You might need to pre-tip to get good service.

DoorDash now warns you that your food might get cold if you don’t tip::The app-based delivery service is alerting customers that drivers may not take their order in a timely manner if there is no tip included upfront.

  • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    I wouldn’t call it retaliation. If one person offers you $10 and another offers you $15 for the same job, you’re going to opt for the one that pays more. That’s not the driver “getting one over”, it’s just basic economics. It’s not like Door Dash is going to make up the difference.

    In an ideal world they would remove any tip lines and just pay their workers a reasonable wage.

    But honestly I can’t wait for Zipline deliveries to become a thing.

    • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      1 year ago

      It shouldn’t be set up so the customer has to pay more to get good service. They should be able to add a tip afterward if they choose.

      • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I agree but I installed the “shopper” app which is the driver side for instacart while I was between jobs earlier this year. The way it worked is you get an alert so you open the app if someone placed an order. You then see where the order is, how much you will make and can accept it if you want. If doordash works similarly what it sounds like to me is you open the app, and see $x dollars and where it is at and decide if it is worth it to them. If they decide it isn’t, the restaurant is still making that food and waiting on another driver to accept the pickup. So if you open the app and see 3 orders, the ones that pay more and are closest to you is likely what you will choose. So if someone had a McDonald’s order and a BK order and one is paying a lot more) they are going to have a much better time. That is all based off the theory that it works like the instacart setup.