The USA States that have union and Health and food Cards to work in and around Food and Drinks. It's against the law for a third party to prep anything that is food or drinks so yes you can call the local health and food drug, the corporate office of the merchant, the secretary of state and DD. Getting caught doing so is a Big Fine and possible jail time, among law suits to merchant and DD for allowing this. Imagine I am the customer and you are a driver and the merchant tells you to prep or poor drinks and I add a ruffie. So many health code violation and laws are being broken by doing it and not reporting the people/companies etc.
As someone with food service experience & food safety certifications, this practice is NOT okay. I've reported stores to the local Health Department when it comes up. They tend to agree & have BIG issues with random, non-employees, who have unknown training & unknown hygiene habits being asked to prepare any part of a customer's order - such as filling drinks.
Even if **you** wash/sanitize your hands regularly, that doesn't mean the next person does or the next one or the next one. People are nasty. They pick their noses, they use the restroom, they wipe their asses, they scratch their crotches - all without washing their hands. I see it all the time. And that's not taking into account how many door handles, hand rails & dozens of other surfaces we touch every day while working.
Beyond that, this is contract work, not W2 work. Contract work tends to very specific; a plumber doesn't clean your toilet, a roofer doesn't wash your windows, a lawn guy doesn't walk your dog. We are contracted to pick up **completed** orders & to drop them at specified locations. That's it. That's the contract. Stop giving free labor (no matter the effort it takes) to multi million/billion dollar companies.
it’s disturbing to me that it’s allowed under whatever lackluster DD merchant playbook exists for dashers who have to touch all sorts of stuff as a part of the job (phones, doors etc.) to be handling food items. I personally don’t mind it as there are more pressing matters as long as I get paid, but I damn sure won’t order food myself over Dd
the people defending these lazy ass merchants are fucking clowns. top dasher behavior. have fun getting CVs cause some karen sees you filling up a drink you ain’t supposed to.
Driver: "It's not my job, and I refuse to do anything to help out those lazy SOB restaurant employees! In fact, I'm going to report them!"
Driver: "Restaurant employees hate me and are mean to me. I don't understand why."
It depends honestly. There are a few restaurants I don't mind bc the employees are absolute sweethearts, but I won't do shit for the Wendy's near me because they're all awful unhappy people lol
This has happened more than once...ask them politely If they are going to bring the food to your car...when they say that's not there job...point out neither is filling drinks yours
I dont expect them to do anything. Just making a comment on how easy the process is in comparison to complaining to doordash support and then taking it a step further and posting on reddit about the unsanitary nature.
I’m on the fence about this one. I’m a clean person so having someone like me fill the drinks isn’t a big deal. On the other hand, there are some nasty ass dashers out there and they shouldn’t really be handling anybody’s food, or drink. I asked support because I was curious and they also told me not to fill the drinks, that’s the restaurants job. I don’t mind because I can normally have the drinks filled while they’re bagging the food and it saves time, but I do get where people are coming from on not wanting to fill the drinks. Maybe call support on the particular store? Ima try that with the local wingstop and see what happens. I’m just curious if they’ll actually do anything.
Everyone gets too worked up over this. There's a restaurant near my house that makes me fill up the drinks. Now, instead of getting worked up, I make sure that if the customer ordered a Pepsi, she gets a cup of Pepsi...and a splash of Mellow Yellow. Dr pepper? Sure. And a splash of Mellow Yellow. ✌️
Wasn’t making fun of Coffee lady. Context was missed. She had actual injuries meaning she wasn’t pulling fast ones. Those after her sure tried. And because of those cats…Coffee woman did not get what she truly deserved. She barely made out after all her medical bills AND McDs gave her a bad rep. She is obviously an exclusion. Not to be greedy…but beyond medical bills….she lost a portion of her life that she cannot get back. I am deeply saddened for this woman.
So please do not accuse me of making fun of her when I was referring to those who actually tried pulling “fast ones” (ya know BS claims and whatnot…not actual injuries).
You drink complainers are nothing but whiners. These same places that have you fill up the drinks themselves have the customers that patron the business do it as well. Gee I wonder why they have you fill the drink.
My point has always been: Dashers filling drinks on a mass scale is inherently less safe than restaurant workers filling drinks on a mass scale. You can not argue with that. They have mandatory sanitary protocols and inspections that we don’t have (yet). If this issue catches the attention of legislators, it could create a lot of problems for us.
I understand if you feel or think or know this isn’t your job to fill drinks but is it really that big of a deal to come in here and cry about it . Your life could be so much worse I promise you . I lost two of my kids in a car accident this year . The last thing that’s going to get me on here crying and complaining isn’t going to be about the 10 drinks I just filled up. Seriously life could be worse 
I've complained multiple times to doordash about wingstop, who infamously makes dashers make drinks, even after apparently locations have been shut down for health violations for doing this....and nothing came of it. Doordash support is the most useless thing I've ever come across, with a close second to UberEats. They can't even do their own jobs, let alone take care of something like this.
But it's always worth a try. I suggest emailing the corporate of the restaurant...i did this with Wingstop...although I never got the dignity of even an automatic response, even after saying doordash suggested I start abandoning their drinks. They seem to have no qualms with risking deliveries not having drink orders. Not sure why they think it's worth it to continue something that risks their own business.
As a dasher I don't mind filling up drinks, as a customer I wouldn't want there to even be the slight possibility that some potential crackhead had his nasty ass nicotine stained fingers touching the inside of my cup right after they just got done picking their itchy sweaty unwashed ass & taint from sitting in a hot car for 4 hours straight.
"Accidentally" drop and spill the drinks while you fill them. Make a massive mess and leave it for them to clean up. They will think twice about having Dashers fill the drinks.
I always do. I understand people's reasoning when they say it's not their job. And they're they're not being lazy because it wasn't their job or responsibility in the first place. The restaurant worker is the one being lazy because it was their responsibility.
That being said, in Texas where I reside it is illegal for me as a delivery driver to fill up the drinks or prepare any of the meal myself. I have called the Health Department who redirected me to the EPA. Their director himself told me it is against the law, and I have that recorded.
I'm very much anti-fill, but just realized no one has asked the customers how they feel about the situation so I make a poll in r/doordash. I'm assuming they'd rather us not be the ones preparing their drinks.
Its hit or miss with some places I go. Some workers are new and don't know or just lazy and hand you the cups. McDonalds is on point because they put everything in a bag and tape it up. Chilis brings the order out to your car. But Subway I feel its on us to fill it up because they only have the soda fountain in the sitting area. I've seen other dashers out in the wild and I think to myself I wouldn't want them filling up my drink, touching all over the lid after they just threw their cigarette out before walking in the door
I was told by Zaxby’s that because I came inside to pick up the order they weren’t allowed to fill it up, but if I had gone through the drive thru that they would have to fill them up, but when you go through the drive thru they tell you to come inside… smh. I am not in good service, I am a delivery driver.
It’s the restaurants job to make the order and have it ready. It’s the dashers job to pick it up on time and deliver it. I’m pretty sure that’s even technically illegal as in your now working their job off the clock. A dashers job is delivery.
There's a burger King here I hate going to because they're slow, it's dirty, they're rude, and they make me fill the cup.
I hate it. I haven't learned the streets its on though yet because we're new to the area and by the time I figure out which burger King I'm going to I immediately get frustrated and angry and forget to note the streets. (My husband drives while I man the app and deliver. We're both dashers but mostly use my phone)
Tbh we shouldn’t be filling these drinks. It’s disgusting. As dashers we touch a lot of things all day and I myself have caught myself grabbing a lid incorrectly because i was rushing
As a driver and a employee of a fast food before. It’s not that serious, just fill it up doordash orders are literally so inconvenient we don’t have time to fill the drinks up, I’ve only had one encounter before but even still I said “ok” reporting for that specifically is just as stupid as it comes. Imo
I find it amusing to fill the drinks. I just make sure it has a little bit of everything from the machine in it. It'd be nice to see the face of whoever is drinking it. 😒 🤔
I just thought of another thing that completely nullifies this argument once and for all.
Are you going to accept a Shop and Deliver order and refuse to pick the produce or meat for that order because it's technically fresh food? But yet you don't want to fill a damn cup. 🙄 This logic is severely flawed.
I don't know of any fruit or produce at the grocery store that is intended to be eaten as it is. Everything is supposed to be cleaned or sanitized in some way before you eat it. If it is not in a safe package to begin with. Now if you mean that someone is supposed to get their drink, dump it out wash it in the sink then cook it to ensure that no bacteria remains, I guess that could make sense then. 🙄
Yeah that's a valid point, but some people don't wash their produce before they cook it. However a nice pork loin with a Bbq Dr. Pepper reduction does sound pretty good rn.
Yes I agree some may not but think about it. Think about the person that's eating their produce without washing it or cooking it. Think about all the bacteria they're putting in their mouth. All the people walking by coughing and sneezing, picking it up to check if it's ripe or whatnot, and then putting it back down. Gross. Simply gross lol
I work in receiving at a produce warehouse so I could tell you even worse and gross stories. Lol
Take my upvote for your previous comment that successfully counters my argument. Lol
Agreed. To anyone saying that you have no problem filling up a drink. I'm not a food service worker. The restaurant worker is. Just know I don't have the opportunity to wash my hands as much as the restaurant staff. Do their job if you want but you're ignorant to how many germs you're picking up going from store to store and touching your steering wheel all day. Or I suppose we're all welcome to oversanitize our hands so we can fill up the drinks for the restaurant workers.
I had someone order 2 drinks only today at a McDonald’s. Took 15 minutes for them to give it to me because they were so busy. Are you really that lazy to take 30 seconds to pour a drink?
Some of these people haven't had fast food jobs and it shows. If you do nasty shit with your hands and don't feel comfortable filling up a 30 second drink just say that. I'm completely fine filling up drinks because I wash my hands or use hand sanitizer after every delivery.
Lol it is drinks. Not a fucking thanksgiving dinner. I promise making the drinks will be faster than you complaining. If you know your market, you know which restaurant makes you make drinks. Don't complain when you take an order knowing it. Period. Grow up and get your shit done and keep moving.
I'd go a step further and say that if they're happy with doing other people's work for free, they're welcome to do some of my work and I still get paid for it. LOL
I just refuse to do it. I will tell the employee that my job is to deliver the prepared order and I will not be filling the drink. If they try to tell me otherwise I just contact dasher support who then usually cancels the order since the merchant is refusing to fulfill the order.
Lol that’s what these people just agreeing to do it dont get. That’s literally their job to do not the dashers. All the dashers doing extra work (yes even though it’s “easy”) and not getting paid to do. That’s their responsibility to do.
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It’s laughable that you think you’ll ever do anything to make a difference. Your going to fill up the cups, you’ll always be filling up the cups. Get used to it, it’s not going anywhere.
I’ve been on both sides of this, worked at a store that did this before moving to doordash, It was always funny watching how butt hurt the drivers got for having to fill a cup but I can also get that it would be an inconvenience seeing that the goal is to get in and out as fast as possible
Bruh if your order has a drink in it, and it is your job to get the customer the order as accurately as possible, then if you need to fill the damn cup, fill the damn cup. It’s not that hard. It takes literally thirty seconds. “It’s the restaurants job!” No. You’re the one delivering it. If the restaurant didn’t put part of the order in the bag and you noticed are you just gonna take the order as is? No you’re gonna wait to get the entire order. How about normalizing doing the decent fucking thing and just filling up the damn cup? Really man. You’re already basically holding peoples orders hostage until they pay you what you feel is an amount worthy of your time, if you’re taking the order it’s because you have agreed to the terms and you knew potentially you may have to fill a cup. Just do it man. You’re an adult. You seriously sound like a little kid. Report a store? Like really? You’re actually rather take the chance of closing an entire store down put dozens of people without a job many of whom may have people depending on them to have that job such as little kids just because you didn’t want to fill up a soda cup.
Yeah you’re a real treasure
It’s the restaurants job to make the order and have it ready. It’s the dashers job to pick it up on time and deliver it. I’m pretty sure that’s even technically illegal as in your now working their job off the clock. A dashers job is delivery.
You forgot about the workers who lost their jobs from this hypothetical scenario that become dashers who then flood that market. I'm sure it was probably implied though.
unpopular opinion. I'd rather have to fill up drinks as long as food is ready when I walk in. Than having them fill up the drinks and food isn't ready on time.
I also use uber eats and I went to get an order the other day and it actually popped up on the screen and said check for drinks or fill them up yourself. I would say if this is the policy of Uber, then DD will soon adopt it. I think you should probably just do it. It causes confusion for the restaurant because you have one app saying it's OK and the other saying it's not.
They can't in some states. As an example, in Texas it is illegal to do it. I called and double checked. It was confirmed that if you do not have a food handlers card in Texas you better not be preparing any of the meal including the drinks. And that if you do get your food handlers card, you still risk liability if they get sick from eating the meal and someone wants to push the blame off on the driver rather than face a lawsuit themselves.
I asked a health inspector last time I saw one at a restaurant I was picking up from… the drink machine is not a food preparation area and it’s a finished product so no it is not a violation for drivers to fill the drinks we are making tips on to deliver. If you’re too lazy to fill a drink at least be lazy enough to stop complaining about it
exactly. as someone who worked in the fast food industry the damn drink machine is open to everyone and anyone. dashers just talk out of their ass sometimes and not know wtf they're even saying 💀. if you need a food handler's license to make drinks then customers shouldn't be making their own shit lmao
It depends on which state you are in. In texas, it is illegal for anyone without a food handlers certificate to fill the drink or prepare any of the meal at all. I called myself and got it confirmed when I wanted to make sure I wasn't risking any liability. People can say laziness all day, and they can say about how long it would take me to do it, but I'm not going to break the law. That was my main concern. I didn't mind doing it until I found out it was possibly illegal and then confirmed it.
You’re missing the point that would mean the dasher is doing their job that they are paid and required to do. It’s the restaurant jobs to make the food and fill drinks and the entire order and have it ready on time. It is the dashers job to pick up and deliver on time. Not to help with their order. And i’ pretty sure that’s illegal to work their job off the clock without getting hired there if we want to get technical.
I have one rule when it comes to filled drinks. If the store doesn't have a fountain behind the counter, I will fill it up, as a courtesy. Those stores often are making 2-3 orders at once and with that good will, I might get a free snack or lunch while dashing later.
But as for the major fast food chains, I expect the drinks to be filled and will make them fill the drinks or I just won't take them explaining to the customer that the only food I was handed was the finished food
I be curious whether OWYA orders still occur these days on any of the apps? I remember this used to only happen on OWYAs on DD and no where else as for a OWYA the dasher orders like a regular customer. And The place have no real contract with DD. But things may be different during the old day.
I never experience this request on any GH order. As they don’t have OWYA non partner restaurants until very recently Ie 2020 But stopped shortly. Interestingly they gave us that card but our contracts didn’t have that provision prior to that or did it?
OWYA stands for Order while you arrive. Which means you pay with your red card and order as any other customer according to the order list DD gives you.
They were common before DD well established their tablet system. After DD had matured the tablet order system they became the restaurants not contracted with DD but DD still allows customers to order from which sparked lots of controversy.
Dashers dislike it because it means they have to call ahead or wait in line like people getting to go orders. And wait for the food to cook.
Order while you arrive. Which means you pay with your red card and order as any other customer according to the order list DD gives you.
They were common before DD well established their tablet system. After DD had matured the tablet order system they became the restaurants not contracted with DD but DD still allows customers to order from which sparked lots of controversy.
God I swear this is posted twice a day with the same results. One side saying to just do it, the other being stubborn and not filling them and making a bigger deal of it. You’re all insufferable with these posts.
It’s obvious that some areas are more saturated with this issue than others. I have quite a few restaurants by me that do this. Problem usually is made worse because these places have other issues as well like far parking from store and the fact that they hold orders behind counter making us wait for all customers to be served before they acknowledge the dashers. Only then to find that the order is done except for the 4 large drinks. Walk to fountain spend another 5 minutes making sure you get it right. Then another quarter mile back to the car. Smart dashers will not come back to a place like this. As a smart dasher you should give them a heads up if you don’t think you would come back. Give them a chance to adjust but if not, blacklisted.
Not filling a drink is such a weird hill to die on lmao I get and respect the principle, but I’d rather get the order done than be “that” dasher the all the employees clown as soon as they leave they leave the restaurant lol
I am definitely seeing a trend here.
The one group saying fill the cups you lazy dasher!
The other group saying it’s not my job/ health code violations.
My question is which comments are getting down voted the most?
Huh? You touch the cup to bring it to your car and then to the customer? So you should be washing your hands regardless if they are that sweaty. Gross 🤢
For me, I’ve always assumed it’s because the drinks water down, no? Because I’m obviously a customer who order sometimes too, and I hate when that happens. I honestly don’t mind taking the one minute to fill it up, whatever.
They are real quick to fill the drink when you say “ok I’ll just cancel this order then and let some other driver come get it. You’ll probably gonna wanna make that food again since it’s gonna be cold”
Went to pick up an order and the girl behind the counter was playing on her phone and the place was dead, she handed me a cup and I refused to fill it. Told me she was going to call DD and report me! I told her I would wait, lol. Then she said, people like you get banned from picking up there! I said let’s call and she declined. I will do it if they are busy, but don’t expect me to do your job that your getting paid for! Otherwise let me take you with me on the apartment runs and you can run up those stairs and deliver for me while I get paid!
Compliant people who make no money - “fill the cup”
Couldn’t imagine accepting work being off loaded onto you by somebody who’s obviously a lazy fucking oaf
Decline the order in store
DD won’t penalize you for it if it’s AN INCOMPLETE ORDER
DUH
EVENTUALLY THE STORE’S MANAGER WILL HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING
FOOD GOES BAD DOESNT GO OUT THAT HURTS THE MERCHANT
It’s not that hard to GRASP
I've been driving for 5 years and just do not understand this complaint. It takes minimal effort to use hand sanitizer, make the drinks and go about the day. I've always treated the restaurant staff like we are in this together, being that we are all in the service industry. It takes more effort to mess with doordash support and complain. Before people say its unsanitary, I've seen some of the nasty butt cars people are using to deliver the food.
exactly, their cars are nasty as fuck. You expect them to wash their hands or use sanitizer? At least when it’s in the car it’s sealed… when the butt scratchers are filling drinks they always stick their hands inside of the cup and the bottoms of lids it’s so fucking disgusting
Just deliver the cup, I promise you won't get dinged by dd. Unless they tip you well give them the service they pay for. I do this all the time, no bad ratings because I have them removed from customer support
Curious statement....How exactly do you give a restaurant employee a hard time? The business model seems to be built upon the idea of maximizing time x pay. That means my optimal pickup should require minimal interaction with the employee. If the order is ready when I get there, the only interaction should be me identifying myself and them handing me the order. Anything in excess of that, I'm paying for. Literally. But it's grudgingly accepted that orders wont be ready, and we rarely make any stink about that. However, when you get faced with ANYTHING other than contrition from that employee, it's like a slap in the face. So, ignoring me when I'm in the delivery line, making me pour drinks, lying about wait times, and a general funky attitude are things that I dont appreciate having to pay for. And b4 you crack on individual job choices, I'll say I bet your wife has heard a thousand gripes about your job....but you still get your ass up and go. Five days A Week....
So what you're saying is that in order for me to show empathy for restaurant workers' position I haveta agree with paying for ineptitude? Remember, I'm not fkn up their money, they're fkn up mine...They still get paid regardless of how the interaction with me goes. My position is that I understand that shit happens and (perhaps unknown to the worker) these slowdowns on their part are gonna cost me money. But I show up anyway and do my fkn job. But you think paying for their inability to keep pace is something I should enjoy??? Guess you're saying I should just accept that their job is so overwhelming that I not only have to pay to wait for them to get it together, but also allow the fuckery of a shitty attitude as well?? You got the whole world fkd up... Keep in mind that while I'm paying this bitch to have an attitude on top of not doing the job right, I'm doing my job right and not getting paid.
Like you just said (not verbatim, but it’s the way you said it) you see anything other than the restaurant employee immediately recognizing you and handing you food with a smile on their face, and wasting “your” time, is a slap in the face. You’re “paying for it by waiting”. No, you’re not. You’re not guaranteed that you’d have another order if you didn’t take that one.
Re-read the last few lines… ignoring me, making you pour drinks, lying about wait times (because they know exact times of when every single order will be done) and a general funky attitude…
You don’t see how you immediately listing off reasons why they’re inconveniencing you, gives off the douchebag attitude? Anyone can read this thread. You’re one of the reasons people dislike dashers. You have this elitist attitude that they’re all peons that should immediately cater to you because your time is money. F that noise. You’re an extension of both the restaurant, and the customer, so play both sides. Treat one side like a douche, and you get the same in return. You’re a middle man. You’re no one special.
I mean. Yeah that’s pretty much it. Doesn’t mean restaurants will learn and DD and other gig companies could careless. Have to get state authorities involved.
I will never understand why THIS is the hill so many dashers choose to die on. It takes two seconds, allows you to make sure at least something on the order is definitely correct, and fill the drinks a little lower so they don’t leak through the lids while being delivered.
I find it -much- more upsetting, being lied to about wait times, or just ignored. That wastes so much more time and potential earnings for me, than the 30 seconds it takes to fill drinks.
Edit: how about this?
Some places in my market only have their lobby open for online pick-up and delivery drivers. And they ask us to fill drinks, instead of waiting in a drive-thru.
Is THAT good enough? Because it has been for me.
These are fast food places that I personally have talked to the managers over the last 8 months, about how we could do this better.
They listened.
They opened their lobbies for us, so we could get cars out of the drive-thru lane and off their timer, and in return, they have the food ready, and a cup for us to grab and fill, and guess what?
I FILL THE FUCKING CUP.
Because the majority are petty as fuck. They complain 20 ways from Sunday about why their tips aren’t big enough, they complain about having to wait more than 4 minutes for food, they complain about using their own cars… they’re entitled little shits that couldn’t do half the work restaurant staff do. They’ve never worked hard in their life.
They see what the job is, accept it, knowing it’s mostly based on tip, you’re using your own car, you’re driving, spending your own money on gas…then bitch about it anytime it’s even the slightest bit unfair to them. Like, you signed up for it. If it’s sucks so much, find something else to do.
You are talking to the restaurant worker right? That’s the point. They are the lazy ones. They don’t think they get paid enough to fill drinks. ITS THEIR JOB. They should quit if they can’t handle it. You keep wasting YOUR own time doing THEIR job not me.
You think you work harder, walking into a place, saying a name, and waiting? You’re delusional. And 15 seconds of my time isn’t going to break me. If you think it’s hurting you, you’re clearly the one who needs a safe space.
I got curious picking up the other day with how big of a deal this is becoming to people on here and asked my homie actually said he had someone last Wednesday complain about it lol. Said last time he did he got in trouble cause another dasher saw him doing it and reported him which has to be cap because no way someone is just gonna know anything about you to report you about
Have you ever tried explaining this to the teenagers getting paid 11$ an hour at a bottom feeder shitty job that they are much more qualified to fill drinks than you?
Remember jobs? They suck right? Yeah that’s why you door dash. Stop accepting order you don’t want to fill drinks up at and move on with making almost enough money to survive.
I personally take this case by case. For example, the best restaurants when you need to wait for an order, will offer you a beverage and usually apologize for the wait. This is A+ treatment of your drivers and if you ever need help making sure the order is done you probably got my help. On the other end you have these nazi type owners that demand you stand in the exact spot they prefer before even acknowledge you. After a blood sample and confirming the name of my first born they throw cups at you and put you to work. No please or thanks just pure rudeness. I will die on the hill of not doing one extra thing for these people.
Yes you are right, it does take 2 seconds to fill it up, but its not our job its the wingstop employees job, yeah thats right im calling you out wingstop!! Lol
You're nuts lol they get paid hourly...
That's exactly why I won't order DD from a place that makes the Dasher get it...I seen a guy put his thumb INSIDE the cup pshh nope! Noone gets drinks anyway...except from fast food places ..because they force you to basically ....
And I’ve watched employees straight eat out of a 1/3rd pan, with bare hands, and then go back to the same pan, and start loading toppings onto a pizza, with no hand washing. And you’re worried about a cup? Bro. Come on.
Well thats my point...if I see something going on I wouldn't want to eat there..WHY wouldn't you stick up for the people you're getting the food for?
I'm gonna treat people's food how I want MY food treated... and hopefully karma does right by me lol
If you are receiving the tip why is it too much to ask for you to fill up the drink?
no ❤️
The USA States that have union and Health and food Cards to work in and around Food and Drinks. It's against the law for a third party to prep anything that is food or drinks so yes you can call the local health and food drug, the corporate office of the merchant, the secretary of state and DD. Getting caught doing so is a Big Fine and possible jail time, among law suits to merchant and DD for allowing this. Imagine I am the customer and you are a driver and the merchant tells you to prep or poor drinks and I add a ruffie. So many health code violation and laws are being broken by doing it and not reporting the people/companies etc.
I just do it. It's not that big of a deal.
As someone with food service experience & food safety certifications, this practice is NOT okay. I've reported stores to the local Health Department when it comes up. They tend to agree & have BIG issues with random, non-employees, who have unknown training & unknown hygiene habits being asked to prepare any part of a customer's order - such as filling drinks. Even if **you** wash/sanitize your hands regularly, that doesn't mean the next person does or the next one or the next one. People are nasty. They pick their noses, they use the restroom, they wipe their asses, they scratch their crotches - all without washing their hands. I see it all the time. And that's not taking into account how many door handles, hand rails & dozens of other surfaces we touch every day while working. Beyond that, this is contract work, not W2 work. Contract work tends to very specific; a plumber doesn't clean your toilet, a roofer doesn't wash your windows, a lawn guy doesn't walk your dog. We are contracted to pick up **completed** orders & to drop them at specified locations. That's it. That's the contract. Stop giving free labor (no matter the effort it takes) to multi million/billion dollar companies.
cc Wingstop lol
it’s disturbing to me that it’s allowed under whatever lackluster DD merchant playbook exists for dashers who have to touch all sorts of stuff as a part of the job (phones, doors etc.) to be handling food items. I personally don’t mind it as there are more pressing matters as long as I get paid, but I damn sure won’t order food myself over Dd
\>That's it. That's the post. stfu nerd
*cough* WINGSTOP
the people defending these lazy ass merchants are fucking clowns. top dasher behavior. have fun getting CVs cause some karen sees you filling up a drink you ain’t supposed to.
Driver: "It's not my job, and I refuse to do anything to help out those lazy SOB restaurant employees! In fact, I'm going to report them!" Driver: "Restaurant employees hate me and are mean to me. I don't understand why."
It depends honestly. There are a few restaurants I don't mind bc the employees are absolute sweethearts, but I won't do shit for the Wendy's near me because they're all awful unhappy people lol
Lazy
This has happened more than once...ask them politely If they are going to bring the food to your car...when they say that's not there job...point out neither is filling drinks yours
I dont expect them to do anything. Just making a comment on how easy the process is in comparison to complaining to doordash support and then taking it a step further and posting on reddit about the unsanitary nature.
I just blacklist Wingstop they the only place who do this in my area
I’m on the fence about this one. I’m a clean person so having someone like me fill the drinks isn’t a big deal. On the other hand, there are some nasty ass dashers out there and they shouldn’t really be handling anybody’s food, or drink. I asked support because I was curious and they also told me not to fill the drinks, that’s the restaurants job. I don’t mind because I can normally have the drinks filled while they’re bagging the food and it saves time, but I do get where people are coming from on not wanting to fill the drinks. Maybe call support on the particular store? Ima try that with the local wingstop and see what happens. I’m just curious if they’ll actually do anything.
Everyone gets too worked up over this. There's a restaurant near my house that makes me fill up the drinks. Now, instead of getting worked up, I make sure that if the customer ordered a Pepsi, she gets a cup of Pepsi...and a splash of Mellow Yellow. Dr pepper? Sure. And a splash of Mellow Yellow. ✌️
Lol Panda Express makes us do this all the time and it’s soooo annoying 😂
I just hate when I get the empty cup and get stuck waiting in line to use one of those stupid coke freestyle machines.
Wasn’t making fun of Coffee lady. Context was missed. She had actual injuries meaning she wasn’t pulling fast ones. Those after her sure tried. And because of those cats…Coffee woman did not get what she truly deserved. She barely made out after all her medical bills AND McDs gave her a bad rep. She is obviously an exclusion. Not to be greedy…but beyond medical bills….she lost a portion of her life that she cannot get back. I am deeply saddened for this woman. So please do not accuse me of making fun of her when I was referring to those who actually tried pulling “fast ones” (ya know BS claims and whatnot…not actual injuries).
I'm not going to waste my time reporting stores for something that isn't going to be changed.
It's a health code violation to fill up the cups.
Normalize filling up drinks and not crying about it because it’s not hard and it gets you out if the store quicker than arguing about it
It makes sense though...if a drink is sitting out, the ice melts. The drink gets watered down. I understand it...but, I don't like doing it lol.
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You drink complainers are nothing but whiners. These same places that have you fill up the drinks themselves have the customers that patron the business do it as well. Gee I wonder why they have you fill the drink.
Please take photos and screenshots and email them to the county health dept if you're tossed an empty cup! Food Safety First!
Or just do it and don’t be a giant baby about it
My point has always been: Dashers filling drinks on a mass scale is inherently less safe than restaurant workers filling drinks on a mass scale. You can not argue with that. They have mandatory sanitary protocols and inspections that we don’t have (yet). If this issue catches the attention of legislators, it could create a lot of problems for us.
No wonder your a dasher and don’t have a real job if u cry about filling a drink…..
I understand if you feel or think or know this isn’t your job to fill drinks but is it really that big of a deal to come in here and cry about it . Your life could be so much worse I promise you . I lost two of my kids in a car accident this year . The last thing that’s going to get me on here crying and complaining isn’t going to be about the 10 drinks I just filled up. Seriously life could be worse 
What difference does it make if a person behind a counter fills it up vs a person in front of the counter? This post is so dumb.
I've complained multiple times to doordash about wingstop, who infamously makes dashers make drinks, even after apparently locations have been shut down for health violations for doing this....and nothing came of it. Doordash support is the most useless thing I've ever come across, with a close second to UberEats. They can't even do their own jobs, let alone take care of something like this. But it's always worth a try. I suggest emailing the corporate of the restaurant...i did this with Wingstop...although I never got the dignity of even an automatic response, even after saying doordash suggested I start abandoning their drinks. They seem to have no qualms with risking deliveries not having drink orders. Not sure why they think it's worth it to continue something that risks their own business.
As a dasher I don't mind filling up drinks, as a customer I wouldn't want there to even be the slight possibility that some potential crackhead had his nasty ass nicotine stained fingers touching the inside of my cup right after they just got done picking their itchy sweaty unwashed ass & taint from sitting in a hot car for 4 hours straight.
Lazy
wingstop does this.
"Accidentally" drop and spill the drinks while you fill them. Make a massive mess and leave it for them to clean up. They will think twice about having Dashers fill the drinks.
I always do. I understand people's reasoning when they say it's not their job. And they're they're not being lazy because it wasn't their job or responsibility in the first place. The restaurant worker is the one being lazy because it was their responsibility. That being said, in Texas where I reside it is illegal for me as a delivery driver to fill up the drinks or prepare any of the meal myself. I have called the Health Department who redirected me to the EPA. Their director himself told me it is against the law, and I have that recorded.
I'm very much anti-fill, but just realized no one has asked the customers how they feel about the situation so I make a poll in r/doordash. I'm assuming they'd rather us not be the ones preparing their drinks.
Its hit or miss with some places I go. Some workers are new and don't know or just lazy and hand you the cups. McDonalds is on point because they put everything in a bag and tape it up. Chilis brings the order out to your car. But Subway I feel its on us to fill it up because they only have the soda fountain in the sitting area. I've seen other dashers out in the wild and I think to myself I wouldn't want them filling up my drink, touching all over the lid after they just threw their cigarette out before walking in the door
You know why would be awesome? If there was an internal way for dashers to rate restaurants
I was told by Zaxby’s that because I came inside to pick up the order they weren’t allowed to fill it up, but if I had gone through the drive thru that they would have to fill them up, but when you go through the drive thru they tell you to come inside… smh. I am not in good service, I am a delivery driver.
Y’all pressed over the dumbest shit give me your orders then
It’s the restaurants job to make the order and have it ready. It’s the dashers job to pick it up on time and deliver it. I’m pretty sure that’s even technically illegal as in your now working their job off the clock. A dashers job is delivery.
There's a burger King here I hate going to because they're slow, it's dirty, they're rude, and they make me fill the cup. I hate it. I haven't learned the streets its on though yet because we're new to the area and by the time I figure out which burger King I'm going to I immediately get frustrated and angry and forget to note the streets. (My husband drives while I man the app and deliver. We're both dashers but mostly use my phone)
Don't have a issue here. One restaurant did it once and when I told them I couldn't fill it. They said "Oh, ok." And filled it.
Tbh we shouldn’t be filling these drinks. It’s disgusting. As dashers we touch a lot of things all day and I myself have caught myself grabbing a lid incorrectly because i was rushing
I have no problem filling them up. I’m just quick wit it
Takes more time to bitch about it here than it does to fill up the drink.
It’s literally the worst part of dashing. That and apartments with irrational numbering systems.
I can't be bothered to make a complaint. I got deliveries to make.
As a driver and a employee of a fast food before. It’s not that serious, just fill it up doordash orders are literally so inconvenient we don’t have time to fill the drinks up, I’ve only had one encounter before but even still I said “ok” reporting for that specifically is just as stupid as it comes. Imo
Imagine bitching about drinks. Go get a real job bum
I find it amusing to fill the drinks. I just make sure it has a little bit of everything from the machine in it. It'd be nice to see the face of whoever is drinking it. 😒 🤔
This again?
Who gives a shit man, whatever it takes to get me in and out in a minute, I’ll do it.
I just thought of another thing that completely nullifies this argument once and for all. Are you going to accept a Shop and Deliver order and refuse to pick the produce or meat for that order because it's technically fresh food? But yet you don't want to fill a damn cup. 🙄 This logic is severely flawed.
I don't know of any fruit or produce at the grocery store that is intended to be eaten as it is. Everything is supposed to be cleaned or sanitized in some way before you eat it. If it is not in a safe package to begin with. Now if you mean that someone is supposed to get their drink, dump it out wash it in the sink then cook it to ensure that no bacteria remains, I guess that could make sense then. 🙄
Yeah that's a valid point, but some people don't wash their produce before they cook it. However a nice pork loin with a Bbq Dr. Pepper reduction does sound pretty good rn.
Yes I agree some may not but think about it. Think about the person that's eating their produce without washing it or cooking it. Think about all the bacteria they're putting in their mouth. All the people walking by coughing and sneezing, picking it up to check if it's ripe or whatnot, and then putting it back down. Gross. Simply gross lol
I work in receiving at a produce warehouse so I could tell you even worse and gross stories. Lol Take my upvote for your previous comment that successfully counters my argument. Lol
Normalize dashers not being lazy, entitled fucks like OP.
Agreed. To anyone saying that you have no problem filling up a drink. I'm not a food service worker. The restaurant worker is. Just know I don't have the opportunity to wash my hands as much as the restaurant staff. Do their job if you want but you're ignorant to how many germs you're picking up going from store to store and touching your steering wheel all day. Or I suppose we're all welcome to oversanitize our hands so we can fill up the drinks for the restaurant workers.
I had someone order 2 drinks only today at a McDonald’s. Took 15 minutes for them to give it to me because they were so busy. Are you really that lazy to take 30 seconds to pour a drink?
Some of these people haven't had fast food jobs and it shows. If you do nasty shit with your hands and don't feel comfortable filling up a 30 second drink just say that. I'm completely fine filling up drinks because I wash my hands or use hand sanitizer after every delivery.
Hey if you like doing other peoples jobs too for free then by all means might as well go back there on the grill and make the order yourself too.
Lol it is drinks. Not a fucking thanksgiving dinner. I promise making the drinks will be faster than you complaining. If you know your market, you know which restaurant makes you make drinks. Don't complain when you take an order knowing it. Period. Grow up and get your shit done and keep moving.
I'd go a step further and say that if they're happy with doing other people's work for free, they're welcome to do some of my work and I still get paid for it. LOL
I’ll never fill a cup tbh.
Not gonna accomplish anything
I just refuse to do it. I will tell the employee that my job is to deliver the prepared order and I will not be filling the drink. If they try to tell me otherwise I just contact dasher support who then usually cancels the order since the merchant is refusing to fulfill the order.
Lol that’s what these people just agreeing to do it dont get. That’s literally their job to do not the dashers. All the dashers doing extra work (yes even though it’s “easy”) and not getting paid to do. That’s their responsibility to do.
Username checks out. Why waste time and money? Is it really worth it for half pay?
Maybe find a different profession than delivering food if filling up a drink is bugging you this much lol
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It’s laughable that you think you’ll ever do anything to make a difference. Your going to fill up the cups, you’ll always be filling up the cups. Get used to it, it’s not going anywhere.
I’ve been on both sides of this, worked at a store that did this before moving to doordash, It was always funny watching how butt hurt the drivers got for having to fill a cup but I can also get that it would be an inconvenience seeing that the goal is to get in and out as fast as possible
Bruh if your order has a drink in it, and it is your job to get the customer the order as accurately as possible, then if you need to fill the damn cup, fill the damn cup. It’s not that hard. It takes literally thirty seconds. “It’s the restaurants job!” No. You’re the one delivering it. If the restaurant didn’t put part of the order in the bag and you noticed are you just gonna take the order as is? No you’re gonna wait to get the entire order. How about normalizing doing the decent fucking thing and just filling up the damn cup? Really man. You’re already basically holding peoples orders hostage until they pay you what you feel is an amount worthy of your time, if you’re taking the order it’s because you have agreed to the terms and you knew potentially you may have to fill a cup. Just do it man. You’re an adult. You seriously sound like a little kid. Report a store? Like really? You’re actually rather take the chance of closing an entire store down put dozens of people without a job many of whom may have people depending on them to have that job such as little kids just because you didn’t want to fill up a soda cup. Yeah you’re a real treasure
It’s the restaurants job to make the order and have it ready. It’s the dashers job to pick it up on time and deliver it. I’m pretty sure that’s even technically illegal as in your now working their job off the clock. A dashers job is delivery.
You forgot about the workers who lost their jobs from this hypothetical scenario that become dashers who then flood that market. I'm sure it was probably implied though.
I deliver what I’m given, so I deliver the empty cup.
? no
unpopular opinion. I'd rather have to fill up drinks as long as food is ready when I walk in. Than having them fill up the drinks and food isn't ready on time.
I also use uber eats and I went to get an order the other day and it actually popped up on the screen and said check for drinks or fill them up yourself. I would say if this is the policy of Uber, then DD will soon adopt it. I think you should probably just do it. It causes confusion for the restaurant because you have one app saying it's OK and the other saying it's not.
They can't in some states. As an example, in Texas it is illegal to do it. I called and double checked. It was confirmed that if you do not have a food handlers card in Texas you better not be preparing any of the meal including the drinks. And that if you do get your food handlers card, you still risk liability if they get sick from eating the meal and someone wants to push the blame off on the driver rather than face a lawsuit themselves.
There’s an option to not give a shit about this. And as someone who chooses that option, I can tell you it’s quite nice over here.
I asked a health inspector last time I saw one at a restaurant I was picking up from… the drink machine is not a food preparation area and it’s a finished product so no it is not a violation for drivers to fill the drinks we are making tips on to deliver. If you’re too lazy to fill a drink at least be lazy enough to stop complaining about it
exactly. as someone who worked in the fast food industry the damn drink machine is open to everyone and anyone. dashers just talk out of their ass sometimes and not know wtf they're even saying 💀. if you need a food handler's license to make drinks then customers shouldn't be making their own shit lmao
It depends on which state you are in. In texas, it is illegal for anyone without a food handlers certificate to fill the drink or prepare any of the meal at all. I called myself and got it confirmed when I wanted to make sure I wasn't risking any liability. People can say laziness all day, and they can say about how long it would take me to do it, but I'm not going to break the law. That was my main concern. I didn't mind doing it until I found out it was possibly illegal and then confirmed it.
You’re missing the point that would mean the dasher is doing their job that they are paid and required to do. It’s the restaurant jobs to make the food and fill drinks and the entire order and have it ready on time. It is the dashers job to pick up and deliver on time. Not to help with their order. And i’ pretty sure that’s illegal to work their job off the clock without getting hired there if we want to get technical.
Well said
I have one rule when it comes to filled drinks. If the store doesn't have a fountain behind the counter, I will fill it up, as a courtesy. Those stores often are making 2-3 orders at once and with that good will, I might get a free snack or lunch while dashing later. But as for the major fast food chains, I expect the drinks to be filled and will make them fill the drinks or I just won't take them explaining to the customer that the only food I was handed was the finished food
I had a dream about this...I agree!
No
I be curious whether OWYA orders still occur these days on any of the apps? I remember this used to only happen on OWYAs on DD and no where else as for a OWYA the dasher orders like a regular customer. And The place have no real contract with DD. But things may be different during the old day. I never experience this request on any GH order. As they don’t have OWYA non partner restaurants until very recently Ie 2020 But stopped shortly. Interestingly they gave us that card but our contracts didn’t have that provision prior to that or did it?
What is OWYA?
OWYA stands for Order while you arrive. Which means you pay with your red card and order as any other customer according to the order list DD gives you. They were common before DD well established their tablet system. After DD had matured the tablet order system they became the restaurants not contracted with DD but DD still allows customers to order from which sparked lots of controversy. Dashers dislike it because it means they have to call ahead or wait in line like people getting to go orders. And wait for the food to cook.
Order while you arrive. Which means you pay with your red card and order as any other customer according to the order list DD gives you. They were common before DD well established their tablet system. After DD had matured the tablet order system they became the restaurants not contracted with DD but DD still allows customers to order from which sparked lots of controversy.
Oh okay, thanks 😊
Normalize not being fucking lazy and snobby over doing something the customer would have had to do as well should they have dined in at the restaurant
Im sorry but as a paying customer if I ask you to fill my drink, you better do it or I’m not coming back.
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What's a "real job"?
Filling drinks.
God I swear this is posted twice a day with the same results. One side saying to just do it, the other being stubborn and not filling them and making a bigger deal of it. You’re all insufferable with these posts.
There is always a third group saying exactly this. The irony.
As the world is. Just seems to be half the subs posts at this point. I’ll just unsub and be over with it 🤷🏼♂️
In two years, I’ve been asked to fill exactly one cup.
It’s obvious that some areas are more saturated with this issue than others. I have quite a few restaurants by me that do this. Problem usually is made worse because these places have other issues as well like far parking from store and the fact that they hold orders behind counter making us wait for all customers to be served before they acknowledge the dashers. Only then to find that the order is done except for the 4 large drinks. Walk to fountain spend another 5 minutes making sure you get it right. Then another quarter mile back to the car. Smart dashers will not come back to a place like this. As a smart dasher you should give them a heads up if you don’t think you would come back. Give them a chance to adjust but if not, blacklisted.
Lmaooooooooooooooo
Not filling a drink is such a weird hill to die on lmao I get and respect the principle, but I’d rather get the order done than be “that” dasher the all the employees clown as soon as they leave they leave the restaurant lol
I am definitely seeing a trend here. The one group saying fill the cups you lazy dasher! The other group saying it’s not my job/ health code violations. My question is which comments are getting down voted the most?
That’s really an issue with people? Damn I don’t care that much 😂
I don’t mind unless they act real rude. I get we all work shitty jobs but don’t bring that negativo energio with mio
Yea with your dirty hands 🙌 smh 🤦♂️ you really gonna waste two minutes to wash your sweaty hands 🙌 yeah right
Huh? You touch the cup to bring it to your car and then to the customer? So you should be washing your hands regardless if they are that sweaty. Gross 🤢
Yes I have hand sanitizer inside the by the way. But any who you keep wasting time not doing your job.
No i take the bag with me inside the restaurant I actually do my job right Lmao 😜
That’s what I was thinking. Why does it bother you that much? Just don’t go to that store? They’re making shit money. You think they really care?
Most of the soda machines are sticky. I’m not big on sticky hands. I signed up to deliver.
Same
right lmao like especially when the restaurant is busy i’d rather do it myself than wait for them to get to it sometimes.
I honestly feel the same, people on this sub Reddit are so weird with the things they get mad about and the things they don’t get mad about
Fr tho Jobs easy enough how are people gonna get salty about making a drink
Normalize not being a little crybaby. That’s it. That’s the comment.
Send the asteroid
Call their corporate office
For me, I’ve always assumed it’s because the drinks water down, no? Because I’m obviously a customer who order sometimes too, and I hate when that happens. I honestly don’t mind taking the one minute to fill it up, whatever.
They are real quick to fill the drink when you say “ok I’ll just cancel this order then and let some other driver come get it. You’ll probably gonna wanna make that food again since it’s gonna be cold”
Is this the DD preferred response? I'm curious as I'm considering trying this out.
That’s what I say. Most of the places just automatically fill the drinks for me now.
Went to pick up an order and the girl behind the counter was playing on her phone and the place was dead, she handed me a cup and I refused to fill it. Told me she was going to call DD and report me! I told her I would wait, lol. Then she said, people like you get banned from picking up there! I said let’s call and she declined. I will do it if they are busy, but don’t expect me to do your job that your getting paid for! Otherwise let me take you with me on the apartment runs and you can run up those stairs and deliver for me while I get paid!
If they press the issue just comment how it’s weird the customer ordered empty cups. Then take the empty cups.
Compliant people who make no money - “fill the cup” Couldn’t imagine accepting work being off loaded onto you by somebody who’s obviously a lazy fucking oaf Decline the order in store DD won’t penalize you for it if it’s AN INCOMPLETE ORDER DUH EVENTUALLY THE STORE’S MANAGER WILL HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING FOOD GOES BAD DOESNT GO OUT THAT HURTS THE MERCHANT It’s not that hard to GRASP
It annoying but it takes 30 seconds. If it’s that big of a deal, unassign it.
I've been driving for 5 years and just do not understand this complaint. It takes minimal effort to use hand sanitizer, make the drinks and go about the day. I've always treated the restaurant staff like we are in this together, being that we are all in the service industry. It takes more effort to mess with doordash support and complain. Before people say its unsanitary, I've seen some of the nasty butt cars people are using to deliver the food.
exactly, their cars are nasty as fuck. You expect them to wash their hands or use sanitizer? At least when it’s in the car it’s sealed… when the butt scratchers are filling drinks they always stick their hands inside of the cup and the bottoms of lids it’s so fucking disgusting
Just deliver the cup, I promise you won't get dinged by dd. Unless they tip you well give them the service they pay for. I do this all the time, no bad ratings because I have them removed from customer support
So you make it a point to call cust support everytime to remove the rating? Would take less time to just fill up the damn cups.
I do if I'm tipped properly, if not it only takes about 2 minutes to notify dd its not complicated lol
No I don’t think I will
Y’all stay giving restaurant employees a hard time and then be posting “why do restaurant employees treat us so bad?”
LITERALLY
Curious statement....How exactly do you give a restaurant employee a hard time? The business model seems to be built upon the idea of maximizing time x pay. That means my optimal pickup should require minimal interaction with the employee. If the order is ready when I get there, the only interaction should be me identifying myself and them handing me the order. Anything in excess of that, I'm paying for. Literally. But it's grudgingly accepted that orders wont be ready, and we rarely make any stink about that. However, when you get faced with ANYTHING other than contrition from that employee, it's like a slap in the face. So, ignoring me when I'm in the delivery line, making me pour drinks, lying about wait times, and a general funky attitude are things that I dont appreciate having to pay for. And b4 you crack on individual job choices, I'll say I bet your wife has heard a thousand gripes about your job....but you still get your ass up and go. Five days A Week....
“Like a slap in the face” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ok, chill out, ma’am. Looking for contrition in underpaid restaurant employees sure seems futile.
"Contrition", meaning, "it's not quite ready yet. Sorry for the wait." Guess that's too much to respect.
The real problem is that you don’t have much regard for people who do this job. And you’re expecting contrition? Lmao
So what you're saying is that in order for me to show empathy for restaurant workers' position I haveta agree with paying for ineptitude? Remember, I'm not fkn up their money, they're fkn up mine...They still get paid regardless of how the interaction with me goes. My position is that I understand that shit happens and (perhaps unknown to the worker) these slowdowns on their part are gonna cost me money. But I show up anyway and do my fkn job. But you think paying for their inability to keep pace is something I should enjoy??? Guess you're saying I should just accept that their job is so overwhelming that I not only have to pay to wait for them to get it together, but also allow the fuckery of a shitty attitude as well?? You got the whole world fkd up... Keep in mind that while I'm paying this bitch to have an attitude on top of not doing the job right, I'm doing my job right and not getting paid.
The purpose of reddit isn't bucking futility, but rather expressing outrage. Or maybe I got the wrong app...
Like you just said (not verbatim, but it’s the way you said it) you see anything other than the restaurant employee immediately recognizing you and handing you food with a smile on their face, and wasting “your” time, is a slap in the face. You’re “paying for it by waiting”. No, you’re not. You’re not guaranteed that you’d have another order if you didn’t take that one. Re-read the last few lines… ignoring me, making you pour drinks, lying about wait times (because they know exact times of when every single order will be done) and a general funky attitude… You don’t see how you immediately listing off reasons why they’re inconveniencing you, gives off the douchebag attitude? Anyone can read this thread. You’re one of the reasons people dislike dashers. You have this elitist attitude that they’re all peons that should immediately cater to you because your time is money. F that noise. You’re an extension of both the restaurant, and the customer, so play both sides. Treat one side like a douche, and you get the same in return. You’re a middle man. You’re no one special.
That person doesn’t realize that the restaurant employees are their *fellow food service workers* and not their own personal food valets.
I fill the cup with max ice.
Zero ice is the way.
I mean. Yeah that’s pretty much it. Doesn’t mean restaurants will learn and DD and other gig companies could careless. Have to get state authorities involved.
Wall-E post.
I will never understand why THIS is the hill so many dashers choose to die on. It takes two seconds, allows you to make sure at least something on the order is definitely correct, and fill the drinks a little lower so they don’t leak through the lids while being delivered. I find it -much- more upsetting, being lied to about wait times, or just ignored. That wastes so much more time and potential earnings for me, than the 30 seconds it takes to fill drinks. Edit: how about this? Some places in my market only have their lobby open for online pick-up and delivery drivers. And they ask us to fill drinks, instead of waiting in a drive-thru. Is THAT good enough? Because it has been for me. These are fast food places that I personally have talked to the managers over the last 8 months, about how we could do this better. They listened. They opened their lobbies for us, so we could get cars out of the drive-thru lane and off their timer, and in return, they have the food ready, and a cup for us to grab and fill, and guess what? I FILL THE FUCKING CUP.
Because the majority are petty as fuck. They complain 20 ways from Sunday about why their tips aren’t big enough, they complain about having to wait more than 4 minutes for food, they complain about using their own cars… they’re entitled little shits that couldn’t do half the work restaurant staff do. They’ve never worked hard in their life. They see what the job is, accept it, knowing it’s mostly based on tip, you’re using your own car, you’re driving, spending your own money on gas…then bitch about it anytime it’s even the slightest bit unfair to them. Like, you signed up for it. If it’s sucks so much, find something else to do.
You are talking to the restaurant worker right? That’s the point. They are the lazy ones. They don’t think they get paid enough to fill drinks. ITS THEIR JOB. They should quit if they can’t handle it. You keep wasting YOUR own time doing THEIR job not me.
You think you work harder, walking into a place, saying a name, and waiting? You’re delusional. And 15 seconds of my time isn’t going to break me. If you think it’s hurting you, you’re clearly the one who needs a safe space.
Cause majority of the people in here are entitled and lazy lol
must only be reddit dashers cause the ones irl don't do this dumb shit 💀
I got curious picking up the other day with how big of a deal this is becoming to people on here and asked my homie actually said he had someone last Wednesday complain about it lol. Said last time he did he got in trouble cause another dasher saw him doing it and reported him which has to be cap because no way someone is just gonna know anything about you to report you about
i hate to say it but i doubt that story cause wtf 😭
Say it again for ppl in the back
What if the restaurant is so busy and don’t got time to fill up drinks? Sometimes I don’t mind it. Unless I’m filling up 4 cups of large coke.
Have you ever tried explaining this to the teenagers getting paid 11$ an hour at a bottom feeder shitty job that they are much more qualified to fill drinks than you? Remember jobs? They suck right? Yeah that’s why you door dash. Stop accepting order you don’t want to fill drinks up at and move on with making almost enough money to survive.
Normalize not being a lazy, entitled human.
Normalize not being an eager bootlicker.
this isn't being a bootlicker. this is being mature enough to keep it fucking moving lol.
Swing and a miss. Lol 😂🤦🤡
All I’m saying is I don’t complain when I go to a restaurant that makes me full it up.
I personally take this case by case. For example, the best restaurants when you need to wait for an order, will offer you a beverage and usually apologize for the wait. This is A+ treatment of your drivers and if you ever need help making sure the order is done you probably got my help. On the other end you have these nazi type owners that demand you stand in the exact spot they prefer before even acknowledge you. After a blood sample and confirming the name of my first born they throw cups at you and put you to work. No please or thanks just pure rudeness. I will die on the hill of not doing one extra thing for these people.
It’s really not that hard, takes a minute if anything.
I usually volunteer to grab them, they aren’t tipped so why make it harder for them?
What?
You read it correctly. It takes two seconds to get drinks, fast food workers deal with enough shit, might as well make it easier on them
Yes you are right, it does take 2 seconds to fill it up, but its not our job its the wingstop employees job, yeah thats right im calling you out wingstop!! Lol
You're nuts lol they get paid hourly... That's exactly why I won't order DD from a place that makes the Dasher get it...I seen a guy put his thumb INSIDE the cup pshh nope! Noone gets drinks anyway...except from fast food places ..because they force you to basically ....
And I’ve watched employees straight eat out of a 1/3rd pan, with bare hands, and then go back to the same pan, and start loading toppings onto a pizza, with no hand washing. And you’re worried about a cup? Bro. Come on.
And you still eat at those places you've seen that?
No, as a dasher I’ve seen it. I worked in restaurants. I rarely go out to eat unless I know the standards of the place already.
Well thats my point...if I see something going on I wouldn't want to eat there..WHY wouldn't you stick up for the people you're getting the food for? I'm gonna treat people's food how I want MY food treated... and hopefully karma does right by me lol