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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.

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Tipping is literally becoming extortion now.

The end result of the tipping surge is going to be the collapse of all tipped work. People will stop using tipped services entirely and eventually the pyramid of wealthy users who can afford increasingly high tip is going to shrink.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm a school bus driver and we get tips (at Christmastime and the end of the school year) for no fucking reason that I can figure out. This is bad enough as it is, but last Christmas one of my co-workers actually handed out fucking tip envelopes (like what the garbage collectors give out) to the kids on his buses. I was at least pleasantly surprised that he got in trouble for this.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

jfc

My wife had an employee who was fired from a previous business for taking a tip.

[–] afraid_of_zombies 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I usually give a tip to you guys around that time of the year. Why shouldn't I? 180 days of the year, 2x a day I depend on you and I have had no problems. This is for two kids btw. Think of anything in your life that you use 720 times in one year without issue. So yeah here is 20 bucks happy holidays.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why shouldn’t I?

Because we're not volunteers, we get paid. Do you tip everybody who performs a service of any kind for you? I used to write software for a living and nobody ever tipped me.

Thanks for the $20 BTW - it's not like I throw out the gift cards or anything, I just think it's weird.

[–] afraid_of_zombies 1 points 1 year ago

I am sorry you didn't get a Christmas bonus. Your old employer sounds like a tool. And no I don't tip everyone. Also I don't give gift cards I just give cash, cash is like a gift card but you can use it at more locations so it is better.

[–] scottywh 0 points 1 year ago

A Christmas present isn't a tip.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's just all of late stage capitalism. Most industries are shrinking bc most people can't afford to spend on much beyond the basic necessities of rent and food anymore.

I'm in the hotel industry and occupancy rates are declining, people just aren't going out on vacation like they used to.

Inevitably any service tipped or not will be wealthies-only.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I hate to break it to you but it's always worked like that. I drove pizzas for a long time pre-apps and drivers have always prioritized deliveries based on expected tip. We even had a no-go list by the phone of people who stiffed drivers. If anything it's way easier to get away with not tipping now.