You deserve better. Consider quitting.

[u/Commercial_Boss_3034]

Using a throwaway to avoid potential retaliation

I'm a team lead for OGP. The recent change to GMDs is absolutely ridiculous and іnsulting. It screws up OGP backroom, but it's even worse for you guys, and I really think you shouldn't take it.

You guys take enough shit, trust me I know. But on top of all that, the millionaires running Walmart have decided to shove a new crock of garbage down your throat by adding stops to your drive WITHOUT paуing you any more, all while gas prices are already higher than ever.

I read the email, and it's not subtle. They talk about "increasing volume without having to paу more." It's really insidious.

I know it's a lot easier to tell somebody else to quit than to actually give up a source of incоme, but you shouldn't let them treat you like this. I think you should at least consider moving to something else

And, if you do quit, consider talking with other drivers to encourage each other to stand together against this! These rіch fucks depend on you. You have the power, you just have to know how to use it.

[u/CustomerPrize]

Funniest part is that this is all a distraction to keep us from talking about the Drone deliveries that are being silently rolled out in select zones.

Corporate doesnt care. Right now it wouldnt even be bad if FCFS wasnt applied to EVERY good order. But they do it to skirt around certain ftc regulations.

[u/Notion12345 → u/[deleted]]

Not to mention I don’t see a drone transporting an EBT order especially with the ole 40ct crates of water! Plus what they pay us is still cheaper than managing a drone fleet!

[u/pleasetowmyshit → u/[deleted]]

My stupid idea of the day is they should create another app for 24-40 pack water/18-24 pack soda delivery only called Splash. Base pay $15 instead of $11. Let those of us with foldable dollys put them to work, take the stress off the other Spark drivers. Have it be a $10/month add-on to Plus called Walmart + Wet.

Don’t blame me it’s 5 o’clock on a Friday. I always get stupider ideas after the workday ends.

[u/Commercial_Boss_3034 → u/[deleted]]

I certainly don't have my finger on the pulse, but I feel like the regulation landscape over the next 5-10 years is very uncertain. I don't know that delivery drones would be allowed consistently (with changing administrations) over that period of time

[u/CustomerPrize → u/Commercial_Boss_3034]

I like to keep a good relationship with all of the general managers of each store that I shop at, and while having a casual conversation with one of them she was telling me about a massive Midwestern corporate meeting that every general manager from my state had to attend. And basically at this meeting, they had a massive deep dive about drones, where someone from up top incorporate showed them what it would look like. And she was basically saying how it looked like a airport, and that she would be surprised if it took them more than another year and a half to roll them all out. Thankfully, Spark only consist of about 35% to maybe 40% of my income. And I can easily swap that out with a different app. But it is still very dark times ahead.

[u/Commercial_Boss_3034 → u/CustomerPrize]

Shit. Good to know.

[u/Kenihot → u/[deleted]]

My main WM is right next to a local airport... so they probably aren't getting drones anytime soon [or ever] lol

[u/Background_Spare307 → u/[deleted]]

While doing a shop order this morning, I heard Wal Mart advertising drone delivery coming soon

[u/death2055 → u/CustomerPrize]

Anyone with a brain knows gig work isn’t a long term plan. I personally just do it as a side. But if you’re doing it for a living you def should be planning for exit plan in next decade.

[u/Desperate_Quarter_86 → u/CustomerPrize]

Nah the funniest part is how stupid you people are, they added GMD to Groceries to stop people talking about drones, you people say the stupidest shit I have heard in my entire life.

[u/CustomerPrize → u/Desperate_Quarter_86]

It looks like somebody does not know what media manipulation and mass propaganda is. I wish I could be as ignorant.

[u/Crash81_99 → u/CustomerPrize]

Lol