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Gig workers are fed up with being treated as second-class citizens by store workers

Sat, 04/20/2024 - 05:37

Tech Insider : Economy

Instacart gig worker delivery during coronavirus pandemic — Delivery gig workers say they some store employees treat them like second-class citizens.
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Seattle's Instacart shoppers are having to go miles out of their way because of the new gig worker pay law

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 10:26

Tech Insider : Economy

A shopper wearing a baseball cap loads several cases of bottled water onto an orange flat-bed cart at a Costco store. — Seattle-area gig workers have had to go miles out of their way as Instacart arranges orders outside of the city limits.
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Americans are obsessed with Amazon Prime, and it shows

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 13:12

Tech Insider

An Amazon worker moves boxes on Amazon Prime Day on July 11, 2023 in the East Village of New York City. Amazon holds the annual two-day event, where it offers shopping deals to Prime customers, in the middle of the summer. Amazon Prime Day has brought an estimated 10 billion dollars to the company in each of the last 3 years, as customers look to take advantage of discounts and quick shipping.

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Some Walmart Spark drivers are getting hundreds of dollars in tips they never received due to the retailer's buggy system

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 15:07

Tech Insider : Economy

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Uber Eats Working With Waymo to Get Rid of Pesky Delivery Drivers

Wed, 04/03/2024 - 16:10

Gizmodo

Not content with having depressed wages in the transportation industry, Uber is teaming up with Waymo to eliminate food delivery drivers entirely.

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I got deactivated from the Walmart Spark app after I got in a car accident. I wasn't even working when it happened.

Sat, 03/30/2024 - 05:37

Tech Insider : Economy

A dark grey Audi SUV with damage to its hood and front sits on a sidewalk on the side of the road next to a utility pole that's been broken off of its base. Houses and trees are visible in the background. — Adrian Youngblood's car was totaled after he hit a telephone pole.
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Wendy’s Drones Begin Airdropping Biggie Bags on Virginia

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:20

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Wendy’s is starting a new drone delivery program in Christiansburg, Virginia on Thursday, where residents w

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Theft just keeps getting worse for Dollar Tree

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 14:25

Tech Insider : Economy

A woman walks by the Family Dollar store in Arvada, Colorado October 7, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking — Family Dollar stores are still contending with rising theft.
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How a single mom with four kids who drives for DoorDash and Walmart Spark struggles to make ends meet: 'It is a never-ending vicious cycle'

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 10:56

Tech Insider : Economy

Bri drives predominantly for DoorDash.

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Instacart, DoorDash, and other delivery service customers say their accounts were deactivated because of innocent mistakes

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 09:43

Tech Insider : Economy

Some Instacart customers say their accounts were suddenly deactivated.

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