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Uber and Lyft Drivers Get Tips On Less Than 3 out of 10 Rides

Fri, 02/16/2024 - 16:00

Gizmodo

Uber and Lyft drivers in the U.S. are receiving tips for rides just 28% of the time, according to a study by gig worker tech company Gridwise. And that might help explain part of the reason why thousands of gig workers staged a strike on Valentine’s Day over low pay.

Uber, Lyft, gig worker, tipflation, food delivery, location based software, household income

A woman says she was asked to tip for her massage before it even began — a sign tipping culture is 'out of control'

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 06:42

Tech Insider

Tipping culture — Americans are experiencing "tipping fatigue."
Grace Cary/Getty Images

Retail, culture, Tipping, tipping-fatigue, cost-of-living, massage, Treatments

People really don't want to tip their Uber and Lyft drivers

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

uber tipping — Most Americans don't tip their Uber drivers. But nearly 90% of food delivery trips come with tips.
Uber

economy, Careers, economy, Careers, Uber, Lyft, gig-economy

Uber drivers say the job has become more competitive — and that it's made their work less profitable

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 09:37

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

traffic road — An uptick in Uber and Lyft drivers in recent years could be making the gig less profitable.
Drew Angerer/Getty Images

economy, Careers, economy, Careers, Uber, Lyft, Tipping

A man left a $10,000 tip on a $32 bill at a Michigan restaurant. The manager says it was a tribute to a friend who recently died.

Mon, 02/12/2024 - 03:48

Tech Insider

A cup, a $10 bill, a muffin broken in half. — A man left a $10,000 tip on a $32 bill at a restaurant in Michigan (not pictured).
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Food, Retail, restaurants, Tipping

How to make better tips as a server: 6 workers share their secrets

Sun, 02/11/2024 - 07:24

Tech Insider

A woman paying her bill at the register with contactless payment. — Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images

Careers, Uber, Lyft, uber-eats, uber-drivers, lyft-drivers, waitress

How much do Uber and Lyft drivers really make? It varies wildly depending on tips, car expenses, and how they calculate profits.

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 13:33

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Uber driver Estaphanie St. Just joins drivers for ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft, as they hold a rally at a park near Los Angeles International Airport, Wednesday, May, 8, 2019, in Los Angeles. — Estaphanie St. Just, an Uber driver, rallies with other drivers for the ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft at a park near Los Angeles International Airport in 2019 in Los Angeles.
AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

economy, Careers, economy, Careers, Uber, Lyft, gig-workers

A food-delivery driver hunting for big tips says he declines 75% of orders and hangs out in wealthy areas: 'I'm not doing this to gamble. I'm doing this to make money'

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 12:01

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Jay DoorDash — Jay, a DoorDash and Uber Eats driver, said he declined roughly 75% of the orders he received.
Jay DoorDash

economy, Careers, economy, uber-eats, DoorDash, Tipping, gig-workers

A woman created a list of service workers she refuses to tip in 2024, saying that tipping has gotten 'out of control'

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 11:49

Tech Insider : Economy, Business

Tipping screen — Tipping screen.
STEFANI REYNOLDS

culture, economy, Retail, Tipping, Business, to-go, Food

5 Uber and Lyft drivers share why they plan to keep their ride-hailing jobs, even as pay declines

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

uber lyft drivers — Despite financial challenges, some Uber and Lyft drivers aren't considering other gig economy jobs. Drivers in the story are not pictured.
(Left) AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, (Right) Getty Images

economy, Careers, economy, Careers, Uber, Lyft, gig-economy

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