 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.