Through the rise of platforms like Uber Eats and DoorDash, the historical temptation to stay in and just order something to eat has never been stronger.
But while so many of us use these services nowadays, not all of us are aware that most orders only see the driver who actually brings us the food make about $2 from the company. Since that's hardly enough to make a day of deliveries worth it, those doing this job tend to rely on the tips of their customers to survive.
For this reason, it's not uncommon for DoorDash drivers to decline orders that make it obvious the customer didn't leave a tip. And as one has shared, that means it could potentially take about an hour before anyone actually picks up your order if you don't give drivers much of an incentive to do so.
And considering both this paltry basic rate and the fact that using DoorDash makes customers' orders more expensive, it's common for their drivers to recommend raising the base pay to address these twin issues.
However, one driver recently revealed that the company took a different approach.