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Uber and Instacart just formed an alliance, and they're taking aim at Doordash

Tue, 05/07/2024 - 11:38

A black delivery bag that reads — Instacart and Uber Eats are teaming up on restaurant delivery.
Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Retail, uber-eats, instacart, gig-work, gig-workers, Food, Delivery

A Cleveland Uber driver who made $109,000 in 2023 but only took home $17,000 shares the 3 reasons he can't quit ride-hailing: 'I continue to run into a brick wall'

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

uber driver gig economy rideshare — A full-time Cleveland Uber driver took home $17,000 in profits last year. The driver in the story is not pictured.
Universal Images Group/Getty Images

economy, Careers, finance, economy, Careers, Uber, Lyft

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.
Evelyn Hockstein/The Washington Post via Getty Images

economy, instacart, walmart, spark, gig-workers, gig-economy, Delivery

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

walmart — Some Spark drivers are getting hundreds of dollars in "adjustment payments" for tips they never received.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images

economy, walmart, spark, gig-work, gig-workers, Delivery, Tips

People are getting taxed for gig work they've never done

Sat, 04/06/2024 - 05:42

Tech Insider : Economy

DoorDash Driver NYC — Some people are getting tax forms suggesting they worked for apps like DoorDash even when they didn't.
Alexi Rosenfeld / Contributor/Getty Images

economy, gig-workers, gig-economy, Uber, Lyft, instacart, DoorDash

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.
Adrian Youngblood

economy, gig-workers, gig-economy, walmart-spark, Delivery, Jobs, as-told-to

Facial recognition tech is widespread now, but still might not recognize you

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 05:00

Delta facial recognition technology — Facial recognition technology can misidentify people if they're black, a woman, or have facial hair.
Delta Air Lines

Tech, facial-recognition, Tech, gig-work, gig-workers, AI, artificial-intelligence

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.
Thomson Reuters

economy, gig-economy, Delivery, gig-workers, eCommerce, Food, Retail

Gig workers face a savings crisis for retirement

Sat, 03/09/2024 - 07:59

Tech Insider : Economy

Instacart gig worker with shopping cart — Some gig workers struggle to save for retirement.
Michael Loccisano / Getty Images

economy, Careers, Careers, gig-work, gig-workers, TaskRabbit, grubhub

Some Walmart stores are limiting self-checkout lanes just for Spark drivers and Walmart+ customers

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 12:43

A Walmart self-checkout kiosk with a camera and yellow — Insider Source

Retail, walmart, Retail, Shopping, Stores, Self-Checkout, checkout

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