Born and raised in northern Europe I find the US tipping culture weird. To me, tips are a bonus for service that goes above and beyond the expected.
Uber Driver Tip-Hustling Schemes
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#12Lyft has a good solution for this, in that they prompt you to give a tip through the app at the end of the ride. More and more they're seeming like the (at least marginally) more ethical and sane ride-sharing app.
But tipping sucks. That was one of the reasons Uber was better than Lyft in the first place. Then some assholes sued and now Uber drivers are allowed to ask for tips. Nice job breaking it, hero.
I always hated tipping because I had to have cash on hand. I always appreciated how Lyft lets you leave a tip electronically. Now when I use Uber I make sure I have cash on hand so I can tip the driver. Why? Because I think their rates are too low, and I can afford to help someone who pleasantly moved me from Point A to Point B. I don't blame other people for not tipping, because maybe they have neither the cash nor the inclination. But I will continue tipping. Lyft is better than both taxi and Uber in this scenario because you can choose to tip after you get out (that said, I always do).
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#13Lyft has a good solution for this, in that they prompt you to give a tip through the app at the end of the ride. More and more they're seeming like the (at least marginally) more ethical and sane ride-sharing app.
But tipping sucks. That was one of the reasons Uber was better than Lyft in the first place. Then some assholes sued and now Uber drivers are allowed to ask for tips. Nice job breaking it, hero.
Why does tipping suck?
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#14Born and raised in northern Europe I find the US tipping culture weird. To me, tips are a bonus for service that goes above and beyond the expected.
That's what it would be here, except that it was co-opted by the usual Horatio Alger types as a means to underpay for labor and hide that cost. Then, like so much, it just became "how it was done".
We're not bright, as a species.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
But tipping sucks. That was one of the reasons Uber was better than Lyft in the first place. Then some assholes sued and now Uber drivers are allowed to ask for tips. Nice job breaking it, hero.
I'd argue it's easier to not tip when you have the option to tip in the App. If you're transacting with cash the driver knows if / when you aren't going to tip them. It'd be next level aggressive to sit and watch if you tip the driver on the app before you get out of the car. Personally, I'm fine to tip since the normal barrier to tipping for me is having cash, but either way in app tipping seems to make things easie…
I like being able to choose whether to tip once I'm out of the car, cash-free, no time pressure. Sometimes a driver does really deserve a tip, and I like that Lyft facilitates it.
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#16Born and raised in northern Europe I find the US tipping culture weird. To me, tips are a bonus for service that goes above and beyond the expected.
That's what it would be here, except that it was co-opted by the usual Horatio Alger types as a means to underpay for labor and hide that cost. Then, like so much, it just became "how it was done". We're not bright, as a species.
>We're not bright, as a species
The people under paying labor would probably disagree with you.
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#17Uber isn't going to exist
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#18Lyft has a good solution for this, in that they prompt you to give a tip through the app at the end of the ride. More and more they're seeming like the (at least marginally) more ethical and sane ride-sharing app.
But tipping sucks. That was one of the reasons Uber was better than Lyft in the first place. Then some assholes sued and now Uber drivers are allowed to ask for tips. Nice job breaking it, hero.
Why does tipping suck?
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#19Did Uber change the way they deal with driver ratings? Their "rank and yank" system [1] was once the object of considerate consternation. You would think that it would have been quite effective at dealing with "aggressive, tip-hustling" drivers. [1] http://www.ridesharingdriver.com/low-uber-driver-ratings-a-c...
What does "rank and yank" mean? It's not mentioned on the page you linked to.
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#20No Tipping is one of the main reasons I liked Uber; no cash, no pressure, you just get out of the car and walk away with everyone happy. I would rather pay more for each fare and have Uber aggressively prohibit tipping. I suspect many people feel the same way and if Uber doesn't get it under control, it could be the biggest challenge they face.
I don't believe this will come anywhere near the biggest challenge they face.