

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Delivery Driver Adventures in Food Delivery
How I Got Started
Since I left the IT industry, I’ve been doing a few things to make money. One of the big ones has been Uber Eats delivery. This piece isn’t (yet another) Uber is so evil piece. It’s also not a gushing endorsement of the company or the job. Instead, it’s about what the experience is like for me, day to day. Specifically isolation.
I have been doing Uber Eats delivery for about a year now, since the beginning of 2025 (it’s December 31st, 2025, as I write this). I’ve actually seen it change a lot in that year, which is rapid.
