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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Isabel Keane

DoorDash CEO forced to respond to viral hoax claim that drivers’ pay is set by ‘desperation score’

DoorDash’s CEO has come out against a viral social media post that accused an unnamed food delivery app of having a “Desperation Score” metric - (Emily Dulla/Getty Images for DoorDash)

DoorDash’s CEO has slammed a viral social media post that accused a food delivery app of having a “Desperation Score,” which pays drivers based on how “desperate” they are to work.

Tony Xu shared a screenshot Saturday of a Reddit post written by a user who claimed to be a developer at a major food delivery app. The post claimed that managers at the unnamed company consider drivers “human assets,” among other jaw-dropping allegations.

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