Now that I have gotten my car and I have insurance, I can start applying for work.
I am starting by applying for delivery apps widely used in the gig economy. Depending on success rate I may also apply for more traditional jobs.
I found some helpful advice from reddit users who directed me to the Express website. I also have a list of local employers that may be willing to hire me.
I will add the apps I apply for to the list on this post.
Accepted
Tonquin
There were a few apps that I couldn’t figure out if they were still operating.
Senpex always says “in review…”, the DrivePoint website doesn’t work, and GOMO which said it was available as “Early Access” only.
Waitlisted
GopuffDeliverdGrubHub
Wrong Vehicle (Trucks Only)
DispatchuShipVeholugg
Rejected
Uber DriversDoor DashInstacartRoadie
Spark DriverCurriDraiverdeliverthat
GOShare
Since I’m at it I may as well include a list of regular jobs that I have applied to. I’ve experienced a bunch of rejections recently, enough perhaps to begin a list, not that this is something to brag about…
StericycleAtlantic Union BankState Employees Credit Union
This past week, I have been applying to many delivery apps to see who will hire me. Since I will not be attending any classes for the summer semester I am now hoping to get employed for the season and start making payments on my auto insurance policy.
I found some initial success with an approved application for the Tonquin app.
I have not had any success yet with doing any orders for them. I had seen a single order on my dashboard just after approval and another today as I was driving home. Unfortunately, the app did not make any sounds, so I missed the notification of a new job.
I am still waiting on the background check for DoorDash and Uber Eats. I received a pre-adverse action notice from Walmart’s Spark Driver program. That will likely be a failure. The nice thing about Tonquin is that it is a business-to-business service, so you don’t need to go to residential areas.
I stopped at the Collonade Market to charge but all I could see were CCS chargers. After walking around a little I realized that the Chademo’s were all occupied. I then drove to a building called Enact+ where the car had said there was a ChargePoint station, but the parking area had no chargers.
Finally, I went to the Courtyard Marriot Hotel in Raleigh (pictured above) where I found a dual station with an unused Chademo charger. I stayed there for maybe 30 minutes while I waited for an order to show up on the Tonquin app.
The station said it would charge $0.99 for the session and then $0.37 per kWh, but I got a charge on my card for $30. I don’t know if that was a hold, like at gas stations, or if the price was incorrect. The charge is still pending on my card.
After charging I went to the American Tire Distributor location marked on my app map. I stayed in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before giving up. The traffic for the drive home was really bad, I was stuck at an intersection for 15 minutes!
On the drive home, I missed the order in the Tonquin app. It did not make any sounds, so I missed the notification. I am happy that I know the app is working. It is unfortunate that there are so few jobs available though. I’ll try going out again tomorrow.
That’ll be it for today. Thank you for reading and have a nice day.
Fat Wallet Refugee 