Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

Then she should quit. There are certainly other people out there willing to do this type of simple work for a low wage. Instacart is basically passing it to the consumers so that the economics of the business work.



Yeah, I'm pretty sure she is going to, I know she and the other people that do it hate it. Shouldn't they be guaranteed minimum wage? I mean, if they don't make minimum wage they can sue, or report them to the Department of Labor, right?


Not if they're classified as contractors.

(Whether the contractor classification is reasonable is a whole other ball of wax)




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: