 In the modern gig economy, DoorDash offers people the chance to become independent contractors. Here, D.C. Dasher Collier-White describes these benefits to his lifestyle as part of the WTOP series, DoorDash Provides Jobs to D.C., sponsored by DoorDash. I have another business that I run, so every day I come out and make cash through DoorDash just to stay afloat with gas and little smaller bills and things like that until the business takes off.