Workers say the rideshare and food delivery platforms are taking disproportionate sums from their fares as fees, hurting their earnings.
As per a report on Local10 news, the incident took place on Saturday in Kendall area of Florida, United States and the food was ordered by a 13-year-old boy named Elias Crisanto and his mother.
The DoorDash delivery agent not only ate the customer's order but also insulted the customer, calling them lazy for not picking up their own food.
The US man shared a screenshot of his Doordash app for his McDonald's order, which showed this message: “Restaurant is confused as to what you want on your order.”
Another DoorDash employee said he learnt about his job loss the hard way after being locked out of his computer late at night and lost his access to his Slack
CEO Xu said DoorDash will still work on lowering operating costs not related to headcount, but that measures like that weren’t going to be enough to close the gap.
Google rejected Tyler Cohen a staggering 39 times before he was hired by the tech giant.
A glitch in the DoorDash app recently resulted in hundreds of customers ordering food without having to pay for it.
Measuring income inequality at the company level is inherently flawed
Questions remain over profitability and broader impact on society
DoorDash would be valued at $32.4 billion based on outstanding common stock alone, not adding in private stakes being held by insiders.
Now, as the new reality of remote work, school, shopping and socializing supercharges the adoption of tech products and services, sentiment has flipped even further — to a frenzy of deal-making.
The company is planning to raise up to approximately $2.8 billion from an initial public offering of 33 million shares. The offering is expected to be priced between $75 and $85 per share, according to a regulatory filing Monday.