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Hey dude, this is really a great story! I knew it, Deafies CAN do delivery and be able to be independant at the same time. Of course there hearing ppls out there have some doubts about us deafies and wondering if we are able to do it or not.. I am glad that you got through it and came out great!
It would be nice to see deaf dude or gal come knocking on my door delivering hot pizza to my house!
Kudos to you dude!
LOL, not surprised!! I used to work with Pizza Hut delivery driver! Plus, I used to drive UPS delivery truck! Ahhhhhh Deaf?!?!?! LOL How dumb hearing perspective to Deaf Culture??
I have a good friend who delivered for pizza shop in 1987. You are not the first one.
If anyone of you wondering how much tip should be paid to waitress, and delivery drivers, I wanted to let you all know that all waitress only make average of $2.50 to $3.00 a hour working on their shift, so the tip should be about 6% or 7% of the bill. For example when I get a bill for 30.00 I always tip the waitress $5.00, even though when it only around 22.00 I tip the waitress 3.50 sometime 5.00 anyway bec I know they are struggling to make a living.
The delivery drivers should get the same percent of the tips too as well. They have to pay for their gas to do deliveries.
Of course I noticed old ppls tip lousy to waitress bec I used to work as a dishwasher/busser at the restraunt and noticed that a lot of old peoples tips totally LOUSY, wanna to know how much old ppls tip? 50 cents!!! I am not kidding! I think that really messed up! My friend would get pissed off and said it not right. (she’s a waitress)
If you are not sure how much to tip, just use calaculator and figure out the cost of tip to pay. For example: 30.00 – 6% = 4.00 tip.. I think I did it correctly, bec I do not use .6 on cacualator. Good luck!
I truly enjoyed your vlog so much! I think it was truly terrific how you went into apply for this position, and so positively sold yourself to this manager, that because you are deaf, doesn’t mean you cannot do the job! You used knowledgable strategies to make the customer feel comfortable, and it also made a what could have been a challenging experience a simple one. You took a negative and turned it into a postive!! I admired what you did, and hopefully more deaf that read your vlog will know that they can do anything too by just giving it a chance like you did. Your boss must be so impressed with you!!! It’s not easy to be working in a hearing enviroment, but, you took the challenge and succeeded!! Kudos to you!!!!
W O W Keep up good work
Wave Hand Hi to everyone ,
I former ex work with dominio pizza delivery in california about 1997 in april that time I been tried to get a job decide to stop by Dominio Pizza and see if they will hiring deaf or not .. the young guy test on me want come to see him again three days rows I puzzle my mind why he want me come to see him then go back home for three days with his own decision tell me come back at 10 am I went to home wait next day then I come back see him again same 3 days then he give me application for the job I was so damn sure excited have that job soon after that He interview with me only 5 min then start work he said someone will training me for two days I said ok .. one young lady hearing took me training me how to do that knock the door and show pizza price that simply so I did good job and my boss love me so much and he spoil me too much and he was very cool I work night shift and overtime almost everyday … i only work 7 months then leave for my good reasonable personal I sure I miss that job and my old boss that I never forget..
I sure ur expersion face real very funny made me laugh so hard and cool impress good one .. High Five wink smile .
of course i used to worked for Domino pizza almost 1 year. i was best 3 place delivery in a month in 1980s. also i know mydea friends worked in denver too. .
There are several deaf guys here in Olathe, KS, who deliver pizza for Papa John. As far as I know, there are no problems. Once or twice while I was at my friends’ house, a deaf guy delivered pizza. It was really cool having him deliver pizza to us. He was very professional and cordial.
Kudos to Papa John for having the right attitude to hire deaf persons to deliver pizza 🙂
Very intresting…. That is good point! You are ASL I can see.. I used to work KFC/Taco bell delivery deaf people know I worked there in past. They ordered too many deaf my boss keep call me need to delivery over deaf customer lol!!!! Good memories!
Sondra
LOL, Thats Funny. Oh yea, Deaf ppls tendacy to pay lousy tips. Shame on them.
hey great vlog had to laugh cuz i used to work for dominos pizza for 12 years as a driver i fight fight to become a manager they wont let me cuz if im alone at the store who will answer the phone so me out cant be a manager sucks so i quit change my new career as a dog groomer cool all you have to do is to educated those hearing people that WE CAN DO EVERYTHING EXCEPT CANT HEAR!!!
This is a very interested story to view what you said.Thanks for sharing video about Can a Deaf person delivery Pizza? Deaf can do anything except hear.
I have known for years that deaf people are stinky tippers. I wish someone would teach the deaf people how to tip better. I am deaf, too, but I always give a good tip.
HEY! I give you a lot of credit, most deaf are on welfare, at least you are trying to work! Give this guy a job! Go for it! Any employer will be happy to have such a nice pleasant young man!
that is so great…he good actor..
it make me funny..
when i get retired i will do it ..
craig
Great Vlog! My friends except for Michelle remember you used to be my roommate and told me to check it out! I guess you are leaving a huge mark on San Diego and everyone knows who you are! Glad to know you and family are doing well! MIss you all! Hugs!!!! and I defintely agree with you about the lousy tips LOL! Hope you had good pizza!
I used to work Pizza Hut Delivery for 2 or 3 years back in 90’s in Fremont, Calif. Like you said that you had no problem to communicate with hearing customers by showing them receipt for price. Same with me but there was one night that I will NEVER forget. I delivered pizza to apartment. I knocked the door and the lady opened and stared at me. I showed her the slip of pizza price. She seemed to ignore it and still stared at me. I felt kind of odd like what’s wrong with her? Was she shocked to see me being Deaf Pizza Delivery or what? Somehow, I didn’t realize that She was a BLIND lady.
Jon, LOL!!
Sure would let you eat your pizza, however I would love to serve you homemade pizza. Every New Year Eve our family always have homemade pizza dough, tomato sauce, etc. We enjoy all the hours before New Year come in. I do believe that D/deaf person can deliver pizzas. About tipping, sad…
Oh I love your acting like that, it was a pretty idea abut a deaf ppl look at you delivery pizza…. that’s an intresting…
good luck to you!!
yes deaf can do it anythings..
a cool deaf guy is good explaining to me about deaf deliver pizzzzzzzzzzzaa..
Good that Deaf people can deliver pizza but one thing I am “tired” of is “sterotyping”… Deaf people always give lousy tip as you signed. So does hearing people. I know many Deaf friends and myself do give good tips.. So perhaps you can say “ahhh this Deaf person gave me lousy tip”. We gotta stop the “sterotyping” about Deaf giving lousy tips.
Come on, anyone can be pizza driver such as I was for 13 years with Domino’s Pizza. And never encountered any bad experience during my entire tenure with customers. All I did was pointing my ear at the same time saying “I’m deaf” and revealed their total amount by showing them their order on pizza boxes. Had few customers repeatedly asked for me to deliver their orders. Would have been the store manager if I was RIFed from my other employment.
BTW, at first I thought one distraught customer punched your right eye but relieved it wasn’t. Whew… Go finish eating your pizza before it turns cold.
It would be accurate to tip 15% or 20% of the total cost (not including the taxes, not 6% or 7%). If the total cost is $10 – then we should tip $1.50 – if the total cost is $20, then the tip should be $3
of course, you may eat your pizza now…Smile!
I am Deaf and woman…used to be pizza delivery in Maryland area for few months after graduated from college. No problem being hired. Never had a chance to meet deaf consumers. U know some deaf consumers do not realize that they have to pay tips or not know how to calculate it. We have to educate them.
I used to be a Domino delivery driver, it was a good experience. Honestly hearing people do tips well and deaf tend to tip lousy but hearing people can tip lousy too regardless of being late or something like that. I often have a note written down ready to apologize for being late due to many people calling for delivery and appreciate them for choosing Domino pizza and left, people do seem to feel appreciate when I as a delivery driver appreciate them anyway!
LOLL, Your Vlog inspires me of how we all live and trying for new things…Especially when it comes to pizza delivery.
HAHA THANKS FOR SHARING UR EXPERIENCE. GEEZ, ABOUT TIPPING….THAT’S SAD.
ofcourse you should be proud by yourself and brave man. keep sucessful in future.
I’m a HH myself and I always give my tips more than $3 depend how much you order. If someone give you a small tip then don’t go back as you have to be confirm. Explain to your boss , Hey! Look time of services and mileages on your car , they should expect to pay more than $3(depend on order). You may corrected me if this is a wrong ideas. It is up to you.
Keep up with your success.
Hey! I do not realize that, Deaf ppls, have to pay tips or not know how to calculate it. I was shocked after that Vlog come in, I think so, Deaf school should have to educate deaf students before they graducated any states for deaf schools. I hate to tell u that they(deaf school) did not teach me at all. I am not shame on deaf school had education behind hearing education get along….. So, I learn what my lesson from u say. So, I am deaf and leaglly blind. I am glad to watch what is ur experience. In Thomasville, NC, USA, at Domino Pizza do know me very well, they dont mind every time I call them on VP, but they were surprised that I use VP since VP started to come in… I am happy w/ VP That’s what I can talk to them, goodQ they understand what I want to order pizza than type TTY over phone give me a hard time cuz of long typing. VP is very fast to order a pizza!!! Smile!
Also, I wish that I am back to be student that time from 1980’s….Darn! I cant buid Time machine, will give me troubleshooting that somthing dont work right! pfft! Good luck for deaf ppl will try out to get job for delievery PIZZA.
OH, by the way, Hearing pizza delievery can show me the cost, how much is…. same way, Deaf pizza delievery do! Yep!!!!
congratulions. you suceeded in delivring pizza. but one thing you prove to the entire world outside– both deaf and hearing people that deaf people cant work any higher than delivring pizzas. how about being a deaf lawyer, mayor, or hell, a deaf president?
i dont mean to offend you or anyone deaf working at a pizza place but just because we’re deaf doesnt mean hearing people are better than us.
keep that in your thoughts.
Hilarious!
It was fun watching your story and seeing how you convinced the boss to hire you. But I find it sad that you had to prove yourself that deaf people can do it by offering 2 weeks trial.
Yeah can ask for one month if any of you have to deal with imbecile hearing bosses in the future. (*rolling eyes*)
My friend sent me about your funny vidieo. I was ex. pizza hut delivier for more than close to 2 years and got a better job. As far you were very funny about stop by deaf’s place. Also about the tip that sad! Same to me as I deliver 15 pizzas at the hearing place had blast party. Guess what? Where is my ‘f’ Tip? What an “A——!
Dave
I have to thank you for the ASL text to share with the ASL community. I, as the ASL teacher in the Deaf school, need ASL stories/texts/poems for my ASL students (elementary) as their first language just like teaching English to hearing students. This pizza story applied to ASL curriculum well.
Keep it up.
I hope you can deliver the pizza to Canada where I live. I will give you a great tip.
R in elbow
Hi, It was awesome to see your vlog! You’re making me laugh so hard because of your expression. I can’t stop laugh until 5 mins. So, it was good to see how you convinced the boss to hire you. Good Job!
Awesome video log, I used to deliver for Dominos, breadux pisa, pizza hut twice, Gus’ pizza in tempe, All interesting experience, the best experience was delivering pizza to a naked chick, completely forgot she was naked and just smiled the whole time. and also i had delivered to a blind man. it was sooo hard communicating to that dude. how do I set up a similar type of website like you do?
Yeah, of course..a pizza delivery guy can be deaf.. my husband has many years experience with delivering. 🙂 He always had problems with tips too lol
That s good story! As sometime I get so mad at deaf people for lousy tips! Depend on…but mostly!
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Jon, You sure have bright my day!! You made me laugh! I never work for pizza deliver or a deaf person deliver pizza to my place. I know that deaf person CAN deliver pizza cuz my
ex- roommate used to deliver pizza before. Of course, I myself always give a better tip to deaf or hearing people.
Keep it up good work, Jon!
Good job!
Nice story, Jon.
Wonder if that person who didn’t tip read this???
I remember when I was high school student 1990 to 1993. My deaf math teacher held second job as Pizza delivery at Pizza Hut in Fremont, Calif. His car once was stolen during delivery the pizza. Never again he left keys in car! LOL!
Great vlog, Jon.
About 7 years ago, I used to work for Domino Pizza delivering pizzas for over 2 and half years in Gahanna/New Albany, Ohio (just northeast of Columbus area). On my very first day of working as a delivery driver, after making few fairly okay deliveries, I went to this customer’s house in New Albany, delivering a $18 worth of pizzas. This woman came down with nothing but a black bathrobe, a messed up hair and a smile. She gave me $20 for the pizzas AND a $20 in tip! I thanked her and went back to Domino’s store. I told my manager about it. Know what he told me? In his ten years in the business, he never had an employee-driver ever receive a $20 tip on his/her first day for delivering pizzas. Huh.
Other veteran drivers were either jealous or surprised, scouted out the call and address of that customer in hope they would make future delivery runs there. I just let it go and continued to make deliveries for the next 2 and half years, with a lot of funny and unfunny situations to remember by.
Deaf can work in delivering or making pizzas. If anyone have a problem in getting employment from pizza companies for delivering or making pizzas, tell them to come to this vlog and check it out.
Addendum:
Some hearing people tip poorly or don’t tip as all, even I made deliveries in timely fashion or even quicker. During my time with Domino’s, I tried inasmuch I can do to avoid going to a specific neighborhood in Gahanna that is notoriously full of bad or no tippers… all hearies. One neighborhood out of 12 neighborhoods in the area.
Hahaha! your so funny story smile! I do still working for Papa John Pizza delivery in arkansas. I really enjoy my job and make good tips.
That story interests me about deaf who deliver pizza. What a amazing story! Wow! I am proud of you who can work as a pizza delivery. I want to see all deafies who can show pride to hearing people in the world . “We are not afraid of hearing,period! We can do it! :)”
God bless you!
Have a safe world!
take care,Lin
Uh? Where are your VLog’s captions? Your videos are on Google Video, so it’s easy for you to add closed captions. Adding captions adds accessibility to people who are Blind, Low–Vision, and DeafBlind. It also helps people who have ASL as a Second Language or do not understand ASL. Plus, your VLogs are searchable.
Anyway, that’s enough about captions. I have no doubt that a person who is Deaf can be deliver pizzas. Whether or not a person who is Deaf can tip a person who delivers pizzas well is an entirely different matter, but I won’t stereotype, because just because one person does it doesn’t mean everyone does it.
In conclusion, I did enjoy your video. It gives us a good experiance.