Free Now Bribery Opt Out - Finally!

[Belker]

I didn't opt out because where I work I would get a lot of night jobs going out of Cork city to rural towns and if I was lucky enough to get a hotel job while out of town going back to the city I would jump on it regardless of the bed logo or not.

The city bed logos I have (I think) all blocked or I don't do them anyway.
The last one I got caught with was the Imperial hotel to the airport 20 n'odd on the meter and it galled me to have to hand back a Fiver.

[Octavia1]

I rekon the threats ther sending me for low acceptance rate and cancellations .......freenow are leaving themselves open to a court case ......
Wer I live thers a number undesirables of how shud I call them...... .....emmm " cunts"   ....that if I accept the job ....I know I'm goin on a round trip to pick up cocaine , weed , heroin or any number of illegal shite with sum little cunt calked Adam , Warren or Darren.....now because I don't want to be involved in any such illegal activity an I want to
Preserve me life an property in the event that the pharmaceutical transaction goes askew .......then I will refuse such jobs .....now on top of that ....I will  to be given
more of  this shite because i work in a workin class area an therfore i will under much more phycoloical fear of losin me income because freenow is sendin me threats of suspension if i have a lower than 25% refusal rate ..therfore I conclude m,lawd.....that my client " Mr octy" was phycologicalky abused an socially profiled an singled out for threats of loss of income , compounding of his already existin inequality an chance to better himself ...an freenow shamelessly attemted true  intimidation an harassment force him to engage in illegal an dangerous activity for fear of loss of income an the threat of further
Stifling me client poor Mr octy of tryin to better himself.....
Therefore m,lawd ....I request that yu compensate the poor cnut as he hasn't bean able to work since he got beaten up .....

[Rat Catcher]

Jaysus Octy, you wouldn't last long working for Free Now in the northside suburbs up above in Dublin ifn you don't want to carry anyone buying or selling drugs. Back when alcohol was the drug of choice a busy night involved primarily dropping off and picking up at local bars. Nowadays you mightn't do a single bar drop off / pick up on a busy shift. Not sure why you'd concern yourself with it at all, it's pretty much decriminalised nowadays. I got a 3 figure job on Monday from a man organising afternoon tea... at least that's what I assumed when he phoned one of the contacts we were visiting to ask if he could source a bag of green to go with whatever else had been ordered!

Do you fuck passengers out if they smell of cannabis? ... that'd be 63.8% of the Free Now clients I get!

[watty]

Do you fuck passengers out if they smell of cannabis? ... that'd be 63.8% of the Free Now clients I get!

On the plus side, I guess you don't have to buy those air freshener 'trees'.  A win-win 

[Rat Catcher]

True, I don't mind the smell of cannabis. I used to spray Dettol air freshener after such trips but it's so common nowadays that I don't bother. Them tree things make me sneeze so I can't use them. I also have an allergy to newspaper print which causes dryness in my nose and mouth and a rash around my mouth after prolonged exposure... strange as it may seem, I get exactly the same reaction to spilt cocaine.. I can even sense when it's being snorted in the car almost instantly.

[Octavia1]

Jaysus Octy, you wouldn't last long working for Free Now in the northside suburbs up above in Dublin ifn you don't want to carry anyone buying or selling drugs. Back when alcohol was the drug of choice a busy night involved primarily dropping off and picking up at local bars. Nowadays you mightn't do a single bar drop off / pick up on a busy shift. Not sure why you'd concern yourself with it at all, it's pretty much decriminalised nowadays. I got a 3 figure job on Monday from a man organising afternoon tea... at least that's what I assumed when he phoned one of the contacts we were visiting to ask if he could source a bag of green to go with whatever else had been ordered!

Do you fuck passengers out if they smell of cannabis? ... that'd be 63.8% of the Free Now clients I get!

Thers yungfellows ( for want of a better word) rat around here wer me ma lives ...an ther orderin taxis every bleedin hour all bleedin day ......me point is  firstly I dont want to pick the little shits up ....an secondly sort o ting ....me refusal rate is so bad I'm gettin emails off of freenow tellin me ill be barred an I'm a " bit ofa cnut" ..... that's a health an safety issue....why don't they give that shite to the greedy licky lackys who wud do antin for money ?

[Rat Catcher]

I always liked a pint or a whiskey, Octy so I don't criticise or judge those who prefer different mind altering drugs. Why one is legal and others aren't or are labelled "decriminalised" is a whole new debate, I guess.

[mercenary for hire]

Octy I'd say a lot of those Emails are automated.Just mark them as spam and don't worry about it unless they kick you off it.I still haven't done a job for them since November.I dunno if I'm down money but it's worth it for the peace of mind.

Unless you have those stickers on the car it's not worth leaving on the phone IMO.Shite work all day off it.

[Rat Catcher]

I'm going to reactivate my Uber account tomorrow... that €1.54 hospitality fee was the last straw!

[Octavia1]

Octy I'd say a lot of those Emails are automated.Just mark them as spam and don't worry about it unless they kick you off it.I still haven't done a job for them since November.I dunno if I'm down money but it's worth it for the peace of mind.

Unless you have those stickers on the car it's not worth leaving on the phone IMO.Shite work all day off it.

I hear ya merc ....in truth I'm refusing alot of shitty jobs other than the junkies cause I resent the licky lackies gettin all the creme....I havnt deleted it yet as much as I hate them.... cause I'm focused on me retirement plan....
...I did as much on uber an bolt last week as I did on fn ....its a work in progress....I need evey penny I can get to buy crypto .....I rekon I've max 2 months left to grab the bargains 

[silverbullet]

Do you fuck passengers out if they smell of cannabis? ... that'd be 63.8% of the Free Now clients I get!

On the plus side, I guess you don't have to buy those air freshener 'trees'.  A win-win 

RC and Clayton from DarnJail:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qApsAPnoH7c

[Belker]

True, I don't mind the smell of cannabis. I used to spray Dettol air freshener after such trips but it's so common nowadays that I don't bother. Them tree things make me sneeze so I can't use them. I also have an allergy to newspaper print which causes dryness in my nose and mouth and a rash around my mouth after prolonged exposure... strange as it may seem, I get exactly the same reaction to spilt cocaine.. I can even sense when it's being snorted in the car almost instantly.

Try this from Tesco, only 1 Euro.
Very easy on the nose,
I keep one in the front seat back pocket where I can easily reach it and give a quick spray on the floor in the back.
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/250272300

[Rat Catcher]

The Dettol one works for me, Ken. I've been using it for c.29 years now, since it was called Dettox in fact!

Back on topic, I got a nonsensical reply from the depot, as follows:

Hello Stephen,

Thanks for reaching out. We just need a bit more information from you in order to identify which trip you have contacted us about.

Can you please confirm the following:

-Date and time of trip
-Pick up and drop off location
 
If possible, please send a screenshot of the booking details so I can look into this further.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Best regards,


To which I replied:

Hi *****,

I haven’t contacted you about a trip. I have contacted you about a charge described as "Hospitality Charge Ireland" and a seemingly related credit described as “Hospitality Rebate”.

I assume you can trace why you have charged and credited the relevant amounts. As explained, I opted out of hospitality jobs some time ago, something that was acknowledged through a subsequent “survey” telephone call from the depot hence the net charge merits some explanation.

Your attention to the same is very much appreciated and I look forward to your reply.

Best Regards,

Stephen

[Belker]

On a similar note, the all new Opt out/in payment feature on FN still sends me non-app payment jobs even after opting out.

[watty]

I'd imagine it's the same as the radius feature.  When it gets busy or it suits them, your personal opinion goes out the window and they'll send you jobs they want you to do.