DoorDash rolls out emergency relief as surging pump prices hit US gig workers

"Under the ‌program, ⁠delivery drivers who log at least 125 miles a week on DoorDash orders will receive a ​weekly fuel-relief payment. Payments ​start ⁠at $5 and rise to a maximum of $15, depending ​on miles driven." Worthless

> drivers who log at least 125 miles a week on DoorDash orders > Payments ​start ⁠at $5 and rise to a maximum of $15 > *could* allow eligible drivers to save *up ⁠to* $1.90 ​per gallon each week Some analyst calculated how to use the smallest amount of money possible to keep them as profitable as possible in the current situation, and here it is.

Meanwhile, I know a few Dashers driving F-150s who b**** they’re losing money. I’m still searching for my concern….

Each employee gets one extra gordita crunch from Taco Bell per shift! There's your relief.

Ready for DD to roll out the new "fuel surcharge" of $2 per order

They could just ... compensate appropriately for miles in the first place.

Gas is just going to continue to rise based on yesterday's events

This is completely worthless. I door dash on the side to get some simple spending money on the week. It's not worth it right now, and the tips have stayed the same.

How door dash and uber still retain employees is a mystery to me.

I doubt this will help. Im screwed. I cant find a job. Last one laid a bunch of us off. Ive been dashing my ass off. Before I could put $10 in and be good for a few hrs. Now its like I barely put gas in. Whatever, man. Im so done. Im so defeated. I push and push. And try and stay positive. But no matter the push and length I go im always in the same spot When even stopping drinking and smoking doesn’t stop the emptiness. Wtf do I do man? I just want to see my son smile.

Capitalism eats itself. It starts with the poor consumer and laborer but it hits the industries that depend and sell to the poor consumer. And their suppliers. The real economy is deeply interconnected. It will domino effect up the supply chain and bring more and more industries and buisnesses and economic castes down with it.

These comments are really reminding me that Americans arent any better at math than when they were taking 10k+ hits on trading in for fuel efficient vehicles. 5$ does in fact cover the difference in the cost of gas at 125 miles.

Doordash was always a stupid business model. They never figured out how to make money, even after trying to convince you that your dasher should stop by walgreens on the way home with your McDonald's. And now they are doing bailouts. I feel a little bad for the dashers but this service needs to die.

I deliver pizzas for a local chain. I have noticed tips decrease lately as people try to save money, which obviously exacerbates the issue for us since we spend more money on gas than the customers do.

What a crock of shit. DD coerces drivers to take $2.25 to pick up and deliver 10 miles away. They are just trying to gaslight drivers like they always have.

I'm surprised we haven't heard someone call out "Users should tip their Dashers more"

They’re gonna use this to justify another fee that doesn’t even go to the dashers aren’t they?

I was thinking about which workers would be most impacted by current fuel prices and obviously gig workers were the first to come to mind. I’m glad something is being done but the $5-$15 quoted in this article doesn’t seem sufficient. Wonder if this will have any long term or permanent impact to those businesses.

ITT: people who’re confusing offset costs vs. completely reimbursement. I know big corporate bad, but they’re not just going to reimburse your entire fuel costs.

Time for some fun math! The average US car gets about 28 Miles per Gallon. The Average price per gallon today is about $3.96. To drive 125 miles will cost the driver 4.46 gallons of fuel or $17.67. The refuel relief provides them a base of $5. The driver thus spends $12.67 per 125 miles. For Earnings: The 'average' distance a door dash driver drivers in US per delivery is about 5 miles (assuming city AND multiple orders picked up/delivered per trip). To account for less optimal variables we will say they drive an average of 10 miles per trip and that they perform an average of 2 deliveries per hour. For that hour they earn roughly $7 plus ~$2 in tips per delivery, which we will put at $5 per hour for a net earning of $12/hour. That means each hour they drive around 20 miles and earn $12. With the 28 miles per gallon and $3.96/gallon they spend $2.83 per hour on fuel, bringing their total earnings to $9.17 per hour. After working for 6 hours and 15 minutes they reach their 125 miles and earn their $5 refuel relief. Over the course of an 8 hour work day the driver delivers 16 meals, drives 160 miles, uses 5.71 gallons of gase, and after gas costs earns a net total of $78.36 or about $9.80 per hour. That 'Fuel Relief' effectively gives a driver $0.63/hour of work.

I cancelled all my delivery apps when Uber Eats made it mandatory that I utilize the robots. F' those things. The whole point is to come to my apartment complex door. Between taking 5 stops to get to my house, massive expense, and GLP1's. I don't see the benefit in any subscriptions.

This will likely be passed on to the customer in a form of fees, time to jump ship and use another platform

More than i expected them to do

Only the beginning ladies & gentlemen. This is what “ the worlds greatest military “ has gotten us

If only they had something that didn’t run on gas………..

So, do I order DoorDash and tip well to support the drivers or do I not order DoorDash in protest of this pathetic “relief”?

F*** your performative bullshit, you manipulative scumbags.

I travel for work and rely on doordash. Sometimes I get to a hotel with no restaurant or walking distance meal options. I doordash and never receive my food. F*** this company.

125 week? I can do that in one night...

Oh f*** $15 watch out doordash is gonna go bankrupt

I don’t actually think this war is “for Israel,” I think it’s for the midterms and Trump’s broader legacy, and I think Israel has been independently pushing for war (for the same political reasons) and the Trump admin just seized on an “opportunity.” I think when Rubio and Trump seemingly tried to pass the buck to Israel by saying they led us into it, I think they were actually just trying appeal to Americans based on how their own circle views Israel as both inherently virtuous and strategically adept. I don’t think this is about Epstein because there were never going to be any consequences for anyone in the USA from that already. They’re not worried here, and don’t need a war to cover for themselves. I think the GOP needs a war for the next two elections. The problem is that this war was horribly conceived. Trump needs a war that involves no “boots on the ground,” has a “virtuous cause,” does not disrupt the endless flow of treats to Americans (see this article), and brings success, at least in the media. Already this war is disrupting treats and failing in the media because we look weaker than everyone thought we were. The “virtuous cause” of supporting Israel is falling flat with skeptical post-October 7 liberals and the increasingly Nazi-fied GOP base and staffer networks. And there will be boots on the ground. There is no other way. Don’t kid yourself. Cheney was such a genius because he justified the Iraq War through the liberal media, making it hard for even liberals to stand together against it. Trump and Rubio tried to skip that whole process by appealing to Israel. That might have worked pre-October 7th, but liberals are turning harshly against Israel and even conservatives are starting turn out of sheer antisemitism.

Does that mean they're going to raise rates to $4/hr? 

Did they do this back in 2022-2023 when the consistent national average was $4-5 a gallon? This is just a publicity stunt.

If it works, DoorDash will still fail when short term solutions fail to ameliorate long term problems. If it doesn't work, DoorDash will fail because they will be asking drivers to lose money to work for them. PUTS ON DASH