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Courier Jobs Are Not Going Anywhere, Readers Say!

Posted by Gertie on 16-Apr-2014 14:19:49
‘Lontel’ (c) 2006 Andy Armstrong. Used under a Creative Commons license. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode)

Hello, my darlings!

Well – wasn’t that quite the surprise! I always expect a lot of participation whenever I launch one of these fan-interaction thingies, but if you’ve read any of the ones I’ve published in the past, you know I usually have lots of opposite points of view to compare to make the debate interesting.

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Topics: Courier Jobs

Is Courier Work Set To Disappear?

Posted by Gertie on 09-Apr-2014 11:35:00
A 3D printer. ‘3D Printer At The Fab Factory’ (c) 2011 Keith Kissel. Used under a Creative Commons license. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode)

Hello dears!

Whoo! We made it through that spell of bad weather at long last, didn’t we? I must confess, while it was going on, I feared for the safety of some of you – I do hope your employers did not force you to do any courier work during that week when Old Albion turned into a gigantic pond! (For those of you who are self-employed, I hope you did not have the ‘brilliant’ idea of going on any delivery runs, either – safety first, my dears!)

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The Importance Of Road Safety In Self Employed Courier Jobs

Posted by Gertie on 29-Mar-2014 15:50:48
A life-saver. ‘Bike Helmet’ (c) 2010 Dana Beveridge. Used under a Creative Commons license.

Hello my dears!

This is one of those very, very rare posts where we have a change of plans (mostly because there is no plan to begin with, but there you have it!). The thing is, as eagle-eyed viewers might have spotted at the end of the last post, I was planning to do a fan interaction segment, where we discussed the importance of road safety for both corporate and self employed courier jobs. But as I was getting ready to start fielding your entries (which I was sure would be plenty, and were!) I got a very kind offer that I could not refuse.

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Topics: Self-employed courier jobs

Regarding Road Safety In Courier Jobs

Posted by Gertie on 22-Mar-2014 15:44:26
What he calls tyranny, I call common sense. ‘Tyranny Of Reflective Vests 2013-04-21 Cycling To Work’ (c) 2013 Roland Tanglao. Used under a Creative Commons license.

Hello, my dears!

Well, it’s time for that kind of post we have to do from time to time - the one where we have a serious conversation, you know? Yes, yes, I know, my dears. But there are important issues that need to be addressed – and some of them concern you, too. So bear with me, okay? Who knows, at the end of the article, you may even be writing in to thank me for talking about this!

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Topics: Courier Jobs

The Charity Courier Work Of The Cornwall Freewheelers

Posted by Gertie on 16-Mar-2014 15:37:08
‘Blood Plasma Bags (CC)’ (c) 2009 Jason Hargrove. Used under a Creative Commons license.

Hello, sweethearts!

You know, with all the serious and depressing things that we talk about in this blog sometimes, it’s nice when something comes along that is capable of cheering us up. I’m sure that’s what you come here to see, isn’t it, my dears? Well, apart from all the news and tips about courier work, I mean.

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The Issue Of Eating On Owner Driver Jobs

Posted by Gertie on 09-Mar-2014 15:27:20
This should tide you over...’Primanti’s Sandwich’ (c) 2005 sylvar. Used under a Creative Commons license.

Hello, my dears!

In today’s post, I’ve chosen to talk about something quite dear to my heart: food. As many of you know, I run a cafe, and as many of you also know that cafe is often frequented by bicycle couriers and fellows who have owner driver jobs. And let me tell you, dears, most times those people are absolutely starving!

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Self-Employed Courier Jobs And You!

Posted by Gertie on 27-Feb-2014 14:00:44
I do hope you don’t forget your helmet though...’Courier’ (c) 2006 seanbjack. Used under a Creative Commons license.

 

Hello all!

Well, I’m excited – after however many years of blogging for all you lovely dears, I am finally going to get to pry into your lives! I can’t wait for the gossip! *Giggle*

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Topics: Self-employed courier jobs

Self-Employed Courier Jobs: What Made You Choose Them?

Posted by Gertie on 20-Feb-2014 14:00:25
‘Batavus Delivery Bike’ (c) 2008 Richard Masoner/Cyclelicious. Used under a Creative Commons license.

 

Hello, my dears!

You know, a thought struck me today. As I was thinking about subjects to give my opinion on for the blog, I realised that for all we talk about self-employed courier jobs and everything around them, we have never really discussed motivations, have we?

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Topics: Self-employed courier jobs

Aren’t You Glad We Have Owner Driver Jobs?

Posted by Gertie on 14-Feb-2014 14:00:51
I remember when this was the norm for deliveries...’Montreal Delivery Bike’ (c) 2003 Commodore Gandalf Cunningham. Used under a Creative Commons license.

Hello dears!

Today I’m bringing you a slightly more reflexive post. You see, during the course of my day at the cafe, I serve a lot of people. And because I serve a lot of people, I obviously hear a lot of things. And one of the things I hear more often is customers complaining either about their owner driver jobs or about how people who have those kinds of jobs can’t do them properly.

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What If Owner Driver Jobs Didn’t Exist?

Posted by Gertie on 24-Jan-2014 12:29:27
‘DSC00032’ (c) 2003 by David, Bergin, Emmett and Elliot. Used under a Creative Commons license.

Hello my dears!

Today, I’m bringing you a bit of a "food for thought" type of post. See, my nephew Steven (who some of you may have heard of) came over for dinner the other night, and we ended up talking about owner driver jobs. Stevie isn’t getting as much work as he would like at the moment, unfortunately. That got me (and him) thinking about potential reasons why itis happening.

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