It’s not guilt, it’s pity. It’s a shitty job and they don’t get paid well enough, so giving them a $5 tip helps them out.
And in a depressed economy like this town’s, it may very well not be a first job. It may be someone who lost their decent factory job.
Rekorse@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Its just awfully hard to make assumptions either way, I think is where I’m getting hung up. I could even see some people being upset that you pity them without actual reason to.
I’m not sure if its better to assume nothing or to pick a path really though.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Considering the website asks you if you want to tip them and gives you suggested percentages, I don’t think anyone would feel that I was patronizing them by doing so. And honestly, if you get upset that someone is giving you money, you have a lot more wealth than any delivery driver I’ve ever heard of.
Rekorse@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Its not the tip they wouldn’t like, its the pity. You don’t need to pity random strangers, you have no idea how their life is going.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I pity them because I pity anyone who is being paid shit wages. I don’t know what Domino’s pays but I know it isn’t enough because big food chains do not pay good wages. It has nothing to do with their circumstances and everything to do with the company they work for not giving them what they deserve.
Also, they don’t know that I pity them, so I’m not sure why it matters.