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I sympathize, but I have no particular desire to validate or support the gig worker model. I'd much rather some company with health benefits and vacation time e

• kbenson 7y ago
  Well, you're already supporting the restaurant and their workers with your funds by ordering food there. It's entirely possible most the waiters and waitresses at that restaurant are now out doing delivery gig work because that restaurant with health benefits and vacation pay (which likely paid them minimum wage and relied on tips to make the job worth doing, so good luck using that vacation pay as equivalent income during that time) isn't scheduling them to work. For me, if it comes down to the cooks and limited waitstaff left at the restaurant and getting paid by the restaurant get a few extra bucks from me or someone that lost their stable income and is scrambling to make ends meet, I definitely want it going to the latter. I can't be sure what situation the drivers are in, but to me it seems more likely their position is less stable.