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Re:G.M. Invests $500M in Lyft by morgante on Monday January 04, 2016 @11:45AM (#10836584)
I've taken over a hundred Uber rides and literally never tipped. Nor have I ever had a driver who gave me a bad look for not tipping them. It's not expected and Uber actively discourages drivers from soliciting tips.

For the record, my rating was around 4.5 last time I checked so it doesn't seem like drivers are penalizing me for not tipping.

Not having to do the mental/social gymnastics of tipping is a big feature of the Uber experience for me.

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Re:G.M. Invests $500M in Lyft by amyjess on Monday January 04, 2016 @01:50PM (#10837572)
> For the record, my rating was around 4.5 last time I checked so it doesn't seem like drivers are penalizing me for not tipping.

If you were a driver, a rating of 4.5 could get you kicked off the platform. So, yes, drivers are rating you poorly.

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Re:G.M. Invests $500M in Lyft by morgante on Monday January 04, 2016 @10:34PM (#10840939)
> If you were a driver, a rating of 4.5 could get you kicked off the platform. So, yes, drivers are rating you poorly.

Except I'm not a driver. 4.5 is, in any realistic rating system, perfectly fine.

Also, why do I care if you think I'm being rated poorly? It's not like it affects my experience in any way.

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