Like if the food was supposed to be deliver in 20 minutes, but the delivery driver got it to you in 15?
The delivery driver has 0 control over this.
Comment on DoorDash now warns you that your food might get cold if you don’t tip
BetaSalmon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Aren’t you supposed to tip for an exceptional service? Like if the food was supposed to be deliver in 20 minutes, but the delivery driver got it to you in 15? This just sounds like extortion.
SCB@lemmy.world 8 months ago
phillaholic@lemm.ee 8 months ago
They do when they take multiple orders at multiple restaurants before delivering your food.
SCB@lemmy.world 8 months ago
How does doing that shave 5 minutes off a 20 min ETA?
phillaholic@lemm.ee 8 months ago
No idea what the time estimates are based on, but 20mins is a long time and food will certainly be cold was my point.
NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Deja vu!
uis@lemmy.world 8 months ago
20->15 is not exceptional. 20->2-3 minutes is.
Astronautical@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Usually yes, but then again, when you’re getting paid $7.50/hr, it’s essentially supplemental income.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 8 months ago
No, you tip for adequate service in America. You’d tip a lot for exceptional service. You’d only not tip if the service worker completely blew it. The only time I’ve not tipped was when a waiter bombarded me with a political candidate’s campaign spiel right before bringing me the check. Practically held me hostage. That fucking guy didn’t get a cent.
BetaSalmon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s because of a legal exception that allows businesses to pay service employees below minimum wage. Then the customer subsidizes their wages with tips. So you tip service workers just for doing their job as a matter of course when you dine out. We don’t do it because it makes sense, we do it because we like eating at restaurants. We could change it, but that would require a change in legislation and/or a mass boycott of all restaurant, and neither is likely to happen any time soon.