I’m pretty sure this will be an unpopular opinion on here as this is just a customers opinion.

DoorDash has gone down hill in the last year or so, it used to be worth it! They tack on all most $10 in additional fees, suggest outrageous tips, and general I still wait over an hour to get food that is always within 5 miles.

I see a lot of concern over tips from the customer and while I do believe in tipping an appropriate amount, I don’t believe it’s the customer’s responsibility to make up for DoorDashs lack of pay. I would never tip a pizza delivery driver over $20, I would never tip a waiter/waitress 35% of my total order, so why should I be expected to do the same for doordash? Agree or disagree, at the end of the day those 2 jobs have much more responsibility and duties than a dasher and get paid less.

I know I’m generalizing and this doesn’t apply to all dashers. But I get the impression than many of them feel they should be making $30+ an hour….for food delivery. If that were the case then everyone would be doing it!

EDIT:

Wow….there ARE a lot of opinions here, never did I imagine my salty morning rant would gain so much attention. I guess I’ll just follow up and give my final thoughts:

1. Yes, DoorDash does in fact take advantage of their drivers…no one is doubting this. But it shouldn’t be the customer responsibility to pick up the slack. This can be applied to a wide range of jobs, and fair wages should be something we continue to aim for as a country (however I do understand as wages rise, so will the cost of goods and services #economics). Think about our teachers, first responders, etc. all who bring unique and highly valuable skills to our workforce….I can assure you many of these individuals do not make $30 an hour. “We’ll that’s their choice…” “they don’t have to pay for, X,y,Z”. And I agree, it’s their choice, just like it’s your choice to choose DoorDash for employment, and my choice not to use it anymore!

2. Yes, deleting and not using the app is the best practice for someone who thinks as I do. Honestly I used it sparingly and was shocked when I came back to it after several weeks. I am, in fact, not too lazy to pick up my own food. Contrary to popular belief, I am not in fact lazy, but a new father who would PREFER not to leave the house unless I need to, but don’t mind doing so to save what seems like $20 minimum.

3. Lastly, I saw another person recently post about the cost of wear and tear, repairs, gas, etc. I have worked another job that required travel, I feel I do have a good grasp on a reasonable cost of travel. I will say I do agree that $10+ an hour is extremely high valuation for gas/wear and tear. I’m willing to assume that many dashers haven’t had a job where they are reimbursed for their travel in a POV, but ~.40-.60 cents per mile is what I’ve seen. The idea that a customer should tip $2+ per mile is ludicrous, and the company should pay something to the dashers IMO. Again tho, not the customer. (This does not include a tip I’ll add)