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AsterixAndPersimmon · 04/08/2023 09:57

Aposterhasnoname · 04/08/2023 09:45

Ghasts my flabber when people say they wouldn’t do certain jobs. If I needed money and was physically capable I’d do whatever was available.

The point many people make us that over 50s often do NOT have the physical ability to deliver take aways on a bike!
Let alone for 40 hours a week

There us a reason why those jobs are usually done by young and fit adults.

WannaBeRecluse · 04/08/2023 09:58

AsterixAndPersimmon · 04/08/2023 09:54

I think you’re missing the fact you need to move crates around/parcels etc… which are often not light.
Thats for delivery drivers.

The take away delivery guys are often on bikes though….

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OK, I was thinking of things like ubereats. Not things like big grocery deliveries. Things like ubereats, yes, I'd do that, in my car. I've never had an ubereats delivery that didn't come by car either.

I think you do get too old for hauling heavy stuff and I know I can't do that (and couldn't when I was younger either).

FloydPepper · 04/08/2023 10:00

Aprilx · 04/08/2023 08:44

You need to read the article properly. He didn’t say over 50s should deliver takeaways, he was asked if an over 50 could do a job normally done by a younger person. What other answer is there other than yes of course.

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This

its easier to get all outraged over a headline though

WannaBeRecluse · 04/08/2023 10:02

Our parcel delivery guy must be over retirement age. One of the things that would appeal about a delivery job (not thinking big grocery crates, but regular parcels, ubereats type things), is it's moving around and would help keep me fit.

LivelyBlake · 04/08/2023 10:04

Only locally I think. As long as it can be done by bike.

SirChenjins · 04/08/2023 10:05

If I needed the money then yes, absolutely - I’m fit and healthy and would do was was needed to pay my bills and put food on the table.

Aposterhasnoname · 04/08/2023 10:08

AsterixAndPersimmon · 04/08/2023 09:57

The point many people make us that over 50s often do NOT have the physical ability to deliver take aways on a bike!
Let alone for 40 hours a week

There us a reason why those jobs are usually done by young and fit adults.

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Maybe so, but the question wasn’t COULD you, it was WOULD you.

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Bluebellbike · 04/08/2023 10:08

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 03/08/2023 13:51

Well I COULD but I'm not going to.

Maybe I could have a crack at running the country. I can't be any worse at it that some of the dumbos currently doing it (not looking at anyone in particular here, Mr Stride).

Excellent response.

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MuddaUdders · 04/08/2023 10:18

My dad delivers takeaways for a bit of pocket money. He likes how laid back the job is (no stress compared to running his own business back in the day). Nice that he is getting out of the house a little bit as well.

Augustus40 · 04/08/2023 10:21

Our Evri delivery driver is nearly retirement age and still going strong.

Qilin · 04/08/2023 10:25

I'd imagine most over 50s are already working if they need to, as the pension age is way above 50.

Many takeaway delivery jobs don't really pay a huge amount do they?

One of DD's flatmates at university did deliveroo or similar - it wasn't well paid at all. Some jobs he got paid a tiny amount. He did it for extra pub money, not to house, feed and clothe himself.

TeaPotPetPig · 04/08/2023 10:30

Well, that's given me something to aspire to in a few years time. If I'm lucky, it could be me on that bike in the traffic.

jenbj · 04/08/2023 10:40

So many people in their 50s claiming their health is too poor to do so - I find that interesting. I'm in my late 50s and work full time but I'd deliver takeaways if I needed to go earn money and I'd be physically capable of doing so. I find where I am quite a lot of deliveries are done by older people, but mostly in cars. When we have a chinese takeaway it's always an older guy in a car who delivers.

I can't understand the outrage. If I needed a job I'd do whatever I was physically capable of. I've cleaned, waited on tables and work in shops. People always complain about ageism - isn't it ageist to suggest that people in their 50s aren't capable of doing the jobs younger people do?

Fizbosshoes · 04/08/2023 10:40

Difficult with the sleep deprivation, period flooding accidents, forgetfulness, exhaustion plus lack of anyone to look after the children after 5 or 6 pm that most of us in our 50s experience!

I'm sympathetic to those symptoms - I have many already in my mid 40s. I certainly wouldn't be up for a cycle delivery job but I might consider it if I really needed to, in a car.
But I'm not sure all that many people in their 50s would have childcare as a barrier. My children will be uni age when I'm 50.

SheRaaaaa · 04/08/2023 10:49

Aplume · 03/08/2023 13:41

Anyone over 50 who needs to work already does so. We're not short of workers because a few people retire early. We're short of workers because we told all our young, fit, healthy and educated at the expense of another country EU workers to fuck off and now that we're a low wage economy with a high cost of living other people aren't rushing in from elsewhere to replace them.

As for this bifter, why doesn't he get a job biking around deliveroo orders if he's so bloody worried about it. Twat.

Whats wrong with our own young, fit and healthy? Other than laziness, bone-idleness and entitlement? Why don't they fill these jobs?

There's an awful lot of people that can work but just don't want to.

nofashionflair · 04/08/2023 11:11

I'm not sure how these UberEats/Deliveroo-type jobs work but I get the impression they are zero hours rather fixed hours and salary? If so, there's the problem. Too many jobs without security or predictable hours or guaranteed income or decent conditions. I'm sure they'd get older people applying if it was something like "3 evenings a week, 6pm-midnight including half hour break, £10k salary, pension contributions, staff discount." I have a friend, ex-military, who delivers for a supermarket part time, fixed hours and pay, and is pretty happy with it.

AsterixAndPersimmon · 04/08/2023 11:23

SheRaaaaa · 04/08/2023 10:49

Whats wrong with our own young, fit and healthy? Other than laziness, bone-idleness and entitlement? Why don't they fill these jobs?

There's an awful lot of people that can work but just don't want to.

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Fgs, there is nothing wrong with our ‘young and health adults’.

There isn’t enough of them, that’s all.

As for ‘an awful lot if people who could work but don’t’…. Seeing the unemployment level, I’d say the people who can work already do….

NotMeNoNo · 04/08/2023 11:30

I would. Ebike all the way. I'd rather work in a cafe though, it would take me back to my teens.

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 04/08/2023 11:42

Why does Stride think that the only jobs over 50s can aspire to are zero hour contracts? I mean, sure, you can apply, try getting a lot of employers to consider employing them

Mr Stride also discussed the digital "mid-life MOTs" which are designed to help older workers with financial planning, health guidance, and career skills. He added: "You really do need to sensibly stop, take where you are in life, and assess whether for example, you’ve got enough money to get you through with the kind of lifestyle and living standards that you’re expecting

Well if he leaves politics he can always set up as an IFA with a company strapline of 'I state the bleeding obvious.' Like the people who can retire in their 50s don't know all that already. This is advice for the people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. And 'Digital mid life MOTs'? I wonder what MP's mate is pitching for that already?

mibbelucieachwell · 04/08/2023 11:52

The only person I know well who has done deliveries on a bike stopped after a few months. He's super fit but spent such a lot on bike repairs and had so many close scrapes he decided it was too risky.

This is a young man who likes hill walking, sailing etc - he's not risk averse.

SquigglePigs · 04/08/2023 11:53

Why not? Not all takeaway deliveries are cycling (all our local ones are car drivers) so physical fitness isn't the issue it's being made out to be here. I know a couple of people who retired from the police force in their 50's and picked up this type of thing. For example one drives supermarket delivery vans. The main issue with the suggestion is that these types of jobs are often unreliable zero hours contracts that people can't rely on to pay mortgages etc. Albeit that issues is one for the whole workforce, not just the over 50's!

fullbloom87 · 04/08/2023 12:51

I would have thought anyone who's wealthy enough to stop working at 50 would not be that desperate that they'd deliver takeaways for a living. Not that there's anything wrong with being a delivery driver, but these politicians don't need to be making a work drive for the over 50's as most still working anyway.

ShelaghGunn · 05/08/2023 21:55

Illegallyblonder · 03/08/2023 13:49

I'm fed up of being insulted by twatty politicians.

I'm in my fifties and NFW would I deliver takeaways.

Fuck off and when you get there fuck off some fucking more you cunts. Every time someone in this government opens their mouths I want to punch them.

My sentiments exactly!

Samlewis96 · 05/08/2023 22:55

Wow an interesting read. I'm 52 next week and I do delivery driving full time. I use a car so no cycling and do daytimes in the week. Spend a lots of time taking coffee and avocado on toast to people WFH. Then sandwiches etc at lunchtime. There's no heavy work really and I can work the hours I choose and take which deliveries I want to. So I do delivery user eats and just eat and 3 evenings a week I deliver for local curry house. Its very convenient. If I happen to need to look after grandson/ meet friend for day/cba then that's ok. And I tend to leave the country for 2 months each winter and go travelling which again is no issue.

Also I'd hate being stuck in an office ( or even worse wfh) day after day being answerable to a manager .I've been there and done that lol.
So for meet works for autonomy and flexibility.

JenniferBooth · 05/08/2023 23:29

So one minute they moan about obesity The next they are telling the over 50s to deliver takeaways

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