Instacart reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(1,882 total reviews)
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51% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Instacart has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,882 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Instacart employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Sep 19, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

AVOID AT ALL COSTS Cool people Good for side hustlers Flexible schedule Opportunity to earn bonuses Hire from within

Cons

-Lack of management -Low pay -Company doesn’t educate customers that 2 employees get tips, the shopper and deliverer-and we depend on them -Extremely stressful -You only get seconds to find the item in the store, make sure it’s good quality, weight it at times to plug in, scan into app. Example: One item can be multiples of the same thing. So 50 bananas can be 1 item since it’s 1 category. -No appreciation for employees -Low Morale -Other competition has taken over areas they once dominated. -Customers report things that are untrue & affect hours -No consistency with information given to employees -No policies in place for workplace safety incidents -Lack of support -Company sides with customer and punishes employee without investigating -Points system for being late, not responding in time for next order -App you use for job is terrible. They do put out bug fixes but it seems like it has been designed and created cheaply. It could be beneficial for shoppers but wasn’t. It was always crashing and I got punished -Company gave me a point for canceling a shift due to being in a hit in run car accident where I was rear ended (I called the helpline and they said I would not be punished) -Instacart will try to fire you with an automated email if your account is inactive (I became permanently disabled after the car accident and the doctor and I agreed I couldn’t return to work. I couldn’t even walk without pain. (I was rear ended again two weeks after the second accident) -No clear communication- I communicated with corporate about my health and they didn’t tell the Austin team of my accident -Pressure to return to work as soon as possible-one if my coworkers went back to work the day after giving birth because they would give her a point. -Automated system-need humans that have feelings

4.0
Sep 18, 2018

Shopper

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Being self employed is kinda like having your own business.

Cons

Time consuming...layout of some grocery stores are horrible

5.0
Sep 18, 2018

In-store Shopper

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I enjoy being an in-store shopper with Instacart. It’s fun, fast-paced, and challenging. The team effort is great, and our shift lead is available for questions and problem-solving.

Cons

Only con is the time limits for shopping batches. I wish there was a way for the shopping application to recognize and apply more “time” for orders containing deli or meat counter items.

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