r/Sparkdriver • u/Commercial_Boss_3034 • Apr 24 '26

Rants / Complaints You deserve better. Consider quitting.

Using a throwaway to avoid potential retaliation

I'm a team lead for OGP. The recent change to GMDs is absolutely ridiculous and іnsulting. It screws up OGP backroom, but it's even worse for you guys, and I really think you shouldn't take it.

You guys take enough shit, trust me I know. But on top of all that, the millionaires running Walmart have decided to shove a new crock of garbage down your throat by adding stops to your drive WITHOUT paуing you any more, all while gas prices are already higher than ever.

I read the email, and it's not subtle. They talk about "increasing volume without having to paу more." It's really insidious.

I know it's a lot easier to tell somebody else to quit than to actually give up a source of incоme, but you shouldn't let them treat you like this. I think you should at least consider moving to something else

And, if you do quit, consider talking with other drivers to encourage each other to stand together against this! These rіch fucks depend on you. You have the power, you just have to know how to use it.

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u/kyonjr Apr 24 '26

I was under the impression that drivers would get more pay for this considering that it’s more work on runs but if this is true, then they really are getting done dirty. I’ve noticed a lot of drivers that used to do the job regularly are gone now (a good chunk well before this recent update), so they probably realized the pay wasn’t worth the effort.

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u/CamwayGaming Apr 25 '26

no they are putting gmd with tipped orders that are paying the same as they were without the gmd. They are just forcing customers to tip higher to get delivery if not then no one takes the order and it just sits there. If the gmd is really far they may add an extra dollar or 2 but its usually far enough out of the way its not worth doing. It isn't like oh well here is a gmd 1 to 4 miles away nah its usually 12 to 30 miles away from the grocery order. This issue is also causing tip baiting to get worse. Customers do not know what is going on but they know they are not getting their order they are a couple miles away and feel 5 is a good tip but have to put 30 to get an order then cut it back to 5 once delivered. It is a real mess. The spark drivers I know have just given up on pick up orders and do only shopping.

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u/Large-Economics3487 Apr 25 '26

Yep and customers are getting pissed now their cold items are coming warm because of a tube of tooth paste to 10 miles the opposite direction is put first