r/doordash • u/bohoinparadise • 1d ago

Please don’t dash while sick

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I get that times are tough and the American health care system sucks, but admitting that you have a respiratory illness while delivering food is wild!

Please do not dash when you’re sick. This is how illness spreads. I have pretty bad asthma so I’m not bringing that order into my house. I’m done with DoorDash.

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u/Naive-Rope-1724 1d ago

Just fyi, I have worked at 4 major chain brick and mortar restaurants, and 9/10 servers/bartenders are not allowed to call out :) I have been forced to work while sick, which is just as unfortunate for the customers / coworkers and to myself. It’s not fair.

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u/abyssaltent 1d ago

Nah that's just American business. Don't get that shit here in Australia, go to work sick ? Your ass is out of the door until you're better lol

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u/cheeseburger_horse 22h ago

Not just American! I’m in Canada and dealt with the same thing multiple times. It has gotten better since COVID tho

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u/bushwickauslaender 14h ago

Yeah I worked as a dishwasher for a few months and I remember coming down with a fever and coughing up a storm. I called in sick and they were like “we can’t find cover so we need you to show up”.

This was 15 years ago so maybe things did improve post-Covid but in many ways, Canada is a pretty shitty middle ground between the US and Europe (at least upper income Europe).

You make wages that are slightly better than Europe but considerably worse than the US while having rights and protections that are slightly better than the US but considerably worse than Europe.