The Guardian

To serve as a carrier for the Guardian requires self-management skills and responsibility. You are given stacks of fliers on Tuesday or Wednesday, along with the newspaper itself.

You must assemble them before Thursday and are then expected to have them all delivered before 6:00 PM. You are not supervised, and must demonstrate self-management skills in independently ensuring that the job is done well.

Overall this is a great company that offers a variety of rewards for the job that their employees do. I enjoyed how the job was remote and the time spent talking to those in my community. In a sense, I was giving back and this job thought me how to express effectively to those who have a contrasting communication style to mine.

Delivery guy drops off flyers up to 3 days before delivery date. You can choose to pack flyers same day or night before you are scheduled to deliver the newspapers. Newspapers are delivered the day of delivery and flyers must be inserted into newspapers before delivery.

A typical day would be getting the newspaper sets and putting it together and then delivering it once a week. Sometimes there are more papers to pack than other days. When the weather is bad you still have to deliver the papers no matter what. The job has events for local carriers like days at the zoo or going to the movies. It's not bad but sometimes the pay is just a bit too low.

i learned to have responsibility and be reliable and get things done in a timely manner. i got excercise and met some really nice people. i also learned if you get the job done correctly there could possibly be rewards given to me such as bonuses and extras from customers.

I would wake up every day early in the morning to deliver the newspapers ordered by customers that week, hopefully before they woke up for the day. It usually took around an hour to deliver all of the papers on a average day but then the rest of the day is off.

Being a newspaper carrier is good for a first time job. The job helps build and strengthen good skills like, organization and responsibility.
although it is a great "start-up job", I wouldn't recommend it as a "forever job" because it wouldn't fulfill you.

A brilliant and exciting experience, allowing me to meet journalists, politicians and special advisers, and to also help contribute to a Guardian news article.

The management/higher staff do not have respect for the delivery drivers. They have poor communication which leads to confusion for all team members. Also only pays $20 a day when you’d have to spend about $10-$15 for gas. 

When I was younger I liked getting out and delivering the flyers every week but it does start to get time-consuming after you get older and have more responsibilities.

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