V017 | I Changed My Whole DoorDash Strategy (Here's What Happened)

We slept in the car just to get an early start on this one. Statewide $3 peak pay is live and we're out here trying to rip through as much of it as we can before it disappears. This video follows a full day of runs after a big shift in how we're approaching DoorDash — moving away from cherry picking and leaning into volume instead. You'll see the heat check (car said 96-98°), a stretch of trash orders, a genuinely sweet customer moment, and a rant about what's happening to large catering orders on the platform right now. 📱 Apps I Use: DoorDash We talk through why the old cherry-pick approach isn't cutting it anymore, what's actually happening with DoorDash's pay structure on bigger orders, and why getting stuck in your own head can quietly wreck your numbers. 💬 Let's Talk: Have you had to change your whole approach to gig work this year? Cherry picker or volume runner — which camp are you in? Anyone else dealing with statewide peak pay right now? What's your line for skipping a big catering order? If you're new here, we're a tag-team DoorDash household running small-town Michigan markets — one car, alternating orders, showing the good days and the rough ones. Subscribe to follow the whole methodology shift as it happens. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Slept in the car for an early start 0:53 - First orders ripped out 1:16 - Getting back in the volume mindset 2:02 - Statewide $3 peak pay breakdown 2:57 - Heat check: 96° on the dash 3:48 - Picking off bulk orders back to back 4:23 - Car reads 98°, muggy and brutal 5:12 - Sweet customer moment 5:46 - Almost 8 hours in, no end in sight 6:10 - The most annoying part of routing 7:16 - Why large catering orders aren't worth it anymore 8:27 - DoorDash's pay percentage breakdown 9:25 - Why the methodology had to change 10:06 - Final takeaway on mindset and money #gigwork #doordash #sidehustle #gigeconomy #michigan #deliverydriver