TikTokers Are Starting To Complain About Male Instacart Drivers, Leading To Discussions On Class And Gender
Discussions of gender and class have taken center stage online after several TikTokers tried their hand at "men be like / women be like" comedy with regards to the gender of Instacart delivery people.
In late March, TikToker @_itsjamila posted a video explaining how she will always cancel her order on the grocery app Instacart if she discovers her delivery person is a man. According to @_itsjamila, a woman delivery person will always go above and beyond to make sure the order is accurate and perhaps even better than what was originally ordered, while a male Instacart delivery person will always be inept at finding and packing the groceries.
The TikTok went viral in late April, netting Jamila Bell a Buzzfeed interview and spawning several more riffs on the topic.
Things started getting saucy when Twitter user Timerube found one such video and commented "i hate when my underpaid gig slave is a MAN."
From there, a wave of memes and commentary about whether or not people are justified in complaining about male Instacart shoppers for screwing up orders, with many arguing that it's unfair to generalize an entire gender of gig workers.
It seems like the conflict will fizzle out with no resolution, as these types of controversies tend to do, but know that if you are personally frustrated with incorrect Instacart orders, it is possible to take a trip to the grocery store yourself.
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Wambamsamman
ugh. tiktok
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I'm legitimately surprised stores have put up with instacarters and haven't banned them yet.
The "pay someone to pick up your groceries" thing really will only work properly if retailers build infrastructure specifically designed for that the way restaraunts have adapted for Eats/GrubHub/DoorDash.
Between covid, the rise in thefts, and instacart I'm also surprised we haven't seen the "general store" model come back where you place an order at the counter and the employee grabs your merchandise from the back.
Rynjin
Instacart sucks ass, I swear they DO mess up orders on purpose. I have gotten a correct order via Instacart exactly zero times, and my mom's experience is the same.
Like I get the instinct to be sympathetic and understanding to people that work for services like this, or Amazon, and so on. They're underpaid, overworked, and probably frustrated.
But fuck, man, that doesn't mean I should have to pay them to make ME frustrated too lol.