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$388 in Sushi. Just a $20 Tip: The Brutal Math of Uber Eats and DoorDash



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Brantley Bush couldn’t shake the fear that he was about to be ripped off.It was a chilly Saturday evening, and Mr. Bush, a delivery driver for Uber Eats, was waiting in an alley next to a dumpster in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood — a decidedly unpretentious spot in the middle of a wealthy enclave near Santa Monica, Calif.He had just snagged an order from a nearby high-end sushi restaurant, for three separate deliveries, giving him a chance for a hefty tip.The first delivery was to a two-story house with a manicured lawn and a large magnolia tree. The second was handed to a teacher at a late-night music class in an office complex.The third was the big item, the reason Mr. Bush had accepted this delivery: a bulging paper bag fill …

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