How Software in Half of NYC Cabs Generates $5.2M a Year in Extra Tips

Re:How Software in Half of NYC Cabs Generates $5.2M a Year i... by k-mcgrady on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @09:35AM (#8844471)

>> "If you walk into a sit down restaurant in the US with a plan not to tip, you are being pretty obnoxious."

The owner is being obnoxious. It's not up to me to pay his/her staff. I've worked and know people who've worked in restaurants in the UK. They get paid above minimum wage and still get tips (which aren't required, but people usually round up the bill). It's not hard.

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Re:How Software in Half of NYC Cabs Generates $5.2M a Year i... by maxerickson on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @09:47AM (#8844527)

Like several other replies, you are talking about something different than I am talking about. You're expressing an opinion about including tips as an expected component of the transaction. I'm talking about flaunting this widely known expectation.

Your opinion that the structure is obnoxious does not make it any less obnoxious to fail to tip (especially when, as I said, someone walks in planning not to tip).

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Re:How Software in Half of NYC Cabs Generates $5.2M a Year i... by k-mcgrady on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @09:51AM (#8844545)

The obnoxious part imo is more that people feel obligated to tip even when the service is bad. There are several comments in this thread about tipping 10-20% for BAD service. Putting that decision on that customer is unfair.

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