and Doordash. how is everything >4? are we really to believe that McDonalds has a rating of 4.6 out of 5?
it makes the system completely useless.
it makes the system completely useless.
Similarly, if I get a meal from Michelin Star rated restaurant and it fails to meet my high expectations, should it get a better rating than McDonald's just because the restaurants meal was still likely much better than McDonald's even if it failed to meet expectations?
But it should be a direct comparison, I certainly think KFC is far superior to most haute cuisine fried chicken.
The rating should be based on how well they deliver what they purport to deliver. If McDonald's delivers the absolute epitome of a fast-food burger and fries then it should get a 5/5, even if tastier food can be found at other restaurants.
Haute cuisine with a mediocre execution should get a 3/5 even if it's tastier than a McDonald's hamburger.
The people doing these reviews are not good critics, or critical with any sort of depth.
They are the sort of folks that get doordash to bring them McDonald’s.
it means Doordash ratings are useless for discovery, but if you already know the restaurant, it might have utility in terms of delivery.
(hassle varies: offered fewer/worse-paying jobs is a good start)
Apparently this translates very differently in the culture of the Bay Area where it means something like "I am very upset" whereas in Boston I think this roughly would be read as "I am satisfied, but don't really feel like chatting."
It’s like “fine.” Another weak word.
“How are you?”
“Fine.”
Bullshit! Nobody’s fine. Hair is fine.
“How’s your hair?”
“Fine.”
That makes a lot more sense to me.
Key generally being that on a scale of 1--10, Brits tend to hover in the 5.00000003 to 5.000000031 range. Any deviation from that is an extreme reaction.
Also, I just don't buy enough of most things to honestly know. Is Brand X thing better than Brand Y - how should I know? I don't have the time to spend a week trying each item to give a fair review. I happened to choose Brand X, and it is fine but it might really be far worse than Brand Y if only I had tried the other in stead.
I do think restaurant and product ratings are a bit different. With Uber, eBay, etc., a lot of people recognize that any less than perfect rating can lead to a personal impact on someone even if a small number of people leave a negative.
That said, many will leave good marks on satisfaction surveys because a middling mark may lead to someone reaching out to find out what the problem was and that can just be more hassle than it's worth.
But at least the eBay 'approve' asks you whether the vendor was adequate or not, not to give them the maximum on an entirely artificial multiplier scale unless you think they should face consequences.
True. In general, even if service is bad for whatever reason, most people would say you should leave a tip even if a less generous one than you normally would.
I haven't left a rating on eBay for a long time and don't use it much. But for many situations there's something to be said for thumbs up/down or an up/neutral/down rating when you're not really trying to fine tune.
Why shouldn’t it? You know what you are getting with McDonalds. For the price point they sell at, it is pretty good food. They are consistent. And they do a really good job with food safety, probably better than a lot of more highly rated restaurants (when was the last time you heard about an outbreak of a food borne illness at McDonalds)?