• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    People tip pizza guys a dollar? Man, we were tipping $5 back in the 90’s. I tip $10-$12 now. The dude just drove to my house and brought me pizza, he deserves some compensation.

    • ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      compensation… for doing the job he is paid to do… right.

      look, if you live at the end of a long shitty dirt road, or maybe the last apartment on the top floor of a 6 story walk up - then they’re going above and beyond. Hell yeah, tip more.

      Tip to be nice, because times are tough and you have some extra cash.

      But don’t tip because someone did the bare minimum that they get paid to do anyway.

      Don’t tip because it’s expected. Don’t tip if you can’t afford it.

      you, by simply spending what little you have and can, are helping pay their wage already. You’re doing your part. That is: don’t feel guilty if you can’t or don’t tip.

      Do feel warm and fuzzy if you can and do tip, though. it’s still nice to do :)

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        Not that I agree with it, but in no time in the 90s did I know of pizza delivery that wasn’t tips-dependent, like restaurants in places. No gas reimbursement or anything at minimum. And this was in Canada where tip culture is dampened compared to the US.

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        At Domino’s about 7 years ago, we got paid minimum wage, plus I think a dollar per delivery item, (multiple houses on some trips when we were busy counted each order) and then tips on top. That per order bonus I think has gone up since then.

        They charged the customer a $3.50 delivery fee though.

        There was also a class action suit that showed that the per delivery bonus didn’t cover the wear and tear and gas for the delivery, and could push the driver under minimum wage if they didn’t get tips.

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            Yup, but of course according to the selfish they don’t deserve tips for that. Personally I think we should all just stop delivering and force everyone to pick up. People clearly don’t appreciate it, why put wear and tear on your car and soul for people who actively hate you, y’know?

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        They usually get paid minimum wage, and people delivering pizzas for a living typically don’t have a whole lot of choices for what they do to make ends meet.

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          They’re also likely not being fairly compensated for the wear and tear on their vehicle. Yes it should be something the worker factors in themselves, but thats not always an easy choice/option.

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      5 months ago

      Agreed, people got mad at me for suggesting literally the same hah ¯_ (ツ)_/¯

      Edit: in their defense, I think they objected more to the idea that a delivery person should avoid anyone who doesn’t tip. I get why they’d feel that way, it’s understandable