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kpmcc
Seems to me like the platforms profiting off the delivery workers’ labor should foot some if not all of the bill for the worker hubs.
bbbbb5
>I have to wear fingerless gloves so that I can use my smartphone to receive orders from DoorDash, Uber, and Grubhub

Hasn't this been a solved problem since like ... 2007? https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-touchscreen-...

aplc0r
In my experience these wear out extremely quickly even when following the manufacturer's care instructions. Inevitably the touch functionality degrades leading to me ripping them off in frustration to do what I need to do in the moment. I've switched to fingerless gloves with a mitten flap.