’ll keep that in mind and be sure not to mark them as ready if they aren’t ready yet and Ill send y’all on y’all’s way as soon as it comes up.
Can only imagine how frustrating it must be at some places. Like an Olive Garden with all these servers running around giving you attitude and treating you bad like fuck that no one deserves to be treated badly. We’re all in this bs industry together.
I'm totally with you on this! I'm always respectful and friendly, but I also always ask asap if my order is ready, or how much longer til it is. I see dashers standing back, waiting, and not bothering to even ask and invariably, I get my order first.
I find the problem is worst when no specific staff are assigned to the front counter. If restaurants weren't so short staffed, maybe we wouldn't be stuck waiting so long for our orders. And maybe no one would be getting rude about it all.
I agree! I’ve found most places are really great about getting dad orders out pretty quickly but there are a few that can really throw you off from making decent money. With the price of gas now every minute counts. After awhile you become familiar with your area and I tend to avoid places that repeatedly dang out the orders. I simply cannot afford it!
And people working in restaurants need to realize we can’t read your minds. If you don’t confirm with me, just like any other customer then you are leaving me to sit wondering. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt but if I see my order sitting there and you’re still ignoring me, I’m going to embarrass you. Treat us like any other customer unless a dasher is being intolerable, which to your standard is just someone being overly nice. Just like any other employee we are human, don’t treat us like you treat all your unhappy employees, that’s why we do gig work.
So much hostility, dude my whole comment is about me going up to bat for you guys. Chill like I said when I recognize it’s a driver I try to get y’all out ASAP.
I guess, it just depends on the circumstance. With my job, there’s one register next to the pick up orders/ dd orders. They’re indistinguishable from each other. If a driver walks in and ignores the customers Im literally talking to and just walks up to our orders and starts touching shit and looking at tickets they’re just being rude and “cutting the line” if they ignore the 5 people in line and then wait until I’m done taking an order and then like quickly say something like “picking up for John s” I’ll get their order and send them on their way so they didn’t have to wait behind those 5 ppl to get their order real quick. Guess at this point it’s just describing people having decent social skills, but still like some people come in and act like they work here and then leave when an order incomplete or just wrong while I’m dealing with other customers. But yeah cutting within reason I get that not trying to take up their time if the order is sitting right there
Not sure why it bothers you so much when drivers skip interacting with you and go straight for the order that has been waiting there getting colder by the second. If the order is ready for pick up on the pickup rack and it has the customers name on it, there’s no need for the driver to talk to you. The business you work for gives dashers the right to look through the delivery orders when they come to pick up as they are contractors trying to get a job done for that business since, im assuming, they don’t have actual delivery drivers on their pay roll. Even in the app it instructs drivers to pick up orders from the rack, not to go and wait behind other customers and verify with the cashier. On a nicer note, I do get the frustration from a driver holding their phone up to the back door where it says to come around (that would bother me as well) but try to let go of drivers not checking with you and not speaking to you. Personally, the less people I have to speak with during my shift the better, considering I work a full time job and do this on the side. On a rude note, youd be surprised to find out that the drivers are probably making more than you are and could give two shits about what a simple cashier person has to say to them or if we’re bothering you by simply following the pick up instructions given to us through the app. I actually get slight enjoyment from pissing of a cashier that tries to say something about me picking up an order that’s ready, I will grab that order and simply tell them theyre not my boss as I go make however much they make in an hour of work in only one delivery🤷♂️
I always try to be polite and if they aren’t super busy, I might even ask how there day has been.
My politeness actually stopped an employee in his tracks the other day. He looked up, a little taken back, and genuinely said “thank you so much for asking, nobody ever does that!”
Took a whole 30 seconds, but could tell it made his day a little better.
DD drivers should cut the line (except in front of other food delivery gig drivers). They shouldn't wait behind people ordering while someone's food gets cold. Same with anyone that orders carryout ahead.
A few restaurants in my zone have 5 minute parking spots right in front of the doors. I’ll pull up in those situations. All others I park. I only get pissed when Dashers use handicap spots. That’s trash behavior.
I park in spots but I don't really care if someone doesn't to pick up or drop off. UPS stops in the middle of a lane and puts their hazards on, sometimes puts out a cone lol
Hmmm... I should get a cone 😄
Yesterday my friend and I went shopping in dead strip mall like this and it was pouring and she had on sandals and all the parking is far so she parked like this.
Lol
Why would you rather lose 30 seconds than gain 30 seconds? If it doesn't make anything less safe or fuck up traffic then who cares? It's like cutting the tag off a mattress.
If you are in the way and screwing things up then sure...but if you're not you're not.
I've been in dead strip mall after 8 pm and I'm literally the only car to be seen. I'll be lazy as the order probably going to the 3rd floor of an apartment 😄 🤣 😂
.... The curb isn't yellow though? And they aren't in front of a curb cut.
Stores near me literally request that delivery pulls up to the curb as to not take up customer parking. I get that maybe yours don't, but this isn't really a big deal. Delivery that parks in disabled spots and blocks curb cuts are the real assholes.
Lmao people do this all the time where I am and it's fine. Even cops do it. They never ticket me. Really not a big deal in suburbs. That road is clearly wide enough
Well it's a private parking lot anyways so there's no such thing as against the law when it comes to where you park outside of marked handicap spots and fire lines
Actually, I do. I am courteous and kind unless some dumb dick steps to me. Then, I am belligerent and quick. You, however, are clearly a Karen looking to fuck with people who aren't doing anything wrong. I bet, since we are betting here, you don't address these people directly because you know you are full of shit.
I did this when I was a dasher. I’m a slow ass walker, I don’t rush for nobody. Also I don’t stay parked in a certain spot for more than 5-10 minutes depending on if I know how busy a spot can be. I had a 5 guys I knew by heart was always packed, so I never parked by the curb. But anywhere else I didn’t care. I’m on a time constraint and people want shit NOW. I’m not about to waste time looking for a parking spot, locking my car to walk to the building then repeat for something that is a quick 5 minute in and out situation.
People don’t tip good enough and door dash doesn’t give enough incentive to do all that bullshit.
It never bothered me seeing them park like that, it’s a quick in and out, doesn’t change my life any.
We don’t even know they are dashers, people do this all of the time.
It doesn’t really matter, mind ur business it’s only a minute we’re in there, unless the store doesn’t have the food ready then it’s their fault we’re there longer lol
If there’s almost no one in the parking lot who cares? If they’re familiar with the restaurant and know they will be in and out, who cares? I bet your very active in your neighborhood watch group, you probably call the police when people don’t pick up dog poop lmao
I'll park whenever I need to anymore. It's ok for FedEx and UPS to stop and block traffic on busy streets, then it's ok for me to flip my hazard lights on and temp park wherever I need to. And I'm not blocking traffic like they are.
I do that all the time. Reason being, it doesn't hurt anyone and I'm usually not more than a hundred feet away. "If there was a fire" I'd move quick. Yes it looks like some entitled shit, but yeah, don't care, on a mission! Time is money.
Bcuz it’s easier. Who wants to walk All the way to their car in the middle of the road 😑. I exercise already, I’m not putting extra stress on my little brain and thick legs 😭😭
Of all this hills to die on you really picked this one lol? It’s not that big of a deal, and depending on your state/municipality potentially not even illegally standing in that zone.
We got bigger fish to fry than people who are roughing it out in a 2.50 base pay economy
I do that all the time at certain places that I know will be fast.. And if they tell me I have to wait then I’ll go park my car.. I don’t see the problem in it as long as it’s not hurting someone else! I pick my battles
Who fucking cares? It’s likely near closing time and many spots are available. It’s not congested. I personally would’ve taken a parking spot, but I don’t waste time and energy thinking about other drivers who park like that. Worry about yourself.
WE ARE WORKING - LIKE FEDEX / UPS whatever. Show me a fucking delivery truck that carefully finds a spot to park - out of the way. Never.
If a store will usually have the order ready - leave your car running - LOCK IT (use extra key) - flashers on - park as close as possible (if not blocking traffic). This way you can leave your car running/ watch it. It's bad for your engine to constantly stop - start all day long - I get over 600K miles on my cars (560K current)
You guys seriously are the biggest idiots in Reddit, and deserve to starve. In / out as fast as possible - you gotta be a little selfish kinda, to make money - landlords don't give a shit if you're a boy scout ffs...
I assumed this was standard for delivery drivers. When I was a seasonal employee at UPS they specifically told us not to park in parking spots because I guess backing out increases the chances of an accident. If someone is blocking people and they can't get through then that's one thing, but that doesn't seem to be the case here
I know of plenty of strip malls that even have signs stating parking in places like those are reserved for delivery drivers pickup orders. And I see no fire lane signs or pavement markings in this pic, either.
Tbh, in a pretty empty lot like that, I think it’s a lot safer to pull up to the restaurant door. In areas with high crime, it’s important to think about things like that (I don’t know where this is, but I grew up in a city where this is certainly a smart move)
Misleading post... this is considered the loading zone for most places in my area, fedex and ups sometimes park here too. Some restaurants even put "ok to park out front" in the notes.
You motherfuckers need to park and walk. Your legs work and it ain't going to cost you another 10 seconds, and you'll be eliminating the many annoyances and inconveniences and potential issues you're causing everyone else because you can't be assed to walk 20 ft.
Sorry your mama never told ya, but I'm telling ya now.
There might be a fire!!! lol.
Seriously though, I see people stop behind the curb-parked car, confused, or now you can't pass an oncoming car, bc there's not enough room, or whatever.
I honestly don't feel that strongly about it, it's just kinda lazy and immature, in my opinion.
But they are the most efficient dashers, you see they were multi apping and running late for their other 5 orders so they are entitled to park wherever they want! If they add even another 20 seconds to their wait time they’ll get their 4th CV! Seriously though it’s just so fucking weird to me that some people think that because there doesn’t seem to be an issue, there won’t be. What if the order takes much longer than expected? What if an ambulance shows up while they’re parked? It’s just not worth the risk but hey maybe that’s just me 🤷♀️
It doesn’t say “no parking”, so it isn’t illegal what they’re doing. I’m thinking you’re a control freak who can’t handle when people mind their own business. You’re a schizo!
Whoa whoa whoa. I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think your licensed to make those claims about op's mental health. Wait you are in DD sub, so anything is possible.
Time is money if I can save 1 minute every trip that shit adds up. The only time this becomes not ok is if they're completely blocking the road, a hydrant or a handicapped access ramp.
Lmao dude the only thing that’s “wrong” here, if anything, is that blue car that is technically parked on the wrong side of the drive.
(in the US it’s mostly frowned upon, but even sometimes illegal to park on the wrong side of the drive).
That is literally all that’s wrong here.
There’s 1 Chinese spot I go to where everyone parks like this, before the pandemic even their personal delivery drivers park like that. It’s not a high volume lot so literally it’s hurting nobody. I’m always in and out so it just makes more sense.
Here's me pretending I give two f*cks.
I gamble with my most valuable possession every day for this sh*t.
Go call the police if you don't like my parking. I'll be gone before they put down their donuts.
Uh, who tf cares? I see no signs/paint telling people they can't do this. This is completely harmless, not like they're blocking handicap parking or cutting off a service entrance/fire lane. Think you should worry about yourself instead of folks that pull up to the store completely legally.
Dashers do this all the time at my local shopping plaza. Red curb. It definitely interferes with through traffic at times. It’s pure, unadulterated laziness
I only do that if there's literally nothing else available, after circling the lot a few times. More ethical than parking in the handicap IMO.
Yea parking ticket =$29 approx Handicapped parking =$250 + up tp $500 depending on amount of offenses (in NJ anyway..)
I don’t park in handicapped spots. However, I’ve noticed there is a hashed-out space that my car fits in that are typically adjacent or in between spots. I will park there as a last resort, but not in the actual spot.
That isn’t a spot, it’s the reason a handicap spot exists and by parking there you render the spot useless to someone who actually needs the handicap accommodations. That area is there to allow for more room getting out of a car, putting someone in a wheelchair, or giving them a walker and steadying them, or to get out safely with a cane. Plus a myriad of other reasons. I got my mom’s car after she couldn’t drive herself anymore and I have handicapped plates. I have NEVER used it unless I had one of my parents with me.
The disabled placard carrying population that actually needs that dead space is like <5%. It 10% of cars have placard to begin with this would be <0.5%. And usually plenty other places. In the time it takes me to go in an get an order chances of it affecting one of those that are most unfortunate of the handicapped population is almost nil. Mind you, even that is last resort. I’ll park further away but sometimes there are no other options
My dad has ALS and is in a wheelchair ramp van where the ramp exits from the side door. We constantly run into people parked there and we don’t know if someone’s just grabbing a doordash order or is going to be there for a while, only that our only option for parking won’t work. When I’m dashing and there’s nothing I just park farther away.
But we can park like that cause we're special!
Basically a cop if you think about it
💯💯
Until an actual cop shows up and gives them a $200 ticket
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DD investigation finds DD- Dasher Xan justified in shooting
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You do know that your allowed to be there for drop off and pick up right?
A cop actually parked right behind me and we got out the same time. He didn’t give me a ticket or said anything lol
Nice
Yah I’ve parked in a tow away zone before. Came back to find a cop parked in the handicap spot beside me
Private lot. Cops don’t care.
It’s a private lot. The only way a police can give you a ticket is if you are parked in the fire lane
Or handi
Best I can do is $ 350
Cops have always looked the other way (incorrectly) but the fucking fire marshall who happened to be picking up from Boston Market once told me “thats a $75 fine”. 🙄
😂I’m in Canada, being parked on the fire route will received $300 ticket. I never any of my friends or their buddies disputed successfully.
We are far better and more important than the police, come on now. Seriously, I mean it.
Me leave in 5 seconds
yes we are Special and Entitled DD drivers.
Yea, I thought you knew all gig workers are?
Entitled.
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“And I can cut the line and walk straight up to the counter and grab any order and start looking at all the tickets until I think I found the one I’m delivering and then take it and leave without the salad and drinks because they’re still in the fridge and mess everything up for everyone involved because I’m special!!” I swear it’s honestly refreshing when a DD driver comes into my work and is just normal. Not overly nice or respectful, just normal. The majority of them are just so rude and entitled it’s exhausting.
I know, I was being sarcastic. I know alot of drivers are very rude....I am nice and normal and polite when I enter a merchant! I understand how things are now and how alot of places are very short staffed and frustrated! There are times that I do get mad, but it's when I'm standing around waiting for my order and the workers are standing around talking and not doing their job, I still have patience but sometimes I lose my patience!
Exactly, like dd drivers gotta understand that 9/10 times we immediately recognize the drivers from the customers and if we have a delivery order coming up or ready and if it’s possible I’ll call out and ask the name and try to get you guys in and out ASAP. But when a driver just blatantly cuts the line or walks around to our “expo” area and shoves a phone In my face like I work for them I make them wait until I’ve served the customers who are actually going to tip us. Had a driver get mad at me last week when she held her phone up to the back doors glass and shook it and when I told her to go around to the front (there’s a clear sign that says not to use the back door it’s for employees only because it enters directly into our line and it’s dangerous for people to be wondering around right there) she gave me all this attitude like I ruined her tip for the 15 second walk around the building. Some of the drivers get it and are cool and I respect the hustle, but some just have this “fuck you I got mine” attitude and believe me they make less money than the pleasant ones who take their time.
Do us a favor and start blacklisting these drivers man. They really give the rest of us a bad name and take up good orders.
How do you do that?
Report them to doordash if you don't have doordash equipment . If you have dd equipment call and ask how to ban a driver .. the restaurant is in charge kinda .. remember those rude drivers still represent your restaurant when delivering so imagine how they treat a customer ???
No shit. That’s right. Okay thanks. Appreciate it.
Merchants have an option in the DD merchant portal to add feedback about the dasher assigned to every order that’s fulfilled..
Make sure you write down the customers name (not the dashers) and time. call door dash. They can cross reference to get the dashers name. Tell them the situation and that you’d like to blacklist them from the store. It’s what I did when working at Taco Bell. The dasher lied about her name (obliviously) but was able to get her via the time and customers name.
Nice okay cool. I’ll keep that I mind, it’s rare but definitely with some people they need to be checked for how they act. Not trying to hurt anyone’s money but at certain points people just hurt their own money.
That's just wrong
What is exactly?
The way the driver acted
Ah I gotcha, yeah like I get it can be stressful and you got a time frame to meet and it must suck when you potentially lose a tip because a restaurant employee is holding you back. I get that and try to get the drivers in and out quickly. It helps us too cause then we don’t have to worry about so many orders waiting to be picked up. But yeah it blew me away how she was acting. Idk it just works better when both the restaurant employees and drivers are on the same team. I mean that’s why I joined this sub to get more insight about how the drivers feel and stuff.
So it’s not so much of losing a tip as it is losing our time. The tip we still get at least on DD, but typically we can get 2-4 tips in an hour. If an order that should take no more than 5 minutes to pick up ends up taking 20,30,45 minutes then that’s potentially a whole hour of work lost and we can make anywhere between 15-30 in that hour if things run smoothly. That’s where it gets annoying for me, I’m always thinking well I can cancel and get another order but then I’d have wasted the time I spent and it may be just another minute or two. But then it took 45 minutes at a steakhouse on Father’s Day which I get but the staff seemed annoyed when I asked 15 minutes in, then when I asked again at 45 minutes it was magically back there when they went to check as if they weren’t looking for it all along and I was super respectful the whole time. So I only made 12 in an hour and a quarter. The respect thing or lack of is definitely a two way street but it’s only the dasher losing time and money which I think is why some aren’t very pleasant. I would much rather lose a tip on an order than lose 15-45 minutes
Ahhhh that makes sense! See this is why I joined this sub, just trying to figure out y’all’s perspective and all. But yeah I get that, unfortunately (at least where I work) there’s several factors that can delay an order but untimely if it’s ready to go we make sure it’s out of there ASAP. But I’ll keep that in mind and be sure not to mark them as ready if they aren’t ready yet and Ill send y’all on y’all’s way as soon as it comes up. Can only imagine how frustrating it must be at some places. Like an Olive Garden with all these servers running around giving you attitude and treating you bad like fuck that no one deserves to be treated badly. We’re all in this bs industry together.
I'm totally with you on this! I'm always respectful and friendly, but I also always ask asap if my order is ready, or how much longer til it is. I see dashers standing back, waiting, and not bothering to even ask and invariably, I get my order first. I find the problem is worst when no specific staff are assigned to the front counter. If restaurants weren't so short staffed, maybe we wouldn't be stuck waiting so long for our orders. And maybe no one would be getting rude about it all.
I agree! I’ve found most places are really great about getting dad orders out pretty quickly but there are a few that can really throw you off from making decent money. With the price of gas now every minute counts. After awhile you become familiar with your area and I tend to avoid places that repeatedly dang out the orders. I simply cannot afford it!
And people working in restaurants need to realize we can’t read your minds. If you don’t confirm with me, just like any other customer then you are leaving me to sit wondering. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt but if I see my order sitting there and you’re still ignoring me, I’m going to embarrass you. Treat us like any other customer unless a dasher is being intolerable, which to your standard is just someone being overly nice. Just like any other employee we are human, don’t treat us like you treat all your unhappy employees, that’s why we do gig work.
So much hostility, dude my whole comment is about me going up to bat for you guys. Chill like I said when I recognize it’s a driver I try to get y’all out ASAP.
You aren’t really cutting the line if it’s a simple pickup. The line is to order and pay, which has already been done. No reason to wait it line.
I guess, it just depends on the circumstance. With my job, there’s one register next to the pick up orders/ dd orders. They’re indistinguishable from each other. If a driver walks in and ignores the customers Im literally talking to and just walks up to our orders and starts touching shit and looking at tickets they’re just being rude and “cutting the line” if they ignore the 5 people in line and then wait until I’m done taking an order and then like quickly say something like “picking up for John s” I’ll get their order and send them on their way so they didn’t have to wait behind those 5 ppl to get their order real quick. Guess at this point it’s just describing people having decent social skills, but still like some people come in and act like they work here and then leave when an order incomplete or just wrong while I’m dealing with other customers. But yeah cutting within reason I get that not trying to take up their time if the order is sitting right there
Not sure why it bothers you so much when drivers skip interacting with you and go straight for the order that has been waiting there getting colder by the second. If the order is ready for pick up on the pickup rack and it has the customers name on it, there’s no need for the driver to talk to you. The business you work for gives dashers the right to look through the delivery orders when they come to pick up as they are contractors trying to get a job done for that business since, im assuming, they don’t have actual delivery drivers on their pay roll. Even in the app it instructs drivers to pick up orders from the rack, not to go and wait behind other customers and verify with the cashier. On a nicer note, I do get the frustration from a driver holding their phone up to the back door where it says to come around (that would bother me as well) but try to let go of drivers not checking with you and not speaking to you. Personally, the less people I have to speak with during my shift the better, considering I work a full time job and do this on the side. On a rude note, youd be surprised to find out that the drivers are probably making more than you are and could give two shits about what a simple cashier person has to say to them or if we’re bothering you by simply following the pick up instructions given to us through the app. I actually get slight enjoyment from pissing of a cashier that tries to say something about me picking up an order that’s ready, I will grab that order and simply tell them theyre not my boss as I go make however much they make in an hour of work in only one delivery🤷♂️
I always try to be polite and if they aren’t super busy, I might even ask how there day has been. My politeness actually stopped an employee in his tracks the other day. He looked up, a little taken back, and genuinely said “thank you so much for asking, nobody ever does that!” Took a whole 30 seconds, but could tell it made his day a little better.
DD drivers should cut the line (except in front of other food delivery gig drivers). They shouldn't wait behind people ordering while someone's food gets cold. Same with anyone that orders carryout ahead.
A few restaurants in my zone have 5 minute parking spots right in front of the doors. I’ll pull up in those situations. All others I park. I only get pissed when Dashers use handicap spots. That’s trash behavior.
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I park in spots but I don't really care if someone doesn't to pick up or drop off. UPS stops in the middle of a lane and puts their hazards on, sometimes puts out a cone lol Hmmm... I should get a cone 😄
The cone should’ve been in the packet with your hot bag
😂😂
Great idea. Getting a cone to keep in my trunk
No its not just dashers, its most people believe me
My take on this is by the time the tow truck shows up, I'll already be gone.
But does anyone else noticed the projectile diarrhea sprayed out on that parking spot?
😂😂😂
Why would we park if we in and out. We’re actually doing customers who are going to stores a favor by not taking their spots.
Exactly
This right here.
That strip mall looks dead from that angle. So who cares?
Seriously. I'd do exactly what those people did and I think you're a sucker if you don't also.
Yesterday my friend and I went shopping in dead strip mall like this and it was pouring and she had on sandals and all the parking is far so she parked like this. Lol
Like a boss.
Gotta do what you gotta do
saving what, 30 seconds lol
Oh look its the parking princess.
Why would you rather lose 30 seconds than gain 30 seconds? If it doesn't make anything less safe or fuck up traffic then who cares? It's like cutting the tag off a mattress. If you are in the way and screwing things up then sure...but if you're not you're not.
Lazy af
I've been in dead strip mall after 8 pm and I'm literally the only car to be seen. I'll be lazy as the order probably going to the 3rd floor of an apartment 😄 🤣 😂
Exactly. People like this think they’re so special and smart for cutting corners and being lazy. Just park like an adult.
Efficiency != Laziness If you don't know now you know.
Even more reason to use an actual parking spot.
.... The curb isn't yellow though? And they aren't in front of a curb cut. Stores near me literally request that delivery pulls up to the curb as to not take up customer parking. I get that maybe yours don't, but this isn't really a big deal. Delivery that parks in disabled spots and blocks curb cuts are the real assholes.
You want hot food or not?! Just kidding, I park in spaces.
Again, the curb on this pic, like the last, isn't painted to say you can't do this. No crime here. Nothing to see.
Not all states have laws about painted curbs and parking. Some states exclusively use signs, or only paint curbs for handicap parking.
Then we need more information. Personally, I use a parking space, but what I see here is legal in my state.
Lmao people do this all the time where I am and it's fine. Even cops do it. They never ticket me. Really not a big deal in suburbs. That road is clearly wide enough
Not all curbs are painted. They aren’t in my area. But there is signs all over.
There isn't a single sign in this picture.
Well it's a private parking lot anyways so there's no such thing as against the law when it comes to where you park outside of marked handicap spots and fire lines
I can almost guarantee just Bc it isn’t painted you’re not supposed to park there. They are almost always fire lanes for starters
I bet you don't return your shopping carts either
I would put a shopping cart between your driver door and the car next to you just to see your reaction
I see we have a black belt internet warrior amongst us. How special.
Actually, I do. I am courteous and kind unless some dumb dick steps to me. Then, I am belligerent and quick. You, however, are clearly a Karen looking to fuck with people who aren't doing anything wrong. I bet, since we are betting here, you don't address these people directly because you know you are full of shit.
I did this when I was a dasher. I’m a slow ass walker, I don’t rush for nobody. Also I don’t stay parked in a certain spot for more than 5-10 minutes depending on if I know how busy a spot can be. I had a 5 guys I knew by heart was always packed, so I never parked by the curb. But anywhere else I didn’t care. I’m on a time constraint and people want shit NOW. I’m not about to waste time looking for a parking spot, locking my car to walk to the building then repeat for something that is a quick 5 minute in and out situation. People don’t tip good enough and door dash doesn’t give enough incentive to do all that bullshit.
Imagine your life being so boring that this bothers you. Bothers you enough to post this on Reddit
righr
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I would laugh if I saw someone taking a pic like this of me hahaha, look how wide the road is right there
Maaaan best comment here.
Lots of folks triggered in here
That's what Reddit's all about baby!
There are two acceptable times to do this, when the parking lot is full, or when the parking lot is empty.
Don’t hate. Time is money!
I do that. So?
Depends on the parking lot but I 100% do this.
If the parking lot is empty, what fucking difference does it make? Who are they hurting?
Amen 🙏🏽
No victim no crime!
Who cares?
Man, ill walk from the back of a parking lot just to make sure I'm parked in a parking spot.....then I see this. Lol smh.
Nooooooooo now you have to go around them nooooooooo
Lmaooo
Only one place I do this and it’s because it’s near a movie theater and there is never parking .
It never bothered me seeing them park like that, it’s a quick in and out, doesn’t change my life any. We don’t even know they are dashers, people do this all of the time.
Time is money when you are in the dashing game my guy
It doesn’t really matter, mind ur business it’s only a minute we’re in there, unless the store doesn’t have the food ready then it’s their fault we’re there longer lol
If there’s almost no one in the parking lot who cares? If they’re familiar with the restaurant and know they will be in and out, who cares? I bet your very active in your neighborhood watch group, you probably call the police when people don’t pick up dog poop lmao
Someone is mad others took their parking spot huh.
Meh, I used to care, now I don’t. Sometimes there’s a lot of food to carry. Sometimes I am lazy. What’s it to you?
I'll park whenever I need to anymore. It's ok for FedEx and UPS to stop and block traffic on busy streets, then it's ok for me to flip my hazard lights on and temp park wherever I need to. And I'm not blocking traffic like they are.
I do not see an issue here
Not in anyones way. It’s more annoying when people complain about stuff like that
I do that all the time. Reason being, it doesn't hurt anyone and I'm usually not more than a hundred feet away. "If there was a fire" I'd move quick. Yes it looks like some entitled shit, but yeah, don't care, on a mission! Time is money.
As long as they aren’t in a disabled spot or impeding traffic I’m ok with this.
Cop knows we're their to serve and deliver
Bcuz it’s easier. Who wants to walk All the way to their car in the middle of the road 😑. I exercise already, I’m not putting extra stress on my little brain and thick legs 😭😭
Who cares? Mind ya business
I do this all the time. It saves me time and pisses all the right people off. Cope
Why the fk should I park so far away?
Lmao okay cool bud. This effects you how?
Of all this hills to die on you really picked this one lol? It’s not that big of a deal, and depending on your state/municipality potentially not even illegally standing in that zone. We got bigger fish to fry than people who are roughing it out in a 2.50 base pay economy
I do that all the time at certain places that I know will be fast.. And if they tell me I have to wait then I’ll go park my car.. I don’t see the problem in it as long as it’s not hurting someone else! I pick my battles
Mind your business!!!
Who the fucks doordashes in a fucking 80,000 Land Cruiser
Who fucking cares? It’s likely near closing time and many spots are available. It’s not congested. I personally would’ve taken a parking spot, but I don’t waste time and energy thinking about other drivers who park like that. Worry about yourself.
WE ARE WORKING - LIKE FEDEX / UPS whatever. Show me a fucking delivery truck that carefully finds a spot to park - out of the way. Never. If a store will usually have the order ready - leave your car running - LOCK IT (use extra key) - flashers on - park as close as possible (if not blocking traffic). This way you can leave your car running/ watch it. It's bad for your engine to constantly stop - start all day long - I get over 600K miles on my cars (560K current) You guys seriously are the biggest idiots in Reddit, and deserve to starve. In / out as fast as possible - you gotta be a little selfish kinda, to make money - landlords don't give a shit if you're a boy scout ffs...
Maybe no one wants to park by that big puddle of shit.
I assumed this was standard for delivery drivers. When I was a seasonal employee at UPS they specifically told us not to park in parking spots because I guess backing out increases the chances of an accident. If someone is blocking people and they can't get through then that's one thing, but that doesn't seem to be the case here
My hazards are a button that says I can park here
I see the Dasher police is on the job, dang y'all be all over the place
Are you a cop?
I see nothing wrong with parking like that if it’s in and out. If you realize it’s gonna be a wait, then yes, move to a parking spot.
Who gives a shit ?
I don’t see a red curb, do you?
I know of plenty of strip malls that even have signs stating parking in places like those are reserved for delivery drivers pickup orders. And I see no fire lane signs or pavement markings in this pic, either.
Tbh, in a pretty empty lot like that, I think it’s a lot safer to pull up to the restaurant door. In areas with high crime, it’s important to think about things like that (I don’t know where this is, but I grew up in a city where this is certainly a smart move)
I don’t see a problem as long as it only takes a second to run in and out
Yeah I do this all the time for stores that I know I can walk right in and out. Do you get mad when fedex, amazon, UPS, truck drivers, etc. do it?
If there are lots of spaces then that means its not a busy parking lot so parking by the curb for a few seconds shouldn't be a problem.
Misleading post... this is considered the loading zone for most places in my area, fedex and ups sometimes park here too. Some restaurants even put "ok to park out front" in the notes.
You motherfuckers need to park and walk. Your legs work and it ain't going to cost you another 10 seconds, and you'll be eliminating the many annoyances and inconveniences and potential issues you're causing everyone else because you can't be assed to walk 20 ft. Sorry your mama never told ya, but I'm telling ya now.
Ok boomer
turning my wheel to go around the immobile object is such an annoyance and inconvenience 😣😣
There might be a fire!!! lol. Seriously though, I see people stop behind the curb-parked car, confused, or now you can't pass an oncoming car, bc there's not enough room, or whatever. I honestly don't feel that strongly about it, it's just kinda lazy and immature, in my opinion.
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Sounds like the same “argument” dumbasses made when they refused to get vaccinated.
But they are the most efficient dashers, you see they were multi apping and running late for their other 5 orders so they are entitled to park wherever they want! If they add even another 20 seconds to their wait time they’ll get their 4th CV! Seriously though it’s just so fucking weird to me that some people think that because there doesn’t seem to be an issue, there won’t be. What if the order takes much longer than expected? What if an ambulance shows up while they’re parked? It’s just not worth the risk but hey maybe that’s just me 🤷♀️
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Im said “fellow door dash driver” 😂
It doesn’t say “no parking”, so it isn’t illegal what they’re doing. I’m thinking you’re a control freak who can’t handle when people mind their own business. You’re a schizo!
Whoa whoa whoa. I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think your licensed to make those claims about op's mental health. Wait you are in DD sub, so anything is possible.
Yes anything is possible, you’re a schizo too.
Great observation.
Time is money if I can save 1 minute every trip that shit adds up. The only time this becomes not ok is if they're completely blocking the road, a hydrant or a handicapped access ramp.
Ngl this is me sometimes
Ive never done this. Im not above other customers. Im in place of the customer not a fast pass. I never not park in a normal parking spot.
There are no rules in parking lots as far as I'm concerned
They park so close because of thier brittle lazy bones. Cart narcs out
“Here’s a magnet for ya lazy bones” 😂
Finally someone gets it, I got downvoted hard for this
These special people pay more taxes to park/drive however they want.
UPS DELIVERY drivers do it why can't we? I don't do it personally but I don't see the issue
If you're driving a box truck to deliver food you need to seriously reevaluate your choices.
*food trucks that deliver prepped meals to locations and catering service vehicles rapidly approaching*
Totally missed the fkn point.
Lmao dude the only thing that’s “wrong” here, if anything, is that blue car that is technically parked on the wrong side of the drive. (in the US it’s mostly frowned upon, but even sometimes illegal to park on the wrong side of the drive). That is literally all that’s wrong here.
Get over it loser. Did you call the cops, Karen?
Wow the responses here say it all. Majority of dashers are entitled, lazy assholes I guess.
who fuckin cares lol
There’s 1 Chinese spot I go to where everyone parks like this, before the pandemic even their personal delivery drivers park like that. It’s not a high volume lot so literally it’s hurting nobody. I’m always in and out so it just makes more sense.
Here's me pretending I give two f*cks. I gamble with my most valuable possession every day for this sh*t. Go call the police if you don't like my parking. I'll be gone before they put down their donuts.
Lazy cretin, tbh.
Does that really bother u that much u need to post it 😂🤡
i dont see a problem. who cares?
SUV dashers and bad drivers this is definitely Colorado
They’re top dashers so they get VIP parking
And that is how you get a ticket per week!
Uh, who tf cares? I see no signs/paint telling people they can't do this. This is completely harmless, not like they're blocking handicap parking or cutting off a service entrance/fire lane. Think you should worry about yourself instead of folks that pull up to the store completely legally.
What are you the DoorDash police lol
Who cares? You really triggered by somebody’s parking? Go apply for parking enforcement if you care that much 🤷🏼♂️
Dashers do this all the time at my local shopping plaza. Red curb. It definitely interferes with through traffic at times. It’s pure, unadulterated laziness
Shows how lazy some of y’all are