Instacart full-service vs. in-store shoppers: what's the difference?
Did you know that Instacart offers two different positions? There is full-service shoppers and in-store shoppers both have their differences and benefits depending on your preferences. Click here to read more about the popular positions at Instacart!
Did you know Instacart offers benefits?
It's true! Full-service shoppers at Instacart have the following benefits:
- shopper injury protection
- free access to care.com
- access to sick pay
- student loan assistance
- 14 days of extended #coronavirus pay
Sound good? Click here to learn how to apply to Instacart!
Instacart - A Community of Heroes
What is Instacart? - A grocery store delivery service. Instacart offers grocery shopping and delivery for Albertsons, ALDI, Costco, CVS, Kroger, Loblaw, Market Basket, Publix, Safeway, Sam's Club, Sprouts, Stop&Shop, Wegmans and many others!
They are hiring! - Yesterday their CEO announced they are hiring for 300,000 roles nationwide. Yes, everywhere in the USA.
To Sign up for a Job as an Instacart Shopper, follow this link. https://shoppers.instacart.com/
See the full press release below with the letter from their CEO. https://news.instacart.com/expanding-our-community-of-household-heroes-a-thank-you-from-apoorva-mehta-instacart-ceo-3e596b5d05a9
Instacart today announced plans to bring on an additional 300,000 full-service shoppers across North America over the next 3 months to meet the increasing customer demand for online grocery delivery and pickup in the U.S. and Canada. Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta shared the news with the Instacart shopper community today — you can read his message below and learn more here.
To our valued shopper community, I want to share my heartfelt gratitude to all of you for the hard work that you’re doing to support communities throughout North America during this uncertain time. The last few weeks have been the busiest in Instacart’s history, and we’ve been proud to serve as an essential service for you and the millions of customers relying on you to deliver their groceries and household goods. Our teams are working around the clock to safely serve all members of our community, and we’re incredibly grateful for Instacart shoppers like you who have stepped up as household heroes during this time. Since day one, our goal at Instacart has been to ensure customers get their groceries delivered reliably, to lift up our retail partners, and to provide flexible earnings opportunities for shoppers. Today, the role we play and the responsibility we have takes on an entirely new meaning. I want to take a few moments to share how we’re prioritizing the health and safety of the Instacart shopper community.
First, we have been closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and are adhering to recommendations from public health officials to ensure we’re operating safely. The health and safety of our entire community remain our first priority. That’s why we worked closely with a panel of health, food safety, and disease control experts to develop a comprehensive set of shopper health and safety guidelines to provide you with the resources and information you need to take appropriate preventative actions and precautionary food handling measures. We’ve also been working closely with our local teams to provide cleaning products in-store and have secured health and safety supplies, which we’ll be distributing to shoppers across North America in the days and weeks ahead.
We are also offering additional support for shoppers who may be affected by COVID-19. All in-store shoppers nationwide now have access to sick pay, an accrued benefit that can be used as paid time off if you’re absent from work due to illness or injury. Additionally, any full-service or in-store shopper can receive up to 14 days of extended pay if you’re diagnosed with COVID-19 or placed in individual mandatory isolation or quarantine.
Our teams have also been working to improve your shopping experience to ensure you have the tools and resources you need during this busy time. We’ve expanded ratings forgiveness, made it easier for you to cancel batches, and launched Mobile Checkout so you can quickly pay at the register with a tap of your phone. We’ve also rolled out a new Leave at My Door Delivery feature nationwide, making it easier for shoppers and customers to safely deliver and receive their orders. With the increased order volume we’re seeing, we know shopper Care wait times have also been longer than normal. We’re working to increase staffing and implement new technology and processes so you get the support you need while shopping for customers. We’re moving fast as a team to innovate on our shopper products and always appreciate your feedback along the way — you can read about the latest changes we’ve made here on our shopper blog.
Today, we have more shoppers on the Instacart platform than ever before. Given the continued customer demand we expect over the coming months, we’ll be bringing on an additional 300,000 full-service shoppers to support cities nationwide. As more people look for immediate, flexible earnings opportunities during this time, we hope that Instacart can be an additional source of income for those looking to earn while also delivering for the communities in which they live.
We’re incredibly grateful for all the work that each of you do every single day — thank you for your continued dedication. Apoorva
My advice to people interested in working at #Instacart as a #Full-serviceShopper ...
Go full service Shopper/1099 employee. Best route.
Drama at #Instacart
The customer accused me of theft when I refused to buy him alcohol due to instacart's ToS. He was relentless at trying to get me fired, lol.
Dispute after dispute, the customer was the one who ended up getting his account banned for Fraud. Well played..
What do you do until the job you want comes along? Lets talk and encourage others
Uber, Uber eats, Lyft, Roadie, Shipt, Instacart, worked 2/3 PT jobs, these are a few things I do until something more in my field of work happens, sometimes having some $ is better than none and it relieves the pressure to some degree and helps you not to be frustrated with the process.
What I loved working at #Instacart
The customers are always nice and greatful for my service to provided.
Looking for something fast?
If you feel exhausted from looking for a full-time position it might be time to step back and consider taking a gig job! ...OR if you have a job, but would like to make more money this is the post for you!
A gig job (aka “side-hustle”) is something that provides the money you need to survive NOW. In most cases, you are able to make your own hours and be your own boss!
Here are some GREAT gigs to consider
• [Instacart] (https://careers.instacart.com/openings/) (shop and deliver groceries) Great for people who like structure, organization, and those little details. You can also make tips!
• [Rover] (https://www.rover.com/become-a-sitter/?ref=header) (get paid to play with dogs) Perfect for those who love animals! Not a dog person? No worries, you can also pick and choose which types of pets you would like to work with. Learn how to make the most money with your Rover experience [here] (https://www.thesimpledollar.com/how-to-make-money-dog-sitting-through-rover/) in this article.
• [Doordash] (https://www.doordash.com/dasher/signup/) (food delivery) Bring home the bacon for yourself and for others in this role where you can make over $10 an hour delivering food from local restaurants.
• [Lyft] (https://www.lyft.com/driver) (driver) Love to drive? You can get paid for it! New drivers have options to earn some really great cash bonuses. Set your own hours and drive when YOU want to! No car? No problem you can also rent one from Lyft's rental program. Find out more info [here] (https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/sections/360000293648-Express-Drive-Rental-Car-Program)
• [Amazon Flex] (https://flex.amazon.com/?) (package delivery) Set your own hours and use your own vehicle to deliver packages for Amazon. You can make upwards of $18-25 per hour!
Questions? Please ask!
Have you ever worked a gig job? How was it?? : )
I just got started with instacart!!
I'm excited and trying to find out how to start making money with instacart. Is there anyone who can help me get started? I'm in Woodland, California
My advice to people interested in working at #Instacart as a #Grocerydelivery ...
Don't go to work for them they are constantly telling you different stories for one question and they are really rude to there employees on the phone