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Uber Eats undercover: Delivering your food for $1.74 an hour (www.thestar.com)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] BrianTheeBiscuiteer 1 points 5 days ago

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.