The complaint says DoorDash drivers began waiting to batch multiple orders together after gaining virtual visibility into kitchen systems, allowing them to see when pizzas would come out of the oven.
Instead of immediately leaving with a completed order, the suit claims drivers waited "up to fifteen (15) minutes" for additional deliveries, increasing the time between when a pizza is removed from the oven rack and when it leaves the building to be delivered. That delay slowed deliveries, disappointed customers, and caused a sharp drop in sales, the suit says.
The lawsuit also alleges Dashers could see tip amounts and whether orders were cash payments, making some drivers less likely to accept certain deliveries.
It was also a reliable retirement job when I was a delivery guy half the dudes where stoners and the other half where old dudes in their 60s who did it part time.
Hell my own dad retired recently and needed to find a job his first thought as a mid 50s stoner dude was to go get a delivery job. Only to find out they all had been replaced by doordash. He doesn't own a cellphone. So he just can't do that.
The appification of everything has been a massive headache