Working At A Pizza Place

[jmood88]

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I don't understand how this robbing works. So you knock on the door and they're waiting for you with a gun or something? How stupid do you have to be to rob a pizza delivery guy, considering that the delivery guy has the address and phone number to the house/apartment/whatever?

Well it might not be their house and I know of a few guys who were given the address to an abandoned building, a warehouse, or some secluded place and when they pulled up the people jumped out and robbed them.

[stiffarmleft]

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Well it might not be their house and I know of a few guys who were given the address to an abandoned building, a warehouse, or some secluded place and when they pulled up the people jumped out and robbed them.

Bingo. They called from a pay phone, we were prohibited from taking calls from someone calling from a pay phone but my manager took the order anyhow. Before I left I told him if I get robbed it's his fault. I assume the address that was given was abandoned because I never reached the door, the guy jumped from behind a bush as I was walking up and told me to get on the ground.

[TheMatrix31]

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Interesting. What the hell is a pizza guy gonna have on him anyway? His cell phone? Like 10 bucks? Stupid.

[Scottdau]

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A guy I knew got killed a couple days ago. He was going to a house and got shot. They think it was gang related, he wasn't in a gang, but they think that was the way for a person to get into the gang, go kill some random guy or robb them. I think they try to robb him, but he faught, so the one guy shot him.

[SkunkWurks6]

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Just get a ccw and buy a gun, problem solved. I wouldn't do deliveries without one, depending on where you live of coarse.

[jerk]

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I work at Boston Pizza.
Started off delievering pizza's for a year, then got bumped to server, and now i manage/serve.
Let me tell you, delievery driving was the easiest money i ever made. It was the most chill job ever.
I got my buddy a job delievering pizzas a couple months back and he loves it.

[joshuar9476]

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hey, i'm a GM at a Papa John's in Indiana, and have been so at this store for 6 years. before that i was a manager and driver since 1995. if ya got any questions or anything just let me know. the only suggestion i might have is find out if it's a corporate store or a franchise. corporate stores are a pain in the butt sometimes. good luck.

[ODogg]

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I'm going to Papa John's tomorrow to apply for a job, and wanted to know if any other OSers had worked at a pizza joint before, whether in store or delivering pizzas.

Just kind of want to know what to expect before hand.

For those that delivered, was that all you had to do? Were you gone most of your shift delivering pizzas (obviously coming back to the store to pick up orders)? Make good tips? Any funny stories?

I delivered pizza's but only for two days. It was during the winter time and the smell of the mozzarella in my car really made me sick. I was out delivering 95-97% of the time. I worked for a mom and pops place none of you would have ever heard of. I didn't make any tips hardly at all, most people didn't tip from my experience. One guy did give me $2 on a $10 pizza though. This was around Christmas time too so I was expecting at least some holiday good cheer.

After 2 days of delivering, being sick and at times going to the rest room to hurl back at the shop I gave my resignation. I can think of a lot worse jobs to do if you have a decent car and a radio to listen to since most of the time you're just driving around on your own. It certainly would help to have a GPS or great knowledge of your delivery area though. That's one thing I learned, people don't like it when you're really late with their pizza.

[elicoleman]

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hey, i'm a GM at a Papa John's in Indiana, and have been so at this store for 6 years. before that i was a manager and driver since 1995. if ya got any questions or anything just let me know. the only suggestion i might have is find out if it's a corporate store or a franchise. corporate stores are a pain in the butt sometimes. good luck.

What are the type shift hours for PJ?

If you were to open, how late would you normally stay?

[joshuar9476]

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each store is different. my store is in a smaller town, so we're not that busy. the driver on dayshift stays until 4, 5, or sometimes 7. during weekdays we only get about 4 or 5 orders for lunch then sit around and nap or goof off on the laptop until 4. the busier stores i have run in tucson and ohio would keep their dayshift until 6. each store and manager is different, but most will work with your hours. if you want to get off at 4 that's fine. if you want to work until 6,7, or 8 .... that's fine.

ps> as i type this i'm at work it that tells you much for my store.

[jmill703]

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Where did you work?

And as far as safety, it's in a pretty nice party of town. Very low crime rate. I mean, that doesn't mean something couldn't happen, but as long as I feel safe then I'd take my chances.

Germantown or Cordova?

[elicoleman]

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Germantown or Cordova?

Collierville. Right at the end of Poplar before you get to that Walmart.

I turned in my MVR today, I'll hear something by Thursday or Friday.

[DC]

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We could make our own pizza for lunch for free too.

What crazy combinations did you create?

[ManiacMatt1782]

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I worked at a local place, doing deliveries. Luckily I was never robbed. But I had heard stories. Pretty much what everyone here has said. If your familiar with the area your out the majority of the time. and make sure you have a full tank of gas before your shift. Late pizza means no tip even from the most generous of customers.

[ODogg]

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I worked at a local place, doing deliveries. Luckily I was never robbed. But I had heard stories. Pretty much what everyone here has said. If your familiar with the area your out the majority of the time. and make sure you have a full tank of gas before your shift. Late pizza means no tip even from the most generous of customers.

what is considered late nowadays? i usually tip 20% if it's inside an hour, the further past that the more the tip goes down. but that's just me..just wondering..