Retired Irena calls the carrier’s job a real vacation: both money and compliments are heard

With the intention of becoming a driver I heard that this was not about bobsleigh

I. Enskaitienė became interested in the work of a female driver almost six years ago, when he grew tired of many years of activity. “I worked in restaurants with food all the time. I was a baker and in various other positions. At a friends party I told you how boring that job was. It was not possible to dress there, grow nails, wear rings or piercings.

I tell my friends: I would like a different job, driving a bus, trolley or taxi. One of the participants of the party says that this is not bobsleigh, you will work three days and you will throw it or you will go yourself. My blood boiled for those words. The next day I called a taxi company and accepted because I had 20 years of driving experience, ”says the woman. Therefore, he worked as a taxi driver for about five years before entering the trucking market.

Irena has been working as a carrier for over a year and says that she is finally working with complete peace of mind. She identifies pleasant customers as one of the biggest assets. “I just relax because customers here can read and write, understand technology, and are even more punctual. Take it easy, say goodbye. They don’t care why they don’t drive that way because they already know the price when they call the driver. This is a big difference from a taxi that still calls on the phone. Now the work is calm for me, I will rest ”, emphasizes the shuttle.

Motivated by both advice and compliments

The woman, who retired last summer, says she is now working because it is fun for her and it also helps to distract her. “Because I have a pension, I don’t have ‘close’, I no longer work at night. For my pleasure, I leave them, I drive minimally. What would you do at home all the time? Of course, I have hobbies: reading, knitting, but I guess everything, ”says I. Enskaitienė. She organizes her driving schedule according to how the man works: “I don’t usually drive on weekends. And on weekdays, I clean at home, I get ready to eat, then I sit in the car and drive.”

The retiree says the work is also motivated by compliments and tips from customers. “I receive thanks from customers both orally and in messages after the trip. Praise that the car smells like I bring it fast, I drive well. It still says I look good, not per year. And I get a tip. Lux” , the driver is happy.

Passengers are amazed at the bearing of the woman

According to the carrier, often when they get a car with a woman at the wheel, customers are surprised and this becomes the topic of conversation. Some customers mention that when traveling with a woman for the first time, passengers sometimes notice aloud that they feel safer with the driver.

One case is very stuck for I. Enskaitienė herself. “I have transported an oligarch from Moscow. It was dark, he said” privet “when he got into the car. After hearing the answer in a female voice, he began to resent, to wonder aloud how a woman works in such a job in Lithuania But then he calmed down and we drove happily, “the woman recalls.

For skeptical onlookers, the enemy I. Enskaitienė has the answer: “Women have flown into space. How many years have passed? This is also the case here: another man does not work as much as I do ”. According to her, clients often ask how a man allows her to do work that is supposedly not female. “When I say that a man is a driver, there are no more questions,” jokes the woman.

Sometimes passengers reveal that it would be interesting to try such work on their own, but they doubt whether they could do it or not. “I immediately say that the most important thing is to drive. Atbula needs to be able to ride as far as forward to escape in any yard. And everything else is possible. If there is a wish, you have to try. If I, a retiree, am already trying new things, I get caught up in those applications, that’s what young people do ”, encourages the driver.

She is also happy that all drivers are equal when working with the transport platform, because while working in a taxi, a woman sometimes feels ignored. “If the operator saw a better order, he would call his ‘gentleman’ on the phone and let him know that he would be the first to accept it. Not now blatos it is not available because the order is selected by the computer. It is possible to work and earn money, the conditions are the same for women and men ”, emphasizes Vejja.

You feel safe but you know what to do with an unpleasant customer

The woman does not hide the fact that clients often ask whether traveling with strangers is scary. While working in a taxi earlier, I. Enskaitienė experienced various situations: some customers communicated in an unpleasant way, others left garbage or made the car dirty.

“There were some things from a wet floor or a ball to put a child with shoes on the seat. My heart fainted as I supervised the machine so that all customers were seated in a clean car. If a person speaks badly, you can try to joke, cheer him up ”, says the self-employed retiree.