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So, we passed a law increasing the minimum wage of delivery workers. The apps can either pay them $18hr, even when they're not delivering food or -- (edited)

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Dec 4 '23, 16:22

pay them $33 an hour but only when they're picking up and dropping off food.
I'm fine with that and the apps said they're going to raise the rates to cover the added costs which is also fine as that's what I want restaurants to do so we can end tipping and people can get a consistent and fair wage.

With all that said, that brings me to my question: Do I still have to tip the delivery worker if they're now getting a fair wage for the work they're doing?
I'm having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that I might not have to tip someone working a service job, especially dealing with food.

Responses:

I literally never get delivery because I cNt figure out how much to tip. -- nm - amandaphone Dec 4, 19:43 2
- I literally never get delivery because why should I pay someone to do what I'm willing and able to do for myself? -- nm - znufrii Dec 4, 21:12
- I usually give between $6-8 depending on distance. I give more when it's raining, snowing or frigid outside. -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 21:11
I've only ordered GrubHub maybe three times. Even with free delivery everything costs more. I can save $5+ depending on the order by picking it up - sycor Dec 4, 18:43 2
- The convenience of having the food cooked and brought to my front door is worth the extra expensive to me. We order out less these days but we still - Krusty Dec 4, 21:13
- I can pick up at a number of places within a mile. Just that one time I didn't even want to get the car out. Now I keep frozen dinners on hand. -- nm - Meg Dec 4, 18:55
I ordered delivery *once.* The driver couldn't find my unit and didn't speak or understand English when he called for directions. - Meg Dec 4, 17:56
Presumably this makes the app rates so untenable that people stop using them and the companies collapse. - Mop🧹 Dec 4, 17:14 3
- *fingers crossed* -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 4, 17:20 2
  - Why? - zunk takes things literally Dec 4, 17:45 1
    - fuck Apps -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Dec 4, 17:47
if it's a living wage, tipping shouldn't be required. -- nm - mafic Dec 4, 17:11
I did that for about 6 months 2019-2020. This is great for the delivery people. I did grocery and probably 30% didn't tip. - zunk takes things literally Dec 4, 17:08
higher wages are good but really should be cracking down on the usurious fees that apps extort restaurants into paying to play or die -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Dec 4, 16:29 9
- all of those "$16 for a Big Mac is Biden's fault" Tik Toks were apparently leaving out that the cost is mostly jacked up by delivery fees -- (edited) - hollywood big shot Dec 4, 16:35 8
  - Yup, if you're gonna DoorDash or Grubhub, why get fast food? -- nm - Tim Dec 4, 16:40 7
    - I got Wendy's tonight. :-) I was very hungry and I knew it would be made fast and with some luck get here fast. I don't have any fast food in my - Krusty Dec 4, 16:45 5
      - a chain?!?!? pour vous???? J'accuse, Krusty, J'accuse! :) -- nm - Reagen Dec 4, 16:47 4
        
        Heh. :-) It's one of the few fast food items I get. Love that spicy chicken sandwich and other places don't make the chicken spicy but add some spicy -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 4, 16:57 2
        
        I remembered the spicy chicken thing after the fact, which agreed. -- nm - Reagen Dec 4, 17:10 1
        
        🤝🏼 -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 17:12
        
        /goes back to Law School -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 4, 16:49
    - cause me hungy nowwwww -- nm - Reagen Dec 4, 16:44
No tip. Tipping was intended to make up for the lower wage. That it's mutated beyond that is a bane. -- nm - TWuG Dec 4, 16:27 2
- That's what I'm thinking. They get a fair wage so there's nothing to make up for. I can add at tip at the end if they go above and beyond - Krusty Dec 4, 16:46 1
  - This. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Dec 4, 16:57
Pretty sure that at least for restaurant workers tipping is still going to be a thing since particularly at higher end restaurants minimum wage isn't - pmb Dec 4, 16:27 1
- I don't see restaurants doing it unless they're forced to like with a law like this one for delivery workers. They can certainly do it. Just charge - Krusty Dec 4, 16:31

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