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Being A Delivery Driver Helps Me Deliver More Than Just Food

A new job is a chance at a new start.

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Being A Delivery Driver Helps Me Deliver More Than Just Food
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From the days of my high school senior days to my final days in a community college, my job has always been a host for two years. Now this year, after my first semester at UCF, I've finally found another job and, even though this job is similar to my old hosting job, there are quite a few new, but fun, experiences.

One new experience I have is driving to give orders to the customers. Being a delivery driver is completely a new thing to me. The fact that I not only had to pack, but drive to the location that the customer had given is something entirely new. It's a little daunting because I'm driving into new areas that I don't really know much about, however, at the same time, it's an exciting experience. Seeing different ways in an area I don't know makes the adventurer in me tingle with anticipation and what new areas can I explore. One of the drawback aside from gas and mileage, is the traffic. Once rush starts, it can be very hard for any driver to navigate especially a delivery driver like myself and the traffic makes things worse, but it's worth it! Most of the customers are nice and understanding knowing what we have to go through in order to deliver their food. So, thank you to those people who know the difficulties of driver's delivering you what you ordered and are nice about it.

Another new experience that I get to see is the working environment. One of the reasons why I got my hosting job was the connections I had and I really didn't work my way into that. Now, in this new job, I had to go out and search for any restaurants that are looking to hire someone and it made me proud of it. I hardly know anyone and that's a good thing. Trying to put myself out there socially and doing something new in order to get to know my fellow co-workers is an exciting thing to do! It's a challenge, but hopefully as time goes on, I can be more open and friendlier once I get the hang of my new job. It's also very fast paced. When it gets busy the drivers to have speed it up since delivery orders come in fast. You also need to carry some cash with you just in case the customer wants to pay in cash and needs some change.

A new job for me seems to be a great thing that has happened and I'm honestly proud that I found this all on my own. Sure I'm a delivery driver but a part time job is still a job for a college kid like me and I'm thankful for the opportunity to finally get another job. Also good luck to the people looking for a job in general. It can be tough, but if you search you'll definitely find one.

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