In-Store Shopping Experience the worst of its kind in terms of professionalism and shopper safety in NYC - In Store Shopper Instacart Employee Review

1.0
Jan 29, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

You can choose your hours Good learning experience about how startups function

Cons

Shift leaders micromanage and choose when they want to help in-store shoppers They are also EXTREMELY unprofessional (ie threatening and bullying shoppers, threatening to terminate them for a small unknown infraction, and sexism and bigotry by shift leaders) Job is also unsafe for women seeing as they are often targeted for sexual harassment and verbal abuse/threats by store staff and store customers (if you take this job you’ve been warned) Higher-ups neither take these instances seriously or report it to store management or even law enforcement when they should

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5.0
Jan 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

good place to work just need to figure out navigating politics at times.

Cons

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3.0
Jul 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You choose when and how long you work, If you get the Instacart Shopper Card they promote, your earnings are deposited within minutes.

Cons

Before the Iran war, I was making about $10/hour - not that great. Since gas has increased in price, I'm very careful about the jobs I accept so I don't spend $5 or more on gas for a batch.

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