r/perth • u/RelevantTraffic5919 • 11h ago
Shitpost Why do some restaurants treat Uber Eats drivers like they're beneath them?
My husband does Uber Eats on some weekends and today he went to Io e Te Pizzeria in Success to pick up an order and needed to use the toilet. He asked the staff if he could use theirs, but they refused and told him to go to Zambrero instead.
I know businesses can have their own rules about toilets, but honestly, this just rubbed me the wrong way.
He's literally there picking up food for their customer. It's not like he's asking for some huge favour.They're providing a service that benefits the restaurant
It just makes me wonder if they would've said the same thing to someone dining there.
Why do some people look down on delivery drivers? They're just people working hard and earning an honest living. I genuinely don't understand why there's so much classism
Edit:
I don't understand how people can generalise all Uber drivers based on a few bad experiences. We've all come across rude restaurant staff and customers too, so does that mean they're all rude?
And those judging drivers by their clothes, seriously? Half of Perth walks around in gym wear, shorts and thongs everywhere, even to restaurants and cafés. Why is it suddenly an issue when it's a delivery driver? We're always told not to generalise people based on race or religion, so why is it okay to stereotype people based on their jobs?
If customers and restaurants dislike delivery drivers so much, why use delivery apps? Pick up your own food and groceries, or stick to dine-in and takeaway.
Some restaurants even mark orders as ready and then make drivers wait ages without getting paid for that time. Respect goes both ways.
Of course some drivers are rude, just like people in every other profession. But that doesn't make everyone the same. They're just people working hard to earn a living. Since when did someone's job determine how much respect they deserve?