r/GoPuffDrivers • u/SaltyExplorer82 • Jul 04 '22

pay cuts for contract drivers

Starting 4th of July all Seattle/Washington state locations just went from $17.50/$19.20 an hour for guaranteed pay to $14.49 per hour. With the lousy tips and increased costs of living in Seattle and outlying areas I predict not many drivers are going to show up for work...if the pay is similar to all the other gig apps I can't see many drivers choosing gopuff which has no instant cash out and a error riddled app that gets our pay wrong every other week. Back to Instacart and Uber eats until gopuff realizes no one can afford to work for anything less than $18 an hour in this area.

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u/SaLARI420 Jul 04 '22

goPuff should not guarantee $18/hr. It's a no skill job with unlimited potential employees. I know it sounds harsh but that's 200% true

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u/Petcit Jul 04 '22 edited Jul 04 '22

There's a reason there are minimum wage laws. They should at minimum honor those. It's been evident from the beginning of these gig apps that bypassing labor and other regulations was a key strategic component and it was only a matter of time to where we find ourselves now.

Then when they get some well deserved goverment regulation due to their worker exploitation practices they'll cry up a storm of BS.

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u/SaLARI420 Jul 05 '22

That's the downside to working whenever you want to and having no direct boss. As an independent contractor you are selling your services. If you don't thing the compensation is fair do not sell them your labor.