I deliver pizza, how do you see me??

Question

I have an immediate family i take care of, and i also deliver pizza. What is your view on me. i waste to society, since i dont have a good career yet?? Or do you respect me?


But some things i wanted to point out to everyone. PLEASE if you order pizza!!!!

Turn on your porch light, or something that makes your hosue look alive. Dead dark houses are not only scary but dangerous, plus if we are searching for your house, its hard to tell if its your house.

Please if its raining, windy, or just crappy outside, have your money waiting. Dont make me stand int he rain cause since you ordered your pizza (about 30 mins before i arrive) and still havent filled out the check.

Please dont ask me to come inside, remember, i dont know who the hell you are at all. Unless your a regular. I am scared and i am on alert when i get to your house, you could be a killer. you never know. If your house is hard to find, please let them know when you order on the phone, so they can tell us.

Answer 1

I never judge a person by their choice in job or career. I have worked as a cashier and a cafeteria workers. A job is a job and as long as you have one then you deserve respect. I'd rather you were working for a living than collecting welfare and whining about how you can't get a break.

We always turn the porch light on when we order pizza (which isn't often). I also make sure the dog is locked up. He is a little dog and a total sweetheart but there is one pizza guy I know who gets freaked out. He is scared of any dog. So, just in case he is the one delivering our pizza, I put the dog away. I always have the money ready and we usually give a higher tip if it is raining or snowing. In fact, there are times that it is snowing or raining that I'll decide not to order a pizza or we'll go pick it up because I hate the thought of making someone venture out in bad weather so I can eat. It just seems wrong. But when I do, I tip big. And I'd never invite a delivery person in. Often times when I order pizza it is because I'm home alone with the kids and don't feel like cooking. So, I'm not going to invite a stranger in. Plus, it is like a 2 second transaction so there is no reason to invite them in.

Anyway, career means nothing. Really. In the larger picture career matters very little. I feel sorry for people who put all their emphasis on career. If you are happy doing what you do and your family is happy then it really doesn't matter what other people think. My husband is military and works 12 hours shifts but gets three days off in a row every three days. I work out of the home. We actually lead a very leisurely lifestyle. We might not make as much money as some people but we get a lot of down time to do whatever we want and to just enjoy being together. I'd rather have that than be working a 9-5 job. I'll never go back to working for someone else again. People might judge me because I don't have a high powered career. But I feel sorry for them because I feel like they've missed the point in life.

Answer 2

If anyone thinks that you are a waste to society, then it's obvious that he/she thinks his/her sh*t don't stink!

Pizza delivery may not be like running a Fortune 500 company, but you are still an attribute to society. NEVER forget that! You could be like those able-bodied deadbeat freeloader parasites who either sponge off of other family members or, even worse, the government with its many handouts!

And besides, statistics show that you won't deliver pizza until the day you die.

BTW, regarding your comment about customers asking you to step inside the house; if you feel uncomfortable doing so, you have the right to politely refuse. I believe the majority are being courteous and hospitable and are not out to harm you. It has to be a judgement call.

My biggest pet peeve when I used to deliver pizza years ago is when someone who is obviously home (lights on, cars in drive, etc.) does not answer the door for whatever reason (didn't hear the doorbell, bathing the kids, too stoned, etc.) and I had to go find a pay phone (this was when cell phones were not quite so affordable) and call the idiots to let them know I was just there. Even worse, some of them would stiff me on the tip! How thoughtless!

Anyway, I digress too much. The fact that you are responsible enough to take this job to take care of your family warrants my respect for you! Just keep on keeping on and don't let others knock you down!

Answer 3

why the hell are you telling us that?
How likely is it you're going to turn up at any of our houses?

People who are considerate are, and people who aren't aren't.
Nothing they read online is going to change that.

If someone doesn't have a light on their house who are you to tell them to go and buy one? Or if it's broke get it fixed and so on.
Some people don't have the right change because the pizza arrives unexpectedly early or they don't know/have the exact amount or their children have been distracting them and so on. They probably don't write out the check because they don't know what to write on it or they might not know the price so they'll have put the wrong thing down on the check or they don't know if you accept them etc.
Trust me there will be a reason for all these things. As a delivery person you need to deal with all that, it's part of the job. Same with going out in the rain and snow.
I don't understand why the other poster was getting all concerned about them. It's part of the job, like all people who work outside need to deal with it or wear the appropriate gear (warm clothes, hat, umbrella?) And if you don't feel you get paid enough for putting up with the things you do then complain and/or quit and find another job. They all have things about them we don't like, especially when they involve other people and how polite and appreciative they are going to be. Put it this way they are basically paying for a service and you are that service or providing it, which you get paid for.

If you don't want to go inside a house JUST SAY NO.
Tell them you're sorry but you're not allowed to enter.
They are probably doing it to be nice instead of making you stand outside, but of course I understand it's dangerous. They probably aren't thinking about that.

This question is BS.
As a pizza deliverer I see you as a pizza deliverer. No big deal. It's fine if you like it and make decent cash. I don't look down on delivery people at all, and most of you seem cool.
As a person though, from what you've just wrote I see you as a bit of a self important idiot who doesn't quite get it.

Also if the person is a killer, all they need to do is grab you and pull you inside or kill you right there at the door. It's not that hard, I think you're a bit paranoid.

Answer 4

I see you as a woman taking charge of her life and doing what she can to support her family. That is always a wonderful and admirable thing! You will be blessed for that. If you are in Kansas and deliver to my area of town let me know. We're great tippers!! And yes I appreciate the effort of the pizza delivery people. It's a stepping stone on your journey into the future.

You will meet jerks but you will meet those wonderful people who bless your life with good tips and big orders and maybe they will have other "tips" to share so far as network contacts, people you can contact for future job opportunities that will pay better and be safer and better hours for you and your family.

More power to you!! and you are doing the right things to protect yourself so far as staying outside when you are not familiar with the place. (are you allowed to carry mace or pepper spray??).

Even if you are also on welfare or other assistance, if you are making the effort to work in addition, within the allowances of your assistance requirements, you still aren't a waste. You are learning many useful skills. You are developing your character in the area of doing your job well, of showing up when and where you say you will go (timeliness, trustworthy), bringing back the money to your bosses (trustworthiness and honesty); customer relationship (face to face contact with your customers), all kinds of things - and they are valid skills that you can use on a resume for the future.

So the people who think you are a "waste to society" - I wouldn't give them the time of the day. They are losers and you are better off getting different friends and staying away from people who would tear you down like that!

Hang in there! And I'd like a Chicken Supreme on thin and crispy crust, medium... heh

Answer 5

If you are my pizza delivery person, you are respected by me for having a job in the first place, and providing a service to some people who possibly cannot drive - I will tip you because you are doing a great job, and not being a burden on our society! That is how I look at you - with respect.

Answer 6

You people are totally cool. And appreciated. I imagine you run into lots of creeps and creepy situations in your line of work. Though the product might be different, your role isn't all that different from a cop or a 911 responder. I just hope you get to keep the generous tips I always give you in appreciation of the fine service you always provide and not have to kick it into the pool back at headquarters.

Thank you! I was laid up for long time at home after a broken hip. And you people were a lifeline for me when I couldn't get out on my own and shop for myself.

You folks were my angels at the time and probably never even knew it.

Answer 7

I don't order pizza by phone anymore. I'd rather go out with my family and sit down. Sorry, but I think the last time I ordered pizza was about 10 years ago, and vowed I would never again order pizza delivered. I recall it was over an hour late, cold, cheese slid over to one side (in a cold clump) and I didn't tip at all, and the ****** banged on my door until the police arrived to arrest him for harassment and disturbing the peace. Oh yeah, and I denied the pizza and didn't pay him either. As he was being hauled off, Chinese delivery was there within 10 min of my call!

Answer 8

If it's a teen I usually think... good for him. He has a job that probably has flexible school hours. If it's an older man or woman I usually assume it is their second job working hard to make ends meet. I have never thought bad of any delivery person.

Answer 9

A few years ago, my mom was in the early stages of Alzheimers. Her mind was starting to cloud big time.. My family was worried about whether her day to day nutritional needs were being met, so we arranged with local pizza people to keep her delivered with pizzas, wings and salads until we could get her long term needs under control.

She looked to you as her "angels".. bringing food and cheer to her each day. When we'd call to check on her at the end of the day, she wouldn't stop talking about the nice people that brought her food and didn't want any money for it.

Answer 10

I respect you but I think you should change job. Get a job as waiteress is way safer and better.

By the way, I always pick up my own pizza if I order.