Category: gig-work
Walmart Spark delivery drivers are sick of customers asking them to bring deliveries into their homes
Walmart Spark drivers often get asked to bring groceries inside customers’ homes. Walmart Walmart Spark drivers often get requests from customers to drop groceries off in their kitchens. But coming into customers’ houses is against Spark policies. Walmart’s InHome delivery service, which is staffed by full-time employees, offers kitchen drop-offs. Earlier this year, a Spark delivery driver in Nevada pulled up to a house with…
Lonely Instacart and DoorDash gig workers are turning to YouTube influencers to help them feel connected
Contractors for DoorDash, Instacart, and other gig-work apps turn to their favorite YouTube creators for information and stories that they can relate to. DoorDash Gig workers for Instacart, DoorDash, and other apps tend to have their favorite YouTubers. With no colleagues or bosses, gig work can be lonely, creating an opportunity for YouTube creators. Two gig workers with followings on YouTube told Insider about how…