Addicted to doing Food Delivery as a working adult and degree student
I’m (24M) feeling disillusioned and jaded with my job. Although I work full-time, I also do part-time food delivery after work each week.’I’m (24M) feeling disillusioned and jaded with my job. Although I work full-time, I also do part-time food delivery after work each week.
Strangely enough, I look forward to delivering food because it’s so straightforward and I feel free to exercise and enjoy the scenery while earning extra money. I am able to get by and save comfortably with my current arrangement.
It’s a contrast to my office job, where I have to use my brainpower. However, I understand that I shouldn’t have this mindset and attitude since I have a local diploma and am pursuing a part-time degree.
However, I’m not saying that food delivery is a job for those with lower education, but I should be aiming for more with my education; otherwise, I’ll be wasting my time, money, and effort.
At this point, it’s clear to me that I prioritize having time and freedom. However, I’m afraid that it’s becoming increasingly difficult to maintain this perspective as I realize the importance of earning a substantial income.
Who else feels this way in a similar fashion?
Netizens’ comments
- Homie just discovering that their passion might be incompatible with the mindless rat race that a lot of people is pressured to follow. I think you could try to analyze what exactly is that you love about delivery and try to search for a professional path that lets you do that?
- I’m actually on a similar boat as you. I’m almost graduating from NUS from a computing course and already secured a SWE job after graduation. The pay is good and I don’t really need the extra money from food delivery but I think I may continue doing it from time to time.
Over the past 4 years, I would often go out in my free time to deliver. Even during my internship, I would do it after work or even during my lunch break. I have substantial savings and school fees are already covered by bursary so it’s not really about the money.
Like you, I enjoy that it’s a good way to exercise and very straightforward. Each job is just finding the optimal way to restaurant, collect food, and find the optimal way to customer and done. Once a delivery is done, there is no more followup. Every order is a fresh start and you don’t have to think about the previous one. You also get to enjoy visiting different parts of singapore and corners of malls that you didn’t know existed. My favourite is going up office buildings, shophouses, and some condos. I usually work as a walker in downtown/city area so the variety in places to visit is really huge.
I can’t really advise OP but just want to let you know that I can relate to it. - The challenge of doing food delivery is the income trap. There is no real progression in doing food delivery as a career. Long term it is not a viable career as there is no growth. The office job is important for you to build you CV in your chosen profession.