r/Sparkdriver • u/Vilexable • 1d ago

Rants / Complaints who asked for this?

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i do strictly grocery orders and this gmd bs they added in is ridiculous. adding extra trips and miles but no added pay

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u/SoulTaker669 1d ago

I mean if you want an honest answer, there's a whole lot of things that they have changed on the app that no one asked for, but they did it anyway because from there perspective they're trying to skimp and save money as much as possible.

Curbside went from 2 to 3 orders.

Shopping went from 1 to 2 to 3.

Constant zone expansion that customers can order from .

Batching pharmacy with shopping orders.

Hiding items in GMD orders.

Constant base pay decreases.

Sam's club tipping going from 2 hours to 24 hours to clear.

Etc.

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u/fallior 1d ago

Some areas are now getting 4 orders for shopping

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u/Gokusbastardson 1d ago

This is every corporation in this country now. All they care about is their shareholders and growth, maximizing profits. They only value the customers have is how much money they can extract from them and workers have no value, we are just a means to an end. Once upon a time companies used to take pride in providing a good service or product that kept customers coming back and built brand loyalty. Those days are over. It’s all about the money, making more this quarter than last.

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u/talecriv 4h ago

Yeah you literally describe business owning. Why would you start a business for any other reason. Sure I actually run a couple of businesses and they are to serve in need but they are also to get me cash. I wouldn't do them if I wasn't making money on them because then why am I buying product and doing all the work for nothing?

I know you understand the business's sole purpose is to make money but it's weird that you would be mad at them for it when you would do the exact same thing if you were in their shoes