Comment on Are Instacart tipping reccomendations insane or am I being miserly?
ericisshort@lemmy.world 4 months agoThis is simply a company using legal distinctions to shift the blame. These delivery drivers should be employees of the company. Besides, tipping is not topical for traditional contractors. Any payment is agreed upon ahead of time in the contract, and payment is made in accordance with said contract. Tips never enter into it.
vithigar@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
Tipping food delivery drivers was definitely a thing pre-gig apps. It was quite normal, at least around here, to tip a pizza delivery driver, for example.
ericisshort@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I didn’t say tipping wasn’t a thing for delivery drivers before apps, but it was in no way expected. Del drivers back then were also given a livable base wage and were reimbursed for mileage and gas on their vehicle, which the apps do not do. It was also normal to tip less than 10% of the purchase price for delivery, but the suggested tip values in app are always 10% or more.
What I originally said was tipping is not topical for contract work. There is no other type of contract work where tipping 10-20% is expected other than these types of apps.