Originally Posted by dr.chill
i was a messenger in chicago for 3 years. the last spent at Velocity. I loved it at first but i got tired of being super tired and worn out all the time. Its also a job that when you are doing it, its very hard to get out of. If you work a lame job somewhere else for a couple years you will eventually get promoted and have something to show for it afterwards. After being a messenger while have some good skills and a great sense of direction, you don't really have much to show for, job wise i mean. i loved it and it was a part of my life but i think i'm ready for the next part.
Open own company, make it grow, hire people, move into office and run it/dispatch, and go from there.........all the room for advancement and progression a person could want. You learn all sorts of skills in the courier business. Sales skills, time management, work ethic, navigation, customer sevice, problem solving, self reliance, self esteem, etc etc etc. Almost every courier company has been started this way, very few buy into one thats already established and have the skills and motivation to make it work. One of the most important skills is just plain old experience and knowledge of where you are, that cannot be bought, it has to be earned and learned, small scraps of info are the difference tween a messenger doing 30 runs a day and one doing 50+. Veterans that are motivated can make lightning strike and make problems disappear and put fires out so to speak are worth their weight in gold.
Ive watched the 3 big companies here get gutted and torn apart by guys like me cause they just dont get it, and Im having the time of my life doing it. It is the essence of capitalism and survival of the fittest.