That's kind of the point. And par for the course in any tipped job.
If DoorDash had actually wanted to make it consistent, they would've just removed tipping, like everyone else does that wants to do that.
What they did was shady as hell, and they know it which is why they are changing it.
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* There is the common, legally mandated practice for employees where minimum wage is paid instead of tips, until base pay plus tips meets that. You could make the argument that DoorDash base pay is simply $0.
But (A) base pay of $0 is never done (B) base plus tips don't typical fall below minimum wage (C) this doesn't really apply anyway since DoorDash doesn't pay wages; it pays contractor fees.
That's kind of the point. And par for the course in any tipped job.
If DoorDash had actually wanted to make it consistent, they would've just removed tipping, like everyone else does that wants to do that.
What they did was shady as hell, and they know it which is why they are changing it.
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* There is the common, legally mandated practice for employees where minimum wage is paid instead of tips, until base pay plus tips meets that. You could make the argument that DoorDash base pay is simply $0.
But (A) base pay of $0 is never done (B) base plus tips don't typical fall below minimum wage (C) this doesn't really apply anyway since DoorDash doesn't pay wages; it pays contractor fees.