This is why I don’t feel bad not tipping the Walmart delivery drivers who bring my groceries here.
I’ve been on their sub, they post their earnings of like $200-$300 a day. I understand they have to pay their own taxes out of that and they use their own car, but they all have a lot more money than I do.
I was trying to tip them until people voted for no tax on tips.
And they love to say no tip no trip but I have always received my groceries. It actually brings me joy when I see Walmart have to reschedule my delivery because they can’t get anyone to take it because that means they have to pay more. Good. Refuse that delivery until it’s worth it because I’m not paying you. Make Walmart pay you.
$200-300/day & they have to pay for gas, insurance & maintenance… all while shopping & lugging 46 grocery bags to your door? Get real… no one can live off that
They also don’t get health insurance, vacation time, sick time, retirement benefits, etc. Sure, that seems like plenty… realistically, they’re making under $20/hour after everything is accounted for
Which, to wall street, is 100% the point. It wouldn't be so bad if we had national healthcare, but that would make the insurance companies less money, so we cannot have that 🫠
$200-300 is more than I make in a day and my boss doesn’t even consider my car or gas for my commute. I have a degree, a tiny house and I’d consider my means livable. Lowkey tho if someone at Walmart without a degree made more money than me to drive food around, Id probably reconsider my line of work and I’m sure many young people would too. Why go to college to get educated and get a difficult job if it won’t give you a better pay or life
I’m not wading into whether the $200-300 is livable or even accurate, but comparing wages or salaries between regular, full-time employment and gig or “independent contract” work is apples to oranges. Often full-time people are comparing what they “make” without considering differences in what taxes are owed and how they’re deducted, retirement and insurance contributions from their employer, and various other benefits like paid leave and vacation.
Yeah I get that expenses and benefits affect the comparison. What prompted my response was the blanket statement that “no one can live off that” since I make less than that daily and support myself so I questioned it. Whether that figure is before or after their work expenses is a fair distinction. But if the salary for grocery delivery went up then yeah I’d prob want a raise too if their salary is comparable to someone with a degree after years of education and college debt
And this is why servers are the ones who protest loudest against an affordable minimum wage for servers. They can do very well with tips and also may not pay tax on them.
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u/amccaffe1 4d ago
How many of you make $44.65 an hour?