Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Gig App Worker Roundtable
Season 5 Episode 6
November 13th, 2025
9pm est/6pm pst
Panelists:
Shiana: youtube.com/@gigworkmama
Tom: youtube.com/@TruckersPodcast
Acacia: youtube.com/@acaciaballpythons
Gary: youtube.com/@MiddletonTechnologies
Steve: youtube.com/@RideshareRodeo
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#doordash #uber #instacart #walmartspark #amazonflex #independentcontractor #gigwork #gigeconomy
Gig App Worker Roundtable
Season 5 Episode 6
November 13th, 2025
9pm est/6pm pst
Panelists:
Shiana: youtube.com/@gigworkmama
Tom: youtube.com/@TruckersPodcast
Acacia: youtube.com/@acaciaballpythons
Gary: youtube.com/@MiddletonTechnologies
Steve: youtube.com/@RideshareRodeo
{{{ topics will appear here directly after live stream ends }}}
#doordash #uber #instacart #walmartspark #amazonflex #independentcontractor #gigwork #gigeconomy
![DOORDASH DASHER questions that MUST be ANSWERED [13]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jgsMtSJJCD4/mqdefault.jpg "DOORDASH DASHER questions that MUST be ANSWERED [13]
13 minutes of gig news, in 13 minutes or less
February 7th, 2026
DOORDASH QUESTIONS (that need to be answered for Dashers):
~TRANSPARENCY
~Illegal Accounts 2026 (TikTok) vs. 2025 (Facebook)
~Tier system (top dasher, platinum, blah blah blah) VIOLATION IC LAW
~Tip Stealing Since 2017 Nationwide
~Wrongful Deactivations
~Illegal Alcohol Delivery (UNLESS YOU STATE CERTIFIED)
~Illegal Driver Metrics (on time, acceptance rates, customer rating)
~Telematics (they are not a certified telematics company)
~Selling our personal data TO non-affiliated companies
~Creative Ways of Reducing Driver Pay
~Doordash DOTS ($110,000) & Waymo deliveries ($450,000)
~Doordash spent $1.2billion on a table reservation app
~Punishing Customers with City Fees (on top of increased customer cost)
~Punishing Restaurant Partners (price increases on menu items and cost of service)
~Mattress Firm ALL 16 Denver locations NEVER used Doordash
~VOID of Ethics (NOT lack of… VOID of..)
~Hidden Tips
~Base Pay
PLEASE ADD ANY I MISSED OR EXPAND ON ANY I SPOKE OF IN THE COMMENTS BELOW
#doordash #fooddelivery #gigwork")
![No Tax on Tips? Did Gig Drivers Get Left Behind [13]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kWleJ-KVYTU/mqdefault.jpg "No Tax on Tips? Did Gig Drivers Get Left Behind [13]
Welcome to 13 — 13 minutes of gig news in 13 minutes or less.
April 19th, 2026
The “no tax on tips” headline sounded great… but did it actually change anything for app drivers?
💡 Here’s what we cover:
• Why most gig workers didn’t benefit from “no tax on tips”
• The key difference between W-2 tipped workers vs. independent contractors
• A full 2025 earnings breakdown ($1,000/week example)
• Mileage deductions explained (and why they matter more than tips)
• The TRUE tax bill most drivers face (it’s not small)
• Weekly take-home after taxes—what you’re actually keeping
📊 Example inside:
$52,000/year income → ~$8,658 in taxes
That’s about $167/week gone BEFORE gas & maintenance
👇 IMPORTANT 👇
PLEASE leave your experience filing your 2025 taxes compared to last year:
Was it better, worse, or basically the same?
💬 I read and reply to ALL comments—questions, concerns, everything.
🚨 One last thought…
What would an extra ~$9,000 have done for you last year?
#Doordash #Uber #Taxes #GigWork #SideHustle")
