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Uber Eats undercover: Delivering your food for $1.74 an hour (www.thestar.com)
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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Conceptually what’s different than the branded delivery drivers?

  • fixed wage plus tips
  • already at the restaurant, so food will typically arrive hotter
  • associated with the restaurant, so the brand has an incentive for drivers to do a good job
  • can batch multiple deliveries from the same store, so drivers have fewer stops (doordssh etc drivers will probably hit multiple restaurants from multiple apps to keep profits high)
  • usually no markup in the menu price, delivery fee is transparent

So, a lot of conceptual and practical differences beyond the couple you mentioned. I don't order from doordash etc, but I will sometimes order delivery from dominoes or something where they have their own delivery drivers. It's not hard for me to drive a couple miles to pick up my own order, which saves me money, has a better chance of having hot food, and I'm not enabling people making poor choices to work below minimum wage.

That said, I prefer ride sharing apps over taxis.