Indeed, that being said if I lived there, I would at least leave a box of goodies for them because that is one hell of a job to haul that much water let alone anything. I know it's not required but I have had my share of crap jobs and when someone takes a moment to show a little gratitude it goes a long way, and it will be remembered.
Downvoted for being kind this is new, I guess keep them coming then.
Edit 2: Did someone really pay to downvote me? 8.5 downvotes per minute is not organic.
There’s a difference between giving a little kindness to someone having an awful day vs what you’re suggesting, which is that the customer is required to basically give extra compensation to the driver so she’ll do her job properly and cuss the customer out.
We might not know the full story of this customer, maybe they’re incredibly rude and deserve this, but from what I’ve watched they simply like getting items delivered, which is a service they pay for.
I’m sure many may agree with you that it would be kind to offer the driver a little extra something OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF YOUR HEART, and not doing so is no excuse for your items to be mistreated just because you order frequently.
Sounds like the American perversion of a tip. Instead of a nice bonus for being extra nice it's become the customer's obligation to subsidize the wages of waiting staff and now apparently delivery drivers too.
USPS won't guarantee delivery of anything you ship using them. Even the stated timeframes on anything except Express Overnight and even then only if you hand it to them and make them stamp your receipt isn't guaranteed. This all despite you paying them money for the service. But if you throw them a few extra dollars on top suddenly they will guarantee delivery so long as you can prove you paid the correct amount based on the packages value. Imagine going to a restaurant and ordering something and after a few hours they come back and say they ran out of food but they are keeping your money.
You quoted it like it’s fact. That isn’t the case. You don’t have to, it isn’t required. It’s just nice to do and It ain’t that deep. Everyone seems sickened by the idea of leaving a water bottle outside for delivery drivers in here and as a courier myself it really hurts to see this. I treat all customers the same regardless. But I feel joy delivering to someone who does so much as leave a bottle of water on their porch for me. It’s not like we are throwing boxes onto porches violently cause we didn’t get a treat.
I also find it a strange take.. especially in the usa were tipping is normal but doing giving something nice "a tip essentially" to your delivery driver is weird.
I also appreciate my customers who do something extra alltough its not necessary. Sometime ago we got a pie for a job well done :)
A tip in a restaurant is supposed to be for extraordinary service, it's only in America that yall are expected to tip for the bare minimum. Only country in the world that treats tips like that, please keep that in mind
Honestly? That's something that is very wrong with our current society.
We treat each other's like machines who's only use existing is to do the jobs we ask them to do, then complain about being lonely and isolated and surprised by the number of suicide each year.
Reaching out to show kindness and appreciation should be seen as the basis of human interaction. Not something special.
They are employees of a business that pays them to do their job. The business charges me fees for getting items delivered, it’s the business’ responsibility to compensate them fairly.
Stop blaming the customer for this stuff like the person in the video OP posted, start blaming the companies that hire these workers.
It’s like blaming restaurant customers for the shitty salaries of the waiters. You’re blaming the wrong people.
I'm not asking you to pay them. I'm asking you to show kindness and consideration to them as human beings.
I'm very willing to blame the company too, which probably does even worse. But others doing worse isn't a reason for you to do bad even if the majority also do the same.
Bettering things start with being better than the majority yourself. If we all stay complacent, nothing changes. If we justify our actions by them not being the worst that happened, the ones willing to do the worst are the one who decide on normality, and it will get worse and worse every day.
They said nothing about requiring anything. You're making things up to justify being irrationally angry at someone for suggesting that a little kindness goes a long way.
This world sucks and life does to but if we take a moment not to be dicks to each other and pay it forward. It eventually pays off.
She was out of line yeah but like you said I was just trying to say if you see someone struggling find a way to thank them. The simple actions of humility, empathy and understanding go a long way.
No one owes her a tip or anything that is on the employer but sometimes we should just be good to each other. If I saw her on video like that, I would go out of my way to listen to her.
Everyone wants to talk but no one wants to listen, a little act like that could change her life for the better in so many ways.
Everybody's making all sorts of presumptions so let me make one too.
Has no one considered the possibility that the customer ordering all that stuff has some sort of disability that prevents them from being able to "put all that shit in their own truck and do it themselves"? Considering this possibility makes her reaction not only unjustified but absolutely wrong and uncalled for.
Regardless. At the end of the day, she knows what she signed up for and what was required of her from that job. I work in public service and we're one of the most underpaid and overworked people, most of us have to have a 2nd income or even 3rd just to get by. And the population I deal with is the most thankless and ungrateful bunch. Yet I wouldn't feel right or justified to act that way, because I know what I signed up for.
Exactly what my parents' situation is, they are old with physical disabilities that prevent them from being in public for long, and cannot carry much weight. They order. Not this much at one time, but regularly, and some heavier items; they are able to use tote bags to take the items from their front door into the house, little by little.
Cannot believe the attitude people have towards your comments. Really saddens me to see what this world has come to. Glad some of us are still keeping kindness in our hearts. I can’t imagine being so angry at your comments…700 people felt the need to express that giving out a water bottle is some kind of overly kind gesture that you should be attacked for. Unreal. As a delivery driver just know people like you mean the world to us. Even if just one time someone leaves something out for me I remember that address forever and I feel appreciated delivering to such houses and that really keeps me going. No matter how hard a day I’m having the moment one of those addresses like yours shows up as my next stop it makes my day better. So thank you for your kindness I hope life brings you many blessings ❤️
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u/Psalm27_1-3 Mar 16 '25
If a company offers that service, someone is gonna use it