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re: ‘A punch to the gut’: Instacart worker baited by fake tip

Posted on 4/11/20 at 9:32 am to
Posted by PiscesTiger
Concrete, WA
Member since Feb 2004
53696 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 9:32 am to
This is what passes as news these days.
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
47761 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 9:32 am to
quote:

That's what I said. Either it was a mistake or her story is bullshite.


Then, by saying it twice, you were wrong twice. She was baited, then robbed.
Posted by noonan
Nassau Bay, TX
Member since Aug 2005
37017 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 9:41 am to
Did the journalist check her story? I guess I didn't say it in that post but I also said if it was a mistake then why was it change to a zero tip. I shouldn't have said it was a mistake.
Posted by WestSideTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
5501 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 9:49 am to
According to Instacart shoppers don’t see the tip until after delivery. So somebody is lying.
Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
25118 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 9:53 am to
Semantics. Does the fact she’s an independent contractor really change anything?
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
117279 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 9:56 am to
Dick move.
Posted by RobbBobb
Member since Feb 2007
34410 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 9:58 am to
quote:

“It was a shopper’s dream: everything was in stock, everything they wanted was there in the quantities and the sizes they wanted.”

Well, of course it was. No one would lie about that
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
47761 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 9:59 am to
quote:

Did the journalist check her story?


Contact info for the journalist

Posted by chimesstreet
Bucks County, PA
Member since Jan 2008
1850 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 9:59 am to
quote:

Maybe the customer meant to put $5 and realized later when fishing the process after delivery. I don’t see how this is a story worth giving a shite ?


A $5 tip wouldn't be enough for someone to be willing to get the groceries.

Sadly, this is a common practice with instacart. Shoppers are lured in with big tips, that then disappear.

At the very least, shoppers should be able to alert other shoppers that a customer has removed their tip.
Posted by Strannix
C.S.A.
Member since Dec 2012
54236 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 10:00 am to
So her husband is a deadbeat? One of my good friends is in a wheelchair, he's got one good arm, he works 40-50 hours a week at a big box store.
This post was edited on 4/11/20 at 10:02 am
Posted by noonan
Nassau Bay, TX
Member since Aug 2005
37017 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 10:01 am to
I don't care enough about the story.

Why don't you contact them. You seem very passionate about this story.
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
47761 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 10:12 am to
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Why don't you contact them. You seem very passionate about this story.


You have questions that apparently only you care about. I provided you the avenue to answer them,. You're welcome.
Posted by SwampGar
Texas
Member since Jan 2020
1486 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 10:28 am to
Because a person of greater means is abusing someone just trying to get by during an international emergency. I imagine they highlighted this one story as it is happening with a growing frequency.
Posted by Damone
FoCo
Member since Aug 2016
32966 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 10:32 am to
They should print the name of the customer who took away the tip.
Posted by BrotherEsau
Member since Aug 2011
3602 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 10:37 am to
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Posted by wadewilson
Member since Sep 2009
41923 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:08 am to
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Her LinkedIn page is full of jobs that only lasted 3 months.

I bet she knows exactly what happened to that gratuity.


I just looked up her LinkedIn profile out of curiosity.

It appears as though she graduated in December 2017. She's been working part time for Instacart for almost 4 years, and she's been taking temporary HR jobs to start her career.

Why the frick would you even attack her for this? She's taking the HR jobs she can get to gain some experience and she's working a side job to get by. frick, man, she's living the American dream.
This post was edited on 4/11/20 at 11:09 am
Posted by Sneaky__Sally
Member since Jul 2015
12364 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:10 am to
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quote:
Her LinkedIn page is full of jobs that only lasted 3 months.

I bet she knows exactly what happened to that gratuity.


I just looked up her LinkedIn profile out of curiosity.

It appears as though she graduated in December 2017. She's been working part time for Instacart for almost 4 years, and she's been taking temporary HR jobs to start her career.

Why the frick would you even attack her for this? She's taking the HR jobs she can get to gain some experience and she's working a side job to get by. frick, man, she's living the American dream.


Seems like a lot of people here try to go out of their way to look down on certain elements of the working class for some reason.
Posted by wadewilson
Member since Sep 2009
41923 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:13 am to
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Seems like a lot of people here try to go out of their way to look down on certain elements of the working class for some reason.


A lot of cocksuckers on the OT.
Posted by McLemore
Member since Dec 2003
35542 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:21 am to
There's a special place in hell for this sort of garbage.

I like the tip-change feature. I have only used instacart once. The guy was awesome so I increased the tip post delivery. Makes sense to give some at the outset and increase for performance.
Posted by LSUintheNW
At your mom’s house
Member since Aug 2009
37026 posts
Posted on 4/11/20 at 11:24 am to
quote:

What are you trying to say here? The customer did change it after the delivery


quote:

To put the whole thing post delivery. Not encourage someone to do a delivery with an advertised tip that then gets taken away.


She only took the delivery because of the known 55 buck tip.
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