A millennial who quit teaching to be a full-time Uber and Lyft driver made $36,000 in 8 months — but thinks it's better as a part-time gig

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Aaron Lavender
Aaron Lavender quit teaching to drive full-time for Uber and Lyft, but he said driving was better as a part-time gig.

Aaron Lavender

Why is your grocery delivery taking so long? Your driver has 2 other deliveries.

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A shopper wearing a baseball cap loads several cases of bottled water onto an orange flat-bed cart at a Costco store.
Shoppers for Instacart, Walmart Spark, and other gig delivery services say batching orders weighs down their earnings.

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A viral video appears to show Walmart Spark shoppers with perishable groceries waiting for a ride in the Arizona sun

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A recent Youtube video shows delivery workers waiting in the parking lot of an Arizona Walmart with perishable foods sitting in the sun.
A recent YouTube video appears to show delivery workers waiting in the parking lot of an Arizona Walmart with perishable foods sitting in the sun.

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A Gen Xer says making money as an Uber and Lyft driver isn't easy but the social interactions make the job worthwhile

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Jason McConahy
Jason McConahy says driving for Uber and Lyft has provided him a valuable social outlet.

Jason McConahy

A Gen Z college student who drives for Uber Eats and DoorDash shares how he uses 'multi-apping' to make money

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Joseph Kaiser
Joseph Kaiser, 26, said "multi-apping" has helped boost his Uber Eats and DoorDash earnings.

Joseph Kaiser

Walmart Spark shoppers can remove their tips up to 24 hours after delivery. Drivers say that contributes to a problem of 'tip baiting.'

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A customer in the parking lot of a Walmart store
While tip baiting happens on other apps, six contractors who make deliveries for Spark said the problem was particularly bad on Walmart's delivery service.

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Walmart spent years growing Spark, its own gig-economy delivery service. But Walmart Spark workers say challenges became clear in 2023.

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A man delivers a Walmart bag of groceries to a woman at her front door.
Spark, Walmart's gig-worker powered delivery service, faced scrutiny from workers in 2023.

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The golden age of working for Instacart, DoorDash, and other delivery apps is over, workers say

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A woman wearing sunglasses and carrying a red DoorDash-branded insulated bag walks away from an SUV with its back hatch open in a neighborhood in Palo Alto, California at the start of the COVID pandemic. A hybrid car parked in a driveway is visible in the background.
Delivery gig work isn't as lucrative as it was in 2020, gig workers told Business Insider.

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The AI boom could force you to enter the gig economy

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The development of generative AI could increase the number of Americans working in gig and freelance jobs.

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Why older Americans are ditching retirement to drive for Uber and Lyft

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Some older Americans who appeared to leave the workforce in recent years are working in the gig economy to support their finances.

(Left) Omar Ford, (Middle) Jeff Hoenig, (Right) Wesley Johnson

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