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Uber Eats undercover: Delivering your food for $1.74 an hour
(www.thestar.com)
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We don't have to use that service. Who's with me?
I've never used the third party delivery apps because it was clear their business model was going to screw over the drivers from the beginning.
And be very expensive for the customer at the same time. Food is expensive enough already without adding more fees and overhead.
I use it, I just tip way more than anyone else in my area tips. Mostly out of guilt, partially out of solidarity for the working person. I like to think my order at bumps that avg hourly rate up at bit.
I feel like it's a double-edged sword.
For as long as there are people willing to tip more, the company can get away spending less and shifting it onto customers.
As a result, workers get highly unpredictable and generaly low income and customers feel guilty for leaving low tips. Everybody but the company loses.
This is why I only tip if the staff performed some actual service, not just calling my name for me to pick up my own order from the counter. Tipping in those situations (all situations actually) will allow the employer to pay shit wages longer and avoid a union to get them the benefits they deserve.
This just makes your house a target for robbery because the criminals who deliver on the side will think you have lots of money
As a former driver for both UE and GH, I disagree. The rich fucks who tip nothing could be a target. My best tips came from the blue collar and lower-middle-class houses. Solidarity. (Also why I won't use the services myself; I can't tip enough to justify wasting an hour of their time and missed opportunities.)
As a driver, I started losing money once pandemic pay became a thing. It seemed like nearly all the furloughed teachers and daycare workers got in on the gig. I was lucky if I got one run per hour, and my area had no guaranteed minimum pay, even on scheduled blocks.
I haven't found a greener pasture yet, but at least I didn't totally ruin my car with the excess miles. Silver linings, I guess.
Well, I'm definitely not using any delivery service - we live ~25 mins drive from the nearest town, so it's just not an option.
I've lived most of my life in the countryside and just think that getting someone else to go get my food is a weird concept anyway... I'd go as far as saying that I'm no-one special, so why ask someone else to get my food - just get it myself (lazy, etc.)
Plus, I like driving, so I'm happy to get out of the house for a while (and drive like a delivery driver to get the food home whilst it's still hot)