Instawork: Be your own boss Reviews

Instawork: Be your own boss Reviews

Published by on 2023-11-29

About: Instawork is operating in 37 cities, including: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas,
Jacksonville, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco,
Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and more! Work on your own schedule and increase
your take-home pay with hourly jobs. Get first access to gigs by creating your
profile now.


About Instawork


What is Instawork? Instawork is a job app that offers flexible and part-time work opportunities in various industries such as catering, hospitality, warehouse, and delivery. The app operates in 37 cities in the United States and Canada, and it allows users to work on their own schedule and increase their take-home pay with hourly jobs. Instawork also offers rewards for consistent work and high-level performance through its Top Pro Program.



         

Features


- Flexible gigs and shift work: Users can easily browse and apply to hourly shifts that fit their schedule and choose where they work and when.

- Paycheck and shift tracker: Users can review their paychecks and earnings from each shift and see all available jobs and shift sites in the area.

- Job and business networking: Users can connect with new businesses and other professionals, message people in their network, get recommendations, and increase their chances of getting hired permanently by working with businesses in the area.

- Top Pro Program: Users can earn rewards like cash bonuses, instant payments, priority access to shifts, and 3% extra pay on select shifts for their experience, consistent work, and high-level performance.

- Instawork job bank: The app offers various job opportunities in the culinary, hospitality, and warehouse industries, such as bartender, line/prep cook, server, forklift operation, and general labor.

- Social media presence: Instawork is active on various social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, and it also has a blog where users can find helpful tips and information.

- Privacy policy and terms and conditions: Instawork has a privacy policy and terms and conditions that users can access through the app or website.



Overall User Satisfaction Rating


Negative experience
53.6%

Neutral
48.8%

Positive experience
46.4%

~ from Justuseapp.com NLP analysis of 57,568 combined software reviews.

Key Benefits of Instawork

- User-friendly in just about all aspects

- Provides assistance and more-easible accessibility to resources within the market

- Simple and convenient to use

- Plenty of jobs available

- Rewards users for their achievements

- Various opportunities depending on what it is you are looking for




25 Instawork Reviews

4.7 out of 5

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Very Cool!!!

The this app app is simply user-friendly in just about all aspects that there really could be in regards to finding satisfaction in a product/service, far beyond what you would ever initially anticipate an app to be, simply configuring itself from what you never knew you were ever missing out on in life before so suddenly making impact on being exactly what your life was in true need of, andddd ESPECIALLYYYY SOO in being an app that’s conveniently providing assistance, pioneering more-easible accessibility to resources within the market that specifically pertains crucial to continuing structural rebuild and continuing growth within our economy!

The masters at this app have made it so simple for their consumers that in the matter of time it took me to roll out of bed and finish a quick small to medium-size bowl of cereal, not only was I still on usual pace with my regular daily routine but, I next made my way into my morning shower with my personal this app profile filled out, all on-boarding documents authorized, and even found myself off to have “completed” a handful of applications “ already.

I don’t see how finding work could really get any much more easier and convenient than this, and do feel like this is a company/app that will own that stance well into the foreseeable future!


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Life Saver!

I absolutely love Instawork! I do not remember how I came across it but thank goodness I did. I recently lost one of my jobs and man did I get scared, I got bills to pay and what not. I am still a part time public school teacher during the week however I get paid once a month. So I was feeling hopeless until I came across Instawork and it is honestly a life saver. There are always plenty of jobs and yes as you start off the pay rate is mildly decent on some but you just got to keep going til they see you’re serious about the work. It’s worth in my opinion. The employees for all these jobs are very nice, professional and are always on the lookout to help you out if needed. Also with some jobs you get paid instantly which is awesome and others you just wait a few days which isn’t bad either. Another plus is that this app always has opportunities for you to make a small bonus which is pretty cool. 10/10.


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Decent platform with software issues and unsupportive of workers

The most frustrating thing about Instawork is the lack of opportunity and income security. Theres often no shifts available and if you want to get even just 16 hours a week you have to book shifts weeks in advance. There is not a way to find coverage through the platform, you have to message individuals on there. You have can not cancel with the intent of working if no one else takes it and you are penalized for canceling shifts well in advance and those shifts are often booked by others within a day. These penalties result in further difficulty securing hours.
There are also connectivity issues that can prevent you from clocking in and out of shifts. I have to re-confirm every shift because 90 minutes before I get a text message that says I am not tracking to the location and will be pulled off the shift in 30 minutes when I have a 40 minute commute. I've also seen someone be pulled off a shift for not confirming while working a shift and we were left understaffed because if it, even though he still arrived because he didn't know it was canceled, they were unable to get him put back on the shift after attempting to get in contact with this app Support and he had to go home.

There isn't alternative option out there, not that I've seen. I've tried a few apps and this one is better but it has a lot of flaws.


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Problematic Software.

Instawork will get you some great gigs, don’t get me wrong. But they clearly could use some temp workers of their own to deal with all of the technical problems they have. First of all, if anything goes unexpected with your shift don’t expect to be paid for your work. I wasn’t able to clock out for my first shift and still haven’t been paid even though I’ve filed a complaint-this is over a month ago now. Every person I’ve met from this app who’s worked at least a few gigs have had this issue. Pretty problematic when you’re expecting hundreds of dollars but those just never appear. Today though, was the trigger for this review. I booked a shift last night and drove over an hour to get here. Over twenty minutes before my shift, while I was 3 minutes away from the l’ovation, they texted me saying I wouldn’t make it so they removed me. So now I’ve invested my time and money but I get removed with no prior notice and no compensation. Of course their app has no means to to address problems such as these (they have preset catatonies of problems that you can choose from, oh and there’s no phone number to call. So yeah def download if you feel like planning on work and pay just to have it, virtually randomly, erased. I know other workers who’ve had shifts they booked disappear with not even a message at the time of occurrence. Clearly they either need to get some better software, or more human help to address the problems that are created with what they have.


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DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME!

Take a close look at all of those golden 5 star reviews! Pay close attention and you will find the pattern. Instawork is useless and the developers have no idea what they are doing. There is a good chance I am going to hire an attorney because being in California they violate at least 2 labor codes. Once you sign up you don’t see all of the available shifts they promise. I have not been able to get one shift and I am a highly experienced professional and fulfilled all of their requirements including obtaining references! These people are not supposed to demand background investigations until after a job offer. They also are not supposed to collect W2 information. They are so confused about operating as a recruiting agency or an independent contractor. Every day I get 20 to 30 notifications about an available job, I immediately click the notification and the job is already taken. They have obviously over saturated their base and do not have nearly enough work for all the people they “hired”. For the longest time When I did see shifts, they were over 150 miles from my home! They actually thought I would drive that distance for $15 bucks an hour! Instawork is not what it seems or what it promises. They are a complete mess and they have no clue. Expect to hear from an employment attorney very soon!


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Treat professionals like trash!

I loved this app from the start. During Covid they got me thru some real tough times. However, this is quite possibly the worst app when it comes to professional support and money. They have “paid backup” instapay shifts that you show up too and if everyone originally scheduled shows up, you get to leave. So you’re on the clock for 5 minutes, if that. Although it’s an instant pay gig you have to write them over and over and over and legit threaten them legally to get your paid backup pay. It took them over a week to pay me not once not twice and not three times. They don’t work with some companies to ensure we get tips like everyone else in this service industry. All the other apps do! Last but not least my final straw with this joke of a company. Referral bonuses- even if you write in the same day as your referred friend, so you both get the bonus, they won’t acknowledge you for it because your friend didn’t go directly thru your link. The Same day, as a matter of fact, literally an hour or two after my friend finished filling her app out. That’s just rude disrespectful customer service. They want us to be professional when working yet they don’t lead by example. There is also NO phone support to solve issues quickly. Expect up to 72 hours before a response typically


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Straight up thieves

My boyfriend has problems with Insta work from the very beginning. First it was with the uniforms and verification. Instawork glitched and didn’t show him on of the categories he needed to start a shift. It took two weeks and many workers for someone to finally be of use and help. Once he got his first shift, he did exactly as Instawork told him and began to work. The shift was fine, but he had to fight to get the tips he was rightfully owed. When he received his first payment from that shift, this app took the money he was owed saying that the company reported he didn’t show. My boyfriend had a mountain of evidence that he did work, from pictures of the event, the shift leads name, names of other people from insta work at the event, captain codes (what you need to literally start the event), but was tossed from worker to worker, having to re explain his case repeatedly. Some of the people just left the chat without even responding! Finally, someone submitted a claim but the company denied it saying he didn’t work. How! When he has so much evidence of him being there?? Customer support is the absolute worst. Corporate doesn’t care at all and they are so unprofessional. They just blatantly stole his money. My boyfriend even reached out to the company and they are ignoring his calls!! this app had been a complete waste of time and a let down.


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A lot of bugs need to be fixed on this app

Ok first of all. I’m reading complaints from people and they are still putting 5 stars. I wish people would rate accordingly so they can fix the things that are wrong with Instawork . Second of all there are waaaaaaayyyyyyyyy too many people on the platform and not enough jobs. When a gig comes up it’s gone with in seconds and to make it worse Instawork has difficulty showing the available gig when it pops up. I’m not sure why that is. When I click on earnings or any other tab the information pops up right away. But when I try to see open gigs it can take anywhere from 1-5 minutes to open and by then the gig has been taken. The way they rank people and give certain people priority is really unfair. Also note you are an independent contractor which means they can work you your entire shift without giving you a break or meal break. A lot of the companies take advantage of that they also lie in the add and say free parking and meals provided a lot of that is untrue setting you up for failure. They also have it so other this app peers can rate you which I also think is unfair because people can lie to get you off the platform so they can have more work. Almost everything about Instawork is messed up. They really need to fix it. Hopefully another company comes out with a better version of Instawork.


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The instawork office doesn’t know what their doing

Instawork itself is great but as far as the support team is non existent it’s takes 3-5 days for them to get back to you and sometimes they dint even get back to you plus if you work over the hours yiu were scheduled for which happens all the time Instawork will clock you out and then they tell you yiu can adjust the hours but you can’t. If you work a 12-14 hour shift your screwed for getting paid in the same week. I worked a 14.5 hour shift got paid for 6 hours of it and then trying to get in touch with someone to get paid for the the other hours is ridiculous no one responds back. My manager adjusted the hours on her end the next day and 6 days later it’s still not fixed on Instawork where I can get paid for it… the support team needs to get their stuff together.. we work diligently just to not get paid on time. We have bills due that we can’t put off because this app won’t pay us when we are supposed to be paid… it’s nothing but a headache. Who wants to work a 14 hour shift then have to spend days trying to get ahold of someone to have our hours fixed…yay your def gonna get paid it’s just how long it will take to get paid people have bills that are due we can’t say “ this app owes me I’m waiting on them to get paid “


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WORST SUPPORT SYSTEM EVER

I think if this app wants to continue growing they need to hurry up and set up an office in the US. The support system is terrible. They don’t even have a phone number… You have to create a chat and send a message if you have a problem or need help. It says they reply in a day but it takes them days and days to reply to one question even if you had multiple issues. They’re the same with the businesses too. The support is useless. Since they take days to respond if you had a pay issue or work issue it won’t get fixed in time for maybe your check or your next gig. They need to set up a customer support number because the whole chat thing is ridiculous especially since they don’t respond and are very useless. I looked up the headquarters and I’m pretty sure it’s just a bunch of randoms in India who barely even know how to solve your problems with Instawork . It’s very annoying and frustrating I sent them two emails. It’s been 2 weeks since I’ve sent a chat looking for help cause I’m missing a payment and STILL no reply. If you want a real gig app download people ready. They actually have an office you can call with Americans you can talk to, that know what’s going on and can offer real help for your problems. Instawork is a joke.


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❗️❗️❗️❗️ NO DALLAS MARKET ❗️❗️❗️❗️

I wish I had checked out the most recent reviews about Instawork before I signed up. They haven’t even tapped into the Dallas Texas Market. I have no idea why they haven’t don’t that yet. Honestly, it’s not a smart business move. Dallas is a huge market. Even if they plan on it. They are not transparent upfront about the cities they do have markets in. Thus increasing their chances of obtaining personal information from you upfront without giving you all the facts to make an informed decision. It’s really inconvenient to find out after the fact and then request to have my account deleted. I don’t want to wait around for you guys to get it together and have my information sitting there without useful purpose to me as the consumer. Kinda shady if you ask me. Don’t apologize either to the people you’re doing this to, tell us how you’re going to fix it and by exactly when. I would suggest adding a feature where you ask for location permissions to determine if there is even a market for people who are trying to sign up and then, provide an option to send an email to sign up once a market is available in their area. This is a no brainer. Oh wait - you wouldn’t have all their other personal information and registered accounts otherwise right? Riiiight.


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Still haven’t gotten help

I’m new to this app. It seemed like I could make a little extra money on the side. All the gigs that are showing up for me are w-2. Great! Less taxes for me to pay in April! I have to upload paperwork? Sure! I don’t mind! Only it’s not letting me. I can’t upload any documents on my profile where it says w-2. I can only start on the actual gig prerequisites. Ok…I can only put the phone number for who will verify my info. It accepts that then nothing. I get a turning wheel as if it’s loading. It doesn’t matter how long I leave it for, it still won’t go to a different page. I can’t even go back at this point. It’s like the whole app is frozen. I’ve forced restarted Instawork and tried again. Same result. I’ve restarted my phone again, just in case. I got a message on that page saying “error loading page. The requested url was not found on this server”. Hmmm….I put in my request for help with pictures. It’s been 2 days and my request wasn’t even seen let alone answered. I can’t get any gigs until the w-2 is setup. Can’t get the w-2 setup until someone from support helps me. I’ll give it a week. If after that, I can’t get that fixed, I’m uninstalling. Right now, Instawork is just dead space on my phone.


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A great concept!

When I first downloaded Instawork I was excited throughout the process, and I kept thinking what a great idea to help people work! Well as I was on my way to my first shift I got a notification that i was paid 50$… nothing other then that till I was about to pull into the job and poof nothing the scheduled job was gone. Ok I thought cause they did pay me 50$ to drive out there so that was super cool of them. Then I found out my account was suspended due to my background check… I’ve made mistakes in my life nothing that isn’t forgivable! Nothing violent, no child charges nothing that would make me a threat to the community. They still won’t tell me anything except to wait and hope for another background check…. Ummmm well it’s gonna stay the same! If I didn’t have some sort of issue I probably wouldn’t be going through a online temp service. Anyways it seems to be a really good platform for people to work, i just ask this app to understand people have made mistakes in there past and give them a chance to do right….


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My experience

This far this app in my personal opinion is a genius company and Instawork is also designed user friendly for our not so tech savvy individuals like myself. It has various opportunities depending on what it is you are looking for. U can travel and work or if you are looking for something permanent they have those avenues you are able to explore as well. It’s also a give give type of company if you are a good worker they reward you for your achievements as well ex: becoming a gold member makes it to where you can get paid hours after each gig worked. I can go on and on about the numerous opportunities that they offer but I will leave it here that I would highly recommend this to everybody whether you have a full time career or not you can always use the extra money to help. I am new to this app but I am excited about my experience this far and can’t wait to see what is to come for me.


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Geesh!

You know I’m SHOCKED at all the poor ratings this app has gotten! I have experienced the complete opposite with Instawork! Let me tell you, it is AMAZING! Once I started my first gig, I just kept continuing accepting gigs. Of coarse you start from the bottom and work your way up the pay rate. That’s just how life is! You might get paid $17-$25 for the first couple gigs, then you’ll start to see the $25-$49 per hour gigs once they seen you worked for it. That’s in any job! And if your not serious of coarse they will not take you serious! Everyone has to be accountable for there actions here! It seems like everyone that’s writing a review about the deactivation is just blaming Instawork ! Look we are all adults here! Be accountable and your deactivate wouldn’t even happen geesh! Anyways I love Instawork, yes there are a few things they can change about it but doesn’t everyone start from somewhere? ALL AROUND GREAT APP! GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE, GREAT EMPLOYERS, & GREAT JOB! SPECIALLY GREAT PAY! Your buggin if you think differently!


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Instawork is revolutionizing employment

I cannot fully booked express in words how truly amazing it is to earn top pay with complete freedom and flexibility and have a great time doing it. Being able to choose what types of jobs I would enjoy most and sometimes even booking them just hours before… I can plan my work around my life and not vice versa. I average around 19 an hour and that doesn’t include my tips. Instawork is really easy to use. It keeps track of my upcoming shifts and even adds it to my calendar on my phone. It informs me immediately when I will get paid and most of my shifts are deposited into my account instantly after my shift. I love that it also keeps track of all my earning and gives me access to my w-2s as well. I couldn’t be happier with this company and would recommend it to anyone. :)


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Horrible

Instawork is horrible I am not going to lie. I barely get any shifts the only time I get shifts now is when someone lets me cover for them. Anytime I work a shift nowadays after that day the shift never pops up again as if they blocked me or something. I have nothing but good ratings so I don’t really understand why. Today I had a gig and they sent me home because they were over staffed according to the shift lead. He told me I would get payed for 4 hours since I came to the location and was sent home on such short notice and that is not what happened. They canceled my shift without pay and when I disputed and told the operator what the shift lead told me they rejected my claim and said I was a no show!!! Like what the heck!!! It’s like the operator wasn’t reading anything I was saying because none of their replies had anything to do with anything I said to them. Support is TERRIBLE!! They don’t help at all. I’ve contacted them for help on numerous occasions and they just disregarded everything and erased my conversations... this app is just all hype, it’s not really as good as they make it seem. Insta work needs to fix this bug ASAP because it’s horrible


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Support

All in all Instawork is great I’ve used it for quite a few quick gigs, how ever my most recent gig has been the most problematic one I’ve ever done. I couldn’t clock in because of issues with the clock in location being over a mile away from the working location but I continue on and work because the contact says she will fix it. Once my shift is over I notice I’ve been removed from my jobs and the one I had just spent hours working was gone. I reach out to support as the information from the notifications says to contact support within 24 hrs. It’s has now been 44 and counting hrs since I reached out to support without a hint of acknowledgment that I was in need of assistance. It’s quite disappointing having experienced that since I tell everyone I know about Instawork. I hope that you all get back with me soon.

Update:
Support finally contacted me and pretty much time me that a gig I booked over a month I was not longer able to work because someone booked it. It’s absurd and imo I feel like I should still get paid because y’all are the problem not me.


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Needs lots more improvement

Instawork keeps glitching, canceling gigs or when im clocking out. “Support” never gets back to out about any issues. I’ve worked the same exact times & places and the other 3 people got paid the same and I’ve gotten the least amount. Just a day ago My payment said it would be processed on wednesday of this week, now it’s saying it wont process till wednesday of next week. It says you can only cancel 10 gigs within 1 month and all cancellations have to be at least 24 hours before the gig but i canceled my FIRST gig 2 DAYS before and the SECOND gig canceled was 3 DAYS before and they’ve blocked me from working at those 2 locations. Instawork said i had 4 cancellations so I tried to contact “Support” and the asked for proof but the only way to see i’ve only canceled 2 gogs and when is through their end.. If im telling you Instawork is glitching and saying the wrong information then how can i show Proof of what actually happened? This would have only been my second week working through Instawork and its been a terrible experience thus far.


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Terrible support team

I went on my first job and Instawork was having issues and wouldn’t let me clock in so I let the team now one of the Instaworkers on Instawork let me know how to somewhat fix the problem but nothing worked so I worked my gig and adjust the hrs showing I was there even with the gps tracking location Instawork have shows I was there the next day my actions was disabled and all my other gigs canceled I reached out to the this app support team and jayanth the one who says he looked into my situation I sent him all the conversations between me and the Instaworker and the event manager I even sent him the gps location showing I was at the gig and working even with all the evidence showing I was at the gig working and it was not a no show jayanth just say he looked into it and it was a no show this app can you get someone who will actually look into my situation and fix it and not someone who just not going to look into the situation and say it’s a no show when clearly I proved in multiple ways I did not do a no show and Instawork wouldn’t let me clock in when I arrived on site to start the gig.


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Quick Feedback

I really like the this app app a lot. There’s often always a few gigs available throughout the week, but Instawork lacks variety in companies to work for e.g. Patina, Wolfgang Puck, Kitchen of Exploring Foods... The “profile setup” process was not as seamless as it suggests. I experienced many hiccups along the way like certification upload errors, quiz retaking, & reference requirements/verification to name a few. It took me roughly 2 weeks to be approved to book gigs. After approval, I received multiple emails stating my profile wasn’t complete. The this app staff that help with questions within Instawork do respond very fast, huge plus on that! I know that this app’s sole purpose is to provide people with an instant means to find work. However, the amount of notifications I receive in an hour, day, a week is sometimes overwhelming(especially if it’s for the same company.) Also, I wish Instawork DEFINED(in another color, or bolder text) the dates that set them apart from the gigs listed beneath.


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This app leaves futures employees with little respect

First of all I must say overall I love Instawork. Most of he jobs I've had have been met through Instawork. But the etiquette of the employers needs to turned up a notch. Someone also needs to hold employers accountable for filling out the job listing as much as possible. An example would be where I see a job for an AM SOUS CHEF and when you do the interview it's the complete opposite, wether intentional or not it's frustrating; also what's the point of having a section for employers to put required times if they won't even fill that out. There seem to be a stipulation that by leaving out the important details ( starting/ending times, shifts per week, and commute). They will attract more prospects. And there have been times where I go to an interview and wait around for 1 hour + dressed resume in hand only to be told they will have to reschedule because their busy. I take time out of my day to be prompt and ready and they'll just bat you away for whatever reason. Absolutely disrespectful. There needs to be mutual respect on both sides and there clearly isn't.


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Instawork app

Without a doubt this is the best app for hospitality on call work yet you could work 5 days if you wanted to. Instawork is very user friendly and very well designed. It shows you all your past gigs and past payments.
And having worked for other temp companies, this is the easiest, they give all the info you need to decide if you want the shift like end time, exact location, what to wear etc...
There is no guilt trip if you can’t pick up a Saturday. You also get rewards and bonuses, no other hospitality companies gives you this type of staff incentives.
The staff is super friendly.


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You’ll be happier on the Pared app

Do yourself a favor and use the Pared app instead🤦🏾‍♂️. I had this app before Pared but heard of problems other people were having on this app like not getting paid at all, only receiving part of the money you worked for and Instawork kicking you out while accepting jobs, which was what I recently ran into. I tried talking to multiple representatives from the help center, the first inquiry a lady told me it was a bug that deducted the total pay after I had completed the gig. 2 months later, I haven’t received an updated or been compensated for the money they basically steal from you after you work for it. There are other huge problems they lie in the job descriptions about, like if a job’s asking you to arrive ASAP before the posted start time you’ll receive that extra time on your pay, which you’ll actually never get paid for since they hardly pay you the amount you’re already supposed to be receiving.


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It’s not worth it.

I booked 1 gig the night after working a late shift and lost my health card. I didn’t want to cancel, as i knew the health card was required to have with you, because I knew I was going to get kicked out of Instawork so I called their support line but they were not helpful. I ended up waiting till the next day to call them, but I guess it’s a crime to reach out to them as soon as I could. Then one of the this app managers I guess called me back and told me “oh well, there’s no excuse then continued to hang up.” Then I just got kicked out of Instawork . The way the management handled it without caring about the independent contractors reasoning is not a place I would like to work for. I could only imagine how they handle their employees. They probably have them walking on egg shells at the event.
Maybe consider things happen in life you can’t control so implement a strike 3 you’re out rule rather than making people feel bad for something they couldn’t control.


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Deactivation

So I’m writing this review in terms of working for this app. They don’t understand how gigs work. They go by feedback from other workers that could possibly don’t like you and wants to write you a bad feedback for yourself. Also, having to deal with Virgil is very inconvenient. They don’t respond to you right away and you have to wait for days to just get a response. I had one bad review from an event manager and they took it as I’m unprofessional when I been literally been doing these kinds of jobs for years! The deactivation process is so vague. That they don’t even want to deal with you and will deactivated your without a phone call about reason why they would do that; they also send a scripted message for anyone that gets deactivated. Once your deactivated there’s no coming back to working for them. How unprofessional!!


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Amazing

Instawork is amazing. I’ve applied to, gotten interviews, and been hired all in less than 24 hours at 3 different jobs within the past 3 years. If you’re trying to find work fast I definitely recommend Instawork. All you do is click a button and employers get all the information they need, then if they like you and decide to interview you, you can pick whatever interview time works for your schedule. However, it’s only jobs within the food industry so if that’s not your kick then Instawork isn’t for you. BUT I highly recommend. 20/5 stars.


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Helped pull me out of poverty I’m in Austin Texas

This gig app seemed sketch, I signed up and deleted Instawork the got a call one day months later, they gave me work when I needed it and I keep doing gigs because the gigs they offer are typically always worth it. Great at and Thank you Clare and JP you both are excellent professionals. Great for experienced hustlers and professionals who wait tables and amazing for businesses who need employees to show up and do the work the right way.


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0 stars if that were possible

Terribly run app - beware. They force you to get legitimate recommendations for past or present industry employers (electronically through a link.) I bothered my employers to do this for me and they wasted their time! They wrote me perfect reviews (I’ve worked at HIGH END, HIGH CALIBER venues and have three pages+ worth of name referenced yelp reviews, and other accolades)...and two weeks later I can’t get this stupid app to even get my account approved so I can pick up gigs. Total waste of time, and of my references time. I’ve sent four messages to customer service - nothing. This is my first apple store review, I’m not one to be negative but STAY AWAY and put your time elsewhere! I have heard better things about the “quick” app (it is spelled differently) - try that.


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Unqualified workers and very high rates

The this app staff (not workers) are HORRIBLE AND INCOMPETENT! It’s like dealing with the worst used car salesman who is on dope you’ve ever seen. They don’t value the workers, even if the businesses always rate you highly. They are shady about pay and won’t pay you if a business cancels the gig with less than 24 hr notice, which can cause you to miss other jobs. They rarely respond to inquiries and treat you like cattle if they do. I hope they go out of business because it seems like they are already on their way. Poor quality oversight and very expensive rates with zero value for the money. Unqualified workers are routinely sent out even though they charge $7-8 per hour on top of the workers pay rate and the booking fee.


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Too much required to search for gigs.

I don’t understand Instawork. I’ve had Instawork for like a year now and it’s hard for me to move past the initial complete my profile stage. I don’t like how it forces you to add references and supervisors. I don’t have all of my past co-workers and supervisors numbers and that’s not something I keep up with. You can’t start any gigs without having this. Well I keep receiving text messages for upcoming gigs so I decided to do some research and find some past co-workers numbers who wouldn’t mind referring me. I’m now 90% complete on my profile but now I’m forced to add an authorized representative. It’s just too time-consuming and just by that I don’t even want Instawork anymore so I’m deleting.


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Horrible customer service!!

this app doesn’t care about there employers. They are so quick to deactivate you w/o even getting your side of the story & then they take your earnings that you had already worked for & were expecting to pay your bills with. It’s like, how could just do that to me? People rely on there earnings as a living.
Not only that, there response time is a lie. They say w/ in 24hrs & then they don’t even get back to you.
I’ve been trying to get ahold of them for days now. Don’t trust Instawork, have pared, & Bluecrew as a backup because you never know. I’ve never been w/ a company that’s had such horrible
communication before. They’re not fair. They’re not at all professional too. Beware.


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Lacking fairness

this app requested interviews over the phone and offered $25 (or gift card of your choice) for 30 minutes of your time, but I’ve yet to get paid, nor has anyone else who’ve spoken to them.

Also, the reviews once written by former employees at restaurants has been removed. Such a shame owners have to PAY to get the negative reviews removed from the platform. this app has no right to help restaurants save face when in reality those places are horrible to work at and job seekers have every right to know!

Everything about Instawork is just unfair. Gold members get priority or these jobs pop up randomly between 2-5am! No one stays up that late to fight for one position. Ridiculous!!!


Gary   10 months ago


Had to cancel a shift and have been penalized to the point of no work. Shift is 10 hours? N0 more like 5. They have no work really

Faye Lynn Clark   1 year ago


Where are the gigs in Los Angeles?

Faye Lynn Clark   1 year ago


What happened to all the jobs you used to have in Los Angeles and UCLA? Everything is in Hemet or San Diego

samantha dalsing   2 years ago


They are keeping my pay! I can't get through to anyone in the office they hang up on me snd lie. I'm owed $345. I'm turning the company in to bully.

Luther A Dembry   3 years ago


They are rasist I was sitting right next to my girl when she got a response within five min. She is mixed but majority black. Im African American all the way an never got a response until a few days later. This app should not be depenede on because they give no explanation when u are fired to make this a secondary job if u do dpened on this app. Never again will me an my girlfriend works for then again. We are taking legal action behind me an my girlfriend case. Thanks but now thanks Insta work you guys instansuck. 🤝



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