Post #1935256
2026-04-27 15:18 UTC
Just to tag onto this, you should use the option to add the tip after the delivery. If you don't then the app will just subsidize themselves with your tip.
For example each delivery is an offer to the delivery driver so a delivery will be 10 dollars. Well if you tipped 8 dollars on that order then the service will pay you 2 dollars and the 8 dollar tip will be the rest. But if you start by tipping zero then the service will pay ten dollars for the delivery and then if you add the tip the gig worker will get 18 dollars for the order.
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@hdsrob@lemmy.world 2026-04-27 20:00
They won't initially offer it for $10 without a tip ever. I do DoorDash for extra money, and the initial offer in my area is always $2 if there's no tip (for food delivery, shopping can be more), and since tips added after delivery are almost nonexistent, I never take these orders. When I turn that down, they offer it to the next driver for $2.25, or $2.50, and keep going around until they find someone to take it. They'll also try to bundle a couple of low paying offers together ,or find a higher paying offer to bundle it with. But they don't offer it for $10 unless they absolutely have to.