Doordashers making drinks at Wingstop and Canes - why?
I know we all use the self serve machines in the restaurants in their dining rooms for ourselves, and there is no health and safety issue when we do it - right? But... and hear me out on this... because we are doing this for someone else - Technically, we are acting as a server. AND... all servers of food and beverage (at least in Texas) are required to have a food handlers certificate.
As a driver, we are pinching to grab a lid with our bare hands and then placing the lid onto someone's drink after using the dispenser to fill the cup, yet we are not required to wash our hands beforehand because we are not employees.
How Canes and Wingstop are getting away with making the doordash driver do this, I am not really sure. I guess it's a gray area? I would think large corporations would not be allowing this to happen, but I guess it saves the restaurant time? and... time is money... as the saying goes.
Personally, I really don't want to make someone their drink -- even though my hands are clean. I just dont feel it should be part of the job. So, maybe my opinion on this is biased. Anyway - I havent doordashed in about 3 weeks -- my last offer of $4 for 14 miles pissed me off so bad, I just kind of stopped. But, I started thinking about Wingstop and Canes... and the nerve of them. I mean -- why not have the Dasher help wrap burgers, or load the bags at Mcdonalds? slightly different I guess.. but, that drink making thing is some bull crap imho.
Anyway -- go ahead and tell me I am being dumb, if that's what you are here to do.
Peace