DoorDash driver fired after delivery moment goes viral

One DoorDash driver is looking for a new job after what he said was caught on camera and has gone viral.

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[tophjones]

And as a doordasher I can tell you all he had to do was not accept that order. No one forces him to accept that order

[Vans]

$5 tip is better than getting a $2 tip. I used to do food deliveries and always receiving $2 or even $1 tip but when the customer gives $5 or $10 tip, I get all happy and say thank you to the customer.

[mazariej]

I was an Uber Eats & Doordash delivery driver for 2 years before I quit. Man I would have always appreciated a $5 tip, a lot of people don't tip at all. I quit because I needed a real job with full benefits. Don't take out your own insecurities on the customer, it's never going to get you anywhere better

[drummerrocky]

As a GrubHub driver for 3 yrs I would say this customer was being very generous based on a $20 order and a Dasher is a total moron and deserved to get canned

[lonebutterfly]

I used to be a delivery driver and I LEARNED to appreciate all of my tips. Gratitude might be the lesson to be taught here.

[eanders]

Don't be upset with the customer who doesn't tip, be upset with the company who doesn't pay you enough to survive unless you get

[superstore]

I'm a DD. Never ever discuss the tip with a customer. You have control on what orders you accept and if you commit to a delivery shut up and say thank you! 😊

[shabreechance]

As a doordasher if I don’t like what I’m being paid for the order I won’t accept the order it was that plain & simple. 😩

[lavenderblues]

Glad he got fired. Regardless of the tip amount, telling the customer F you is just crossing the line.

[Pkp-dc]

People think having a big house means you're rich. My guy, most home owners are mortgage slaves for years.

[georgesalgado]

The guy is basically getting mad at the wrong person He really should be getting mad at Doordash They charge ridiculous service fees to the point where most people can't Even Afford to tip. I remember being charged forty nine dollars And all I basically ordered was two subway sandwichs My driver's base pay was three dollars and fifty cents. Tell me doordash's system is not a rip off.

[amandadean]

He didn’t have to accept the order. What he’s really angry about is his life choices, don’t take that out on the customer!

[lakiiamccall]

As an app delivery driver, you're an independent contractor. Therefore, you have an option to either accept or decline an order. If you're that not happy with the pay, don't accept it.

[naomiverdugo]

How ungrateful! I worked for tips for 35 years and was extremely grateful for every one I received! Dude she could have given you zero. What a jerk.

[JonathanStephenHarris]

I bet that 5 bucks feels like a lot now ya out of a job!! SMH!!

[toddjo]

Sad part is all the jobs that rely on and expect tips are taking the burden off of the business owner and putting it on the consumer to pay their employees. This is after they're already charging way too much for the service. The business owners should pay these workers a fair salary and not put the burden of their employees income on the consumer. If business owners did this, tipping would not be required.😎

[SteveinSanFrancisco]

The sad part is he'll probably never understand what he did wrong... 😔

[GamersBay]

This is the harsh reality of working for tips, there are no guarantees. If you're not willing to accept that, then find another job. In all the years I worked as a waiter, I never once berated a customer over the tip they left me, and I treated everyone with the same great service. Likewise, working for tips is always a gamble, and there are times when you will work and not get paid. I had points in time I earned $25 an hour on average, and others I earned practically nothing. Door Dash is a joke anyway, there's no money to be made once you factor in the gas and wear and tear on your car, get a real job.

[LS-ubiq]

What some delivery drivers dont realize is that when we order, we also pay a delivery fee and taxes before we can even get to the tip

[mayakattt]

Why would you complain about the 25% tip? What was he expecting?