Below minimum wages - Anonymous employee DoorDash Employee Review

1.0
Jun 13, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

work your own time. whenever the areas are red available. direct deposit to red card within minutes. paid immediately

Cons

below minimum wage job. 2.50 pay for 10 miles. making average 7.50 to 15 hourly. using your personal vehicle. labor violation of forcing their drivers to wait at restaurants unpaid wages with up to 30 minutes wait. even holding the food behind the counters. DD should be charging the merchant 20 cents per minute as this is a standard for Lyft and Uber. Restaurants unpaid work violations for drivers to make drinks which is unsanitary. This is ongoing issues at Popeyes, Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, The Buffalo Spot, and many more restaurants who have the soda machine on customer side of counter. Bathroom rights violations where don't allow their drivers to use restroom at various locations. Orders are being stolen at the merchant locations without verifications. the driver is force to contact DD support to remake the order or refund. Taking 15 minutes unpaid wages to resolve the issues. drop off locations with apartments not accurate and takes 5 to 10 minutes unpaid wages. the app crashes and has issues , troubleshooting app issues downtime unpaid wages. customers allowed to not tip. which causes the delivery to not be worth it. making below 10 hourly.

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Cons

The supposed 'flexibility' of this role is actually a double-edged sword. While the platform advertises freedom, it functions as a lack of structure and support. Because the performance metrics are intentionally opaque, the 'independence' of the job feels more like isolation. You are left guessing if your efforts are actually valued or just another input in an algorithm that doesn't prioritize worker success.

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