An UberEats driver who was struggling to pay his rent has been able to move into a home after a tearful video he posted on TikTok about the importance of tipping went viral.
This week, Riley Elliot, from Seattle, shared a video to his TikTok where he opened up about the monetary struggles of being a delivery driver for companies such as UberEats and DoorDash.
In the clip, Elliot is sitting in his car as he explains why he wishes people who order food deliveries understood “what it’s like to be a delivery driver”.
Elliot then tearfully shared an example of the difficulties he faces, telling his TikTok followers that he “just spent the last 45 minutes on a delivery and had to pay $3 for parking” because there was no free parking and the customer refused to come out.
The viral video, which has been viewed more than 2m times on TikTok, was later shared to Twitter, where it resonated with thousands of people.
While many agreed with Elliot’s statement that customers should tip, others called out the companies who do not pay their employees a living wage.
