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I would agree, if the app didn't say "tip for delivery person" instead of "tip for instacart" or something maybe more ambiguous like "tip." Take a look at the s
by klathzazt 8y ago
I would agree, if the app didn't say "tip for delivery person" instead of "tip for instacart" or something maybe more ambiguous like "tip." Take a look at the screenshots of their app being discussed here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bizcarson/2018/04/24/instacart-adds-tipping-back/#6b01149b74e8 https://www.forbes.com/sites/bizcarson/2018/04/24/instacart-...
- mikewhy 8y agoAre you sure those aren't the upcoming changes? There's another older screenshot further down that has more ambiguous wording. Edit: welp, even that says it 100% goes to the person doing the shopping. Gross.
- Spivak 8y agoInsidious, right? 100% of the tip technically does go to your shopper. Welcome to the world of 'tipped wages'. In my state, every paycheck, the first $520 worth of tips effectively goes straight to your employer for the purposes of paying your minimum wage and then you can have whatever is left over.
- gbear605 8y agoWhat’s more, this article is made by employees from Washington state, where they don’t even have a separate tipped minimum wage.