A woman from Atlanta, Georgia, has sparked a conversation after sharing how her DoorDash delivery driver sent an additional message requesting another tip.
Mia Mosley made the order with popular delivery service DoorDash on March 6, and after receiving her order, she was shocked to get a message from the driver.
The message read, “Hello! It’s my birthday today! If you’d like to add a special touch, you can leave a tip for your Dash driver on Cash App,” followed by the driver’s payment details.
“I was honestly surprised by how bold someone could be to ask for more money on top of a tip. I just found it extremely unprofessional and ungrateful of what I already gave her,” Mosley told Newsweek.
A DoorDash spokesperson told Newsweek: “Tipping on our platform is always optional, and Dashers keep 100 percent of the tips they receive. There is not currently a policy in place that prohibits Dashers from discussing tips.”
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After receiving the message, Mosley decided to share it on Reddit’s popular r/DoorDash subreddit, asking others if they felt the request was unprofessional.
The post prompted replies where people were unimpressed with the Dasher’s actions.
“Report. Immediately report any tip beggars in any way,” wrote one commenter.
“The tip begging thing is getting ridiculous,” agreed another Reddit user.
This is far from the first time the subject of tips has prompted debate, as more people begin to criticize American tipping culture that sees many service workers on low wages and relying on tips.
A 2023 survey suggested that younger generations are turning away from tipping. The Bankrate survey found that only 35 percent of Gen Zers say they always tip at sit-down restaurants, compared to 83 percent of baby boomers.
When it comes to food delivery services, like DoorDash, only 31 percent of Gen Zers said that they will always tip.
This sparks frustration from many in service industries that automatically have a lower minimum wage. This is because the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) only requires businesses to pay tipped employees $2.13 an hour, as long as their combined wages and tip income reach the federal minimum wage of $7.25.
Despite a background of tipping debate, Reddit users remained unswayed. Another reply on the post read: “Sorry but I would just ignore it. Or if I’m feeling petty, I’d report it. unprofessional, tbh [to be honest].”
Some even suggested a different course of action: “If anyone sends you their CashApp like this, instead of sending them money I like to request money from them instead,” wrote one commenter.
“I shared it on Reddit because I needed some type of clarification that it was inappropriate and I wasn’t just being negative,” said Mosley. “Everyone in the comments gave me my answer that this was completely wrong of her to do.”
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