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Where I live I saw a big shift in delivery people in the late aughts. I live in a city in the northeast (not NYC). These days even most of the apps like DoorDas
by jghn 3y ago
Where I live I saw a big shift in delivery people in the late aughts. I live in a city in the northeast (not NYC). These days even most of the apps like DoorDash are still using a restaurant's own delivery drivers.
I lived in a high-rise with elevators. From about 2000 until the late aughts it was like clockwork. They'd ring my buzzer, I'd buzz them in, and they'd stop at my door. In the late aughts it started to shift. More and more drivers would call me from downstairs and tell me I could pick up my food.
I can only imagine what it's like these days in a building like that. I live in a single family house now and 9 times out of 10 they won't even walk the 5 feet to my door from their car.
- onlyrealcuzzo 3y agoI mean - after expenses, they're getting paid like $8 per hour. It sucks, sure. But what level of service do you expect for non-livable wages?
- jghn 3y agoSure, but that was true 20+ years ago too and they came to your door. I don't disagree with the larger point per se, I just find it interesting that it changed.
- morkalork 3y agoIs it the proliferation of giant condo buildings? Cities like Toronto went from having cloisters of 10-15 story concrete appartement blocks to having tons of much taller condo buildings all over in the last 20ish years. More than a few have questionable elevator situations too. There's even viral tiktok videos about residents waiting 20-30 minutes for elevators. Would you want to deliver to the door in a building like that?
- onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago> Sure, but that was true 20+ years ago too and they came to your door. Not really. Minimum wage adjusted for inflation - and especially rent - is down in most places. You can't pay people $2 for something and that $2 goes less and less far and expect your quality of service to not get worse.
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