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You can give cash tips instead.

TomVDB 8y ago
I wonder if those companies use the lack of tips as an indicator for not providing excellent service... and then use that as an argument to not use those drivers.
- ergonomic 8y ago
  At least for DoorDash you tip ahead of time so it doesn't really make sense to associate the tip with the quality of the driver.
  - sl1ck731 8y ago
    I wonder if they use it to indicate the quality of the customer.
    - duderific 8y ago
      Yep, I often wonder if the driver sees the tip amount before they deliver, and puts less importance on your order if the tip is considered low.
      - tpxl 8y ago
        Other comments state that they do see the tip amounts before they deliver.
      - imtringued 8y ago
        But they don't get the tip so why should they care?
      - teddyfrozevelt 8y ago
        I’m a Dasher, and we can’t even see tips per order we complete, only how much we got in tips and how much we got from DoorDash during a session of deliveries.
dhimes 8y ago
Are Uber and Lyft doing this too? Should we tip them in cash? I've wondered if that was better for them.
- newfriend 8y ago
  100% of tips goes to the driver for both Uber [1] and Lyft. [2] [1] https://www.uber.com/drive/partner-app/how-tips-work/ https://www.uber.com/drive/partner-app/how-tips-work/ [2] https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013081368-How-to-tip-your-driver https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013081368-How-to-...
  - SilasX 8y ago
    I would prefer this be phrased as "Uber does not take a cut of tips for drivers." Drivers would definitely prefer, for a given dollar, that it be given in a way that does not create a taxable paper trail unless they elect to declare it.
    - mikeash 8y ago
      I’m all for helping out the worker and always tip fairly even though I think we should abolish the custom, but I draw the line at changing my behavior in order to enable tax evasion.
- docker_up 8y ago
  Uber/UberEats pays their drivers a flat time/distance rate. If a customer gives a tip, this doesn't affect their pay for the drive (unlike DoorDash/Instacart), and the tip is 100% owned by the driver.

I wonder if those companies use the lack of tips as an indicator for not providing excellent service... and then use that as an argument to not use those drivers.

ergonomic 8y ago
At least for DoorDash you tip ahead of time so it doesn't really make sense to associate the tip with the quality of the driver.
- sl1ck731 8y ago
  I wonder if they use it to indicate the quality of the customer.
  - duderific 8y ago
    Yep, I often wonder if the driver sees the tip amount before they deliver, and puts less importance on your order if the tip is considered low.
    - tpxl 8y ago
      Other comments state that they do see the tip amounts before they deliver.
    - imtringued 8y ago
      But they don't get the tip so why should they care?
    - teddyfrozevelt 8y ago
      I’m a Dasher, and we can’t even see tips per order we complete, only how much we got in tips and how much we got from DoorDash during a session of deliveries.

dhimes 8y ago

Are Uber and Lyft doing this too? Should we tip them in cash? I've wondered if that was better for them.

newfriend 8y ago
100% of tips goes to the driver for both Uber [1] and Lyft. [2] [1] https://www.uber.com/drive/partner-app/how-tips-work/ https://www.uber.com/drive/partner-app/how-tips-work/ [2] https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013081368-How-to-tip-your-driver https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013081368-How-to-...
- SilasX 8y ago
  I would prefer this be phrased as "Uber does not take a cut of tips for drivers." Drivers would definitely prefer, for a given dollar, that it be given in a way that does not create a taxable paper trail unless they elect to declare it.
  - mikeash 8y ago
    I’m all for helping out the worker and always tip fairly even though I think we should abolish the custom, but I draw the line at changing my behavior in order to enable tax evasion.
docker_up 8y ago
Uber/UberEats pays their drivers a flat time/distance rate. If a customer gives a tip, this doesn't affect their pay for the drive (unlike DoorDash/Instacart), and the tip is 100% owned by the driver.