What are the Pros and Cons of a newspaper delivery job?

I was just hired to work as a newspaper deliverer, and I have never done it before. People have given me mixed messages about the job, such as 1) the money is good, 2) the job sucks, 3) the money is worth it for the time, 4) you will be exhausted, etc.





I need to know the truth. What are the best things about newspaper delivery, and the worst things about it?





I will be delivering the daily paper (including the Sunday paper) and i know that I have to stuff and bag the papers, and I will be doing home delivery and apartment delivery.





Thanks in advance!
What are the Pros and Cons of a newspaper delivery job?
Pro: You will be making money.


Con: It won't be fun delivering in bad weather. If you drive, paying for gas will cut into your profits. Dogs might bite you.





Same as other comments you listed above too.
Reply:and don't forget to find out who get you a back up in case you get sick (I used to have to deliver my sons route when he was sick unless he could find a friend who knew the route and then he had to pay them too) And on that same note - it is 6 days per week so hard to take a weekend vacation with your friends or summer time off
Reply:I had a paper route when I was 12. I was paid so little that it wasn't even funny (WAY below minimum wage), but I didn't realize it at the time and there were no other jobs I could get. Now I make more in one hour than I used to make in two weeks of paper delivery. Plus it is hard to find substitutes and people complain about not getting a paper when they really did get it and stuff like that. One perk is that some people will give you money or food at Christmas. It will probably build your work ethic and make you appreciate money more in the future. It will give you work experience to help you get your next job. If you buy a bicycle or pair of shoes or anything like that, you can write it off your taxes as a business expense. Taxes might get tricky because when I did it, they said I was an independent contractor (which I really shouldn't have been legally) so they wouldn't have to pay their half of the medicare/social security tax.