I'm a gig worker for Uber Eats in New York City. The delivery work is unsustainable even with minimum wages.

I'm a gig worker for Uber Eats in New York City. The delivery work is unsustainable even with minimum wages.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with a gig worker who delivers for Uber Eats in New York City. He spoke to Business Insider about what it has been like to deliver in the city since late 2023 when a new law raised the minimum wage for NYC gig delivery workers to about $18 an hour.

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