I spent over an hour picking up food, waiting in lines, and stuck in traffic just to deliver over two hundred dollars worth of food. Every minute felt like effort, every turn of the wheel another cost—gas, insurance, mileage, time I could have spent doing anything else. I finally got to the customer, exhausted, hoping at least my work would be appreciated.
Then I saw it. An envelope on the counter. Inside was a ten percent tip. Ten percent.
After all that time and effort, after navigating traffic, waiting for the order, and risking my day for theirs, it felt like none of it mattered. Food delivery is meant to make life easier, but people often forget the effort it takes to get it to their door. Ten percent on a two hundred dollar order wasn’t just a tip, it was a reminder that for some people, no matter how hard you try, it’s never enough. If you can’t tip twenty percent, don’t waste my time or any driver’s time.
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