Pros
I enjoyed Bitesquad because, as an independent driver, it was a hassle free job. I kept my bag and my uniform at home and could literally walk out to my car and clock in if I felt like it. The way scheduling worked, I was able to adjust my schedule as needed. They never seemed to really pressure me to work certain days, however obviously they offered more hours during peak business. Bite Squad's large delivery zone meant that I learned a lot about the different roads and path ways of my city. Getting lost sucks, but getting paid to get lost isn't the worst thing in the world.
Cons
The pay structure is really terrible. When I started I was promised a 7.25/hr+tips+reimbursement which amounted to about $1 per delivery, plus a small amount for data. If that didn't give me about 15/hr they would make up the difference. This was GREAT because, even on busy nights, I would often only make between 14.50-15.50 an hour, which wasn't the greatest, but given how hassle free everything was, I didn't mind. In the past few months Bite Squad has done two things, first, they changed the guarantee from 15 to 12. This didn't really effect me, since as I said, I was making 15 an hour with tips regardless. However, just a few weeks ago, they changed my hourly rate from 7.25, minimum wage, to 5 an hour. As I expected, I instantly noticed that. The thing about bitesquad is because of how their system works, even in ideal conditions, you're lucky to get 2 or 3 deliveries an hour. If you don't get that, and if people don't tip, you're lucky to make 7/hour in tips. Because Bite's "delivery zone" is most of my city, I can expect to drive much further distances to and from restaurants to pick up food. With their current pay structure, I can make more money at any other traditional delivery service. Pizza Delivery places, basically, pay more. I know one pizza delivery service in my area that pays 5.5 an hour, on the road, a mileage based reimbursement instead of a flat $1 which is not a lot to drive sometimes 10 or 15 miles round trip! (with mile reimbursement i'd make 4 or 5 bucks probably), and when you're not driving you get paid well above minimum wage to wash dishes, answer phones, etc. Better than 5 dollars an hour to be bored as hell in your car. I've been offered to drive for Bite Squad using one of their cars, but I'd have to adjust my schedule, which conflicts with my primary job. Furthermore, their office is so far away from me the commute really isn't viable. This is a part time job for me because you don't schedule enough hours for it to be full time! At my 2nd job I can easily get 35-45 hours a week no problem. Looking at what you're scheduling your drivers... I won't get that many hours. I might stay on if I wanted to drive your cars. But you park your cars like an hour away from my house with bad traffic. I don't want that kind of commute, frankly. The job I'm getting to replace this one is at most 30 minutes away from home.