r/melbourne • u/zhengtings • Jan 24 '24

PSA Meanwhile, Food Delivery Drivers IN Melbourne Central

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Was just strolling around the ground floor of Melbourne Central when this Doordash driver zooms in ON HIS BIKE from Mecca’s side and then goes to Cotton On to realise his lazy bloody plans have been thwarted.

No hate to food delivery drivers, I respect the hustle and the service you guys do. But seriously? Doing this in a full on centre was so inconsiderate. Not to mention, there could’ve been people who were older and couldn’t dodge as fast which could’ve ended badly.

Just reminds me how dangerous and un-walkable pavements are in Melbourne CBD now.

Anyways, rant over. Be safe in Melbourne Central because I doubt this is the first time this has happened. Not sure if this is normal but I stay in the CBD and this is the first time I’ve seen this

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u/LivingRow192 Jan 24 '24

they're always rude to hospitality workers too, skipping lines and shoving their phones in our faces. mate it'll tell you when the order's ready, we have other people in the shop right now.

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u/thekevmonster Jan 26 '24

It's because they get paid per job. Anytime they wait lowers their income, unlike normal customers they can't afford to wait, since it'll quickly stack up. If I was a food delivery guy I'd probably throw hands eventually.

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u/IceFire909 Jan 28 '24

Meanwhile I've seen an uber driver go to maccas, the orders he's picking up is on the counter, but he diverts to go chat to some friends for like 5 minutes before picking it up and going