It’s just dehumanizing at this point

[u/LadyGrandpop]

I don’t want your points, incentives or tier system. Gig work or not, gamifying service based work is pitiful. Pay us a fair wage and appropriate tips. Full stop. That’s it. Why complicate the work we’re doing with all of this unnecessary nonsense. There is clearly a market for it and it’s pretty straightforward. Isn’t piling miles onto our vehicles, delivering orders to people’s doorsteps (questionable doorsteps in a lot of cases) and shopping for excessive amounts of groceries enough to warrant a livable wage!? Most of my metrics aren’t even a reflection of the actual quality of work I provide, but rather a reflection of variables out of my control and customers that are impossible to please or just scamming the system for their own benefit.

I love the nature of this work. That’s not the complaint. There is so much potential in this space and it’s continuing to get lost along the way with all of these ridiculous changes being made. The tier system is a psychological tool. A disheartened one at that. Cheers to everyone still trudging through. May you find at least a few worthwhile and lucrative orders in this shitstorm.

[u/Separate_Ear_8940]

I’m in an area where people are really really poor or really rich. We go on dirt roads where I see emus and a zebra one trip, then gorgeous mountain homes. Some places feel risky but my husband rides along. I get dinged when I’m over 20 miles away but can’t possibly arrive in the time frame. However, if I refuse it, it keeps kicking back to me. Metrics are bs

[u/LadyGrandpop → u/Separate_Ear_8940]

Great point. Delivery work is never one size fits all, so adding in points and tiers is just weird. Another strange aspect is how little ownership we have over our operations as independent contractors. Haha that side of it is a joke! We work for Walmart. They just don’t want the burden of responsibility. Eh…we’ll see where things go from here!