Is IB single-handedly keeping seamless alive?
Are bankers single-handedly keeping seamless alive? Why is IB using seamless not other delivery app??
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Probably. And how about all of the delivery guys who earn their living delivering to bankers... Maybe our job does have a positive effect on society after all.
I placed an order the other day that was $5+ cheaper on Seamless than the same order on UberEats. The same menu prices, but different fees.
I would hardly call that keeping Seamless alive. I would call that “UberEats and Seamless have different restaurant offerings and networks with favorable pricing on some and unfavorable pricing and availability on others, so rational people can regularly use both, in addition to the restaurant specific delivery apps.”
What’s more that hasn’t been discussed on WSO is the recent NYC (because you said Seamless) law change that creates a new minimum wage for the riders. This basically creates an enforced tipping level, and has completely degraded things for people who would always order to the max of the bank’s allowance and leave no tip (which I always found slimy). Those people now have to leave a tip, so I find anecdotally that those people order out less and walk more now, so it’s driven them out of the delivery market to an extent in NYC. I think volumes may be feeling some pressure.
Honestly think my deliveries are cheaper now because I used to tip well when expensing. Haven’t run the math but that’s what it ~feels~ like.
Anecdotally, it’s been a mixed bag for me. I almost feel like it’s more of an in-network vs. out-of-network dynamic now with the pricing. I feel like I’m in a food health insurance plan. It feels less predictable than it was before.
The real sticker shock is a chipotle burrito bowl costing ~$30 with fees… I feel bad for the people at banks with low stipends.
Haven't used Seamless in a few years (my pre-MBA company gave free dinner access to anyone working past 6pm and if you worked weekends, you had access to a Seamless meal at any time). This was in the NYC Metro Area. I actually never had an issue with it. Now living in a different city for my MBA and I frequently get UberEats on weekends when I stay in / not going out. Probably every fourth or fifth order (aka probably once a month), an UberEats driver will cancel my order due to distance or not having the patience to wait for my food to get ready (my go to Chinese restaurant takes forever unfortunately and whenever I order it, it's 50% likely to get canceled by an inpatient driver).
EDIT: Wasn't in banking pre-MBA, this was a corporate company that had thousands of employees.
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