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…
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
#42I 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…
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
#43I 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.
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?
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#44What 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.
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#45I 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/
Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour
#46Earlier 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.
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#47Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour
#48Earlier 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.
Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour
#49I 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…
Re: Some Instacart workers to strike over pay that can be as low as $1 per hour
#50Instacart 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.