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Amazon delivery worker out of a job after he's accused of trying to steal a customer's puppy

Tue, 02/06/2024 - 11:01

Amazon van. — An Amazon delivery driver in Georgia reportedly tried to steal a customer's dog.
Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Tech, amazon, gig-work, dog, Retail, Shopping, eCommerce

Meet a single mom who quit driving for Uber and Lyft after she made $103,000 in 2022 but only took home $19,000

Sat, 02/03/2024 - 06:13

Tech Insider : Economy

Uber driver with a phone — Genesis said she quit gig driving to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.
Hispanolistic

economy, Uber, Lyft, cost-of-living, gig-work, Driving, Atlanta

I'm a gig worker who argued for Seattle's new minimum pay laws. Now, I'm fighting for my Instacart job.

Sat, 02/03/2024 - 05:52

Tech Insider : Economy

A woman wears sunglasses and a face mask while loading plastic bags full of groceries into the trunk of a car. — Instacart cut the minimum base pay that its gig-worker delivery drivers are paid, and many say the lower pay is making it harder to earn money on the app.
Reuters

economy, instacart, gig-work, Delivery, eCommerce, Shopping, Grocery

Walmart's facial ID tool to combat fraudulent Spark delivery drivers is kicking legitimate workers off the app

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 09:08

A customer loading shopping into the back of a car in the parking lot of a Walmart store — A customer in the parking lot of a Walmart store
AP Photo/Julio Cortez

Retail, walmart, spark, gig-work, eCommerce, Delivery, Retail

Gig driving was a glimmer of hope for many people with disabilities — but for some, it's a dead end.

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 06:18

Tech Insider : Economy

Image of a hand holding a phone in a car — iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI

economy, gig-work, Driving, Uber, Lyft, disabilities, cost-of-living

Instacart wants to turn grocery shopping into 'Pokémon GO' to get you to buy more using smart carts

Sat, 01/27/2024 - 05:37

Tech Insider : Technology

The screen of an Instacart Caper cart shows cleaning products that a customer can purchase, as well as two items already in the customer's cart. A smartphone sits in a holder to the left of the screen. — Instacart

Retail, instacart, gig-work, Technology, Shopping, Grocery, Stores

A Gen Xer with paralysis says he has no choice but to drive for Uber and Lyft to earn a paycheck — here's how he makes it work

Thu, 01/25/2024 - 06:08

Tech Insider : Economy

lyft driver — Robert, 56, has no other option but to keep driving for Lyft and Uber.
Madeline Stone / Business Insider

economy, Uber, Lyft, Driving, gig-work, Oregon, disability

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

Wed, 01/24/2024 - 12:38

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

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

economy, economy, Entrepreneurship, Uber, Lyft, gig-work, California

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

Mon, 01/22/2024 - 05:06

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.
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

Retail, Retail, gig-work, instacart, walmart, spark, independent-contractors

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

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 05:01

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.
Uber Lyft Phoenix on YouTube

Retail, walmart, spark, Delivery, Grocery, eCommerce, Shopping

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