>>I'll tip cash to make up for what Uber Eats takes from the restaurant

So you've just allowed Uber Eats to operate another day, because the restaurant can now justify using them and their shitty rates.

My understanding is that Uber Eats loses money on each order. Has that changed? If so, I'll stop using them immediately and perform discovery in another way ("Restaurant Roulette"). I want my money going to the folks doing the hard work, not scalpers ("the platform").

Going to keep tipping though, not tipping doesn't fix bigger issues causing the need for it that are out of scope here. Sorry if my economic empathy bothers you (no snark intended).

Also, I'm from the UK - while tipping in restaurants is semi-common(not expected), tipping delivery drivers is literally unheard of. Doesn't exist, no one does it. And yet.....somehow, delivery drivers still exist as a profession.

My point is - every time you tip, you allow shitty employment practices to continue. It's the same as giving money to beggars on the street - they continue begging because they know it works, it's a self sustaining circle.

Now, I'm not saying I like that, in fact I hate it. We are in essence subsidizing their employees. It definitely needs to change but please don't encourage people not to tip. There are realistic ways to get rid of tipping. Just stopping tipping isn't one of them. All your doing is hurting the little man/women. Also comparing them to beggars is pretty out of touch.

Do you have a source?