Uber—Are we over tipping?

[Anonymous]

I’ll tip if I preschedule a ride for super early in the morning and they show up on time. I want to reward them for being out of bed at 3 am and showing up reliably. I’ll also tip for bad weather—like I didn’t want to drive my car in the snow but they got me to work before transit was running or whatever. Otherwise—not so much.

[Anonymous]

Pp here—meant to say I’ll tip generously for those circumstances.

[Anonymous]

dont tip.

[Anonymous]

I don't tip in Uber anymore. It's up to the employer to pay a livable wage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tip $0. I hate tipping. Only tip my server and hair/nail stylist. Those are people I might see again, otherwise I'm only tipping to be nice.

NP who hasn’t gotten a ride in a while but, don’t drivers rate riders, or is that a thing of the past?

This is why I tip, regardless of how good or bad the ride is.

As a pp noted,the driver cannot see if/how much you tipped until they have already rated you (or declined to do so). So if that’s your reason for tipping you’re wasting your money.

[Anonymous]

The standard tip for taxis is 10-15% so that’s what I do. On occasion, I’ll tip more if we got stuck in heavy traffic and I didn’t have to pay extra or other circumstances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll tip if I preschedule a ride for super early in the morning and they show up on time. I want to reward them for being out of bed at 3 am and showing up reliably. I’ll also tip for bad weather—like I didn’t want to drive my car in the snow but they got me to work before transit was running or whatever. Otherwise—not so much.

No one is forcing them to wake up, that's literally their job, and they get to decide when they work. If they're up at 3am, they're done working by 11am and going to bed at 8pm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tip $0. I hate tipping. Only tip my server and hair/nail stylist. Those are people I might see again, otherwise I'm only tipping to be nice.

NP who hasn’t gotten a ride in a while but, don’t drivers rate riders, or is that a thing of the past?

The rating happens w/out knowing if the rider tipped.

Are you sure? On Lyft I looked it up and I have a "good tipper" badge. Makes up for never winning a gold medal ... (Joking).

[Anonymous]

i don't tip on uber. never had an issue getting a ride very quickly so not sure if the ratings make a difference.

[Anonymous]

I'd bet a million to one that your DH is also awesome in other ways. Yes - he might be overtipping but tbh - it's a small amount to pay and it's a crummy job - and I'm sure the driver is grateful.

I'm convinced that tipping habits show other admirable character qualities - I would let it be.

[Anonymous]

I don’t tip on Ubers. The whole point is that you’re paying them directly (almost) and they have very low overhead and a ton of flexibility. I don’t feel bad about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The standard tip for taxis is 10-15% so that’s what I do. On occasion, I’ll tip more if we got stuck in heavy traffic and I didn’t have to pay extra or other circumstances.

If I have to pay the same as a taxi then I’m getting a taxi! Much safer. You’re in a marked car, drivers are screened and licensed, etc.

Uber is supposed to be cheaper!

[Anonymous]

Uber is not cheaper anymore.

I mostly take it for work. I tip 20% consistently. For both small and big fares. If it is a horrible ride I will do 10-15%. (Unless they are rude or something then 0 but that virtually never happens).

[Anonymous]

Having had to work for Uber as a food delivery driver to supplement our income in 2020, I definitely tip better when using a rideshare or ordering food delivery because what the companies give on base (and yes, I know, I know, the drivers can choose not to do this and all thar but when you're struggling financially, you take what works in the moment) are abysmal.

We rarely order ride shares but do use Door Dash about 3-4x a month and regardless of the amount, minimally tip $10, so no, I don't think $10 was too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We really only Uber to/from airport and occasionally when on vacation. Our ride to the airport is typically around $35, and my DH tips $10, because anything less feels cheap. Last time we took an Uber home from the airport, the ride SUCKED. The driver, it seemed, did everything he could to hit every light, go just under the speed limit, etc. DH still felt compelled to tip the $10.

I was chatting with a friend about how nice it would be to take a short Uber on-demand instead of the place we are visiting’s scheduled public transportation, but the ride was $4 and my husband would want to tip at least that amount, and $8 for a quick five minute ride seems crazy when we can do the train for so much less. My friend was aghast that we even tip for a ride that short.

So, what’s the story with tipping an Uber?

I tip them generously bc they aren’t making that much money. The payment system has changed dramatically over the years.