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180 Days of Change – Our Commitment to Drivers – Uber

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Re: 180 Days of Change – Our Commitment to Drivers – Uber

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Post by icelancer »

ubertossaway1 wrote: post #7

I don't want tipping to be a thing. I'm also hoping that it doesn't impact how the driver will rate me after-the-fact (I'm assuming it won't. I don't know how that system works. It's unclear to me, and the landing page + click-through page doesn't seem to identify that well enough for me.) I use Uber to commute in Seattle (often both ways) and have encountered repeat drivers. Will they give me a lower score now that…

>I don't want tipping to be a thing. I'm also hoping that it doesn't impact how the driver will rate me after-the-fact (I'm assuming it won't. I don't know how that system works. It's unclear to me, and the landing page + click-through page doesn't seem to identify that well enough for me.)

You definitely get to see it per-trip, which is terrible. Tipping should be anonymous and pooled, reporting done daily across all riders.

Re: 180 Days of Change – Our Commitment to Drivers – Uber

#12

Post by gdulli »

ubertossaway1 wrote: post #7

I don't want tipping to be a thing. I'm also hoping that it doesn't impact how the driver will rate me after-the-fact (I'm assuming it won't. I don't know how that system works. It's unclear to me, and the landing page + click-through page doesn't seem to identify that well enough for me.) I use Uber to commute in Seattle (often both ways) and have encountered repeat drivers. Will they give me a lower score now that…

I actively avoid any situations that require tipping, outside of restaurants where it's too inseparable from the experience. Tipping waiters is unavoidable but I'm not going to put up with any new scenarios where a business gets away with paying a worker unreasonably low pay and the gap is passed on to the customers.

Re: 180 Days of Change – Our Commitment to Drivers – Uber

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Post by ubertossaway1 »

gdulli wrote: post #12
ubertossaway1 wrote: post #7

I don't want tipping to be a thing. I'm also hoping that it doesn't impact how the driver will rate me after-the-fact (I'm assuming it won't. I don't know how that system works. It's unclear to me, and the landing page + click-through page doesn't seem to identify that well enough for me.) I use Uber to commute in Seattle (often both ways) and have encountered repeat drivers. Will they give me a lower score now that…

I actively avoid any situations that require tipping, outside of restaurants where it's too inseparable from the experience. Tipping waiters is unavoidable but I'm not going to put up with any new scenarios where a business gets away with paying a worker unreasonably low pay and the gap is passed on to the customers.

> business gets away with paying a worker unreasonably low pay and the gap is passed on to the customers.

Yup that's exactly what this is. It's upsetting. :(

Re: 180 Days of Change – Our Commitment to Drivers – Uber

#16

Post by ubertossaway1 »

icelancer wrote: post #11
ubertossaway1 wrote: post #7

I don't want tipping to be a thing. I'm also hoping that it doesn't impact how the driver will rate me after-the-fact (I'm assuming it won't. I don't know how that system works. It's unclear to me, and the landing page + click-through page doesn't seem to identify that well enough for me.) I use Uber to commute in Seattle (often both ways) and have encountered repeat drivers. Will they give me a lower score now that…

>I don't want tipping to be a thing. I'm also hoping that it doesn't impact how the driver will rate me after-the-fact (I'm assuming it won't. I don't know how that system works. It's unclear to me, and the landing page + click-through page doesn't seem to identify that well enough for me.) You definitely get to see it per-trip, which is terrible. Tipping should be anonymous and pooled, reporting done daily across al…

> You definitely get to see it per-trip, which is terrible. Tipping should be anonymous and pooled, reporting done daily across all riders.

I see what ya mean now: http://imgur.com/a/FMyX9

Agreed. But, dang it. At least my photo isn't attached... :-/ or maybe if they click-through? I dunno

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