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I dont agree. Their innovation was stitching a whole swath of the cheapest and least reliable labor (part timers with a pulse who have an hour or two to kill) i

I dont agree. Their innovation was stitching a whole swath of the cheapest and least reliable labor (part timers with a pulse who have an hour or two to kill) into a fairly reliable system. Leguslated higher wages destroys that innovation and highlights just how price sensitive the delivery demand is. It can never be a career at volume.

Larrikin 2y ago
Door Dash was unable to make a profit during a time period where restaurants weren't allowed to have indoor dining and most people were locked in their homes for a year. This was before drivers and law makers began realizing that with car wear and tear they were getting less than minimum wage.
- gruez 2y ago
  >drivers and law makers began realizing that with car wear and tear they were getting less than minimum wage. Source? At least according to this study[1] 92% of uber/lyft drivers in seattle made above minimum wage. True, this isn't exactly the same as for delivery workers, but given how fungible the two jobs are I think it's fair to treat them as approximately the same. Much more interesting is how much your earnings vary depending on your assumptions. The study calculated $17.40/hr by using pessimistic assumptions, and $23.25/hr using optimistic assumptions. [1] https://ecommons.cornell.edu/items/161915a8-b0b8-4dc4-b5ff-d3e7b9012089 https://ecommons.cornell.edu/items/161915a8-b0b8-4dc4-b5ff-d...