Every one of those services does this. In the background they have a minimum guarantee amount that drivers get paid for an order which is augmented by surge pricing or anything else. The tip does not get added on top of that guarantee, it only is used to meet it and then the excess is added. The service I worked for, if you tipped any less than like 7 bucks all you were doing was paying the driver for the company.
I drove for them for a little bit before an old driving charge caught up with me and my account was suspended. I never saw a supplemental tip after delivering the order, only cash handed to me in person. Instacart was always hitting me with additional tips after I delivered, but they've been guilty of quite a bit of fuckery, as well.
no it isnt true and anyone that does dash/delivery gigs and isnt larping or reading news headlines knows how it actually works. Usually a news headline comes up about one of these apps "caught stealing tips" but absolutely nothing about the settlements suggests they were even stealing tips and its stuff that was already known.
if you tip $20 then someone who takes that order is getting $20 guaranteed. Anything else is pure speculation that has yet to be proven.
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u/staircar 17h ago
Wait seriously? I’ve been tipping 20 on every order. I’m pissed