Press Play with Madeleine Brand
If you tip your Amazon driver, that money isn’t really a tip
The gig economy has made it easy and fast to order food, groceries, or a ride. But Amazon, Instacart and DoorDash have recently come under fire for using customer tips as part of drivers’ salaries.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe gig economy has made it easy and fast to order food, groceries, or a ride. But Amazon, Instacart and DoorDash have recently come under fire for using customer tips as part of drivers’ salaries. That means the more a driver is tipped, the less the company itself contributes to their paycheck.
The full episode
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Some companies use drivers' tips to reduce base pay- 0:00Takeaways from Gov. Newsom’s first State of the State
- 12:21If you tip your Amazon driver, that money isn’t really a tipYou’re reading this
- 23:35Tech unicorns: Who will be the next Facebook or Amazon?
- 32:07Lorena Bobbitt: Behind the punchlines, a story of domestic violence
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Johana Bhuiyan
Los Angeles Times business reporter covering the technology industry with a focus on accountability
Caroline O'Donovan
The Washington Post
The full episode
2 of 4Some companies use drivers' tips to reduce base pay- 0:00Takeaways from Gov. Newsom’s first State of the State
- 12:21If you tip your Amazon driver, that money isn’t really a tipYou’re reading this
- 23:35Tech unicorns: Who will be the next Facebook or Amazon?
- 32:07Lorena Bobbitt: Behind the punchlines, a story of domestic violence