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I don't agree with the argument that passengers should tip because Uber isn't paying their drivers enough. That sounds like welfare for Uber. If the pay sucks, Uber should have trouble recruiting drivers.
über barely scrapes the minimum of a viable living for their drivers because they exploit the desperate.
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The implication is that 20% the widely accepted minimum "good tip" rate, and consistently tipping 15% is consistently being cheap. Especially when you're a tech worker FFS. Let's break out of our echo chamber a bit. In the US, tipping isn't "paying more than required," it's basic manners. You can argue until you're blue in the face about how businesses are to blame, but the vast majority of society, who have no big b…
I'm in Canada whre 15% is considered "normal". I did not know 20% was the normal in the U.S.
Edit: here are some supporting links.
15-20% suggested with 20%+ recognized as a minority opinion and for extra good service: http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/02/travel/experts-guide-to-tippin...
The highest tipping state averages 17% and the lowest averages 15%: https://qz.com/189458/the-united-states-of-tipping/
I like not having to tip, too, but it's like the Prisoner's Dilemma: once somebody starts successfully collecting tips, everybody else feels pressure to ask for them and then the whole economy adjusts to accommodate them. That's how I think we got where we are.
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I still tip the normal amount when I get takeout from a restaurant that has tables.
Is this normal? I never tip for takeout..
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The problem here is your cancel reflects poorly on you in Uber's rating system. But otherwise you're absolutely right. I have taken rides from two people who've called, asking for my destination, and I refuse to tell them. It hasn't caused me any problems in those two instances.
> your cancel reflects poorly on you in Uber's rating system This is simply not true. I just checked: My rating is 4.73. I've probably taken a few hundred rides with Uber. I assume they adjust ratings for bad experiences, especially if you're a regular rider. By the way: It's not that hard to get consistent 5 stars as a passenger. Be respectful of the driver and follow these steps: 1) Say something like "Hi, are you…
How could you possibly know this?
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Except we don't get to set the wage?
You don't get to set the minimum wage, and perhaps have difficulty determining the precise wage without tips, but tips allow you to choose the maximum wage. If you knew $5 of what you paid Uber would go towards the driver for a 20 minute ride, that they had to spend a dollar of that on gasoline, and perhaps that they would need an extra 10 minutes to get home, you could estimate they earned $8 an hour. If you deemed…
There are a lot of sunken costs involved in becoming an Uber driver. The driver then has to recover those costs with miserable earnings. I suspect the burn rate of Uber drivers is unsustainably high.
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Not everyone knows what's been going on with Uber lately, though. If you don't read the tech press you might have never seen it, so it's not fair to say the OP is endorsing it.
Lately? Have you read what I linked? From day 1, Uber has been of utmost evil. This is not new. Even if you somehow manage to convince yourself that weakening the rule of law by deliberately ignoring taxi legislation which has been their business model since they started with UberX is somehow not a big deal, the first time that subprime shit was reported was more than two years ago. Most of the time when I post that…
My point is that the average user of the Uber app is not aware of any of this. They were likely recommended the app by a friend or read a vaguely fawning article in a magazine, or saw an ad online.
So it's not fair to say every Uber user endorses their behaviour. They don't know about it.
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Not everyone knows what's been going on with Uber lately, though. If you don't read the tech press you might have never seen it, so it's not fair to say the OP is endorsing it.
Lately? Have you read what I linked? From day 1, Uber has been of utmost evil. This is not new. Even if you somehow manage to convince yourself that weakening the rule of law by deliberately ignoring taxi legislation which has been their business model since they started with UberX is somehow not a big deal, the first time that subprime shit was reported was more than two years ago. Most of the time when I post that…
My point is that the average user of the Uber app is not aware of any of this. They were likely recommended the app by a friend or read a vaguely fawning article in a magazine, or saw an ad online.
So it's not fair to say every Uber user endorses their behaviour. They don't know about it.
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> There is universal agreement about tipping at restaurants. Tips of 15% (or 20%?) are definitely customary, expected, priced-in. People who don't leave tips after experiencing decent service are definitely not paying their fair share. Is this a joke? Not only is it not universal, it's not even customary. The agreement you have with the restaurant is this: you sit down, are served, eat food, and pay. Baseline service…
Where are you located? 15% for average service is definitely customary at sit-down restaurants in the United States.