Instacart just slashed pay for delivery drivers — from a minimum of $7 per order to $4. Now they're more reliant on your tips.

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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.

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The number of people doing gig work on apps like Uber and DoorDash more than doubled during the pandemic

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A DoorDash delivery driver riding a bicycle

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Misclassifying employees as gig workers creates 'a race to the bottom' for businesses, Biden's top labor and antitrust regulators say

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Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel of National Labor Relations Board.

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Some Uber and DoorDash drivers say rich people are the worst tippers, but they can count on the middle class

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Ray, left, and Omar said that in their experience, people they perceive to be wealthy are often bad tippers.

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I'm a part-time Uber Eats driver with a 5-star rating who starts my days at 4 a.m. I've figured out how to get good tips but wear protective gear and a body cam because I fear for my safety.

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Omar Ford, 47, says he's figured out how to get good tips, but he worries about his safety while driving for Uber Eats and DoorDash.

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The gig economy boom is over as workers go back to traditional jobs, Bank of America says

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A delivery person for DoorDash rides his bike in the rain during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, on November 13, 2020.

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Uber drivers lay out 4 reasons they think tipping has been getting worse — and why events like Taylor Swift concerts seem to make riders more generous

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Drivers interviewed for this story not pictured.

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Companies like Uber and Amazon use AI to pay people different wages for the same work, a new study finds

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An Amazon.com Inc. delivery driver carries boxes

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People are ticked that delivery drivers complained about stingy tips in a viral New York Times article. Here are the 5 main reasons people don't think they should tip more.

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Two delivery workers with Uber Eats backpacks walking their bikes along a city sidewalk.
Delivery drivers in a recent New York Times article raised issues with the tips they get and people weren't happy.

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This Uber Eats driver only accepts high-value orders in the hope of getting big tips. He says it's 'like gambling,' but 'very exciting.'

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Food delivery drivers and riders make most of their income from tips.

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