The biggest perk of gig work might also be its downfall

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Gig drivers are often attracted to companies like Uber and Lyft for their flexibility, though it may be deceiving.

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Gig worker pay on delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash fell up to 15% last year

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Gig workers made less money on apps like Instacart and Uber Eats last year, a new study shows.

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The average Uber and Uber Eats driver saw their earnings decline over 15% in 2023, per Gridwise

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Some Uber and Uber Eats drivers say it's become harder to make money over the past year.

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Gig workers explain how they got their accounts reactivated on Instacart and Uber Eats

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Getting deactivated can bring a sudden end to gig workers' income.

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How to make better tips as a server: 6 workers share their secrets

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Uber Eats to edit Super Bowl commercial after facing backlash for peanut allergy joke, charity says

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a driver for food delivery service Uber Eats, rides a bicycle with a transport box on his back on a street in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin.
An Uber Eats rider brought a suspicious package to a police station.

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

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A food-delivery driver hunting for big tips says he declines 75% of orders and hangs out in wealthy areas: 'I'm not doing this to gamble. I'm doing this to make money'

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Jay, a DoorDash and Uber Eats driver, said he declined roughly 75% of the orders he received.

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

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Delivery gig work isn't as lucrative as it was in 2020, gig workers told Business Insider.

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A Palestinian restaurant in Canada says that Uber Eats suddenly started labeling it as Israeli instead

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Silvan, a driver for food delivery service Uber Eats, rides a bicycle with a transport box on his back on a street in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin

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