How much should I tip on Doordash? Is $5.00 enough? Is it too little? Are Dashers expecting too much? A video recently went viral when a Doordash driver cussed out a customer because their five dollar tip was too low. That has sparked a discussion about how much is enough and whether Dashers are too …
While there’s no real “Doordash Paycheck” since Dashers are not employees, there are several ways that Dashers can be paid. In fact, turn-around time is faster for getting Doordash earnings than with most traditional jobs. What does that mean for you if you deliver for Doordash? How long does it take to get paid after …
Being a Doordash delivery driver (or Dasher) can be a great way to make some extra money or part of a larger full time delivery strategy. However, it’s not technically a job. Dashers are independent contractors rather than employees. If you deliver for Doordash you are self-employed. That’s an important distinction that we’ll discuss more …
Doordash has not changed their pay model, but Doordash base pay has been dropping all the same. Doordash did cut minimum pay in Summer of 2021. And in the spring and summer of 2022, Doordash was caught cutting base pay on longer distance deliveries. Of course they won’t tell you that, they want you to …
Skyrocketing gas prices have put the squeeze on a lot of gig economy drivers in early 2022. Doordash joined many other Gig Economy companies by creating their Gas Rewards challenge to supplement the additional cost of higher fuel prices for Dashers. There were two parts to the program. One was the fuel rewards challenge which …
Doordash rolled out a pilot program in some areas recently to test out a new mileage tracking feature. Fortunately, my market was one of those test markets. This gave me a chance to test it out. We’re three weeks into the four week program and I thought I’d offer my thoughts on what I’ve seen …
Doordash does not pay for gas for their delivery drivers. Doordash drivers are paid by the delivery. As independent contractors there is no gas reimbursement. That’s the economic reality of being an independent contractor delivering for Doordash. The more important question is, can you make enough as a Dasher to have enough money left over …
Doordash has added a new Top Dasher perk for the first time in a year and a half. But have they really? Doordash sent emails and in-app notifications to Dashers in several markets offering a new benefit for their incentive program. “Qualifying as a Top Dasher will now give you priority access to hig-value orders… …
Dashers today discovered that they have to agree to the new updated Doordash Independent Contractor Agreement if they want to dash. What has changed on the updated Doordash Independent Contractor Agreement? Changes in the agreement appear to be geared towards strengthening their case in the use of independent contractors, making mass arbitration more difficult, and …
Doordash does not pay overtime. Doordash delivery drivers are independent contractors providing delivery services as a business and thus are not Doordash employees. Therefore, employee guarantees like minimum wage and overtime do not apply. Understand how payment works as an independent contractor Unfortunately, Doordash does not do a good job explaining that their couriers are …
What is going on with the Doordash app? The past few days, there’s been a lot of buzz about Doordash that has nothing to do with their pay model and the supposed upcoming change. The Dasher app has been having some major issues. Dozens of drivers have reported in forums that they were deactivated. And …
For the longest time, conventional wisdom was that Uber Eats would be the one to eventually knock Grubhub off their perch as market share leader in the food delivery business, with Doordash and Postmates seemingly left behind to battle for scraps. And yet recent reports like this one and this one show Doordash taking over …
No. No, Doordash isn’t stealing your tips. At least not technically. But you can’t blame drivers for getting that impression. Editor’s Note: This article was written during Doordash’s previous pay model so some things will seem different. Some things haven’t changed – I’ll talk about what’s changed at the end of the article. The Doordash …