NightCreature@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoTIL that if you search "thank my driver" on the Amazon app, you can give your most recent Amazon driver a $5 tip at no cost to you. This is a limited time promotion.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1362arrow-down156file-text
arrow-up1306arrow-down1imageTIL that if you search "thank my driver" on the Amazon app, you can give your most recent Amazon driver a $5 tip at no cost to you. This is a limited time promotion.lemmy.worldNightCreature@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square55fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62arrow-down2·20 days agoYes, it undermines the idea that drivers deserve a living wage and is just Amazon dipping their toes into shifting their drivers into something closer to ‘ride share’ style independent contractors who primarily get their income from tips. Short term benefit for long term problems.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·20 days agoPlenty of untipped jobs are seen as being undeserving of a living wage, though, so I don’t follow your logic.
Yes, it undermines the idea that drivers deserve a living wage and is just Amazon dipping their toes into shifting their drivers into something closer to ‘ride share’ style independent contractors who primarily get their income from tips.
Short term benefit for long term problems.
Plenty of untipped jobs are seen as being undeserving of a living wage, though, so I don’t follow your logic.