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A baby boomer who's been a delivery driver for 4 years says he values the flexibility — but cautions that the work is becoming harder to get

Thu, 10/19/2023 - 06:06

Tech Insider : Economy

An Amazon Flex sign — An Amazon Flex sign.
Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images

economy, gig-work, boomer, amazon-flex, TransUnion, DoorDash

Meet the typical gig driver: A millennial earning up to $40 per hour who doesn't have another job and depends on your tips

Tue, 10/17/2023 - 09:46

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

DoorDash driver — Millennials are most likely to be gig drivers.
DoorDash

economy, Careers, economy, Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, ubereats

Walmart Spark delivery drivers say they are waiting over an hour to pick up orders — it's the latest sign of trouble for the retailer's delivery business

Fri, 10/06/2023 - 11:32

A Walmart cart in a parking lot — Some Walmart Spark gig workers say they wait over an hour to pick up orders.
FREDERIC J. BROWN / Getty Images

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

Instacart workers show off hundreds of dollars in free food that they keep from canceled orders. 'This is the only perk of working Instacart.'

Thu, 10/05/2023 - 15:16

Instacart gig worker with shopping cart — An Instacart shopper leaving a ShopRite after completing two orders
Michael Loccisano / Getty Images

Retail, Tech Insider, instacart, gig-work, Grocery, Supermarket, Delivery

Millennial and Gen Z gig workers are earning a lot more than their older peers

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 08:02

Tech Insider : Economy

uber driver — Younger gig workers tend to make more than older ones.
Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

economy, gig-work, gig-workers, Millennials, gen-z, TransUnion, Delivery

Delivery drivers who make their living on apps like Instacart, DoorDash, and Grubhub say they're being booted with little warning or recourse

Sun, 10/01/2023 - 08:46

Photo illustration of a driver holding a deactivated phone — null
simpson33/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/Insider

Retail, Tech Insider, instacart, gig-work, Delivery, Stores, eCommerce

Some Walmart delivery drivers are buying their credentials online — letting anyone deliver goods to your door

Sat, 09/30/2023 - 06:25

A customer at a Walmart checkout line — Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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

HustleGPT: Generative AI will boost income and help millions of workers take on second and third jobs, Morgan Stanley predicts.

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 05:00

Sam Altman — Florence Fu/Tech Insider

Tech Insider, artificial-intelligence, AI, Side-Hustle, gig-work, multiple-jobs, generative-ai

Instacart deactivated a shopper, and he nearly lost his home. He battled the company and won $28,000 in back pay.

Thu, 09/14/2023 - 10:31

The back of an Instacart shopper who's wearing an Instacart shirt while shopping at Whole Foods. — An Instacart gig worker shops for groceries.
Cyrus McCrimmon/Getty Images

Retail, Tech Insider, Law, Supermarket, Delivery, eCommerce, Retail

Uber CEO says his time moonlighting as a driver showed him the company didn't pay enough attention to its drivers. It sparked an all-hands called 'Why we suck.'

Thu, 09/07/2023 - 05:03

Dara Khosrowshahi — Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says his time moonlighting as a delivery worker and driver showed him the company "didn't take pride in the driver product."
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Transportation, Tech Insider, Uber, uber-eats, Delivery, gig-work, dara-khosrowshahi

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