Delivery Driver | Weekends | Welcome Bonus Available

The team. The job as a whole has become understaffed underpaid over the last year

The place has been cutting corners that long that its become quite a dangerous place if you don't have eyes in the back of your head. From vans being deathtraps to the warehouse being ill serviced not cleaned and things needing tlc repair ect.

Work on your own. Book your own holiday. Early leave if requested.

Unrealistic targets to reach. Other people around you can be hazards if they aren't watching what they're doing. Managers are useless.

It's reliable to know in advance all your work shift patterns. Some management is really helpful depending on which warehouse site you work at.

Had too much overtime hours during beginning of COVID 19. Now there is barely any work hours available, not reliable for career growth but easy job to get used to

Coming back early and still getting a full days pay.

Overload you with the amount of deliveries you need to do.
Takes useful features away from us making our days harder and longer but the pay doesn't get increased for these changes like bagless frozen items mixed with other items from different deliveries.

Sometimes you get to finish early but they’re trying to get rid of that.

Some customers are so lovely and some tip.

Delivering to flats with no lifts, trying to park in difficult areas then fear of getting a parking fine.

On hot days, some of the vans don’t have any Air Con.

Seeing people, looking forward to home time

Operations managers set crazy targets when we have few people on shift. Booking holiday is on their terms rather than when you want to take it. No leadership, no organisation, just told to get on with whatever they tell you to do

The driving. Seeing the scenery.

Worry when starting, if theirs a complaint waiting, worry when returning and sugni g the van back in, incase you missed damage when you left or you didn't see somone damaging the van or the bollard lamp post sign, and your blamed for it.

Job and lot - you basically get to go home as soon as your route is finished and still paid till the end of your shift, this is most nights very rarely if you are back too early they may ask you to go back out to help someone or to stay a bit longer incase there is something they need a spare driver for but this is extremly rare and 99% of the time you get to go as soon as you give them the van back.
Variety of places - different areas, towns cities and countryside, routes are random so no two days are exactly the same.
Vans are all loaded for you and the route is pre planned, you just proceed through the drops logically and accordingly as long as it is not necessary to change them around for major reasons - such as being very far behind or problems on route but again this is a rarity to have to do this.
Managers are always fair and helpful if you need a hand with anything whilst out on route.
Lots of driving if you like a driving job.

The weight of the shopping can sometimes be a bit over the top.
Timings aren't always accurate even when there is no traffic they can still be short - in reference to journey times.
The delivery allowance times are sometimes again a bit little and means you lose time and risk falling behind because you are not given a great deal of time.
Items sometimea damaged meaning you have to deal with things that take longer on drops last minute - again at risk of putting you behind.
Packaging is sometimes to a poor standard meaning customers can and may get fustrated and agitated.
Overall, I think the positives outweigh the negatives as you get early finishes more nights than not and the routes are normally ok and not too stressful. It swings in roundabouts.