discussion DoorDash Driver tosses food after no tip

[SmittenCake]

 

 

 

[BryceG]

I know people will get up in arms about it, but as a non-American, tip culture is more alien to me than E.T. If your job isn't paying you enough, unionise or get another job.

[WokeEqualist]

People are so entitled nowadays, getting a tip is nice but if the person ordering can't afford to tip you you should respect that? You're still getting paid by whatever app you work for and if that's still not enough for you, get a different job 

[Gesamtkunstwerk]

There's so many of these  Rude as hell but it's sad that people have to rely on tips for a living, if you don't receive tips, you're just doing severely underpaid labour, which must sting and be so defeating. 

 

Customers shouldn't be responsible an employees salary.

 

1 minute ago, BryceG said:

If your job isn't paying you enough, unionise or get another job.

Good luck with that in US

[Twilish]

If you can’t afford to tip maybe you shouldn’t be using expensive af door dash for your meals  definitely should not have thrown the food like that but i can understand the frustration. Especially since the house itself looks nice from the angle so I’d be surprised if they were struggling with cash that bad 

[SmittenCake]

3 minutes ago, Twilish said:

If you can’t afford to tip maybe you shouldn’t be using expensive af door dash for your meals  

exactly! doordash/uber eats is for when you have some money to throw out because its expensive. 

[magazine]

Now she won't be getting tips from nobody 

[Twilish]

Just now, SmittenCake said:

exactly! doordash/uber eats is for when you have some money to throw out because its expensive. 

I’m also the type that would tip because I’m afraid the order won’t be picked up or the driver will mess with it so i would never find myself in this position for multiple reasons 

[byzantium]

If you don’t pay for the service, then you should not expect to receive the service.  Don’t order delivery if you are not going to tip. 

[Katamari]

lol how petty 

 

 

cant they choose what orders to do tho

[Dancehall Queen]

 

I feel a lot of people here are posting their default replies but the kid sounds 12.   
 

To expand on this a bit, kids are terrible for all service industry jobs. If you get a table of kids, they’re probably not going to tip, if you work in retail, a group of kids is going to bring down your average ticket, etc. Kids are just using their allowance money, most of them aren’t capable of thinking of other people yet. They still having growing up to do. That doesn’t mean they should be subject to abuse.
 

I was taking a walking tour a few months ago and all the kids didn’t realize they had to tip at the end. They were scrambling trying to get their parents to send them money and venmoing each other $2.   The tip they collectively put together wasn’t great, but it’s just something they didn’t know they had to do.

[byzantium]

15 minutes ago, BryceG said:

If your job isn't paying you enough, unionise or get another job.

In the US for technical legal reasons, delivery drivers are not protected by labor laws that enable unions.  

[SapphireSky]

America is a mess  glad tipping isn't a thing here

[simplywohoo]

Nobody is forced to tip, unacceptable and unbelievable behaviour

[WokeEqualist]

7 minutes ago, byzantium said:

If you don’t pay for the service, then you should not expect to receive the service.  Don’t order delivery if you are not going to tip. 

Imagine you're a struggling sick/disabled person and can't leave the house so delivery apps are your only option if you need some food quick and the delivery person throws a fit because they didn't get a $5 tip and they throw your food away

[JonginBey]

The pause before she tossed it is sending me

[Buffy]

Communication is important. That worker could’ve shown up with humility, had a civil conversation, break bread with her client, and maybe end up receiving the tip. But no, the lady was dealing with a child who likely didn’t understand the concept of tipping and chose violence. People need to be trained on how to have conversations. Not everything has to end in chaos 

[swissman]

wait.

 

they can see if they got a tip BEFORE it's delivered?

 

isn't that 1) the opposite of how tips work and 2) a potential breach of privacy insofar as you've already let someone who is coming to your house know how much you are/aren't giving them?

 

I always tip, and try to tip well as it seems like a hard job, but also would expect that the tip is visible AFTER the order is delivered, even if I do select the tip prior.

[Siberian Tiger]

29 minutes ago, byzantium said:

If you don’t pay for the service, then you should not expect to receive the service.  Don’t order delivery if you are not going to tip. 

I pay for delivery, what kind of additional service a driver can offer to be tipped? 

[rta1913]

36 minutes ago, Twilish said:

If you can’t afford to tip maybe you shouldn’t be using expensive af door dash for your meals  definitely should not have thrown the food like that but i can understand the frustration. Especially since the house itself looks nice from the angle so I’d be surprised if they were struggling with cash that bad 

 

32 minutes ago, SmittenCake said:

exactly! doordash/uber eats is for when you have some money to throw out because its expensive. 

 

29 minutes ago, byzantium said:

If you don’t pay for the service, then you should not expect to receive the service.  Don’t order delivery if you are not going to tip. 

I am sorry but no. When you use these services you are paying a service fee (for the delivery app), a delivery fee and on top of that menu prices are usually more expensive in these apps. As a customer you already covered the costs so it is not a responsibility to tip the driver as they should be paid by the service. I hate this "if you can't tip, don't eat out / do take out" mentality. The better thing to say is "if you can't afford to pay tour waiters/drivers livable wages, don't open a restaurant".

 

Also, these type of gigs are supposed to be side hustle, not a full time job. However, I do understand the current social and economical situation in this country and the pennies waiters and drivers get, so their frustration is reasonable. But do not take it out on the customer, they are entitled to not give you a tip.

 

I always tip (which is why I rarely use these apps, as the total inflates a lot with all the fees and tips) but it is a very ****** up system and there have been times when the people delivering to me are driving these expensive ass cars

[PixelStick]

I don’t tip and never will,I don’t work my shitty job to pay you for extra for half cold food when the restaurant should be paying you.idk is it an American thing,like to throw food on the ground so petty 

[Buffy]

10 minutes ago, Siberian Tiger said:

I pay for delivery, what kind of additional service a driver can offer to be tipped? 

Are you saying you don’t tip your drivers?  They are working hard, likely have hard lives at home, depreciating their vehicle just to deliver to you, have to pay for their own gas money, and sometimes have to deal with mean customers. Tips can be a charitable act that go a long way for these people. They probably also need money to feed their children.  If anything, the tips are a good way to encourage them to keep their head up high. Delivering to your home is also the same as a waiter delivering to your table. Do you tip your waiter? Tip your driver too then.

Edited August 3, 2023 by Buffy

[Tropez]

48 minutes ago, Twilish said:

If you can’t afford to tip maybe you shouldn’t be using expensive af door dash for your meals  definitely should not have thrown the food like that but i can understand the frustration. Especially since the house itself looks nice from the angle so I’d be surprised if they were struggling with cash that bad 

That also goes for eating out. If you can’t afford to tip. Don’t eat at restaurants, or even drink at bars. Also, businesses should pay their employees a fair wage. 

[Kamil24]

Hope he gets fired

[feelslikeadream]

"Can I have my food?"

 

*tosses it* "Yeah. Go get it."

 

I'm sorry, but she kinda ate with that one