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Look out, DoorDash: Local meal delivery companies are teaming up
Potentially hundreds of mom-and-pop delivery companies will be available through a new app and website that pair diners with hometown providers. (Fast Company)
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DoorDash drivers: Tech glitches bedevil the meal delivery service
Technical problems are frustrating drivers and could lead to late, cold, or lost orders. Fast Company
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Why the resurgence of organized labor hasn’t helped gig workers
Drivers for DoorDash, Instacart, and Gopuff have all staged work stoppages recently. But most workers won’t strike—and some actively love their gigs. (Fast Company)
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Local food delivery companies say Google devastated their business
Decades-old services have seen business plummet as DoorDash, Grubhub, and other deep-pocket rivals crowd them out. They say Google is part of the problem. (Fast Company)
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What it’s like to be a delivery worker during the COVID-19 pandemic
Grocery and restaurant deliveries are booming, but working conditions are more hectic and dangerous—for just a bit more cash. (Fast Company)
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In 20 years, your boss may track your every glance, keystroke, and heartbeat
In the future you may be working less for “the man” and more for the machine—machine learning, that is. Even those of us who don’t lose our jobs to automation may still be under its thumb. (Fast Company)
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Fired employees invoke Google’s ‘Don’t be evil’ motto in their workplace complaint
Four fired Google workers have shared their complaint to the National Labor Relations Board with ‘Fast Company.’ It accuses Google and Alphabet of unfair and illegal treatment. (Read more on Fast Company)
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Here’s what you should tip Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart workers
Five percent? Ten? Twenty? As more of our rides, food, and other stuff comes from apps, what’s a fair reward for the humans behind the technology? (Fast Company)
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Instacart delivery drivers are striking this week. Here’s why
Instacart shoppers are “striking” this week. Their demands? A higher default tip in Instacart’s app. (Fast Company)
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Terrible tippers are making underpaid delivery jobs even worse
Grocery delivery gig workers on Instacart are complaining of more jobs with low tips, zero tips, or disappearing tips. (Fast Company)
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