Tons of people don’t tip Dashers or Shoppers

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ask yourself this - why did you become a dasher or shopper instead of taking a job as a waiter with reliable tips? Oh, is it because you can’t commit to working full time? Is it because you don’t want to have a boss to answer to? Is it because you would rather work when you want and set your own hours?

The reason that dashers and shoppers are not tipped as well as you would want is that there is no shortage of people who choose the flexibility of a gig job over a scheduled job. So you quit being a dasher because the tips are lousy - DoorDash doesn’t care. They can just hire the next person who comes along.

The bottom line is that your job is not valued. If not, they would raise the wage. Customers are sick of tipping on top of all the fees for delivery. Driving food from one place to another is not like waiting on someone in a restaurant. It’s not valued by DoorDash and it’s not valued by the consumer. And I’m sure you are about to write, “well then, I quit- go pick up your own food”. Sure, you can quit. There are ten more college students, wanna be actors, part time students etc who will take your place and no one will even notice.

Keep trying to justify why you don’t tip!

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Based on the number of shoppers that I see at the store, this job is highly valued.

No one is forcing you to use delivery services. If you don't want to tip, get off your lazy a$$ and buy your own stuff.

On the rare occasion I use DoorDash, I tip well. I rarely use it because I would rather show up to the restaurant and tip them instead - they are the ones making the food.

My point is that many people don’t tip because they don’t feel the need to. It’s not a valued service because too many people are willing to do it at low pay. There’s no need to get emotional about it - it sucks the same way that it sucks for teachers, home health aides, and daycare workers who are not paid enough. But again, that’s because there are plenty of people who want those jobs.

Your response shows a lack of awareness of how our economy works. The consumer will stop using a service when the fee is too expensive. Tipping, no matter how emotional you are about it, is legally optional. For dashers and shoppers, the convention for tipping is not as universal or longstanding like it is for waiters.

It’s up to the workers to decide if their compensation is too low. If they all quit, DoorDash would raise the fees, and then consumers would choose to pay or not. But that hasn’t happened because there are enough workers who are willing to take the pay. End of story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If there is already a service charge / delivery fee included, then why should I tip?

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Deal with Door dash or whomever to get a percentage of that fee. I’m not tipping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there is already a service charge / delivery fee included, then why should I tip?

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Deal with Door dash or whomever to get a percentage of that fee. I’m not tipping.

May your food sit on the shelf unclaimed because it is below you to tip!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ask yourself this - why did you become a dasher or shopper instead of taking a job as a waiter with reliable tips? Oh, is it because you can’t commit to working full time? Is it because you don’t want to have a boss to answer to? Is it because you would rather work when you want and set your own hours?

The reason that dashers and shoppers are not tipped as well as you would want is that there is no shortage of people who choose the flexibility of a gig job over a scheduled job. So you quit being a dasher because the tips are lousy - DoorDash doesn’t care. They can just hire the next person who comes along.

The bottom line is that your job is not valued. If not, they would raise the wage. Customers are sick of tipping on top of all the fees for delivery. Driving food from one place to another is not like waiting on someone in a restaurant. It’s not valued by DoorDash and it’s not valued by the consumer. And I’m sure you are about to write, “well then, I quit- go pick up your own food”. Sure, you can quit. There are ten more college students, wanna be actors, part time students etc who will take your place and no one will even notice.

Keep trying to justify why you don’t tip!

+1

Based on the number of shoppers that I see at the store, this job is highly valued.

No one is forcing you to use delivery services. If you don't want to tip, get off your lazy a$$ and buy your own stuff.

On the rare occasion I use DoorDash, I tip well. I rarely use it because I would rather show up to the restaurant and tip them instead - they are the ones making the food.

My point is that many people don’t tip because they don’t feel the need to. It’s not a valued service because too many people are willing to do it at low pay. There’s no need to get emotional about it - it sucks the same way that it sucks for teachers, home health aides, and daycare workers who are not paid enough. But again, that’s because there are plenty of people who want those jobs.

Your response shows a lack of awareness of how our economy works. The consumer will stop using a service when the fee is too expensive. Tipping, no matter how emotional you are about it, is legally optional. For dashers and shoppers, the convention for tipping is not as universal or longstanding like it is for waiters.

It’s up to the workers to decide if their compensation is too low. If they all quit, DoorDash would raise the fees, and then consumers would choose to pay or not. But that hasn’t happened because there are enough workers who are willing to take the pay. End of story.

Your blatant classism shows exactly how you feel about those providing a service. End of story. Period.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our HHI is 800k and I can’t justify paying for food delivery + tip. I’m amazed that so many can afford it.

Let me guess, the nanny, housekeeper who shops for you, and gardner are all ok expenses? Not like you shop for yourself or do much else.

Jeez. DP with a similar HHI and we absolutely do not have any of these things. Weekly cleaning service, occasional nanny, not even a landscaping service. I don’t know how you think we could possibly afford 3 full time professionals paid in post tax income.

I hope you don’t go around saying things like this in public. We make a quarter of what you do and consider ourselves extremely comfortable. Pity the poor $800k householder!

I'm at around half that HHI and I consider paying for food delivery (with tip!) to be a very good use of my money. I cannot imagine doing my own landscaping with an $800k HHI. It just means you place no value on your time

If you count investment income, we have a $600k HHI. I take care of my own yard. This isn’t placing no value on my time. It’s just a choice I make to save money in one area, and it’s something I kind of enjoy.

I do pay for semiannual fertilizing and seeding.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there is already a service charge / delivery fee included, then why should I tip?

Because who knows who gets the delivery fee. The worker counts on the tip to make the $20-$25 an hour. Please stop ordering things. They have enough work without your cheap ass.

Look, tipping is not charity. People tip because the unspoken contract is that tip is included in price. But it’s unspoken and especially in new transactions like door dash, some people won’t do it. Save up your ire for Door Dash, which made the decision to make you rely on tips rather than pricing them into your payment directly.

Doordash still isn't profitable. They've made the decision to have workers rely on tips because being a dash driver is a job of desperation with high levels of churn. They really don't care if workers figure out they aren't making money and quit because there will be another worker to replace that one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Been earning some extra gelt as a shopper and food Dasher.

You wouldn’t believe the number of people who don’t tip ever for this SERVICE.

I could go on and on about not leaving lights on in the dark and not having a properly marked address either on the house, curb or mailbox. Not only does it make your food late, it also could be life threatening!

Aren’t we paying for this service?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I order $13 worth of food yesterday. I was slapped with an automatic delivery fee, a $3 service fee, and now there is tip. By the time I was done, I pay $11 in extraneous charges.

As people already said, Door Dash is a luxury service. It is not a budget option. Do not use the service if you can’t also tip.

I absolutely hate tipping culture at Starbucks, fast casual restaurants and so on. But you should always tip for SERVICES.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there is already a service charge / delivery fee included, then why should I tip?

+1

Deal with Door dash or whomever to get a percentage of that fee. I’m not tipping.

May your food sit on the shelf unclaimed because it is below you to tip!

+1

Hope you get the service you deserve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ask yourself this - why did you become a dasher or shopper instead of taking a job as a waiter with reliable tips? Oh, is it because you can’t commit to working full time? Is it because you don’t want to have a boss to answer to? Is it because you would rather work when you want and set your own hours?

The reason that dashers and shoppers are not tipped as well as you would want is that there is no shortage of people who choose the flexibility of a gig job over a scheduled job. So you quit being a dasher because the tips are lousy - DoorDash doesn’t care. They can just hire the next person who comes along.

The bottom line is that your job is not valued. If not, they would raise the wage. Customers are sick of tipping on top of all the fees for delivery. Driving food from one place to another is not like waiting on someone in a restaurant. It’s not valued by DoorDash and it’s not valued by the consumer. And I’m sure you are about to write, “well then, I quit- go pick up your own food”. Sure, you can quit. There are ten more college students, wanna be actors, part time students etc who will take your place and no one will even notice.

Keep trying to justify why you don’t tip!

+1

Based on the number of shoppers that I see at the store, this job is highly valued.

No one is forcing you to use delivery services. If you don't want to tip, get off your lazy a$$ and buy your own stuff.

On the rare occasion I use DoorDash, I tip well. I rarely use it because I would rather show up to the restaurant and tip them instead - they are the ones making the food.

My point is that many people don’t tip because they don’t feel the need to. It’s not a valued service because too many people are willing to do it at low pay. There’s no need to get emotional about it - it sucks the same way that it sucks for teachers, home health aides, and daycare workers who are not paid enough. But again, that’s because there are plenty of people who want those jobs.

Your response shows a lack of awareness of how our economy works. The consumer will stop using a service when the fee is too expensive. Tipping, no matter how emotional you are about it, is legally optional. For dashers and shoppers, the convention for tipping is not as universal or longstanding like it is for waiters.

It’s up to the workers to decide if their compensation is too low. If they all quit, DoorDash would raise the fees, and then consumers would choose to pay or not. But that hasn’t happened because there are enough workers who are willing to take the pay. End of story.

No, it’s because most people aren’t d1cks, they do value the service, and they do tip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Been earning some extra gelt as a shopper and food Dasher.

You wouldn’t believe the number of people who don’t tip ever for this SERVICE.

I could go on and on about not leaving lights on in the dark and not having a properly marked address either on the house, curb or mailbox. Not only does it make your food late, it also could be life threatening!

There is a delivery fee which is your tip!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Been earning some extra gelt as a shopper and food Dasher.

You wouldn’t believe the number of people who don’t tip ever for this SERVICE.

I could go on and on about not leaving lights on in the dark and not having a properly marked address either on the house, curb or mailbox. Not only does it make your food late, it also could be life threatening!

There is a delivery fee which is your tip!

That doesn’t go to drivers!!

[Anonymous]

If you pay for delivery, why pay for tip too?

Aren’t you paid from the delivery charge?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there is already a service charge / delivery fee included, then why should I tip?

Because who knows who gets the delivery fee. The worker counts on the tip to make the $20-$25 an hour. Please stop ordering things. They have enough work without your cheap ass.

Look, tipping is not charity. People tip because the unspoken contract is that tip is included in price. But it’s unspoken and especially in new transactions like door dash, some people won’t do it. Save up your ire for Door Dash, which made the decision to make you rely on tips rather than pricing them into your payment directly.

Doordash still isn't profitable. They've made the decision to have workers rely on tips because being a dash driver is a job of desperation with high levels of churn. They really don't care if workers figure out they aren't making money and quit because there will be another worker to replace that one.

It is an unsustainable model.

Don’t blame the random hungry person.

It is not their business.

Blame door dash

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Been earning some extra gelt as a shopper and food Dasher.

You wouldn’t believe the number of people who don’t tip ever for this SERVICE.

I could go on and on about not leaving lights on in the dark and not having a properly marked address either on the house, curb or mailbox. Not only does it make your food late, it also could be life threatening!

There is a delivery fee which is your tip!

If that's your view, don't be surprised when doordash drivers tip themselves to half your sub or a few pieces of sushi