[Arizona-students] Fw: [nabs-l] Questions about drivers

Mon Sep 27 02:01:31 CDT 2004

The below message has some good tips about how to recruit drivers and 
readers.

Arielle Silverman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allison Hilliker" <amhillik at oakland.edu>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions about drivers

> Hi all,
>
> I pay my drivers $7 per hour, but I also round up.  For example, if they 
> work 45 mins I'll pay the full hour.  I also pay a certain rate per mile 
> which I consider gas money.   I usually calculate it per individual, it's 
> usually something like 14 cents per mile.  I don't pay for time spent 
> getting to the place I'm at, unless it's a fairly long distance, and then 
> it's usually only gas money I pay, not time. I'm not sure if this is one 
> of the best ways, but it has been working for me for a while now.
>
> Also, just as a tip for anyone who's interested.  For the first time, this 
> semester I put up one of my driver/reader fliers up outside of the 
> school's financial aid office.  I got more phone calls than I knew what to 
> do with! I've tried lots of things over the years, and don't usually have 
> a hard time finding people, but man was that ever the best response I've 
> gotten so far. If any of you are having problems finding drivers, readers, 
> or anything else, put fliers up there, everyone there needs money.  When I 
> think of this now,  it makes so much sense.  It should be so obvious, 
> right?  But it only just recently occurred to me.  I've been using dorms, 
> the library, dining halls, career services, etc for my ads.  This new way 
> has been incredible in its results!
>
> Allison
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <priscilla-mckinley at uiowa.edu>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>; "Wayne Merritt" <wayne.merritt at earthlink.net>
> Cc: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 7:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions about drivers
>
>
>>
>> Diana,
>>
>> I always pay drivers by the hour and I pay $10.  I pay from the time they
>> arrive at my house to the time they drop me off.  Like Wayne, I often use 
>> my
>> driver for other things, like shopping, etc., but I always pay for that
>> inbetween time, even if my driver is just sitting in his/her car.  The 
>> only
>> time when I don't pay for that inbetween time is when the driver has 
>> arranged
>> with me to go off and do his/her own errands and is no longer on my time.
>>
>> As far as paying for her trip to your place, you shouldn't pay her for 
>> that.
>> No other employees that I know of get paid for their commute to and from 
>> work.
>> People have a set time to be at work or they clock in a time clock. 
>> Check your
>> watch when you get in the car or when she arrives at your house and again 
>> when
>> she drops you off.  Also, if possible, try to not round things out.  In 
>> other
>> words, if you work with a driver for 1 hour and 45 minutes, don't give 
>> $20, as
>> that adds up over time.  Plus, then drivers expect that you will do that 
>> every
>> time.
>>
>> If you specified that you would pay hourly, then your driver shouldn't be
>> asking for money per mile.  If she gives you a hard time about it, I 
>> would fire
>> her.  There are plenty of people out there who need jobs and she'll be 
>> easy to
>> replace.
>>
>> Just my thoughts,
>>
>> Priscilla
>>
>>
>> Quoting Wayne Merritt <wayne.merritt at earthlink.net>:
>>
>>> Hi Diana. First off, if you said that you would pay per hour, instead of 
>>> by
>>> mile, then the person should be satisfied with that. If they aren't, 
>>> then
>>> there's an easy way to fix that. I say should be, unless you will be 
>>> driving
>>>
>>> long distances, like criss-crossing a city or town for a job or daily
>>> commute. Like for instance those VR caseworkers that may go all over a 
>>> city
>>> to see their various students or clients. If you are just doing weekly
>>> shopping, etc, then per mile may not be as big of an issue.
>>>
>>> As for the other thing, I usually paid my driver for the total time it 
>>> took,
>>>
>>> from when they picked me up to when they dropped me off at the end. This 
>>> was
>>>
>>> also because my driver doubled as my shopping assistant in the grocery
>>> store, and advisor in other shopping arenas. Why get a customer service
>>> person at Kroger when you have your driver? Unless your driver wants to 
>>> do
>>> their own shopping.
>>>
>>> Good luck,
>>> Wayne
>>> www.wayneism.com
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Diana Mohnke" <mohnked at hotmail.com>
>>> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 12:35 PM
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Questions about drivers
>>>
>>>
>>> > Hello everyone,
>>> >
>>> > I am having a problem with a driver I hired and am looking for some 
>>> > advice
>>>
>>> > from those of you who have some experience with drivers.
>>> >
>>> > I posted a driving job here on campus which is then posted in several
>>> > different places.  I listed that I would be paying $10 per hour.  I 
>>> > have
>>> > hired a driver who is now telling me I should be paying her by the 
>>> > mile.
>>> > But because I posted that I would be paying by the hour not by the 
>>> > mile,
>>> > then she should expect me to pay her based on hours.  I also have a
>>> > question about when you should start counting the hours.  Is it 
>>> > alright
>>> > for me to only pay her for when I am in the car with her?  Or should I
>>> > also be responsible for paying for the time it gets to get to my place 
>>> > and
>>>
>>> > back plus when I am with her?
>>> >
>>> > If anyone can help me out, it would be greatly appreciated.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Diana
>>> >
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