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0 pointsklathzazt7y ago0 comments

I would agree, if the app didn't say "tip for delivery person" instead of "tip for instacart" or something maybe more ambiguous like "tip." Take a look at the screenshots of their app being discussed here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bizcarson/2018/04/24/instacart-...

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mikewhy7y ago

Are you sure those aren't the upcoming changes? There's another older screenshot further down that has more ambiguous wording.

Edit: welp, even that says it 100% goes to the person doing the shopping. Gross.

Spivak7y ago

Insidious, right? 100% of the tip technically does go to your shopper.

Welcome to the world of 'tipped wages'. In my state, every paycheck, the first $520 worth of tips effectively goes straight to your employer for the purposes of paying your minimum wage and then you can have whatever is left over.

gbear6057y ago

What’s more, this article is made by employees from Washington state, where they don’t even have a separate tipped minimum wage.

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