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Why Are Domino’s Drivers Seen as Stoners and Uber Drivers Entrepreneurs? Domino’s is a Better Gig
Why are pizza delivery drivers seen as stoners and Uber/Lyft drivers considered hustlers?
Now, this is anecdotal and definitely doesn’t represent a true break down of who works at each job, but from what I have gathered, being a pizza delivery driver comes with a negative, stoner — maybe even slacker — reputation.
Whereas the Uber drivers are the grinders, the entrepreneurs, the grad students, the artists and the side hustlers.
I say I’m going to work part-time as a pizza delivery driver and people — including my parents — laugh. But if I’m an Uber/Lyft driver, well, okay, that’s a good way to be productive.
Contrary to the reputation each has garnered, I’m starting to think that delivering pizza is a better gig than the companies that coined the phrase “gig economy” can offer.
For a Domino’s delivery, the money is no joke and you can work flexible hours, or full-time and collect the employment benefits that Uber has never offered its drivers, even those putting in 50+ hours per week, which was roughly 7 percent of its workforce in 2017.
No, Domino’s is not exactly like Uber because I do think you need to commit to a certain amount of hours per week for…
