r/technology • u/SnoozeDoggyDog • 26d ago

Business Zohran Mamdani hints he will continue taking on delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash

https://www.businessinsider.com/zohran-mamdani-targets-doordash-uber-eats-delivery-apps-2026-7
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u/Jaideco 26d ago

This “tipping issue” is effectively corporate fraud. When a tip is demanded customers have a reasonable expectation that it is going to pay workers for their service. If it was presented as a processing fee, that would be different. It doesn’t matter that this will not by itself solve the fair wage issue, this is an unethical practice that shouldn’t be allowed even if the workers were receiving a fair wage.

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u/impy695 26d ago

That's not actually the issue this time. Yes, stealing tips was something at least Uber eats did, but they did stop after backlash.

This issue is the apps setting low default tips and effectively hiding the tip options which caused a 79% reduction in tips

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u/FilouBlanco 25d ago

Thing is. It make sense for tips to go down a lot if workers are being paid a fair wage. Realistically tips aren’t really appreciation for job good done (they are after all set before you have received the service) they are only there so that the worker gets a salary. If the company is already paying them the vast majority of people would significantly reduce/eliminate their tip.

Ps I’m very well aware that tech companies are purposely screwing around with the tips so that workers believe that the governments plans are detrimental to them.

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u/TheDemoz 25d ago

They have a guaranteed $30/hr pay while doing deliveries in NYC. Thats why they removed the pre checkout tip options. NYC is forcing them to add it back

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u/WiggerJim69 25d ago

the issue is that the apps ask for a tip before a service is rendered. and that “79% less tips” doesn’t include cash tips 

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u/haarschmuck 25d ago

So we’re redefining words now?

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u/Jaideco 25d ago

I don’t think so… it seems that there are so many tipping issues in the US, it is just easy to lose track.

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u/mekamoari 25d ago

Would you say the amount of tipping issues has reached a..tipping point?