Gig Economy
How I make $1,000 a week delivering food for DoorDash, GrubHub, and Postmates
How to master the delivery apps
There appears to be a conversation raging right now over whether services like Uber and Postmates should be required to reclassify their workers as W-2 employees rather than 1099 independent contractors. The conversation seems to be going on between mostly people who don’t work in tech and don’t work for these companies. It’s a noble point of view. They believe that these companies owe their workers things like a guaranteed minimum wage, health care, possibly child care while they work, oil changes, etc. The problem is that (as far as i can tell) none of the people railing on these points actually have any experience working these jobs; or if they do, they’re not doing it right.
First a little background. If you just want the nuts and bolts, I have itemized them a little further down the page.
Now you may be wondering why someone with an MBA is working for Postmates or DoorDash or GrubHub. Well read on, my friend, and I will explain it to you. I, like most MBA graduates, was making plans to work in investment banking, digital marketing, or sales. What I really wanted to do though was start my own business. The problem is that I had used up the last of my financial aid…
