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New job thru Craigslist...I know.... (Good post)
15 years ago
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I had left that Truckmovers job a month ago, and was wondering how I could find another job before rent is due. After looking at ads in Craigslist and hoping someone would call me back, I wondered if I could turn the tables?
Instead of me looking for jobs among the lists... rather me post my qualifications, and have the posters looking for workers, call me back.
I can say, within 2 weeks, I have had 6 people call me back, between driving full semis for a furniture company, to tri-axle dump driver jobs at night, to one company I worked for, asking me to apply again. And one from left field I did not expect... which I ended up taking.
(The parameters were, I would be home every night, (2 jobs eliminated no benefits, 3 eliminated not enough driving experience, last one remaining, leaving me with... )
Lasership, in Philadelphia I signed on with. A courier company outside Center City, that hired me on the spot, seeing my driver record. I went in for the interview, and told Brian, the manager, (I met a different one at the same office almost 2 years ago, but due to some shady dealing on his part, he is headed to jail, and another, far better manager took his place.^^) about some other companies that I worked for who promised that I would be paid nearly $700 for delivering goods.
Brian responded that he pays his drivers 75% of all they deliver, and he backed it up in writing and paystubs he shown me, nothing to hide and it looked legit.
Lasership does deliveries, from Office Depot products (starting this week coming up) to vet lab samples from different offices, to be shipped out. To lawyer directories (looks like phone books)
He said the easiest thing for me to start with, was delivering Legal Directories to local attorney offices in 1 of the 5 counties surrounding Philadelphia. And since I cover such a large area, I can deliver a lot of books in my Explorer.
One VERY Good thing, is I can work at my own pace, deliver as many as I want, or take breaks. I'm not pushed to deliver fast, as Brian stresses safety above anything else.
Its all day work, during business hours, M-F. No on call or weekend work, unless I ask for it, which will pay a LOT more.
I will do that after I get going for a few weeks.
He agreed to pay me 75% S&H for each delivered book.
For example, if each book cost $45.00, there's a charge of $5.00 for S&H to deliver the book that is on the bill already paid by the attorney. So roughly, I get paid $3.75 per book I deliver, using the $5.00 example given above.
(For some reasons, some offices were charged more for S&H and others not as much, I didn't complain tho.)
One good thing, is if they order more books, I get paid the same 75% for each book, so if I deliver 10 books to the same address, I get paid $37.50 to deliver the 10 books to that stop.
I started yesterday, after filling out paperwork, signing contracts, and upping my insurance to do deliveries in my Explorer.
I was left starting with 130 books to deliver, and only 3 hours till everyone closed for the weekend. I was told to come back after the books were delivered, and to continue on Monday with what I couldn't finish. No pressure at all.
I knocked out 28 books in 3 1/2 hours in afternoon traffic, and I made $124.95 gross, and since I am a contractor, I get that, minus a small blackberry type phone I can use to get new book deliveries on the fly, along with occupational insurance, like umm... $2.95 a week I think. I would have delivered 35 books, but one office was closed, due to remodeling, so I will return there Monday morning, when I can start my deliveries at 8:00am instead of 1:00pm. If I can cram 100 books delivered, in 9 hours, I will be making GOOD money.
(I will figure out what I will make, after I check the rest of the receipts, I will post the totals of all 130 books delivered. One office is getting 15 books with a S&H fee of $89.25, another place is getting 22 books paying $130.90, and last large office is getting 29 books paying $172.55. Total is $392.70. Now multiply that .75 to see what I get paid to deliver and WOW. For those 3 big deliveries, I will make $294.48.)
EDIT: Just checked all the remaining receipts for all books delivered.
28 books @$124.95 gross done in deliveries April 23, 2010
102 books @$583.10 gross done in deliveries April 26, 2010
$708.05 gross total deliveries for all 130 books.
$531.03 bring home pay for 130 books delivered. (multiply.75 from $708.05 gross for my pay).
Not bad for 2 days work... ^^
I think I LIKE this job.
Kimmyskunk
Time to pick up a small hand truck. ^^
Instead of me looking for jobs among the lists... rather me post my qualifications, and have the posters looking for workers, call me back.
I can say, within 2 weeks, I have had 6 people call me back, between driving full semis for a furniture company, to tri-axle dump driver jobs at night, to one company I worked for, asking me to apply again. And one from left field I did not expect... which I ended up taking.
(The parameters were, I would be home every night, (2 jobs eliminated no benefits, 3 eliminated not enough driving experience, last one remaining, leaving me with... )
Lasership, in Philadelphia I signed on with. A courier company outside Center City, that hired me on the spot, seeing my driver record. I went in for the interview, and told Brian, the manager, (I met a different one at the same office almost 2 years ago, but due to some shady dealing on his part, he is headed to jail, and another, far better manager took his place.^^) about some other companies that I worked for who promised that I would be paid nearly $700 for delivering goods.
Brian responded that he pays his drivers 75% of all they deliver, and he backed it up in writing and paystubs he shown me, nothing to hide and it looked legit.
Lasership does deliveries, from Office Depot products (starting this week coming up) to vet lab samples from different offices, to be shipped out. To lawyer directories (looks like phone books)
He said the easiest thing for me to start with, was delivering Legal Directories to local attorney offices in 1 of the 5 counties surrounding Philadelphia. And since I cover such a large area, I can deliver a lot of books in my Explorer.
One VERY Good thing, is I can work at my own pace, deliver as many as I want, or take breaks. I'm not pushed to deliver fast, as Brian stresses safety above anything else.
Its all day work, during business hours, M-F. No on call or weekend work, unless I ask for it, which will pay a LOT more.
I will do that after I get going for a few weeks.
He agreed to pay me 75% S&H for each delivered book.
For example, if each book cost $45.00, there's a charge of $5.00 for S&H to deliver the book that is on the bill already paid by the attorney. So roughly, I get paid $3.75 per book I deliver, using the $5.00 example given above.
(For some reasons, some offices were charged more for S&H and others not as much, I didn't complain tho.)
One good thing, is if they order more books, I get paid the same 75% for each book, so if I deliver 10 books to the same address, I get paid $37.50 to deliver the 10 books to that stop.
I started yesterday, after filling out paperwork, signing contracts, and upping my insurance to do deliveries in my Explorer.
I was left starting with 130 books to deliver, and only 3 hours till everyone closed for the weekend. I was told to come back after the books were delivered, and to continue on Monday with what I couldn't finish. No pressure at all.
I knocked out 28 books in 3 1/2 hours in afternoon traffic, and I made $124.95 gross, and since I am a contractor, I get that, minus a small blackberry type phone I can use to get new book deliveries on the fly, along with occupational insurance, like umm... $2.95 a week I think. I would have delivered 35 books, but one office was closed, due to remodeling, so I will return there Monday morning, when I can start my deliveries at 8:00am instead of 1:00pm. If I can cram 100 books delivered, in 9 hours, I will be making GOOD money.
(I will figure out what I will make, after I check the rest of the receipts, I will post the totals of all 130 books delivered. One office is getting 15 books with a S&H fee of $89.25, another place is getting 22 books paying $130.90, and last large office is getting 29 books paying $172.55. Total is $392.70. Now multiply that .75 to see what I get paid to deliver and WOW. For those 3 big deliveries, I will make $294.48.)
EDIT: Just checked all the remaining receipts for all books delivered.
28 books @$124.95 gross done in deliveries April 23, 2010
102 books @$583.10 gross done in deliveries April 26, 2010
$708.05 gross total deliveries for all 130 books.
$531.03 bring home pay for 130 books delivered. (multiply.75 from $708.05 gross for my pay).
Not bad for 2 days work... ^^
I think I LIKE this job.
Kimmyskunk
Time to pick up a small hand truck. ^^
..and don;t forget a weight belt and gloves and Wolverines!