App-based delivery drivers are often on the clock earning less than minimum wage, but the sporadic good pay and the option to set their own schedule keeps the drivers coming.
For Ross Todd, a driver for Skip The Dishes in Penticton, his job is a love-hate relationship.
He loves how he sets his own hours and how he doesn’t have to deal with any supervisors.
“I love being independent,” he said. “Something comes up I have the flexibility to take an afternoon off – I don’t need to contact a manager or a boss.”
But Todd hates working for less than minimum wage, which he says is roughly 30% to 40% of the time he spends on the clock.
He understands the job is commission-based, “but it’s tough when you’re sitting for two or three hours and getting only a few orders.”
Todd, who became a driver for Skip The Dishes one year ago, finds it frustrating how gas prices are reaching record highs but the rates offered to drivers have not increased.
Despite the ebbs of the job, Todd said that when things flow, he can earn upwards of $35 an hour.
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Brent Hoath has been a driver for Skip the Dishes in Penticton for just over two years. He initially signed up to get some extra income in addition to his full-time job because he wanted to buy a new truck. He was able to save up for the new truck, but when COVID came around, he lost his job and decided to become a full-time delivery driver for the app.
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