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I guess i was part of trials in Northern New Jersey - a random guy showed up in a beaten up car (i noticed because it had pretty nasty oil smoke coming out of t

I guess i was part of trials in Northern New Jersey - a random guy showed up in a beaten up car (i noticed because it had pretty nasty oil smoke coming out of the tailpipes, almost cartoon-like). He was wearing an "amazon now" t-shirt, but then after having me sign a delivery slip, stuck around awkwardly expecting a tip. Not a good experience.

TheRealWatson 11y ago
Can we agree already to not have to tip? I don't want Amazon to realize this money-saving practice at my expense. We don't tip UPS, we shouldn't tip these guys. Nobody tips me for pushing code to git.
- jlgaddis 11y ago
  The trend nowadays seems to be for everyone to ask for tips. I guess I kinda understand as it costs them nothing to do so and they definitely don't lose anything (and only serve to gain) by asking / soliciting for tips.
  - savanaly 11y ago
    That only explains why they would solicit tips, not why they solicit tips more nowadays.
  - ecdavis 11y ago
    They don't lose anything in the short term, but look what tipping did to the restaurant industry in the long term. As tips become standard, businesses use them as a reason to keep wages low - in some cases lower than minimum wage.
- clarkmoody 11y ago
  Better yet, put the tip in the app, with a notification that pops up after delivery asking you: * How would you rate the delivery experience? (multiple dimensions here) * Do you want to tip your courier?
  - knowaveragejoe 11y ago
    That seems more ideal, and gives the drivers an incentive to be courteous and professional and not "stick around".
- craftkiller 11y ago
  So I realize this isn't what you were going for, but TextSecure does tip for pushing code to git https://whispersystems.org/blog/bithub/ https://whispersystems.org/blog/bithub/
- prawn 11y ago
  A great thing about Uber is the lack of expectation of tip, compared to taxi drivers who can be surly if you don't tip 25%.
sergiotapia 11y ago
Wow, that's terrible. I don't tip my mailman, why the hell would I tip an amazon delivery boy.

TheRealWatson 11y ago

Can we agree already to not have to tip? I don't want Amazon to realize this money-saving practice at my expense. We don't tip UPS, we shouldn't tip these guys. Nobody tips me for pushing code to git.

jlgaddis 11y ago
The trend nowadays seems to be for everyone to ask for tips. I guess I kinda understand as it costs them nothing to do so and they definitely don't lose anything (and only serve to gain) by asking / soliciting for tips.
- savanaly 11y ago
  That only explains why they would solicit tips, not why they solicit tips more nowadays.
- ecdavis 11y ago
  They don't lose anything in the short term, but look what tipping did to the restaurant industry in the long term. As tips become standard, businesses use them as a reason to keep wages low - in some cases lower than minimum wage.
clarkmoody 11y ago
Better yet, put the tip in the app, with a notification that pops up after delivery asking you: * How would you rate the delivery experience? (multiple dimensions here) * Do you want to tip your courier?
- knowaveragejoe 11y ago
  That seems more ideal, and gives the drivers an incentive to be courteous and professional and not "stick around".
craftkiller 11y ago
So I realize this isn't what you were going for, but TextSecure does tip for pushing code to git https://whispersystems.org/blog/bithub/ https://whispersystems.org/blog/bithub/
prawn 11y ago
A great thing about Uber is the lack of expectation of tip, compared to taxi drivers who can be surly if you don't tip 25%.

sergiotapia 11y ago

Wow, that's terrible. I don't tip my mailman, why the hell would I tip an amazon delivery boy.