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Uber Eats undercover: Delivering your food for $1.74 an hour (www.thestar.com)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

This is... a weird gotcha. "You claim to be aginast murder, but sometimes you like to order Taco Bell! Checkmate, progressives!"

I personally voted for Harris despite being in California, but I can't afford doordash for going out. It's often:

Meal Price (often but not always extra charges because fuck you, they can)
Service fees
Driver fees
Tip to get someone to deliver in my rural area

Meanwhile I can often walk to there and put in my order in the same amount of time. It's often even cheaper to take the bus someplace, then take the bus back. Doordash makes more sense in an urban area, but I don't live in one. And when I am in one, I'm often with a friend who knows how to drive.