(yeah i know leftbook is generally bad and no i didn't expect anything better but still)

Yes, employers should be paying delivery drivers way more instead of other working-class people making up the difference. Yes, the US system of tipping and the fact that service workers rely so heavily on tips is fucked up. No, that doesn't give you an excuse to not tip the person who's bringing you your treats.

Multiple people called this meme "ableist" and "classist" :agony-shivering: and even more are saying "delivery driving's way easier than making the food and sometimes they deliver it to the wrong place!!! so they don't deserve to be paid more!"!!

If your arguments sound exactly the same as a chud's, you are not a leftist, you are a propaganda mouthpiece for billionaires that would love to see you drop dead. Shut the actual fuck up you PMC radlib swine. /rant

  • effervescent [they/them]
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    3 years ago
    1. Your tip should take into account the distance from the restaurant/store to your house and back. If my tip is less than $0.60/mile because I didn’t order much, I bump it up to match
    2. Tip in cash and, if you can, talk to your drivers to ask to see how to best get the money into their hands. They’ll tell you if people think the “delivery fee” online goes to them when it doesn’t.
    3. If you know anyone who works at a particular restaurant, ask what their delivery setup is like. I love ordering from this one pizza place because the owner pays dedicated drivers a decent hourly as employees and also lets them keep cash tips and overtime under the table.
    • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      20% plus $5 is a good baseline for delivery. On a busy shift I'd usually take about 18 to 25 deliveries. Driving about 100 miles.

      The $5 covers gas and maintenance and the 20% is the standard tip that makes the minimum wage salary bearable.