DoorDash makes its corporate staff moonlight as delivery workers. It's led to big changes to the app.

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DoorDash corporate employees make deliveries through the company's WeDash program.

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  • DoorDash requires corporate employees to make deliveries at least four times a year.
  • The program, called WeDash, provides employees with a sense of what it's like to be a gig worker.
  • WeDashers also function as beta testers for some new DoorDash app features.

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We are on day 37 of no paycheck for my husband. We've cut all our subscriptions and have a shopping ban to make it through the shutdown.

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The author's husband is a federal employee.

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  • My husband and I are both military veterans, with over 50 years of service between us.
  • He has also been a government civil servant for a decade and is not getting paid during the shutdown.
  • We're not going to lose our home, but we've had to adjust our budget to help us weather the shutdown

Most of our family's income comes from federal

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I made The Pioneer Woman's chicken mozzarella pasta. I see why she calls it one of the 'easiest pastas on the planet.'

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I made The Pioneer Woman's recipe for chicken mozzarella pasta.

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  • I made The Pioneer Woman's recipe for chicken and mozzarella pasta.
  • The simple weeknight pasta required only a few basic ingredients and 16 minutes of cooking time.
  • The recipe was a quick, crowd-pleasing dinner.

When I spotted The Pioneer Woman's so-called 16-minute pasta recipe online, I had to find out for

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I've traveled the world and lived on 6 continents. At age 40, I finally found my forever home.

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Loren Braunohler

  • I've lived all over the world for work, and always loved getting to explore new places.
  • After moving to coastal Rhode Island, though, my family found a sense of community and belonging.
  • In 2023, we bought our dream house here, finally putting down roots.

"Where is home?"

If someone had asked me that question five years ago, I would have paused.

I was born in Florida, but spent my

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