Originally Posted by
2wheelsgood
I worked briefly for the messengers. It has both positive and negative aspects. Brian, my dispatcher was very fair and an all around great guy. The owner is a strange man, diluted by false ideals and religion. He is the sole reason why I quit that company. I'd usually start around 8:30 and finish up around 6:00 taking home roughly $100 a day. Another thing about the messengers is the dress code. Bicycle specific clothing is required. No cut off shants or anything like that is tolerated. And god forbid you have any tattoos or obvious piercings. Danhalen would be a good person to talk to about this. That is, if he's still around here. Dan?
fwiw, i had a generally positive experience working at 'the mess' for a couple years; mind you, that was ~5-7yrs ago, so i dunno how things may have changed. frank (the owner), although strange, would sometimes sort out hot snacks (e.g., soup, porridge, etc.) on ****ty days, small bonuses around christmas...at least from my interactions with him, he usually seemed to mean well.
i had dave p. as a dispatch, who was a really solid guy. there were some other good guys there, too. i know sam was also there, but i have not seen him posting in a while...keith might also have some insights. i still get my messenger discount on my personal account i have with them.
curious if anyone knows mars or simone, and, if so, how they are doing?