[HN Gopher] Amazon will pay nearly $62m over "outrageous" practi...
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       Amazon will pay nearly $62m over "outrageous" practice of pocketing
       driver tips
        
       Author : 0xmohit
       Score  : 28 points
       Date   : 2021-02-02 18:39 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.vox.com)
        
       | sharemywin wrote:
       | wonder if the other companies are next?
        
       | brutal_chaos_ wrote:
       | Oh hey, I dropped a quarter the other day too! /s
       | 
       | Sarcasm aside, we really need to up fines. These are pathetic.
        
       | ndiscussion wrote:
       | Is that all? Not sure what else I can add to this comment, but
       | that's comically low, and a slap in the face to our new
       | underclass.
        
       | polka_haunts_us wrote:
       | I'm a little confused even after reading the article. What
       | drivers does this refer to? Package delivery drivers? How does
       | one go about tipping said drivers outside of handing them
       | physical money? It's nothing I've ever seen on Amazon.
        
         | redwall_hp wrote:
         | Packages and groceries. I've never seen one, because it's more
         | common in more densely populated areas. Basically, they're
         | cutting costs by avoiding UPS and FedEx when they can, using a
         | quasi-Uber model
         | 
         | The earnings details are in the FAQ:
         | https://flex.amazon.com/faq
         | 
         | It does seem fairer than DoorDash and Uber, since there's a
         | guaranteed minimum hourly rate, though you're still on the hook
         | for self-employmenmt tax and vehicular depreciation.
        
           | ilaksh wrote:
           | Except it wasn't fair at all, because they stole the tips.
           | And no, steal is not hyperbole here.
        
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