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I hate tipping. It makes me uncomfortable, so I always tip really well, and I feel like I'm paying a niceness tax when I do it. I will probably consider uber l

I hate tipping. It makes me uncomfortable, so I always tip really well, and I feel like I'm paying a niceness tax when I do it. I will probably consider uber less of an option for short trips around town if tipping is baked in as an optional part of it. The negative feeling at the end of the ride will negate some of the uber convenience, and I'll walk or ride the bus. That said, I already tipped uber drivers in cash if I was installing a car seat in their car and they were polite about it.

enjo 10y ago
You can argue that Lyft, with it's tipping function, is the better option. I almost never leave a tip on Lyft, but my driver has no idea if I did or not so my rating isn't affected. When tipping happens well after the trip is over, both sides are sort of happy. The pressure to tip is lessened since you're not interacting with that driver after the tipping decision is made. Drivers are apparently happy with the arrangement as well.
camikazeg 10y ago
I agree that it is a niceness tax, and would go further and say that tipping has come to mean more about the person tipping, and less about the service you receive. When a waiter (or Lyft driver) gets a poor tip, or no tip do they think, "I really should have provided better service to that customer", or do they think, "that guy is cheap."
- CaptSpify 10y ago
  And, to be fair, most of the time it is "that guy is cheap". Anyone that's had a job dealing with the general public knows how fast you get jaded. Waiting is a tough job, and usually the waiters get the short end of the stick