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For those that continually use services like Uber Eats, Grubhub, DoorDash, etc., how does justify using the cost?

With fees and tip added, it's almost double the cost, the food arrives cold and wait time is longer than you picking it up yourself.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Then people should stop working for these companies until the business model changes.

A bad business model shouldn’t be supported by customer charity to employees

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Agreed, but all that I can do is refuse to participate. I can't change the fact that the U.S. is a late-stage capitalist hellscape that makes this kind of exploitation palatable to many people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If every employee in the US who got treated like shit by their employer quit then there would be chaos

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

there would be chaos

That's why you do it. That right there is the point.