A DoorDash driver in car
Gig delivery workers are independent contractors, but some say their work looks more like that of employees at times.
  • Workers say elements of gig delivery conflict with the flexible image companies use to promote it.
  • They often have to take shifts or hit a minimum acceptance rate to access the best-paying orders.
  • Workers say parts of gig delivery don't fit the independent contractor mold.

On weekends, a gig delivery worker in Utah takes out his phone and opens one of three apps to make some extra money as an independent contractor.