Uber Eats driver reveals unsavory habit: 'Not proud of it'
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They’ll have fries with that.

An Uber Eats driver has come forward with revelations about various behind-the-scenes behaviors practiced by the delivery drivers, ranging from purposely slowing down for rude customers to even pilfering food orders.

Tom, a 33-year-old driver who preferred to remain anonymous for job security reasons, confessed to occasionally indulging in taking a few fries from customers’ orders, as reported by UK license plate company Plates Express through The Sun.

While striving to maintain professionalism, Tom admitted that he succumbs to temptation at times, particularly when the food packaging is not properly sealed or is already partially open.

“When you’re stuck in traffic with someone’s [fries] next to you and you’ve not eaten in hours, it’s tough,” lamented Tom, who copped to skimming more than once.

“One night I was out late, and hadn’t eaten all day,” the fry-jacker admitted. “The bag was open, and I took a nugget. Not proud of it but also not the first.”

The Uber Eats professional claimed that every delivery driver yoinks fries “whether they admit it or not.”

According to an alarming US Foods study from 2019, more than 1 in 4 delivery drivers were guilty of munching on the food they were supposed to be dropping off.

Taking an unauthorized food tax isn’t the only way that Tom bends the rules, he revealed.

The sneaky burger courier claims that he also likes to punish impolite patrons by taking his time during their delivery.

“I do my best to be quick, but if someone starts messaging me saying ‘where are you?’ or ‘hurry up’, I slow down,” Tom declared. “I’m not gonna race across town for someone who’s giving me grief.”

He added, “I get that people are hungry, but I’m juggling traffic, queues, and tight timings. When they’re rude, it just puts me off.”

Tom said customers can maximize their chances of getting their food on time — and hopefully untouched — by tipping and saying “thank you.”

“I don’t get the same people often, but when I do, I’ll make sure their food stays upright, dry — whatever it takes,” he said. “But if they ignore me or slam the door, yeah… I’m not going out of my way next time.”

Unfortunately, Uber Eats couriers have been accused of more than simply taking a few fries off the top

Like something devised by Brad Pitt’s blue-collar rebel in “Fight Club,” some mealtime motorists in Australia have been stealing whole orders in an ate-and-switch scam that’s left both restaurants and customers high and dry.

The way it works is that the delivery people accept a pick-up gig, arrive at the restaurant, and then pretend to verify that they’ve collected the order. But instead of delivering the goods, they keep it for themselves.

Once outside, said pick-up is canceled and another delivery provider is assigned the job, only to arrive and find there’s nothing to collect.

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