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I've always found this practice outrageous but don't understand why everyone else is only getting outraged now that Instacart and DoorDash do it... This is pre

by ummonk 8y ago

I've always found this practice outrageous but don't understand why everyone else is only getting outraged now that Instacart and DoorDash do it... This is pretty normal in the restaurant and food delivery industry, and should have been made illegal ages ago.

Jordrok 8y ago
This is the exact thought I had when I read the article. I never understood how or why this practice was legal in the first place, but it sounds almost identical to what Instacart and DoorDash are doing. People SHOULD be outraged!
gamblor956 8y ago
That is actually not normal in the restaurant industry. In restaurants, tipped workers get a base wage and earn tips on top of that. If they don't hit minimum wage from that base wage+tips, the restaurant has to pay them so they at least make minimum wage. If you have an issue with the low base wage, take it up with your local legislature. InstaCart and DoorDash are doing something different: they're promising a minimum payment to drivers but that minimum payment is in lieu of a tip. A or B, not A+B=C.