Susan Robinson doesn’t believe in slowing down. Despite having a disability, this 73-year-old has started a career as a delivery person using the Uber Eats app– and she’s never been happier.
Susan reveals that her introduction to Uber Eats came through her daughter and son-in-law, both of whom are drivers using the Uber app. “It was their idea that I sign up,” she says, explaining that this suggestion came shortly after her mother, who supported the family, had a stroke.
Susan was looking after her mother, and her daughter was concerned that she wouldn’t have an income if her mother died. Although she previously worked as a statistician for the Department of Health in Pretoria; the work wasn’t regular. What’s more, she had to work long hours, and was still financially dependent on her mother.
Uber has changed all of that, she says. “Sadly, my daughter was right. My mother passed away not long after her stroke, and I had to move out of the house she had paid for with my father’s pension. That was back in 2018, and although I was terribly saddened by the circumstances which led me to join Uber Eats, my lifestyle has changed for the better.”
For one thing, the money Susan earns through deliveries using the Uber Eats app, has enabled her to move into a retirement home. She has also been able to buy a car and pays monthly insurance; plus, her table is never short of food.
Susan loves the flexibility of her job. “I know which hours are busiest, so I make sure to be available at those times. In between, I have time to do housework or take part in my hobbies, like crocheting. The job is really what I make of it.”
“Flexibility & freedom as well as increased earnings are the top reasons earners choose Uber Eats as their platform of choice and 88% as a sole (full time) economic opportunity,” adds Nakampe Molewa, General Manager: SSA, Uber Eats.
It goes without saying that, as with any job, challenges are inevitable. Loadshedding makes it difficult to navigate roads and complexes at night and, due to her disability, Susan sometimes struggles with access. “Occasionally, I have to ask the security guards at a complex to help me reach the buzzer,” she says.
Even so, her independence and financial freedom make these minor struggles all worthwhile. “Life is never perfect. We all have our own battles – and yet, we must find a way to overcome them so that we can do something with the life we have been given,” she says.
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