How to make better tips as a server: 6 workers share their secrets

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A woman paying her bill at the register with contactless payment.

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Uber Eats to edit Super Bowl commercial after facing backlash for peanut allergy joke, charity says

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a driver for food delivery service Uber Eats, rides a bicycle with a transport box on his back on a street in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin.
An Uber Eats rider brought a suspicious package to a police station.

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A Gen Z college student who drives for Uber Eats and DoorDash shares how he uses 'multi-apping' to make money

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Joseph Kaiser, 26, said "multi-apping" has helped boost his Uber Eats and DoorDash earnings.

Joseph Kaiser

A food-delivery driver hunting for big tips says he declines 75% of orders and hangs out in wealthy areas: 'I'm not doing this to gamble. I'm doing this to make money'

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Jay DoorDash
Jay, a DoorDash and Uber Eats driver, said he declined roughly 75% of the orders he received.

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The golden age of working for Instacart, DoorDash, and other delivery apps is over, workers say

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A woman wearing sunglasses and carrying a red DoorDash-branded insulated bag walks away from an SUV with its back hatch open in a neighborhood in Palo Alto, California at the start of the COVID pandemic. A hybrid car parked in a driveway is visible in the background.
Delivery gig work isn't as lucrative as it was in 2020, gig workers told Business Insider.

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A Palestinian restaurant in Canada says that Uber Eats suddenly started labeling it as Israeli instead

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Silvan, a driver for food delivery service Uber Eats, rides a bicycle with a transport box on his back on a street in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin

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DoorDash and Uber Eats removed the option to tip when placing your order in NYC — and added a new extra fee

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Delivery drivers in NYC will earn more in active hourly wages, but getting a tip might be harder.

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Retailers and delivery apps must act on e-bike safety, NY officials say, after 3 people died in a house fire linked with a scooter battery

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A GrubHub rider in New York City.
A GrubHub rider in New York City.

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I am a food delivery and rideshare driver who advocates for thousands of gig workers. I follow these steps to prevent apps from firing me.

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Gig driver advocate Sergio Avedian works in Los Angeles.

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I bought meals from Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, and McDonald's in-store and online. I was shocked by menu markups as high as 38% for the delivered food.

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Insider price comparisons of Quarter Pounder with Cheese Meal for restaurant purchase and delivery
In-person and delivery prices vary widely on the same food items found at McDonald's, Insider found.

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