Seattle becomes first in U.S. to protect gig workers from sudden 'deactivation'

Re:Seattle becomes first in U.S. to protect gig workers from... by chongli on Thursday August 10, 2023 @12:56AM (#37072126)

To be honest, I think Skip and Uber Eats are either struggling or in a seasonal down cycle right now. Very few orders coming in, and it’s not just my dad. He talks to the other drivers out there and they say the same thing.

I think on the one hand maybe a lot of people are away on summer vacation so not ordering food as often. On the other hand, interest rates in Canada have shot through the roof, so maybe a lot of people are cutting back on ordering in and choosing to cook more to save money.

Unfortunately, interest rates also affect my dad, so he’s getting squeezed pretty hard. I can’t blame the gig companies for that though, that’s the Bank of Canada’s doing.

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Re:Seattle becomes first in U.S. to protect gig workers from... by DropInIn on Thursday August 10, 2023 @08:08PM (#37083406)

Both cost so much more than dieect order and pickup that it's getting close to cheaper to take a cab to get it direct from the shop, right?

I know I have never ordered from either because I was immediately aghast at the massive markup over the regular price for the products...

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