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Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour

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Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour

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I recently ordered from DoorDash, a similar service. The app gave me a price for the order and then had a line item called “Dasher Tip” and asked me how much I wanted to put down. I put in $20. Later when the woman arrived with the food, we stopped to talk for a minute. She was a little younger than my mom, and said she had just started working for the service after her husband died. She asked me if she could ask me…

That is really screwed up. That is basically Fraud on the part of DoorDash

Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour

#42

I recently ordered from DoorDash, a similar service. The app gave me a price for the order and then had a line item called “Dasher Tip” and asked me how much I wanted to put down. I put in $20. Later when the woman arrived with the food, we stopped to talk for a minute. She was a little younger than my mom, and said she had just started working for the service after her husband died. She asked me if she could ask me…

i am unsure where you are located but that is definitely illegal in california:

http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/FAQ_tipsandgratuities.htm

if anyone does use the service.. definitely point the individual in the direction of the dlse

Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour

#43
post #12

I recently ordered from DoorDash, a similar service. The app gave me a price for the order and then had a line item called “Dasher Tip” and asked me how much I wanted to put down. I put in $20. Later when the woman arrived with the food, we stopped to talk for a minute. She was a little younger than my mom, and said she had just started working for the service after her husband died. She asked me if she could ask me…

Call me crazy, but when I use one of these services, I expect the service to be reflected in the price.

Thought experiment: what would happen if tipping was made illegal?

Would restaurants go out of business because they couldn't pay their servers enough because their patrons weren't willing to pay when the actual cost of dishes was made explicit on the menu?

Or would restaurants ditch table service?

Or would waiters settle for a new lower wage?

Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour

#44
post #28

What I don't understand is if the pay or working conditions are so bad, why don't people just go find a new job? If they can't get anyone to do the job, they will be forced to pay more or fix the conditions. If they have a terrible reputation, nobody will want to work for them. It's simple supply and demand.

Because finding a low skill job is pretty hard. Not everyone has the luxury of choice.

I've never seen this to be the case that finding a low skill job is hard. In my area tons of people refuse to work but all kinds of places are constantly hiring like restaurants, etc. Many may require passing a drug screen though which it seems most people aren't able to do.

Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour

#45
post #14

I recently ordered from DoorDash, a similar service. The app gave me a price for the order and then had a line item called “Dasher Tip” and asked me how much I wanted to put down. I put in $20. Later when the woman arrived with the food, we stopped to talk for a minute. She was a little younger than my mom, and said she had just started working for the service after her husband died. She asked me if she could ask me…

Your story is a great reminder to why tipping is pointless (among many other reasons, such as [1]) If you do decide to tip, you should hand the person you want to have the money cash -- that's the only way you can be for sure they're gonna get it. [1] http://scholarship.sha.cornell.edu/articles/27/

4sure.

Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour

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post #11
post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The psychopaths are running the show now. I don't use any of these nonsense delivery apps.

VC money can't make up for their weak numbers and incompetence. They gotta push up revenue in other ways.

The delivery business is wildly unprofitable and just runs on VC money. As soon as this economic cycle is all over they'll probably all be out of business.

Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour

#47
Instacart pay depends entirely on where you work. My brother works for them in SF/SV and earns around $2k/week with wages and tips. For someone with zero skills or job training otherwise it's a pretty sweet deal. Plus you end up with a car load of free groceries to take home whenever the system screws up an order.

Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour

#48
post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Call me crazy, but when I use one of these services, I expect the service to be reflected in the price.

That's not crazy, it sounds like a convenient way for you to justify stiffing all the people these apps help you exploit.

I get tipping at restaurants: it’s an old habit that nobody really wants to try hard to change. There, of course, is no reason for us to build this stupid, old idea into a brand new platform

Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour

#49

I recently ordered from DoorDash, a similar service. The app gave me a price for the order and then had a line item called “Dasher Tip” and asked me how much I wanted to put down. I put in $20. Later when the woman arrived with the food, we stopped to talk for a minute. She was a little younger than my mom, and said she had just started working for the service after her husband died. She asked me if she could ask me…

Wow, that sounds very illegal

Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour

#50

Instacart pay depends entirely on where you work. My brother works for them in SF/SV and earns around $2k/week with wages and tips. For someone with zero skills or job training otherwise it's a pretty sweet deal. Plus you end up with a car load of free groceries to take home whenever the system screws up an order.

$96k a year delivering on Instacart?
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