"As part of the settlement agreement, Uber is clarifying, but not rectifying tipping for drivers. While its competitor Lyft has tipping built in, Uber is arguing that adding tips would lead to bias from riders to drivers. In addition, it could incentivize drivers to "spend more time where tips are likely to be highest - typically the wealthiest neighborhoods" and not service the whole town."
"None of these arguments negate the fact that riders are allowed to do this anyways by just tipping cash. If drivers are looking for cash tips, they might be going to these neighborhoods anyways. As CNN's Ethan Wolff-Mann writes, the company is focusing more on user growth than finding a way to take care of its drivers:
But citing racism for not adding a tip-screen, when the company has already acknowledged that gratuity is not included, is a transparent ploy to focus less on the drivers, and more on its endgame of user growth. Adding a tipping screen would undoubtedly increase tips-which users wouldn't have an outward problem with-but it would creep into the consumer's mind that an Uber trip isn't quite so cheap as advertised, raising the barrier for consumers to use it."
Ya gotta love the Uber mentality. They will jump through more hoops than a trained dolphin to find a way to keep screwing drivers even a little bit. If they worked this hard to make this a profitable venture for all involved they'd probably take over the world and Travis would be president.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/uber-says-tip-button-cause-180623307.html
"None of these arguments negate the fact that riders are allowed to do this anyways by just tipping cash. If drivers are looking for cash tips, they might be going to these neighborhoods anyways. As CNN's Ethan Wolff-Mann writes, the company is focusing more on user growth than finding a way to take care of its drivers:
But citing racism for not adding a tip-screen, when the company has already acknowledged that gratuity is not included, is a transparent ploy to focus less on the drivers, and more on its endgame of user growth. Adding a tipping screen would undoubtedly increase tips-which users wouldn't have an outward problem with-but it would creep into the consumer's mind that an Uber trip isn't quite so cheap as advertised, raising the barrier for consumers to use it."
Ya gotta love the Uber mentality. They will jump through more hoops than a trained dolphin to find a way to keep screwing drivers even a little bit. If they worked this hard to make this a profitable venture for all involved they'd probably take over the world and Travis would be president.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/uber-says-tip-button-cause-180623307.html
