It finally happened. On my 89th trip as an Uber driver, I got my first tip! A couple of nights ago I took a couple down to Quincy, and we had a good chat on the way down, and at the end of the ride they handed me $2. Woohoo, a tip!
And then, the next day, I got another tip! Also $2, apparently when it "rains" it "pours"!
Don't get me wrong, I'm not ungrateful for the tips. They're just not really something I expected - after all, as an Uber passenger, I've never really been one to tip. I've always bought Uber's line that it's part of the trip, or that they're fairly compensated. That said, I'm not so sure of that anymore. I haven't changed my behaviors as a rider, but I certainly do think about it more.
What do you think? Do you tip Uber drivers? What about Lyft, where they offer you a tipping option in the app (I'm told; I haven't ever actually ridden with Lyft)? Does that make a difference to you?
Site Reliability Engineer decides to take to the roads of Boston as a Transportation Network Company (TNC, aka Uber/Lyft type ridesharing) driver. Why? Because he can. Learn how that works out.
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I tip with Hailo here at home, I set it at Hailo's commission percentage. With Lyft, I have also tipped but without any particular plan. I prefer Uber to Lyft though.
ReplyDeleteI thought one of the main benefits with Uber was that you don't have to take out your wallet. So I don't. The tipping is very surprising to me.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's kind of the point. That's why (maybe) Lyft passengers actually tip, because it's in the app.
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