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Remember when Uber and all the other gigwork apps boasted of their "no tipping" rules, differentiating themselves from old-fashioned cabs and delivery services?
by rchaud 3y ago
Remember when Uber and all the other gigwork apps boasted of their "no tipping" rules, differentiating themselves from old-fashioned cabs and delivery services?
Every single one of them have added a big fat tip button now. Uber shows you the tip screen before the driver has even arrived!
- wkat4242 3y agoAnd I really doubt that "tip" fully goes to the driver.
- OkayPhysicist 3y agoIf it doesn't it's highly illegal under California law, and I'm pretty sure Federal law. Hasn't stopped Uber before, but hey, another lawsuit to get the workers paid would always be cool.
- malshe 3y agoYeah that was the classic bait and switch. Relatedly, I don't know when Starbucks started asking for tips but it seems like a recent phenomenon although I am not a regular there. A tip on top of $6 coffee in a drive through is ridiculous too.
- marssaxman 3y agoI never actually started tipping on Uber or Lyft after they introduced that feature, which seemed like a real step backward.