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Yeah, one of big reasons I preferred Uber over a traditional taxi was not needing to worry about how much I'm supposed to tip. I would much rather the driver ma

Yeah, one of big reasons I preferred Uber over a traditional taxi was not needing to worry about how much I'm supposed to tip. I would much rather the driver make a fair wage, than have to figure out what to tip in each different situation.

to_bpr 9y ago
Likewise. I read on the Uber Driver's forums that many (the majority, going by the polls) will now be rating riders lower by default and then increasing the rating after a tip has been received. I've since basically stopped using Uber. Between the increased prices since legislation was introduced here in Toronto, the drop in driver quality as more of the taxi drivers move to Uber, the forced surge pricing by colluding groups of drivers and now the expectation of tips it has essentially lost all of its appeal to me. The off-hours public transit, which was once made unattractive by Uber, has returned to being my default go-to for now.
- MichaelGG 9y ago
  Uber can fix the rating-after-tip issue though - don't allow them to change it on more than a tiny number of rides. It should also be trivial to detect this tip-review-rating.
  - askvictor 9y ago
    Or don't let them see the tips until clearing finances at the end of the week.
cratermoon 9y ago
> I would much rather the driver make a fair wage Never in anything I have read about Uber has there been anything more clear than the fact the Uber drivers make a pittance -- nothing near a fair wage.
- valuearb 9y ago
  I'd like them to make a fair market wage.
- aianus 9y ago
  What do you think a fair wage would be? From personal experience it's a bit more than minimum wage after all expenses which feels fair because the alternatives for unskilled labor are so much worse (retail, McDonald's, etc.)