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DoorDash won’t let you tip NYC drivers without the app

On web, there’s no way to easily tip DoorDash drivers.

It was the first time I had used the service since last November, and since then, DoorDash made some big changes: in protest of a New York City law guaranteeing a minimum wage for delivery drivers, the platform removed the ability to add a tip when you place an order. DoorDash’s move to bump tipping after ordering is the company’s way of throwing a tantrum over a new $17.96 minimum hourly pay rate for delivery drivers. In announcing the change in how tips are given, DoorDash called New York City’s law “ill-conceived” and “extreme.” Delivery workers previously earned about $7.09 an hour, despite doing a dangerous and often thankless job.

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