Poll of the Day > Does anyone know how people who drive for door dash make money?

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I'm trying to figure this out.

I mean i love the service, but...it doesn't make finacial sense.

So I just ordered some food. There is a 1$ delivery fee (first month) and a $2 service fee.

I tipped $3 (though not everyone has to do that).

I am watching the driver, they stop at the place to order the food, wait for it to be made, drive to your home and then have to drive to wherever they do the next order.

I don't see how they can spend less then 15 minutes per order and I bet it goes longer sometimes.

They don't get much if any of the service fee, and the delivery fee is waved if your a member (on orders of $15), so they must be working mainly on tips.

But even if they got 3$ a pop, that would only be around $12 an hour, and they have to pay for gas etc.

Doesn't seem like it would work finacially to me.
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I assume they get paid some amount by door dash as well
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yeah I'd imagine there is a base amount for each run.

Tips make or break them

And door dash is running at a net loss because that's what tech companies do in 2018
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most people doing this work are making under minimum wage, all things calculated
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Well, I have never tipped only $2, but the options are always $2, $3, or $4 so I imagine you HAVE to tip in order to place an order.

There is a $2 service fee, so if half of that goes to the driver, that means a MIN of $3 per order delivered, so as long as they deliver 4 an hour, that is at least $12 and probably more I guess.

And there is a delivery fee ($1 right now, normally $4), so that would make up for it (as long as your not a member and get free delivery).
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That makes me sad, but....I'm still going to use them since I probably actually help by tipping a decent amount. I mean they are doing the job anyway.
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Most people are doing it as supplemental income. So yeah keep using it, it's extra money they need customers to make that money.

SmokeMassTree posted...

Tips make or break them

And door dash is running at a net loss because that's what tech companies do in 2018

Thats what tech companies have almost always done starting out

Amazon wasnt profitable until like 2015
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wolfy42 posted...

so as long as they deliver 4 an hour

I've never worked for door dash, but i have worked pizza delivery, and 4 deliveries an hour was usually only during peak hours taking two trips with two orders at a time. During non peak-hours, you might take 1 or 2 deliveries (and may very well take 0). During super busy nights, or if you get deliveries close to the store, you might get 5 or 6 deliveries, but that will probably take you more than an hour to do. Even 4 deliveries can take more than an hour if they aren't close.
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