The word proportionate has appeared in 42 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Nov. 2 in “No Tip for Your Delivery Driver? Then Be Prepared to Wait, DoorDash Says” by Christine Hauser:
The next time you order those burgers and fries from your couch, be forewarned. If you don’t add a tip for your delivery person, you might have to wait longer for your food.
That is the message that DoorDash is sending in a test of a new screen on its app that warns customers in the United States and Canada of the consequences of not adding at least a few dollars as a tip when checking out.
… Tipping has traditionally been associated with rewards that are proportionate to the quality of service performed, but pressure to tip by default grew in the early phases of the pandemic, when many people stayed away from restaurants or grocery stories and leaned on delivery people to bring them food.
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