![]() KERR: That's because workers are only paid the hourly rate when they're on a delivery, not when they're waiting to take a new assignment. JIMMY MILLER: It's definitely not worth it. But Jimmy Miller, who's a DoorDash driver in Washington, D.C., says that's hardly the case. The company says it gives workers a better idea of how much they'll make. KERR: DoorDash announced last week that workers can now be paid an hourly rate. WOOD: You could be busting your chops off and still make less than the minimum wage. Sometimes they get $8 for a 30-minute delivery, and sometimes it's only 3. Because the app uses an algorithm to calculate that pay, workers say it's impossible to decipher. KERR: DoorDash pays its workers per delivery, and that amount changes constantly. ![]() Some of them are good, and some of them are bad. WOOD: The app feels like a little bit of a game. KERR: And he says DoorDash workers never really know how much money they'll make on a given day. And we're expected to get the food in the same amount of time as we would otherwise. There can be mistakes with restaurants' orders. He's based in New York City and sometimes has to bike long distances. But as NPR's Dara Kerr reports, it is not that simple.ĭARA KERR, BYLINE: Delivery worker Joshua Wood says it isn't always easy to get people food. DoorDash says it's gotten the message, and it's now rolling out a new hourly pay option. They get paid per delivery and often make less than minimum wage. Workers for the food delivery company DoorDash have long said it can be hard to make ends meet. ![]()
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