A Company That Does NOT Care - Anonymous employee Instacart Employee Review

1.0
27 May 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The idea around their service is great....if it was ran by people who care about their customers and employees.

Cons

Instacart is only in business to use people. They do not support their drivers. They throw them away like trash and just replace anyone who questions their tactics. Instead of listening to their people who are on the ground level with real insight on how to make their service even better. They ignore those people and get rid of them for being engaged. This company’s practices show they are not focused on creating a quality service but instead just milking people for as much money as they can. They milk their shoppers for everything they can. They have zero concern about taking care of the customers who use their service. Just try and get a refund for non-purchased items and you’ll see what I mean.

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5.0
3 Jun 2026
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Pros

Flexible schedule and independent work environment with good earning potential during busy hours.

Cons

Pay can vary by day and vehicle expenses like gas and maintenance add up quickly.

2.0
21 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Fun going out and talking to people. You will interact with people everyday. You control how much you get paid. Lots of flexibility in the time between accepting an order and traveling to the store and beginning to shop. It isn't pedal to the metal to get to the store like DoorDash is. You can also cancel batches after accepting as long as you keep your rate under 15%. This is different from DoorDash where your rankings will suffer if g.t. 2% cancellation rate.

Cons

There's a learning curve and it takes a while to learn each chain of stores' items. Once you become proficient at one store, the algorithm will lowball your offers relative to other less-experienced Instacart shoppers. Overall, Instacart shoppers likely get paid similar or less than the store's regular employees.

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