Re:Lyft Is Said to Seek New Funding as Its Rival Uber Stumbles
by freyr on Thursday March 02, 2017 @10:24AM
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> there'd be fewer people working those types of jobs if there wasn't some extra money from the customers.
And somehow, Europe isn't suffering from a massive taxi driver and server shortage. And here in the U.S., there is no shortage of Uber drivers.
> for now it feels like you're taking away something they reasonably expect if you don't tip.
Uber drivers never relied on or expected tips. Uber seized the opportunity to change expectations and disrupt the payment model, and customers seem to like it. "This is the way it's always been done" isn't a solid argument IMO.
Re:Lyft Is Said to Seek New Funding as Its Rival Uber Stumbles
by gm-conspiracy on Thursday March 02, 2017 @05:48AM
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But people have come to rely on it, and there'd be fewer people working those types of jobs if there wasn't some extra money from the customers.
If there was a collective way to tell the tipping industry to change, I think a lot of people would be for it. But for now it feels like you're taking away something they reasonably expect if you don't tip.