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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.  [/quote]

Keep trying to justify why you don’t tip! [/quote]

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. 
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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.[/quote]

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

I’m actually in the restaurant business, so I’m pretty sure I am more intimately familiar with the service industry than you are. I know the skill level of a good waiter vs a good dasher and why waiters are routinely tipped while dashers are not. [/quote]

Then, why don't you pay your servers and delivery staff at least minimum wage?[/quote]

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