> This is _exactly_ how it works for wait staff in restaurants in most states, except that is by hour instead of delivery. For example, in MA, the restaurant pa

> This is _exactly_ how it works for wait staff in restaurants in most states, except that is by hour instead of delivery. For example, in MA, the restaurant pays out a minimum of $3.75 (wait staff minimum wage in MA) and guarantees that the wait-person makes $11 (actual minimum wage). This is deceptive. The big difference is that Doordash's calculation is redone for every order delivered. With wait staff past minimum wage the tip you give them doesn't in any way reduce the amount of money the business pays them. The business pays them the same amount if they make $1/hour above minimum wage or $20/hour above minimum wage. With Doordash on the other hand, the tip you give _always_ reduces the amount Doordash pays. You are essentially subsidizing Doordash's payment of the driver. This is deceptive because most people expect that when they leave a tip that the amount of the tip they leave will directly increase the income of the person they're tipping. In reality, a Doordash driver is very unlikely to make additional money because of your tip unless you tip a large amount. To top this off Doordash advertised tips as "100% goes to the driver", which is extremely scummy because it obviously is intended to trick people into this belief.