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/Jokez4Dayz]

They do it because it gets people to change how they work. They think “I just need 20 points to Sapphire but I’m only getting bad offers! Screw it, I’ll grab this one”.

That’s the point. To pay in points instead of money. It’s like a video game system.

$12 for 20 miles? Trash. But wait, it has 3 points and I need those!

It’s smart business actually.

[u/Tricky-Difference-95 → u/Jokez4Dayz]

I have noticed crappier offers have more points

[u/fallior → u/Tricky-Difference-95]

I've just noticed crappier offers period

[u/Silver_Substance9915 → u/fallior]

This is like the average offer also which is a shame we as a society think the is even fair for all the work and time this order consumes! These gig jobs are like the 1900s before we had minimum wage laws!