I worked as a delivery driver because it save me access to a car which I wouldn't be able to afford otherwise and I needed to get my partner to work because we can't afford the commute. They charge me £200 a week for it out of my wages, I also didn't get anything for fuel either.
They kept saying there wasn't work for me in the main depot so would send me across the country to places several hours away and have my first drop an hour from that.
Then they change my hours for no reason so I was starting at noon but still had my 9 hour shift not including the 5 hour drive to get there and back because I couldn't afford to not take the work.
Then there just wasn't any work and they had me poking two days a week, bearing in mind they don't tell you if you're working the next day until 9pm the night before. The hire charges don't decrease so I'm not even earning money for them while I'm working in a job that expects me to make so many drops so fast that it is impossible to achieve without speeding or eating while driving or running between locations and hope you don't need the toilet.
I want to quit so bad but if I do, I can't eat and I can't support my partner who is in a considerable amount of debt to me that I know they won't be able to pay back because they earn minumim wage despite teaching in a special needs school and gets physically attacked every day.
But before I can, they let me go without any warning.
I try to find work right away, which is difficult because everywhere wants me to work nights and weekends and I can't do either. But I find a place that seems perfect.
But then the hiring process takes time. A week passes without working and I am stressed. They tell me they need a little more information and that they need some more references. I get them. Then the dbs has an issue and they need a new application. Another week passes. I am in debt. They say they have everything they need and will send it off and I should start right away. Then I wait. I call them to ask and they say they'll ge a response tomorrow. Then they say that again. Then they say it again. I still don't know what's happening and they said it was sorted a week ago and they aren't available on weekends and I was moving closer so that the commute doesn't cripple us emotionally physically and financially so now I have 2k in deposits promised to pay in a few days and have been out of work for three weeks.
I finally finished writing my novel at least. If I wasn't stressed I'd be having a great time not being killed by my job.
I just want to be a stay at home dad and write.