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My friend works at Instacart, she says it totally sucks. Mainly because there's no guaranteed hourly pay and what she gets paid depends entirely on what the customers decide to give out as a tip. So for example sometimes she spends an hour grocery shopping for someone, then 30 minutes to drive to their house, and then the person can just arbitrarily decide to tip her $10. So she makes $10 for 90 minutes of work? That…
My friend works at Instacart, she says it totally sucks. Mainly because there's no guaranteed hourly pay and what she gets paid depends entirely on what the customers decide to give out as a tip. So for example sometimes she spends an hour grocery shopping for someone, then 30 minutes to drive to their house, and then the person can just arbitrarily decide to tip her $10. So she makes $10 for 90 minutes of work? That…
The real problem here is Instacart's model. But is it really a problem if your friend still works for them? Why does he/she do so? Maybe time to quit?
My friend works at Instacart, she says it totally sucks. Mainly because there's no guaranteed hourly pay and what she gets paid depends entirely on what the customers decide to give out as a tip. So for example sometimes she spends an hour grocery shopping for someone, then 30 minutes to drive to their house, and then the person can just arbitrarily decide to tip her $10. So she makes $10 for 90 minutes of work? That…
I definitely understand your frustration, but calling the people cheap idiots seems a bit harsh. Does Instacart give tipping guidance? As a user, I would just assume they pay reasonable wages and a tip should be just that... a tip, not a living wage.
Tips should be at the customer's discretion.
My friend works at Instacart, she says it totally sucks. Mainly because there's no guaranteed hourly pay and what she gets paid depends entirely on what the customers decide to give out as a tip. So for example sometimes she spends an hour grocery shopping for someone, then 30 minutes to drive to their house, and then the person can just arbitrarily decide to tip her $10. So she makes $10 for 90 minutes of work? That…
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We work hard to get back to candidates quickly - in some cases the same day as they interview, but at least the day after if not. We know the market is very competitive and want candidates to make the best decisions they can - so it's in our best interest to act quickly! We are always working to improve how we screen, interview and respond to candidates in hiring, so will take this feedback to heart. Thank you for pr…
Not sure if you realize but all your responses here seem terribly canned. That's probably also why your first comment in this thread is being downvoted.
My friend works at Instacart, she says it totally sucks. Mainly because there's no guaranteed hourly pay and what she gets paid depends entirely on what the customers decide to give out as a tip. So for example sometimes she spends an hour grocery shopping for someone, then 30 minutes to drive to their house, and then the person can just arbitrarily decide to tip her $10. So she makes $10 for 90 minutes of work? That…
As others have mentioned, I blame Instacart and not the consumer. I use and love Instacart's service. I had no idea the shoppers relied on tips as much as you say they do. Instacart makes it seem like it's just a little extra bonus, no big deal. You can't blame the consumer for not knowing that.
I was just shocked, SHOCKED how little she was actually making vs how much they told her she was making when she took the job. She thought she was making $25 an hour, but after I helped her take a hard look at the math, she was really only making $5-$7 an hour, if that.
On this note: My team and I at Analytical Flavor Systems[1] wrote a blog post on how we go about hiring data science interns[2]. It's heavier on the technical details, and suffers from less... romanticism.... [1] www.gastrograph.com [2] https://gastrograph.com/blogs/gastronexus/interviewing-data-...
There is definitely more technical detail and statistical process in that post, although I strongly question the use of a hiring test that intricate and time consuming for an internship .
Did you see the work we linked to? That's intern work here - we treat our interns as full members of the team, and they've delivered.
My friend works at Instacart, she says it totally sucks. Mainly because there's no guaranteed hourly pay and what she gets paid depends entirely on what the customers decide to give out as a tip. So for example sometimes she spends an hour grocery shopping for someone, then 30 minutes to drive to their house, and then the person can just arbitrarily decide to tip her $10. So she makes $10 for 90 minutes of work? That…
You call them idiots. But they had items delivered to them for free. In my mind that is smart. The real problem here is Instacart's model. But is it really a problem if your friend still works for them? Why does he/she do so? Maybe time to quit?
imo it seems like these gig companies really benefit from exploiting underpaid workers who don't know any better and aren't connected/smart enough/empowered to fight back. She really believed that she was going to bring in $25 an hour like they told her she would be, didn't realize she had to account for taxes, calculating all the expenses etc.
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You call them idiots. But they had items delivered to them for free. In my mind that is smart. The real problem here is Instacart's model. But is it really a problem if your friend still works for them? Why does he/she do so? Maybe time to quit?
Ha, good points. You're right. Once I helped her crunch the numbers and it illuminated how little she was actually making ($5-$7 an hour after expenses) she decided to go back to walking dogs. Well, right now she's on a "mental health" break but I think she will be starting up walking dogs again in a few weeks. imo it seems like these gig companies really benefit from exploiting underpaid workers who don't know any b…
My friend works at Instacart, she says it totally sucks. Mainly because there's no guaranteed hourly pay and what she gets paid depends entirely on what the customers decide to give out as a tip. So for example sometimes she spends an hour grocery shopping for someone, then 30 minutes to drive to their house, and then the person can just arbitrarily decide to tip her $10. So she makes $10 for 90 minutes of work? That…
I definitely understand your frustration, but calling the people cheap idiots seems a bit harsh. Does Instacart give tipping guidance? As a user, I would just assume they pay reasonable wages and a tip should be just that... a tip, not a living wage.
I want to believe this is something Instacart employees could easily clear up by disseminating some information on the subject rather than hoping that Instacart will handle it.