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"2020 and 2021 were excellent, but things started to go downhill in 2022 and now 2023," Juan told Business Insider. AdvertisementSpokespeople for Amazon, DoorDash, and Grubhub confirmed to Business Insider that they put prospective delivery workers on waitlists in certain markets based on demand for deliveries. AdvertisementHere are some of the problems that delivery gig workers faced in 2023, varying from lower pay to greater competition to sudden deactivations. The companies that employ delivery workers oppose the laws. Do you work for Instacart, Walmart Spark, or another gig delivery service and have a story idea to share?
Persons: , Juan, he's, He's, hasn't, they're, Grubhub, Greg F, Greg, Instacart, Alexia Hudson, Daniel Danker, Hudson, Uber, GeekWire, Shipt Organizations: Service, Amazon, Business, Instacart, Walmart, Hudson, Bank of America Institute, New, New York Post Locations: Instacart, Southern California, Utah, California, Texas, Charlotte , North Carolina, Seattle, New York City, Juan
Shoppers say the highest-earning orders on the app are increasingly not worth the pay. "After an hour-and-a-half drive, that ice cream would've been milk," the shopper told Insider. Instacart told Insider on Monday that shoppers have control over which batches they choose to shop, and that it pays according to the complexity of each order. In the past, high-paying orders have been one way for Instacart shoppers to maximize their earnings. Are you an Instacart shopper with a story idea to share?
Persons: , Instacart, Daniel Danker Organizations: Shoppers, Service, Costco, Food Lion, Kroger, IRS Locations: Wall, Silicon, Virginia, Georgia, St, Louis , Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Utah
Instacart shoppers are considering leaving the platform after it cut base pay for filling orders. Last week, Instacart started paying its gig workers as little as $4 in base pay per order, Insider reported on Monday. Base pay is an amount that Instacart shoppers and drivers are guaranteed to make if they accept an order, though they can earn more from customer tips. Daniel Danker, Instacart's chief product officer, told Insider that the company pays "guaranteed batch earnings that are 2x higher than other app-based companies." On a Reddit page for Instacart shoppers, some workers say a traditional job is starting to look more appealing.
Persons: Instacart, Daniel Danker, aren't, InstaCart, they've, That's, Alexia Hudson, I've Organizations: Service, Base, McDonalds, Workers, Instacart Locations: Wall, Silicon, Charlotte , North Carolina
Instacart has cut its minimum base pay to $4 from $7 per order, angering many who work for the app. The cut affects base pay, or an amount that Instacart workers are guaranteed to get if they accept an order. Instacart announced the lower base pay in a July 20 blog post entitled "creating new ways to earn." In the post, Instacart said orders that involve picking and delivering many items "may pay $10 or more" in base pay. Lower base pay means more reliance on tipsBoth Hudson and the driver in Tennessee said that the base pay cut makes customers' tips a more important source of income.
Persons: Instacart, Daniel Danker, Danker, I've, Alexia Hudson, she's, it's, Sergio Avedian, Guy, That's, Uber Organizations: Service, Instacart, Shoppers Locations: Wall, Silicon, Instacart, Tennessee, Indiana, South Carolina, Charlotte, she's, Los Angeles
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