Homepage
Open in app
Sign inGet started

Doordashing For Dollars

The Ins And Outs Of The Food Delivery Hustle

Fishin’ in a Bathtub

Fishin’ in a Bathtub

All the moneyed people have left Manhattan
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Jul 11
“Something Went Wrong”

“Something Went Wrong”

I’ll say — and so does the DoorDash app
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Jul 9
Workin’ For Peanuts Is Not Very Fine

Workin’ For Peanuts Is Not Very Fine

The way DoorDash treats its slaves is an effing crime
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Jun 25
Dashing On Juneteenth

Dashing On Juneteenth

I’d do better fishing in a bathtub
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Jun 19
Easing On Down the Road

Easing On Down the Road

Solving NY’s chaotic and dangerous ebike problem
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Jun 11
Darned If You Do and Danged If You Don’t

Darned If You Do and Danged If You Don’t

Calling DoorDash support
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Jun 5
Zooming With DoorDash

Zooming With DoorDash

Drilling down on nothing
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Jun 1
Viewing Manhattan

Viewing Manhattan

From Staten Island, the lost boro’s perspective
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
May 29
The Joke’s On DoorDash

The Joke’s On DoorDash

A divine unscripted moment
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
May 26
Thanks For the Bagel

Thanks For the Bagel

You can keep the contract violation
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
May 12
A Transparent DoorDash Ruse

A Transparent DoorDash Ruse

I’ll take the bag, but I have a plan
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
May 2
A Little Too Much Information

A Little Too Much Information

Courtesy of DoorDash’s “shop and deliver” function
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Apr 30
The Recession Is Here

The Recession Is Here

I can tell by my silent phone
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Apr 19
Beating the Rap

Beating the Rap

The strategy actually worked
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Apr 16
Triple Whammy Week

Triple Whammy Week

Goodbye platinum dasher status
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Apr 16
A New Yorker’s Eating Habits

A New Yorker’s Eating Habits

Information learned courtesy of delivering food in New York City
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Apr 13
The Miracle Moisturizer

The Miracle Moisturizer

At $200 per ounce!
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Apr 8
Turning Back the Clock

Turning Back the Clock

An all-time record for this guy
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Mar 31
Platinum Dasher Bill

Platinum Dasher Bill

Let the games begin
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Mar 22
How to Maximize Your Hourly Earnings on DoorDash

How to Maximize Your Hourly Earnings on DoorDash

Advice from a dasher with 7500 completed deliveries
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Mar 13
Snakebit Again

Snakebit Again

Suffering more contract violations for other people’s mistakes
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Mar 13
A Tale of Three Deliveries

A Tale of Three Deliveries

Sociological and cultural insight via delivering for DoorDash
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Mar 3
Out of the DoorDash Danger Zone

Out of the DoorDash Danger Zone

A lesson learned
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Feb 12
The Project Delivery From Hell

The Project Delivery From Hell

All in a DoorDash day
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Feb 11
Mission Aborted

Mission Aborted

And DoorDash only makes it worse
Go to the profile of William Mersey
William Mersey
Jan 28
About Doordashing For DollarsLatest StoriesArchiveAbout MediumTermsPrivacyTeams