This past year, home delivery drivers have turned into essential key workers, keeping countries running in the face of the global pandemic. However, many customers still don’t realize how draining, depressing, and under-paying this job sometimes is, especially during the current COVID-19 crisis.
Recently, a man named Riley Elliot made a TikTok video in which he expressed the struggles of working as a delivery driver and asked customers to always leave tips for delivery people.
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During the global COVID-19 crisis, delivery drivers have become essential key workers, doing a huge part in keeping countries running
@livefreestudiosTIP YOUR DELIVERY FOLKS! #ubereatsdriver #notips #pandemic #homeless #helpme #fyp #deliverydriver #delivery♬ original sound – Riley Elliot
After a frustrating day at work, Elliot went on TikTok to express his emotions and shed some light on the struggles delivery drivers go through every day. “Y’all, I wish people who order Uber Eats or DoorDash understood what it’s like to be a driver,” Elliot says in the video. “I just spent 45 minutes on a delivery, and had to pay $3 for parking to bring this person their food because there was no free parking. And they refuse to come out and meet me.”
However, a lot of people still fail to realize how big of a toll this job can take on people, especially during the pandemic
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Recently, TikTok user Riley Elliot posted a video in which he expressed his struggles of working as a delivery driver
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“They tipped me $1.50 and Uber paid me $2.50,” says the guy while you can see tears forming in his eyes. “I gotta prove 3 times the rent for income in 2 weeks, and I can’t. And it doesn’t matter that I’m working multiple jobs, it doesn’t matter that I rarely sleep and can barely afford to feed myself.”
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“I’m about to be homeless for the third time since May, and it’s all because people don’t tip their delivery drivers. Like, how hard is it to throw us 5 bucks?” Elliot adds.
Without Elliot expecting, his video quickly gained a lot of attention, and it currently has over 400k likes on TikTok.
In the video, Elliot encourages people to always tip their delivery drivers who are risking their lives during the pandemic
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Along with the comments and likes, the guy also started receiving quite a few donations to his Venmo account that was listed in his TikTok profile bio.
“I have been just totally blown away,” Elliot told when talking to TODAY. “None of it was expected. I didn’t post the video expecting people to reach out or expecting money or handouts or anything.” The amount of money Elliot’s received is around $55,000.
After making the video, Elliot started receiving donations from various people who ended up raising him around $55,000
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The amount of money the video helped him raise allowed Elliot to start looking for permanent housing instead of searching for an apartment to rent. In addition, the guy decided to use the rest of the money to help other people in need.
“Once we reached the point where we were like, ‘OK, now we’ll definitely be able to get into a place, we don’t need all of this,’ I started literally just giving money away,” Elliot told TODAY. “We sent money to folks in Texas whose pipes had burst, we sent money to folks who needed medication, sent money to friends who were struggling. We spent about $15,000 that first day, just helping people out with their situations.”
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“Right away, my initial response was, ‘Oh my god, we can help other people,'” Elliot said when talking to TODAY. “It’s honestly been kind of a dream come true. … Financially, everybody’s struggling right now.”
After the video blew up, Elliot made another one in which he took back a few things he said in the previous one by pointing out that the companies who don’t pay enough are the true problem here
@livefreestudiosDelivery apps won’t pay their drivers more until you make them #ubereatsdriver #raiseminimumwage #tipyourdriver #tiktokchangedmylife #fyp #grateful♬ original sound – Riley Elliot
After Elliot’s video blew up and he received quite a few comments pointing that it’s not people who don’t tip, but companies that are responsible for the struggles of delivery drivers, the guy made another video to clear things up a bit. “I just wanna take back one thing I said in my video that blew up,” Elliot says in the second video. “It’s not entirely the fault of people who don’t tip. It is absolutely the fault of these companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats who don’t pay their drivers very much.”
Here’s how people reacted to the viral video
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I feel really bad and I know I'm about to be really, really down voted. I'm from the UK and tipping is not our custom. If I go somewhere and the service is good then I'll give a tip to show my appreciation. I really don't believe I should pay for a meal and then pay a service charge and then make up the wages of the person serving the food. There who be a minimum wage for all. Believe me a lot of us live close to the poverty line on a day to day basis and tipping everybody for everything shouldn't be a thing. Americans should campaign for a basic minimum wage for serving staff
American here and you are 100% correct. The sad thing is that people have been fighting for a livable minimum wage for years. People need to start paying attention to who they are voting for and their values rather than the R or D by the name!
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Yes people should tip, especially when they are too afraid to go out. HOWEVER, Uber Eats and services like that are taking advantage of these people. I feel like America is making it though the pandemic on the minimum wage people that congress looks down on and refuses to help.
'twas ever thus, unfortunately. UBI, living wage legislation, properly taxing the wealthy and businesses, closing loopholes that allow companies like uber to treat their employees as contractors instead of paid labour so that drivers are competing against eachother instead of working together...there's a lot that needs to be done. I really feel for this guy and i always tip when i can, but the whole system is awful
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Why do workers in the US service sector have to rely on tips to make up their wages? Just pay them a decent wage like we do in the rest of the world. A tip should be a genuine reward for doing things over and above your basic job requirements, not a subsidy so that your employer can under pay you.
It's a bit of a false dichotomy. People love their tipped positions and don't want them going away. Otherwise, they'd have to spend many, many more hours working. You can either get a retail job, and slave 30 hours a week to make $300....or you can go be wait staff and have the chance to earn that in a night. But, it's volatile. The same randomness that means you might get $500 one night, also means you might get $50 the next. The problem that is arising is that they want the good nights guaranteed, and to never, ever have a bad one. Which is not what anyone signed up for. It's a sales job. You cannot guarantee sales. So current and former tipped employees do stuff like apply social pressure, call people Karens, try to tip creep up from 15% by saying 20 and now even 25% is the new normal, justify why poor service still requires a sky high tip, and say how woe are we, we make nothing, in order to tip tipping more and more in their favor. But they're going to hit a wall at sometime.
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Maybe they should be payed a normal wage, one they can live on! This is absolute bullshit that they have to be hoping for good tips, because their wages are s**t.
I get what you are saying. But people know a tip is expected when you order food to be delivered. This person has been homeless three times in a year. They are trying. They have to take a low paying, crab job and rely on people to uphold their end of the social contract. I just looked at my last three Grubhub orders. I tipped the driver $6.13 on a $21.99 order. I tipped $9.91 on a $44.00 order. I tipped $15.86 on a $78.96 order. That is how you tip in a pandemic when people are risking their lives to bring you food.
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I think it's wrong to assume that someone who ordered $10-15 can comfortably tip $5. Just because you order food online does not mean you have money to burn. Yes, it's nice to give a tip, but as has been pointed out, it's about paying a living wage, not expecting customers to keep you alive.
Then they can’t afford to order the food. You people are disgusting and entitled. And poor to boot. What a combo.
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IMHO, the biggest issue with jobs like Uber, Lyft, Doordash etc, is that they are NOT an indicator of a healthy economy. They are jobs people have to take to make extra cash to be able to afford necessities, like an apartment and food.
You can tip the driver through the app, but the best option is to tip them at delivery with cash. You can also go back and provide a tip if you feel that the driver did an excellent job. And for the love of everything, it is not the drivers fault if the restaurant doesn't get your order right. They are not making your food, just delivering it so you can stay safe at home.
Companies will always take advantage of low paid workers because they can. Low paid workers have no power to fight for more. People with power have little incentive to help and it often works against their own interests. People who are in the middle will either help in the modest ways they can, or not help because they view people with low incomes at fault for their own circumstances.
Customers will always take advantage of tipped workers because they can. Tipped workers have no power to fight for more.
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I think it's a shame that american workers need to rely on tips to have enough money to live because their bosses are too greedy to give them enough salary.
Just to let everyone know who has never been a delivery driver. You see how much you make up front with Uber and if the customer is tipping or not. Earnings are completely subjective to your area, but if you live in a major city it isn't out of the ordinary to make 1+1.5k in a 40-50 hour work week. It's great that he used some of the money to help others so I hate to say this, but he obviously didn't know what he's doing and is most likely new to delivering.
Clearly he's not doing it right if he is accepting 2 or 3 dollar order I work for uber eats and would only take something that low if it was under a mile or was doing a quest
The service charge tacked onto the bill I thought that was for the driver? That's totally f****d if that's not the case.
We order Indian takeaway from down the street, and they deliver it ! I know it's cheeky, as we only live about 15 doors away, but we always tip £5, which the delivery person is always very happy with ! And it makes us feel good to help someone else.
Yeah.I'm so lucky I got out of delivering for grub hub. No one tips well. The company doesn't pay well. You waste soo much time, money, energy, doing all the work, and get treated like crap. Omg sorry for the dude and glad people stepped up to help.Awesome to see that he paid it forward. Great big heart
I have always tipped 20%, regardless of issues, unless the issue is a bad attitude from the waiter which is a whole other issue. Once the pandemic hit and we started getting take away on the regular, I made a habit of tipping 25% or $10 whichever was greater. When I order delivery, whether from a restaurant directly or Door Dash, I maintain the 25%/$10 but make the effort to give the tip in cash whenever possible. I had one guy apologise for taking so long, traffic was bad, and he felt bad taking the generous tip and I told him what I would tell any of them. You're doing me a favor, so I don't have to cook, or go out to get food. I've even been known to buffer someone else's tip if I'm dining out with other people, because serving/delivering food is not an easy job, and I am grateful I have never had to work that industry!
I quit bar tending like a decade ago but I tip 20% when I go out and I tip like $5 for delivery. Nobody has to break the bank, but be reasonable. It’s nice of you to tip extra!
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I don't usually use delivery, but always tip. The people making & delivering your food do not make enough hourly to live. They rely on tips to survive. It's a broken system, but that is what it is. Since the pandemic hit, I make it a priority to tip 30% across the board. If I can't afford that tip, then I can't afford to eat take out.
To everyone saying "they should be paid a living wage!!" Fine. But how is that the driver's fault??? All buildings should be wheelchair accessible, but saying that doesn't help the person in a wheelchair facing a flight of stairs. No one should be homeless, but saying that doesn't solve the problem of the person freezing on the street tonight.
people need to realize that most waiters and delivery drives only get paid their tip (at least in america) so next time you order food, give the person a couple dollars
People need to realize that most waiters don't only get paid their tip. In fact, if a waiter works in a state that can pay less than minimum wage will get compensated by their employer if their tips don't at least equal minimum wage. And states like mine have minimum wages up to 15 bucks and hour and waiters are paid that and are expected to be tipped.
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Im sorry it took this story on panda to make me realize that companies dont pay a living wage and government lets them get away with it. Im glad people came to help him. Even though i never order door dash or uber eats i will start tipping my pizza guy i dont no how much he makes but ill remember this story and tip better. Thanks for this information.
Minimum wage should be enough to live on when working full time. Why is that so hard? It should be mandatory.
If i have money to order food for 20€, i have money to at least tip 2€ to the delivery person. Period.
When my car broke down I had to use the delivery sites often. I wish I could have tipped more but couldn't because a normal $12 order from McDonald's becomes a $22 order because of the fact that the delivery app charges more for the food and than they have a service fee and than their delivery fee. That is not including tip. I don't have a lot of money and now already have to pay almost double what I would have if I went in person. So I can't drop another five dollars for a tip. I'm sorry to all of those drivers but you have to seen from our view too
You’re not sorry. You were comfortable stealing and now excusing yourself for it.
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Complaining about the system doesn't help people now. Sure, let's advocate for change to a culture where we get rid of tipping; UNTIL THEN, TIP YOUR DAMN DRIVERS AND WAITSTAFF. IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR FOOD DELIVERY/SERVICE, YOU CAN AFFORD A TIP. Also, tip in cash.
No entiendo, porque estos repartidores se quejan. Yo trabaje para Uber. Me fue excelente. Gané muy bien. Claro es agotador, pero es como cualquier otro trabajo. Las propinas no son obligatoria. Hice entregas con nada de propina y no me quejé. Creo que si quieres que la gente te dejen propinas, debes hacer algo fuera de lo normal para que el cliente le deje algo por ser diferente. Muchas veces losvrepartidores llegan y ni un saludo o sonrisa. Eso esta mal. Tienes que tener un buen sentido del humor para ganarte el extra.
Translation: I do not understand, why these delivery men complain. I worked for Uber. It was excellent for me. I won very well. Sure, it's exhausting, but it's like any other job. Tips are not mandatory. I delivered with no tip and did not complain. I think that if you want people to tip you, you have to do something out of the ordinary so that the customer leaves something to be different. Many times the partiers arrive and not a greeting or a smile. That is wrong. You have to have a good sense of humor to earn the extra.
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I feel bad for him. It I don't understand this mentality of the customer should be paying employees directly. If an employer doesn't pay enough, don't work for them. The onus should be on the employer, not the customer.
I'm in NZ, tipping isn't a thing here. But I've found myself making an expection with uber eats. When you order it's easy to see that the delivery fee is not large, most must go to uber, and then what is really left for the person bringing me my meal? I know I don't have to but I always make sure I do, even though I'm not well off myself
Good thing in the UK they finally lost their cases and they're employees not contractors. So they should get paid leave and sick leave. [Still zero-hours contracts though, so while employed their income can plummet to zero with no explanation.]
I don't live in the U.S anymore (never will, ever again) bue I always tip. With that said, is it the customer's fault that these companies (also applies to restaurants and such) underpay and abuse their workers? Is it really OUR duty to make up for what companies save while screwing their workers over?
Yes, ugly. You do it in every other service industry. That’s what “labor” is for services rendered like having your dinky domestic car waxed or serviced.
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If these companies didn't exist he would have to find a different job. It's not the companies fault that he chose to work for them. They are not forcing him to work there. If your job doesn't pay enough you need to find a better job, if you can't find a better job then you need to increase your skills. If you can't do that then when the minimum wage is raised you will have an even harder time finding a job because it costs more to hire you. The purpose of a job is to serve the customer, the better you are at serving people, the more you will be paid. No one is entitled to a job, should I be forced to give you money even though you are not providing me a service? No. And if you provide a low value service that anyone can do, you will get a low wage for that service. You can get mad and say it's not fair but that's the way the world does and should work. We all serve each other and pay each other for our service. If you aren't serving very well, how can you expect to get paid well.
I never go out these days as I am 64 with chronic kidney failure, etc. I signed up for unlimited "free shipping" of groceries and almost anything I want through "Wal-Mart +". It costs $95 for a year of unlimited deliveries (or $12.85 a month for us poor folks). I pay for my groceries with Food Stamps since I am seriously poor. The Wal-Mart web site WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TIP when I pay with Food Stamps, but when I use my bank card, they automatically add a decent tip, which I can add to if I feel like it. I don't always have cash, but I put what I can in an envelope, outside on the porch, where they are placing my orders. I apologize when it isn't much! I'll try to do better in the future!
WHO THE HELL DOESN'T TIP DELIVERY DRIVERS?! I've never, ever heard of anyone questioning whether you're supposed to tip or not? So weird. And "maybe they can't afford to tip" while they're ordering take out from a restaurant, rather than making food at home, and having it delivered to their door, instead of picking it up.
I never tip delivery drivers, because it’s not common here. And since all food is paid upfront, you can’t say something like “keep the change” either. The only people at the door still asking for a tip in The Netherlands are the paper boys, and that’s only once a year, in the week before christmas.
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I ALWAYS TIP 20%, and now, in the "Pandemic-Universe?" I"m tipping 25% or more - because they are VITAL!
If the tips are needed for these jobs to sustain a living, the conclusion is not to tip more. It is to remind the delivery companies and restaurants with own drivers of their ethical obligation as employers, and to exercise pressure on lawmakers to improve through legislation. (I only order at a few places where I got to know the drivers...it is a good sign if they do not change all the time. I tip, as typical over here, an EUR or two as a sign of appreciation.)
Then your conclusion is not to steal and take advantage of these people by ordering. Go pick your own slop up.
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If there is a space to tip on the order form I do. If there isn't, how do I know I should tip the driver directly? Or how much? Confused.
Logically Reasonable, does it bother you that entire professions work against the good of the people. Like investment banks betting against a project? Loans set up to ruin those who use them, etc. Is it better to be dishonest and unethical to make lots of money? Or take honest work. If there aren't many jobs and unemployment is high, can you respect those who work to support themselves. Or should they reject any job they consider beneath them? Those who believe anyone who works hard, can support themselves and save money, if believed in themselves and weren't l..
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I do usually tip, but a nominal £1. I don't tip pizza chains, mostly because there's no way of tipping through their apps/websites.
I have always tipped up to now, and I feel awful as last couple times I've made orders, I just don't actually have any cash on me at all to tip with! I wish I did, or these was some other way I could, because I feel like a complete ass!
I agree with the folks that said it's not on the people who don't tip, it's on the companies that don't pay them enough. I've seen this conversation come up a few times online and what I've witnessed to always be left out by the delivery drivers who are upset about their lack of tips is the fact that the service workers at the restaurants who frequently get a tip on carryout get nothing of the tips that people do leave on the delivery apps. We're quite literally robbing Peter to pay Paul. This is obviously a broken model. Not that the service industry was extremely progressive when it comes to labor rights, but the gig economy has undone years of labor wins anyway.
People aren't forced to work at these companies, if they don't like it there is plenty of work out there if you're willing to look for it. Many people like doing these "gig" jobs. Why should we get in their way?
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Aren't you a bundle of joy? 1. Trust me, if they could become investment bankers or work in tech, they would, but there would still be people needed to deliver your food. 2. I'm sure he's done his research and thought he would make money off tips as well as the delivery charge. 3. You don't need 'millions in your bank account' to give the guy $5. 4. It got to him, so he broke down. Surely that's normal? I just don't understand how you can blame the hardworking delivery driver instead of the prats who don't pay him a wage he could live on...
Load More Replies... I feel really bad and I know I'm about to be really, really down voted. I'm from the UK and tipping is not our custom. If I go somewhere and the service is good then I'll give a tip to show my appreciation. I really don't believe I should pay for a meal and then pay a service charge and then make up the wages of the person serving the food. There who be a minimum wage for all. Believe me a lot of us live close to the poverty line on a day to day basis and tipping everybody for everything shouldn't be a thing. Americans should campaign for a basic minimum wage for serving staff
American here and you are 100% correct. The sad thing is that people have been fighting for a livable minimum wage for years. People need to start paying attention to who they are voting for and their values rather than the R or D by the name!
Load More Replies... Yes people should tip, especially when they are too afraid to go out. HOWEVER, Uber Eats and services like that are taking advantage of these people. I feel like America is making it though the pandemic on the minimum wage people that congress looks down on and refuses to help.
'twas ever thus, unfortunately. UBI, living wage legislation, properly taxing the wealthy and businesses, closing loopholes that allow companies like uber to treat their employees as contractors instead of paid labour so that drivers are competing against eachother instead of working together...there's a lot that needs to be done. I really feel for this guy and i always tip when i can, but the whole system is awful
Load More Replies... Why do workers in the US service sector have to rely on tips to make up their wages? Just pay them a decent wage like we do in the rest of the world. A tip should be a genuine reward for doing things over and above your basic job requirements, not a subsidy so that your employer can under pay you.
It's a bit of a false dichotomy. People love their tipped positions and don't want them going away. Otherwise, they'd have to spend many, many more hours working. You can either get a retail job, and slave 30 hours a week to make $300....or you can go be wait staff and have the chance to earn that in a night. But, it's volatile. The same randomness that means you might get $500 one night, also means you might get $50 the next. The problem that is arising is that they want the good nights guaranteed, and to never, ever have a bad one. Which is not what anyone signed up for. It's a sales job. You cannot guarantee sales. So current and former tipped employees do stuff like apply social pressure, call people Karens, try to tip creep up from 15% by saying 20 and now even 25% is the new normal, justify why poor service still requires a sky high tip, and say how woe are we, we make nothing, in order to tip tipping more and more in their favor. But they're going to hit a wall at sometime.
Load More Replies... Maybe they should be payed a normal wage, one they can live on! This is absolute bullshit that they have to be hoping for good tips, because their wages are s**t.
I get what you are saying. But people know a tip is expected when you order food to be delivered. This person has been homeless three times in a year. They are trying. They have to take a low paying, crab job and rely on people to uphold their end of the social contract. I just looked at my last three Grubhub orders. I tipped the driver $6.13 on a $21.99 order. I tipped $9.91 on a $44.00 order. I tipped $15.86 on a $78.96 order. That is how you tip in a pandemic when people are risking their lives to bring you food.
Load More Replies... I think it's wrong to assume that someone who ordered $10-15 can comfortably tip $5. Just because you order food online does not mean you have money to burn. Yes, it's nice to give a tip, but as has been pointed out, it's about paying a living wage, not expecting customers to keep you alive.
Then they can’t afford to order the food. You people are disgusting and entitled. And poor to boot. What a combo.
Load More Replies... IMHO, the biggest issue with jobs like Uber, Lyft, Doordash etc, is that they are NOT an indicator of a healthy economy. They are jobs people have to take to make extra cash to be able to afford necessities, like an apartment and food.
You can tip the driver through the app, but the best option is to tip them at delivery with cash. You can also go back and provide a tip if you feel that the driver did an excellent job. And for the love of everything, it is not the drivers fault if the restaurant doesn't get your order right. They are not making your food, just delivering it so you can stay safe at home.
Companies will always take advantage of low paid workers because they can. Low paid workers have no power to fight for more. People with power have little incentive to help and it often works against their own interests. People who are in the middle will either help in the modest ways they can, or not help because they view people with low incomes at fault for their own circumstances.
Customers will always take advantage of tipped workers because they can. Tipped workers have no power to fight for more.
Load More Replies... I think it's a shame that american workers need to rely on tips to have enough money to live because their bosses are too greedy to give them enough salary.
Just to let everyone know who has never been a delivery driver. You see how much you make up front with Uber and if the customer is tipping or not. Earnings are completely subjective to your area, but if you live in a major city it isn't out of the ordinary to make 1+1.5k in a 40-50 hour work week. It's great that he used some of the money to help others so I hate to say this, but he obviously didn't know what he's doing and is most likely new to delivering.
Clearly he's not doing it right if he is accepting 2 or 3 dollar order I work for uber eats and would only take something that low if it was under a mile or was doing a quest
The service charge tacked onto the bill I thought that was for the driver? That's totally f****d if that's not the case.
We order Indian takeaway from down the street, and they deliver it ! I know it's cheeky, as we only live about 15 doors away, but we always tip £5, which the delivery person is always very happy with ! And it makes us feel good to help someone else.
Yeah.I'm so lucky I got out of delivering for grub hub. No one tips well. The company doesn't pay well. You waste soo much time, money, energy, doing all the work, and get treated like crap. Omg sorry for the dude and glad people stepped up to help.Awesome to see that he paid it forward. Great big heart
I have always tipped 20%, regardless of issues, unless the issue is a bad attitude from the waiter which is a whole other issue. Once the pandemic hit and we started getting take away on the regular, I made a habit of tipping 25% or $10 whichever was greater. When I order delivery, whether from a restaurant directly or Door Dash, I maintain the 25%/$10 but make the effort to give the tip in cash whenever possible. I had one guy apologise for taking so long, traffic was bad, and he felt bad taking the generous tip and I told him what I would tell any of them. You're doing me a favor, so I don't have to cook, or go out to get food. I've even been known to buffer someone else's tip if I'm dining out with other people, because serving/delivering food is not an easy job, and I am grateful I have never had to work that industry!
I quit bar tending like a decade ago but I tip 20% when I go out and I tip like $5 for delivery. Nobody has to break the bank, but be reasonable. It’s nice of you to tip extra!
Load More Replies... I don't usually use delivery, but always tip. The people making & delivering your food do not make enough hourly to live. They rely on tips to survive. It's a broken system, but that is what it is. Since the pandemic hit, I make it a priority to tip 30% across the board. If I can't afford that tip, then I can't afford to eat take out.
To everyone saying "they should be paid a living wage!!" Fine. But how is that the driver's fault??? All buildings should be wheelchair accessible, but saying that doesn't help the person in a wheelchair facing a flight of stairs. No one should be homeless, but saying that doesn't solve the problem of the person freezing on the street tonight.
people need to realize that most waiters and delivery drives only get paid their tip (at least in america) so next time you order food, give the person a couple dollars
People need to realize that most waiters don't only get paid their tip. In fact, if a waiter works in a state that can pay less than minimum wage will get compensated by their employer if their tips don't at least equal minimum wage. And states like mine have minimum wages up to 15 bucks and hour and waiters are paid that and are expected to be tipped.
Load More Replies... Im sorry it took this story on panda to make me realize that companies dont pay a living wage and government lets them get away with it. Im glad people came to help him. Even though i never order door dash or uber eats i will start tipping my pizza guy i dont no how much he makes but ill remember this story and tip better. Thanks for this information.
Minimum wage should be enough to live on when working full time. Why is that so hard? It should be mandatory.
If i have money to order food for 20€, i have money to at least tip 2€ to the delivery person. Period.
When my car broke down I had to use the delivery sites often. I wish I could have tipped more but couldn't because a normal $12 order from McDonald's becomes a $22 order because of the fact that the delivery app charges more for the food and than they have a service fee and than their delivery fee. That is not including tip. I don't have a lot of money and now already have to pay almost double what I would have if I went in person. So I can't drop another five dollars for a tip. I'm sorry to all of those drivers but you have to seen from our view too
You’re not sorry. You were comfortable stealing and now excusing yourself for it.
Load More Replies... Complaining about the system doesn't help people now. Sure, let's advocate for change to a culture where we get rid of tipping; UNTIL THEN, TIP YOUR DAMN DRIVERS AND WAITSTAFF. IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR FOOD DELIVERY/SERVICE, YOU CAN AFFORD A TIP. Also, tip in cash.
No entiendo, porque estos repartidores se quejan. Yo trabaje para Uber. Me fue excelente. Gané muy bien. Claro es agotador, pero es como cualquier otro trabajo. Las propinas no son obligatoria. Hice entregas con nada de propina y no me quejé. Creo que si quieres que la gente te dejen propinas, debes hacer algo fuera de lo normal para que el cliente le deje algo por ser diferente. Muchas veces losvrepartidores llegan y ni un saludo o sonrisa. Eso esta mal. Tienes que tener un buen sentido del humor para ganarte el extra.
Translation: I do not understand, why these delivery men complain. I worked for Uber. It was excellent for me. I won very well. Sure, it's exhausting, but it's like any other job. Tips are not mandatory. I delivered with no tip and did not complain. I think that if you want people to tip you, you have to do something out of the ordinary so that the customer leaves something to be different. Many times the partiers arrive and not a greeting or a smile. That is wrong. You have to have a good sense of humor to earn the extra.
Load More Replies... I feel bad for him. It I don't understand this mentality of the customer should be paying employees directly. If an employer doesn't pay enough, don't work for them. The onus should be on the employer, not the customer.
I'm in NZ, tipping isn't a thing here. But I've found myself making an expection with uber eats. When you order it's easy to see that the delivery fee is not large, most must go to uber, and then what is really left for the person bringing me my meal? I know I don't have to but I always make sure I do, even though I'm not well off myself
Good thing in the UK they finally lost their cases and they're employees not contractors. So they should get paid leave and sick leave. [Still zero-hours contracts though, so while employed their income can plummet to zero with no explanation.]
I don't live in the U.S anymore (never will, ever again) bue I always tip. With that said, is it the customer's fault that these companies (also applies to restaurants and such) underpay and abuse their workers? Is it really OUR duty to make up for what companies save while screwing their workers over?
Yes, ugly. You do it in every other service industry. That’s what “labor” is for services rendered like having your dinky domestic car waxed or serviced.
Load More Replies... If these companies didn't exist he would have to find a different job. It's not the companies fault that he chose to work for them. They are not forcing him to work there. If your job doesn't pay enough you need to find a better job, if you can't find a better job then you need to increase your skills. If you can't do that then when the minimum wage is raised you will have an even harder time finding a job because it costs more to hire you. The purpose of a job is to serve the customer, the better you are at serving people, the more you will be paid. No one is entitled to a job, should I be forced to give you money even though you are not providing me a service? No. And if you provide a low value service that anyone can do, you will get a low wage for that service. You can get mad and say it's not fair but that's the way the world does and should work. We all serve each other and pay each other for our service. If you aren't serving very well, how can you expect to get paid well.
I never go out these days as I am 64 with chronic kidney failure, etc. I signed up for unlimited "free shipping" of groceries and almost anything I want through "Wal-Mart +". It costs $95 for a year of unlimited deliveries (or $12.85 a month for us poor folks). I pay for my groceries with Food Stamps since I am seriously poor. The Wal-Mart web site WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TIP when I pay with Food Stamps, but when I use my bank card, they automatically add a decent tip, which I can add to if I feel like it. I don't always have cash, but I put what I can in an envelope, outside on the porch, where they are placing my orders. I apologize when it isn't much! I'll try to do better in the future!
WHO THE HELL DOESN'T TIP DELIVERY DRIVERS?! I've never, ever heard of anyone questioning whether you're supposed to tip or not? So weird. And "maybe they can't afford to tip" while they're ordering take out from a restaurant, rather than making food at home, and having it delivered to their door, instead of picking it up.
I never tip delivery drivers, because it’s not common here. And since all food is paid upfront, you can’t say something like “keep the change” either. The only people at the door still asking for a tip in The Netherlands are the paper boys, and that’s only once a year, in the week before christmas.
Load More Replies... I ALWAYS TIP 20%, and now, in the "Pandemic-Universe?" I"m tipping 25% or more - because they are VITAL!
If the tips are needed for these jobs to sustain a living, the conclusion is not to tip more. It is to remind the delivery companies and restaurants with own drivers of their ethical obligation as employers, and to exercise pressure on lawmakers to improve through legislation. (I only order at a few places where I got to know the drivers...it is a good sign if they do not change all the time. I tip, as typical over here, an EUR or two as a sign of appreciation.)
Then your conclusion is not to steal and take advantage of these people by ordering. Go pick your own slop up.
Load More Replies... If there is a space to tip on the order form I do. If there isn't, how do I know I should tip the driver directly? Or how much? Confused.
Logically Reasonable, does it bother you that entire professions work against the good of the people. Like investment banks betting against a project? Loans set up to ruin those who use them, etc. Is it better to be dishonest and unethical to make lots of money? Or take honest work. If there aren't many jobs and unemployment is high, can you respect those who work to support themselves. Or should they reject any job they consider beneath them? Those who believe anyone who works hard, can support themselves and save money, if believed in themselves and weren't l..
Load More Replies... I do usually tip, but a nominal £1. I don't tip pizza chains, mostly because there's no way of tipping through their apps/websites.
I have always tipped up to now, and I feel awful as last couple times I've made orders, I just don't actually have any cash on me at all to tip with! I wish I did, or these was some other way I could, because I feel like a complete ass!
I agree with the folks that said it's not on the people who don't tip, it's on the companies that don't pay them enough. I've seen this conversation come up a few times online and what I've witnessed to always be left out by the delivery drivers who are upset about their lack of tips is the fact that the service workers at the restaurants who frequently get a tip on carryout get nothing of the tips that people do leave on the delivery apps. We're quite literally robbing Peter to pay Paul. This is obviously a broken model. Not that the service industry was extremely progressive when it comes to labor rights, but the gig economy has undone years of labor wins anyway.
People aren't forced to work at these companies, if they don't like it there is plenty of work out there if you're willing to look for it. Many people like doing these "gig" jobs. Why should we get in their way?
Load More Replies... Aren't you a bundle of joy? 1. Trust me, if they could become investment bankers or work in tech, they would, but there would still be people needed to deliver your food. 2. I'm sure he's done his research and thought he would make money off tips as well as the delivery charge. 3. You don't need 'millions in your bank account' to give the guy $5. 4. It got to him, so he broke down. Surely that's normal? I just don't understand how you can blame the hardworking delivery driver instead of the prats who don't pay him a wage he could live on...
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