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Not a US citizen but I find the whole tipping experience rather stressful and an additional item to worry about. I like it that Uber has it built into the servi
by nashadelic 10y ago
Not a US citizen but I find the whole tipping experience rather stressful and an additional item to worry about. I like it that Uber has it built into the service and there's only one thing to pay. I'd rather pay a flat increase on the menu and expect higher staff salaries than to have the delivery boy/waiter be at my mercy of tipping.
- hn_throwaway_99 10y agoNote there have been several articles about how some Uber drivers give lower ratings to riders who don't tip in cash.
- mrits 10y agoHow could anyone ever know this? Uber doesn't even have this data, since the tip is in cash.
- rahimnathwani 10y agoI've seen Uber drivers discuss this on forums. For some drivers, 'no tip' = 'no 5 star rating for the passenger'
- pshposh 10y agoWhat are the implications for a passenger with a poor star rating?
- mrits 10y agoI've never tipped in hundreds of Uber rides and I have like a 4.9 last I checked. Because I'm not a special snowflake I would think that most people have a good rating. But if you don't and there are options of who you can pick up, you gotta think that someone with a 4.5 would be picked up over a 3.5.
- pshposh 10y agoSo someone with a 3.5 customer rating will just have to wait longer?
- flukus 10y agoWell now I don't feel so bad about giving them 3 stars for adequate service.
- maverick_iceman 10y agoI often take Pool and have seen most drivers giving 5 stars to co-passengers even though they didn't tip. In SF nobody tips anyway.
- misingnoglic 10y agoThis is just an anecdote, but I have a 4.87 rating and have never tipped in cash unless the driver has done something extra for me.
- mikeash 10y agoI am a US citizen and I completely agree. I'm used to it in restaurants, but other situations have me searching online to see what's expected, and worrying that I got it wrong. I'd really like to see the whole concept die.
- mansigandhi 10y agoI'm with you on that. The whole tipping business is out of control in the US! I only tip outside the US if I feel like incredible service has been provided, else expect my fees to cover the cost of the service.