MH was out of work for some time. To earn an income while looking for another job in his preferred sector, he took up work as a delivery driver. So what’s it like, being a delivery driver? Read on for MH’s experience. We’ve deliberately omitted his name and photo, so as not to compromise his ongoing
MH was out of work for some time. To earn an income while looking for another job in his preferred sector, he took up work as a delivery driver. So what’s it like, being a delivery driver? Read on for MH’s experience. We’ve deliberately omitted his name and photo, so as not to compromise his ongoing career in cyber security.
Have you ever wondered what couriers get up to when delivering those much-anticipated parcels to your door? Or why, only after several days, do you find that missing parcel lurking in a puddle behind your wheelie-bin? Have you ever tried to decipher the hieroglyphic scrawl on the ‘Sorry we missed you!’ cards posted through your letterbox. That’s assuming the courier even remembered to leave one behind? And, why on earth does your average delivery driver think it’s OK to park right across your driveway, just when you’re trying to pull in from work?
No? Well, up until about six months ago, I hadn’t given it much thought either. Except to get frustrated waiting for my own deliveries. Since then, for a few days each week, I’ve been self-employed as a home-delivery driver for one of those courier companies we love to hate. It’s been quite an education.
Delivery-driving isn’t my career choice. But for me and many other drivers I’ve met, it’s been the principal source of family income. Having been made redundant from my long-term job as a cybersecurity consultant a year ago, I found myself struggling to land my next role.
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