Thankyou for giving a good honest view of being a courier and you should not question I was looking for a flexible job and being on the CX is giving me this although there is not enough work on it to keep me going full time As well as you i look at Pete the courier and Van on the run and some newbies now I did a job at a DPD depot and saw the stress put upon them I also saw Hermes and the terrible way they work So new i didn't want to work that way I like the same day going a to b so i can pick loads and where i go if i can to suit my health conditions My working life is coming to the end in the next couple of years so hope to keep going until then Thanks again Big Beardy
I’m not bigging the job up but I think there’s a touch of jealousy regarding warehouse staff stuck in there Groundhog Day job towards drivers,I’ve had a few say I’d love to be doing what your doing mate…I’m friendly and polite but any attitude they get it straight back..
Hi there all been watching all your videos for a while now iv now got a van joined city sprint which to be honest not worth the while the prices there offering. iv also joined delivery app to see what there like .and straight away there was offering me a job around the corner from where im based charging silly money they have even phoned me up to which i have said im not moving for less than a pound a mile which to be fair is cheap .but i thought it get me going .my next step is going to go on the cx but at the moment im not impressed with the other 2 the good thing is they don’t demand a big upfront fee .my thing is will the cx be any better i mean i ai t desperate but really don’t wana pay out 2000 grand and it be the same .big beardy you got your head screwed on keep posting pal as it really dose help us newbies.
Hail and well met! It’s always great to see a BB video drop on the YT. No, it’s not your fault, but you all on YT are easy to blame and let’s face it, folk are always looking to blame someone. I enjoy watching you all for your approach to the challenges, personalities and the craic. Keep er lit my good man!
Im 59. From the age of 3, i spent every holiday in my dads truck. I left school, became a container stuffer, forkie, van and 7.5 driver, 26 set up my own firm with a van. Retired 28 years later, had 25 staff then. I agree that CX youtubers are a very small part of any increase in CX participants. The bottom line be it now or 40 years ago, people want to be their own boss, they want ( perceived IMO) flexibility, some idea that they can make more money than they are currently or imagine they can outperform the odds. As i said, it was 1967 when i got into my Dads truck and people were undercutting back then. Its, particularly vans, low barrier to entry, relatively cheap to set up, so its something that many people are able to do.
Not sure if this is useful or not but your videos actually put me off the CX, particularly when you talked about initial outlay, payment delays and chasing etc. Now working with one of the big same day operations and am perfectly happy as it suits me. Yes the take a lot of the job money but they have the contacts, give me loads of work and make sure I get paid in a week. Hopefully the next time someone has a go at you, you have an example of someone who was interested in the CX and went elsewhere after hearing your honesty!
@@doves9204 Completely agree. Don't know about you but I'm already on regular runs so I know what I'm doing most of the week. Other couple of days they normally find me something worthwhile and I don't have to keep checking-the work is sent through which they know suits me because they know my circumstances and preferences.
Awrite shags, look at the plumbing /. Gas industry the same happened there people see/saw £££ and ram to training organisations to get qualified and unwittingly drove the price down, exactly the same as what’s about to happen to heat pump installations. If you make money people will get onboard.been in cx for 2.5* years came from DPD when it goes quiet I go drive trucks and when they bore me I jump in my van This time next year…..
Interesting video Guy. I don’t think UA-cam wafflers have a vast influence, most of you guys have only been doing the job 2 minutes and learning as you do the videos . Most of the new couriers started with likes of Amazon, got treated like shit, watched the independent drivers and thought I want a piece of that - that’s where most of the drivers come from - just my opinion
Hi Big (I prefer the informality of using just your first name 😂). I would be interested to know roughly how many comments (on all social platforms) have referred to your UA-cam videos encouraging drivers to join the CX (in a negative context) and then roughly how many different people these comments have come from? It might just be a guess or you might know precisely.
At a guss I would say 10 to 1 good comments. I get a lot of personal messages on instergram and the vast amount of comments are positive. But it's hard to say.
It depends on what you can't as negative. If it was people just telling me to shut up then I would be less. But obviously depending on the video people will disagree with what I'm saying on a specific topic and agree on another topic. So are you asking the amount of people that just don't like what I'm saying at all or just disagree across the board. I love the question but it's just not easy to put a number on things like this unless we break down each video.
In reference specifically to the criticism that UA-cam videos encourage new people to join the industry. I'm asking about the proportion, roughly, of comments you have received that think UA-cam videos negatively affect the industry (for example by encouraging 'unsuitable' people to join the CX) as opposed to those people that comment favourably on the content. Have you actually had a high volume of these comments or is it more that they are louder (or appear to be louder) than the vast majority?
OK ye I get it now. Very few people say negative thing. it is a case when they do people tend to react to them. If you look at the vast majority it's positive but a small minority that will be negative but when they do its usually using personal insults or threats and that obviously grabs peoples attention.
Big lad, back with another video, thank god! Your amount of uploads started to resemble my sex life,......loool good to see ya fella, looking fuckin sharp!!!
Obviously you haven't done hardly any videos this year so your not exactly the pie piper! You should focus on showing us the day in the life stuff especially if ya doing multi drops, This video is pointless and so uninformative, u haven't even given your subscribers reasons for not posting for so long
Hi mate I am looking at doing some day in the life stuff shortly. The reasons for not posting any videos are personal ones so I don't feel the need to share that information. But I'm sure at som ppoint il talk about it.
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Thankyou for giving a good honest view of being a courier and you should not question
I was looking for a flexible job and being on the CX is giving me this
although there is not enough work on it to keep me going full time
As well as you i look at Pete the courier and Van on the run and some newbies now
I did a job at a DPD depot and saw the stress put upon them
I also saw Hermes and the terrible way they work
So new i didn't want to work that way
I like the same day going a to b so i can pick loads and where i go if i can to suit my health conditions
My working life is coming to the end in the next couple of years so hope to keep going until then
Thanks again Big Beardy
You need to make a video on how drivers get treated like 2nd class citizens by warehouse staff.
I’m not bigging the job up but I think there’s a touch of jealousy regarding warehouse staff stuck in there Groundhog Day job towards drivers,I’ve had a few say I’d love to be doing what your doing mate…I’m friendly and polite but any attitude they get it straight back..
@@replay6896 You fear getting black listed if you retaliate knowing shippers aint going to back you.
@@HulkHulkster I’m not knocking them out or anything lol,I’ll just return there chops.
lol, and don't get me started on security who refuse to sign pods!@@replay6896
@@HulkHulkster you had where they will only give you an initial and not there name?
Hi there all been watching all your videos for a while now iv now got a van joined city sprint which to be honest not worth the while the prices there offering. iv also joined delivery app to see what there like .and straight away there was offering me a job around the corner from where im based charging silly money they have even phoned me up to which i have said im not moving for less than a pound a mile which to be fair is cheap .but i thought it get me going .my next step is going to go on the cx but at the moment im not impressed with the other 2 the good thing is they don’t demand a big upfront fee .my thing is will the cx be any better i mean i ai t desperate but really don’t wana pay out 2000 grand and it be the same .big beardy you got your head screwed on keep posting pal as it really dose help us newbies.
Hail and well met! It’s always great to see a BB video drop on the YT. No, it’s not your fault, but you all on YT are easy to blame and let’s face it, folk are always looking to blame someone. I enjoy watching you all for your approach to the challenges, personalities and the craic. Keep er lit my good man!
Im 59. From the age of 3, i spent every holiday in my dads truck. I left school, became a container stuffer, forkie, van and 7.5 driver, 26 set up my own firm with a van. Retired 28 years later, had 25 staff then.
I agree that CX youtubers are a very small part of any increase in CX participants. The bottom line be it now or 40 years ago, people want to be their own boss, they want ( perceived IMO) flexibility, some idea that they can make more money than they are currently or imagine they can outperform the odds.
As i said, it was 1967 when i got into my Dads truck and people were undercutting back then. Its, particularly vans, low barrier to entry, relatively cheap to set up, so its something that many people are able to do.
Not sure if this is useful or not but your videos actually put me off the CX, particularly when you talked about initial outlay, payment delays and chasing etc. Now working with one of the big same day operations and am perfectly happy as it suits me. Yes the take a lot of the job money but they have the contacts, give me loads of work and make sure I get paid in a week. Hopefully the next time someone has a go at you, you have an example of someone who was interested in the CX and went elsewhere after hearing your honesty!
@@doves9204 Completely agree. Don't know about you but I'm already on regular runs so I know what I'm doing most of the week. Other couple of days they normally find me something worthwhile and I don't have to keep checking-the work is sent through which they know suits me because they know my circumstances and preferences.
Always enjoying watching your videos! Even though long time since ur last video!
I enjoy your videos beardy like the honesty
Where’s the beef…. Pete says your a big hairy girl haha only kidding mate, nice seeing you back hoping for more videos soon.
You sir are a legend
Glad to see you back pal another great video. I completely agree I don’t think we as UA-camrs have the reach a lot of people think we do.
I would like to agree with everything in this comment 😁
Awrite shags, look at the plumbing /. Gas industry the same happened there people see/saw £££ and ram to training organisations to get qualified and unwittingly drove the price down, exactly the same as what’s about to happen to heat pump installations. If you make money people will get onboard.been in cx for 2.5* years came from DPD when it goes quiet I go drive trucks and when they bore me I jump in my van
This time next year…..
Nice to see you back brother. Now sack off the multi drop and give us a week in the life! 😂
💯
Interesting video Guy.
I don’t think UA-cam wafflers have a vast influence, most of you guys have only been doing the job 2 minutes and learning as you do the videos .
Most of the new couriers started with likes of Amazon, got treated like shit, watched the independent drivers and thought I want a piece of that - that’s where most of the drivers come from - just my opinion
Ive been trying 20 odd years,My lowest income in a week was £17 and my most highest ever income £830 Its piss poor to be honest.
Nicely presented
You going to do more videos mate if so will subscribe again. Curious to how the CX is going and enjoyed a week in the life stuff. 😊
Funny you say that I was thinking about starting up again just last night. So ye in the next couple of weeks I will start uploading again
@@gtcharlton awesome mate look forward to it
Waiting for some videos mate 😊
I'm back on the road next week so will be recording some then 👍
Nice one cheers mate.
Hi Big (I prefer the informality of using just your first name 😂).
I would be interested to know roughly how many comments (on all social platforms) have referred to your UA-cam videos encouraging drivers to join the CX (in a negative context) and then roughly how many different people these comments have come from?
It might just be a guess or you might know precisely.
At a guss I would say 10 to 1 good comments. I get a lot of personal messages on instergram and the vast amount of comments are positive. But it's hard to say.
So roughly 10% negative comments to 90% positive?
It depends on what you can't as negative. If it was people just telling me to shut up then I would be less. But obviously depending on the video people will disagree with what I'm saying on a specific topic and agree on another topic.
So are you asking the amount of people that just don't like what I'm saying at all or just disagree across the board.
I love the question but it's just not easy to put a number on things like this unless we break down each video.
In reference specifically to the criticism that UA-cam videos encourage new people to join the industry. I'm asking about the proportion, roughly, of comments you have received that think UA-cam videos negatively affect the industry (for example by encouraging 'unsuitable' people to join the CX) as opposed to those people that comment favourably on the content. Have you actually had a high volume of these comments or is it more that they are louder (or appear to be louder) than the vast majority?
OK ye I get it now. Very few people say negative thing. it is a case when they do people tend to react to them. If you look at the vast majority it's positive but a small minority that will be negative but when they do its usually using personal insults or threats and that obviously grabs peoples attention.
In my eyes you've always given neutral opinion. Negative lot should look in mirror before throwing shit.
Big lad, back with another video, thank god! Your amount of uploads started to resemble my sex life,......loool good to see ya fella, looking fuckin sharp!!!
Changed your name. BB stands for Bare Back?
How did you know lol
White van man allways regarded as the default position for people who can't do anything else !
Obviously you haven't done hardly any videos this year so your not exactly the pie piper!
You should focus on showing us the day in the life stuff especially if ya doing multi drops,
This video is pointless and so uninformative, u haven't even given your subscribers reasons for not posting for so long
Hi mate I am looking at doing some day in the life stuff shortly. The reasons for not posting any videos are personal ones so I don't feel the need to share that information. But I'm sure at som ppoint il talk about it.
😂😂😂😂 what,you want an explanation for his absence, where’s this pie piper by the way😂😂