“I think it puts Amazon in this situation where they’r going to have to decide if they want to keep quality drivers or not.”
The pay disparity between the drivers has inspired online memes poking fun at Amazon drivers as “broke,” according to anAmazon drivers are mostly independent contractors and typically work for an Amazon Delivery Service Partner or DSP.
Jordan Talmon, 24, was bumped up to $18 per hour or $1 more than his previous hourly rate after working for Amazon since May. An Amazon spokesperson told the publication that the raise is not determined by Amazon but by the DSP.Getty Images
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