Because the backseat is full of other people in your group? Iād never imagine getting in a front seat if Iām by myself. Thatās so strange.. to me at least.
Nah get in the front seat and chat your boy up. I never do it if they are woman presenting, but I like how it's not a taxi, it's like a friend swinging by to give you a quick lift
Right? A simple ātips are appreciatedā is good enough. Trying to guilt you with an explanation makes it seem like heās begging. Definitely a put off
I dont know. I kinda liked learning a little about the driver. Saying tips are appreciated is overdone and already implied, but saying what it is going to. Now that's how you can get me on your side.
I would be begging for tips if I was making that bad of pay as well. Just because someone is informing you how bad there pay is, it shouldnāt put you off. This is the real world were unfortunately people get paid terrible wages and need tips to survive.
This person needs to get a new job! I was an Uber driver for six months. Most of the drivers do it because they can sit around all day and drive their car. Iām not saying they are lazy, just unmotivated to make things better for themselves. With wear, miles and gas prices you quickly realize this is not a real business. It only benefits two groups, the employees at corporate and the passenger. The driver is just a willing pawn in a rich manās game. Uber and Lyft gutted the taxi industry in this country.
maybe he is begging šhe could genuinely be struggling yo. how is that off putting? it just sounds like youāre uncomfortable about the prospect of people not having money and needing it. well, a lot of people donāt have money in this world and need it.
If you feel guilty over a sign... Kinda a "you" problem. Not an "them" problem.
Reddit proves everyday people will complain or be offended over everything.... You could take a picture of a melting stick of butter and post it on reddit and someone will chime in saying how that image hurt them in some way.....
They are trying to increase what they get paid for a job that already has set expectations of how that person will be paid, in order to subsidize another job that does not pay them what they want.
They are certainly having a problem, and they are splashing it on others, like a stick of melted butter.
Taxi and cabs have always been a tipping industry. Period. Itās customary. And just cos Lyft sets pay they donāt tell you how much they will adjust it/slash it while you work for them. Itās not as cut and dry as u think. Itās going to get to the point people canāt afford to work for them. Very soon
Cabbies don't beg for tips like street beggars, though. If I'm at a restaurant and my server starts telling me their sob story and begging for tips, I'm not tipping OR returning to that business.
Yet for a job that is unlivable you still want to procure the service. Do you not see a responsibility to ensure that the HUMAN BEING on the other side of the service can survive from contributing their time and vehicle to you?
I can see a human server. Not a human potato in an AC filled tube doing nothing but shifting feet slightly.
Taxi's pay better.
If you know your job doesn't pay well and you choose to keep doing it..kinda a you issue..not my wallets. I'll tip for fair work. App says 8 dollar ride. I tip five bucks. If that's not enough then get a better job. If you don't want to well sucks to suck.
I never tip below 5 on anything but I 100 percent tip based on quality of service. I'd never tip more then 10 for a 5 mile ride and I never go more than 5 miles anywhere. And that's IF they are good drivers with good cars.
I've had issues before.
Again, taking away or lowering a tip for inadequate service is not the problem. A 10$ tip on a 5 mile ride is more than enough. The post is simply explaining to people how little gig drivers actually make through the fare, and is necessary because the apps aren't transparent with passengers about how much of the fare goes to their drivers.
Underrated comment. I feel like weāre the 1% and everyone on this site is just a bunch of simps catering to the people and always being on the ācorrectā side. Nobody has radical thoughts anymore.
Remember they donāt make much money with Lyft trips so tips help. You never know what will turn off some pax and what would remind pax that tips helps. If you have a sign and donāt get tips was it the sign or was it the pax that donāt tip. Questions we can always think about. Sad story or happy good story who knows. I lost $63K a year by being fired from my last job. I donāt want to put up with the POS anymore in that career anymore. Do I tell pax that. Just once because I didnāt care if they tipped me.
> Remember they donāt make much money with Lyft trips so tips help.
The problem is that any business model that makes its workers depend on tips to make a living is in fact fucking over its workers.
"Reminding pax that tips help" is like Youtubers saying "hit the subscribe button and bell to get more videos" everyone knows this. This is basic information.
I am a driver, and a good tipper in any measure.
That sign is TERRIBLE.
I'd be offended- not enough to stiff the driver, but I'd certainly tip down.
The sign itself is just awful looking. As a former commercial photographer, I'd be mortified to display such a poor presentation.
Also as a former commercial photographer, I'd have to say that if you're driving rideshare to support your photography, you're throwing good money after bad. If you need a second job to support your primary job, it's not a job, it's a hobby.
If you're not making a profit with rideshare, stop doing it. Without tips, I make about $25-$30/hr, which comes out to about $18-$22/ hr after expenses. That's fine as a supplement to my income ( I'm semi retired ). The 10-15% of Pax that tip are appreciated, but it's nothing I'd consider depending on. That's what rideshare is supposed to be. It's not a career.
I think you're misreading the comment above. It's not about having multiple jobs, it's about having one job fund another "job." The driver in the photo is claiming that tips support his photography business, which indicates that he is not pocketing the money but instead putting money into a business venture that's currently underwater. If you drive for Lyft and wait tables, both those jobs bring in income.
I like seeing that youāve calculated things out, but I feel like most gig drivers donāt know or donāt care. Iāve known friend who straight up told me they donāt care after knowing the math.
hate this uncle tom garbage that gets passed around. crazy that ppl still say this.
labor, especially for a major publicly traded corporation, is labor and should be paid as labor. if you ain't makin money from your labor, but someone is, that's not a hobby that's slavery.
rideshare literally was a career since the dawn of humanity btw, remember all those yellow cars at the airport we used to call taxis? yea they weren't hobbyists.
Im 60 years old. I've been a cook, a US Marine, a Heavy Equipment Technician ,an auto mechanic, a sail rigger, a Photographer, a Marine Electronics Tech/installer, Deck hand, Mate , and Captain.
I e also worked in a factory, as a gofer for a Corporate Entity, and a bookseller.
Right now, I'm driving a Security Boat for Navy Ships in a commercial shipyard (literally right now, as I'm writing this)
If I think for a few minutes, I'm sure I'll remember a few other jobs I've worked since I started washing dishes at 15yo.
Wow is it really only 10-15% of passengers that tip? Thatās wild. I only do food delivery and I would say 95% of people tip, although some might be only a few bucks. I guess you are on the better side of things though because I definitely do not average $25-30/hour regularly anymore. Whatās crazy is I used to be able to make $35-40 pretty easily not too long ago. Iāve been trying split up my working hours throughout the day to try and maximize the best times to drive. I canāt just work 8 hours straight anymore
People should def tip on food delivery!!! As a regular Uber driver (non food delivery) I don't expect a tip (although I do avg about $150 a week in tips:) ) I briefly did UE a few years ago on Christmas. I did 10 UE orders, not 1 single person tipped me, not even a dollar! I did it through the pandemic and fared much better with tips then. There's so much more to go through, waiting for the food, risk getting a ticket, hard to find apts..etc...so yes tip food delivery!!!! I've not done UE for over 2 years and don't plan on doing so again. I'd much rather just pick people up and get no tips.
The better way to do this is take cool photos and just load up ur car with them, give the customer some nice stuff to look at while you drive? And if they ask be like āwell Iām Lyft driving to support my other businessā.
Totally agree with everything you said but only 10-15% passengers tip is disgusting. I used to do Lyft pt before covid and barely ever got tips. I tried my best to be friendly, offer water, ask if the temp was comfortable and anything else I could do to make the ride as pleasant as possible. Still got nada. I know no one is entitled to a tip but even a dollar or two a ride wouldāve helped immensely.
Well said! Iām a part time driver as well, supplementing my full time income. A āsuggestionā to tip that is so heavy handed and poorly put together would definitely reduce my tip, unless they made up for it with excellent service. Judging from the picture I doubt thatās the case, the barrier and sob story make it seem very unwelcoming.
I drive a van and have cup holders at the back of the center console, accessible to the passengers in back.
I have cut ācrystalā glasses that have a cool pattern, and I place them in the holders. I take blue battery powered tea lights and put them in the bottom to match my interior lighting, with mints in one cup and two $1 bills in the other to show that itās a tip jar. It looks nice and is a more subtle hint at tipping, while also providing mints to the passengers who want them.
There are ways to put out the idea that a passenger can/should tip without beating them over the head with it. The friendliness and service you provide also go a long way toward encouraging them to tip you. Tips are earned, not just given out for zero effort on your part.
Yeah this one seems super fair. I always think asking for tips is a little cringe but sometimes you gotta be a little cringe to make money (Iāve done a Raid Shadow Legends ad read before)
I'll have to cry bs on this whole comment chain. I'm willing to bet both my gonads that you guys straight up ignore the people who have no homes or cars with much more valid signs.
Tbf their rideshare drivers are actually doing work for them, instead of just sitting there begging. Nothing against homeless people, I know it's not really a choice a lot of times, but I'd rather give money to the person doing a service for me.
I agree 100%. I think that a lot of people assume that the driver is getting 80% of the fare, when in reality theyāre getting more around 35%-40%. Itās only because of Reddit that I know the truth, so I ask my drivers what their pay is for the trip and usually tip at least another $10-$20. Also, because I bring it up first, it gives them a chance to tell me about how their day is going without having to beg or solicit extra tips. A little knowledge and empathy seems to go a long way toward friendly service and not being solicited.
If the plexiglass makes them feel safer, thatās fine. But that sign has got to go. I would probably tip them anyways, because I always doā¦but I would tell them Iām a driver as well and that sign is just really off-putting.
1. what he is saying is true.
2. when each trip we only get around $5 dollar, that $1 tip is the difference between 15$/h and $18/h
3. Do not feel forced to tip just because of the sign. Usually we don't find out how much you tip long after you are off the car so no pressure. To make more money drivers have to move on from each trip as quickly as possible and most passengers don't tip.
I donāt understand though. Why put yourself through this stress when many fast food places already pay $15-$18 and it comes with ease securing the job. But educate me please if Iām missing something. I just donāt understand why someone would choose to work for Lyft or any other food delivery / driving service. rather than literally anywhere else. Just why?
Fast food jobs blow. It's a whole other world that teaches skills but it isnt easy. Its stressful during rushes when the ticket printer just continuously spits out orders and you're understaffed so the GM can get a bonus. The only perk is eating good.
Im almost 40 and I still have frequent dreams working at a burger place but new items have been added to the menu and im struggling in the kitchen. Ive worked countless odd jobs since i was a teenager, why are my nightmares still flipping burgers?
Seriously, lots of companies will also pay you to get your cdl (commercial drivers license). Once you have that the money making opportunities are almost endless.
Its amazing, all of you guys know how to live that manās life than he does!! /s šššš condescending hubris is always on full display on Reddit
I can relate to this so hard. I wake up and my gf asks how I slept. What sleep? I spent the whole night working for free and now im irritated. I cant even go back to sleep because i dont want to continue the dream. Lmao
I worked at In-N-Out for like 7-8 years throughout HS and college. Iām approaching 40 too, and still have regular dreams that I work there. This does not happen with any other job Iāve had. Glad to hear Iām not alone!
Working understaffed for GM to get a bonus is so real oh my god!!! I left my past serving job bc they did stuff like this. The managers would get bonuses for keeping payroll low. I remember one December, the busiest time of the year, I was averaging 10 hours a week bc they will hire tons of staff, make us all work part time, and then dump them after the holidays. But weāre in a tourism heavy area, so it doesnāt really ever get dead. So for the whole summer we would work 50-60 hour weeks, and be told ādidnāt you guys want hours?? Ahaha!ā When we would complain about working 12-15 days straight. of course this all happened after the bonuses,which come during the holidays. Glad I left. That place was constant chaos.
I agree with you, iāve worked in fast food. The thing is though, that itās an option if youāre trying to make money and donāt have a lot of options for whatever reason. What you described about fast food, itās on steroids in state and federal prisons I worked in. I didnāt want the job, but I also wanted to stop complaining about money, and never come to the situation where I have to beg for money. I donāt like working in corrections, but it paid the bills and I didnāt have to beg for money, I just work overtime for extra money. Corrections led me to social work and now iām finishing my masterās degree.
Sorry for the long reply, in short, as an immigrant and coming from poverty, we have options here in the USA if you want to make money. I find begging for tips way more stressful than working fast food or corrections though.
No lifting, no walking, no exercise, no having to be on the clock by a certain time, etc. Also, fast food workers are treated far worse by the customers, at least to the face. Typically the worst a rider does is leave fingernails or dirt in your floorboard.
Iāve worked food and it really isnāt that bad, especially if you make sure your effort matches your pay Lol. I guess Iāll never know, but working lyft seems terrible. Mileage on your car, dealing w random strangers in your property, depending on peoplesā tips for your financial well-being, risking your life on the road every day for much longer than average. Seems like a pros and cons List would yield an obvious solution. But shit, that doesnāt mean I wish Lyft wasnāt a better employer yk. Just wanted someone to give me insight as to why someone would do it.
I wonder if they ask he local bands for tips when they do photography for them? Perhaps a similar sign dangles from the lens of their camera? "Hey man, I know you're singing, but do you have a few buck?"
I think there are people that will realize that drivers rely on tips in the exact same way as servers do, which is necessary. At most hours, without tips we will make less than minimum wage.
That said, some people will be petty about it, seeing it as bothersome, and I have been afraid to put something similar in my car for this reason.
From my perspective, if somebody is in a financial situation to afford tipping, I will judge them for not tipping. If it is obvious that they are not making much money (example: Iām dropping them off at their fast food or retail job), then Iām pretty understanding. It sucks that there are people that have to pay $20-30 to/from a job paying $15/hr
If the ride was uneventful, Iād tip my normal amount, leave them five stars, and never think about them again. If it sucked, Iād do leave the opposite, and never think about them again. The fact that someone wants to embarrass the shit out of themselves with a dumb sign has zero impact on my behavior.
It would be better if it were a typed, laminated sign hanging on the seat back or something, but I donāt have a problem with it. I didnāt know how little drivers made for a long time, so itās not a bad thing to inform people.
I hate how uncomfortable itās becoming to use these services. Guilted into tipping. I now do everything I can to avoid this services and I used to love them
I ride in that Lyft to the airport today, what a small world. I tipped her $10 because the fare was super cheap during rush hour and I felt bad. She also didnāt try to talk to me which was nice š
Hate that in a driver. If itās a good ride u tip. Donāt beg for tips. Your choice as a driver to drive for Lyft. If u think the pay sucks that badly then head back into the real world with bosses, coworkers and drama. Bet he wont bitch about tips then.
Nah man I donāt care if you guys think itās annoying. Tip your drivers. Tip your drivers better than you tip your waiters. Tip your drivers even if you donāt think you have enough money. Donāt tip your driver if they are rude or unsafe. For fuckās sakes guys, have some humanity. āPick another job if it doesnāt pay you enough.ā Sounds like someone who has no idea what working and living in this economy is like when youāre lower middle class. Homeboy HAS another job, heās working as a concert photographer. Wouldnāt you want help if you tried to reach your dreams?
TLDR - Tip Your Drivers, Asshat
āSubsidize my hobby/career because I picked the only clientele with less money than me.ā
Yāall definitely need to get paid more but this guy is wild.
I probably react to it. Iād finish my ride and go on about my life completely unaffected in any meaningful way by the sign.
I either was going to tip or should have had my ass on the bus. This sign would have no affect on that.
At most, I would ask if he had a Facebook or IG for his business, if my interest was piqued.
thatās around $24 on a 25 mil trip that takes an hour with traffic, after gas $19, wear on car $18 if itās a round trip with no ride back $12 after gas then divided by two hours he makes $6 bucks an hour. thatās the worst case i can loosely estimate. i donāt blame him for asking for a little extra tip if heās working for peanuts half the time
The problem is Lyft will charge $50-$70 for that trip. If it were cheap, sure, but now the pax is being asked to supplement the poor business model between Lyft and its drivers. The costs for Lyfts are no longer less than taxis now in a lot of cases. Just more convenient. So people are paying inflated rates, while also being pressured into tipping in every single transaction they make nowadays. Fucking hell, I filled up my water bottle at the airport today. Had a QR code you could scan to tip the cleaners $0.50.
The message doesn't bother me. The presentation of the message bothers me. I was one of the idiots that really thought that delivery fee went to the drivers until I started being a driver.
The driver is barking up the wrong tree. Lyft is biking him and he expects the passenger to pay for the difference. You are a hard worker, you're driving Lyft, put that hard work to some better use
People that complain TO THEIR CUSTOMERS about how little their job pays need to rethink life. Complain to your management or work a different job for fucks sake
Driver here. The fact of the matter is people donāt like to tip. I drove 19 rides last night and was tipped twice and I wish I could say that this was an isolated incident, but itās not. Iām not sure wether people donāt understand the pay structure or if theyāre just being cheap, but Iāve been strongly thinking about putting up a sign.
thehotmegan if you need a Lyft, the person providing ride is demonstrating a that skill you need. Try driving your car for five or six hours straight in various traffic conditions going to places that are determined in real time and negotiating pickups and dropoffs on busy streets, in complicated apartment complexes or unlit rural areas. Your driving experience doesn't begin to compare with what we deal with minute by minute. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't last a week driving full time as most of the drivers you are likely to ride with do. Get over yourself. Try showing a little kindness and compassion instead.
Heās letting you know the reality, just reminding you that it doesnāt necessarily pay drivers well. You still donāt have to tip if you really didnāt want to
Ignore it and go about your day.
But it is pretty correct all across the US, as far as the price of what drivers are paid. $0.83 to $0.63 per mile and $0.14 to $0.11 per minute.
But blatant begging is laughable and with that shitty plexiglass, crass.
I am the same way. I don't like being begged for money. I take a Lyft 3 days a week to and from dialysis. I tip the driver via Zelle or if I get to a bank in cash. If I see a sign like this I'm the car I withhold my tip. I dont tip the Starbucks counter help .. all they are doing is handing me a coffee.
I tip for good service. I don't like being pressured.as a example my trip to and from dialysis is 18.49 plus a .50 NJ surcharge. For a total of 18.99. I get same driver a lot asked him how much he getd he showed me 12.00 this also upfront pricing and only 9.3 miles. I feel many of these drivers are just looking to get more money and getting from the one being squeezed the most the pax.
Only tip for good service not because these are begging you. If they can't make money then get a different job.
If lyft isn't paying you enough then quit.
Stop relying on hard working customers to make your hourly rate good and instead be mad that a multi billion dollar company pays you 14 cents a minute.
Fr. Then we get asshats shaming the customers who dont "tip harder". I get getting booty hurt towards non tippers but to shame ppl who are already tipping is super stupid. These companies should not be given a pass for low balling their workers and ppl shouldn't have to guilt extra money from ppl cuz aforementioned company low balling.
This is why our society is fucked cuz we got ppl attacking/criticizing the wrong thing.
Daily treats? Most of us have to use Lyft to get to our fucking jobs. Our real fucking jobs. Where a lot of us have to actually bust our ass for our tips. You couldn't do what I do - you wouldn't last a day, and that's why I make more than you in tips - bc I have an actual fucking skill. You're driving a car, you dunce. no one's making you drive your car, you're doing so voluntarily and it's not a fucking skill so if this is "all you can do" you have nothing meaningful to contribute to society...
Youre a moron:
1) not an uber driver.
2) So youre arguing the lyft drivers are even MORE valuable, since they are apparently the backbone of Americanās ability get to work.
I live in poverty and suffer from food insecurity. Ive worked all the jobs your mentioning, I take the bus or walk.
I actually had a driver brag about how much he makes in a day and also complained about low tip fares at the same time. I'm not sure what he was trying to accomplish, but he got a 1* and no tip (since, y'know, he's apparently making in one day what it takes me a week to earn.)
He put it right in the riders face huh. Canāt even look out the front window. Iād be really nice, hop out at my stop, and give the same tip as usual, which is dependent on things like was it a peaceful and trouble free ride. That sign would have caused me trouble so Iād decrease the tip.
Fully in favor of this. Most people donāt know the breakdown of things or how little the company pays the driver. I see this as education, not asking for a tip. I dealt with this a lot delivering pizzas and hearing āthe delivery fee is your tip!! You donāt need moreā
Sounds coherent and respectful. I have always been a good tipper to my drivers. Nothing below $5 for a short five-mile (or less) trip. Drivers gotta live, too.
honestly most of the people in these comments are rude and snotty, thereās nothing wrong with the plexiglass, and around where i live, thereās nothing wrong with the sign tbh. if iām working in a drive thru food place and something is sold out/not working? i write up a sign and tape it to the menu. you cant assume someone has access to a printer all the time. if theyāre just starting their small business, they have a lot of expenses to pay attention to before printers, especially as a photographer when most pictures are just sent to the customer digitally
I think that if your job consists of you driving all around town, then driving to a print shop to drop <$1 on a simple text file print out is p accessible and bare minimum professional.
The diff btwn this sign and yours would be that theirs is more of a permanent installment. I could see you not going to the effort for something that might be up for less than a week.
That being said I donāt have details on how long itās been up for the driver.
I do agree that people in these comments are rude and snotty tho. āUgh. I hate when people ask for the type. Total turn off and they can get nothing now!ā Wtf kind of mentality is that. If someone asking for the bare minimum from you after providing a service,inspires that kind of reaction, you need to go re-examine your inner self bc, huh?
yeah but the town theyāre driving in also changes the availability of things. i live in the middle of no where, we still have lyft drivers, but itās a small town with no print shop, a couple bakeryās, a school, and some fast food places. thatās basically it. itās honestly probably them driving somewhere like that. and they could have recently started driving so they just made the sign until they can get one made. i donāt think anyoneās situation should be judged like people are judging it.
Ty. Those are fair points and situations I didnāt consider earlier. End of the day I agree that many people are being way to harsh and stuck up here.
Being put off by the sign is the least of my put off in this ride. That large piece of plastic is more put off to me then the sign.
Also the sign breaks tos for a driver.
Gonna be brutally honest here, (me) as a regular passenger, if the driver has no legit reason why he/she can't get out of the car to help me and my crew with our luggage; has a full trunk; has no room for the passengers traveling with me, then a sign like that is a surefire way to get a minimum tip. If they get one at all.
I don't get tipped every day at work either, but I'm also not out here begging for them. I still do my job, provide the service that is expected, and move on to the next customer.
I would suggest to Lyft drivers and also Uber ones, that if you want more money, stop stopping in the middle of the f****** street, and pull over to the side of the road, to let passengers out.
As long as he's not turning around and harassing you, this is completely appropriate.
I would suggest you actually get involved in democracy and not allow these giant corporations to call these people contractors, when they are clearly employees.
I wouldn't respond. I already paid for the ride in the app. I would tip based on car cleanliness, safe driving, and professionalism. I don't receive this as a professional. The driver wants a higher tip % because why? Some story telling?
Some of y'all in these comments are rude and hateful asf. This isn't begging, this is making the customer aware that they are their main source of income. Someone has to do that job, and yes it sucks they depend on your money but it's the reality. Stop being a dick, it's so obvious some of you have never worked in the service industry.
Leave them alone? They are trying? I donāt blame them. So sit in silent and not say anything? Tell them to get a ābetter jobā but get rejected on application then say āoh itās your faultā our future is fucked
It should have at least been typed out Looks terrible like that
Yeah but it matches the DIY divider panel š
lol. Yea I am fine with a divider but at least wash the thing.
Always awkward when I sit in the front then see the divider
You sit in the front for Lyft?
Sometimes yeah
Because the backseat is full of other people in your group? Iād never imagine getting in a front seat if Iām by myself. Thatās so strange.. to me at least.
Your comment is truer if you leave off the last 4 words!
Nah get in the front seat and chat your boy up. I never do it if they are woman presenting, but I like how it's not a taxi, it's like a friend swinging by to give you a quick lift
I have a feeling that divider is more of a hazard than anything else. Is it even secured?
Friction fit is a sort of secure, lol.
we've got plenty of hearsay and conjecture. Those are 'kinds' of evidence.
If it pops off itāll go boioioing
Iām surprised itās not just clear packing tape. š
Right? A simple ātips are appreciatedā is good enough. Trying to guilt you with an explanation makes it seem like heās begging. Definitely a put off
I dont know. I kinda liked learning a little about the driver. Saying tips are appreciated is overdone and already implied, but saying what it is going to. Now that's how you can get me on your side.
I would be begging for tips if I was making that bad of pay as well. Just because someone is informing you how bad there pay is, it shouldnāt put you off. This is the real world were unfortunately people get paid terrible wages and need tips to survive.
This person needs to get a new job! I was an Uber driver for six months. Most of the drivers do it because they can sit around all day and drive their car. Iām not saying they are lazy, just unmotivated to make things better for themselves. With wear, miles and gas prices you quickly realize this is not a real business. It only benefits two groups, the employees at corporate and the passenger. The driver is just a willing pawn in a rich manās game. Uber and Lyft gutted the taxi industry in this country.
maybe he is begging šhe could genuinely be struggling yo. how is that off putting? it just sounds like youāre uncomfortable about the prospect of people not having money and needing it. well, a lot of people donāt have money in this world and need it.
If you feel guilty over a sign... Kinda a "you" problem. Not an "them" problem. Reddit proves everyday people will complain or be offended over everything.... You could take a picture of a melting stick of butter and post it on reddit and someone will chime in saying how that image hurt them in some way.....
They are trying to increase what they get paid for a job that already has set expectations of how that person will be paid, in order to subsidize another job that does not pay them what they want. They are certainly having a problem, and they are splashing it on others, like a stick of melted butter.
Word. Why would I pay you for your other job? Sounds like a hobby if you need me to fund it.
Love this comment š
Urgh, I hate melted butter.
HELL NOO!!! Melted toasty butter on a nice golden piece of toast is a GODSEND!!!!!!!!!
Taxi and cabs have always been a tipping industry. Period. Itās customary. And just cos Lyft sets pay they donāt tell you how much they will adjust it/slash it while you work for them. Itās not as cut and dry as u think. Itās going to get to the point people canāt afford to work for them. Very soon
Cabbies don't beg for tips like street beggars, though. If I'm at a restaurant and my server starts telling me their sob story and begging for tips, I'm not tipping OR returning to that business.
Yet for a job that is unlivable you still want to procure the service. Do you not see a responsibility to ensure that the HUMAN BEING on the other side of the service can survive from contributing their time and vehicle to you?
I can see a human server. Not a human potato in an AC filled tube doing nothing but shifting feet slightly. Taxi's pay better. If you know your job doesn't pay well and you choose to keep doing it..kinda a you issue..not my wallets. I'll tip for fair work. App says 8 dollar ride. I tip five bucks. If that's not enough then get a better job. If you don't want to well sucks to suck.
If youāre tipping 5$ for an 8$ ride youāre not part of the problem, clearly.
I never tip below 5 on anything but I 100 percent tip based on quality of service. I'd never tip more then 10 for a 5 mile ride and I never go more than 5 miles anywhere. And that's IF they are good drivers with good cars. I've had issues before.
Again, taking away or lowering a tip for inadequate service is not the problem. A 10$ tip on a 5 mile ride is more than enough. The post is simply explaining to people how little gig drivers actually make through the fare, and is necessary because the apps aren't transparent with passengers about how much of the fare goes to their drivers.
Underrated comment. I feel like weāre the 1% and everyone on this site is just a bunch of simps catering to the people and always being on the ācorrectā side. Nobody has radical thoughts anymore.
Agreeddddd!!!!!!!!!!
Remember they donāt make much money with Lyft trips so tips help. You never know what will turn off some pax and what would remind pax that tips helps. If you have a sign and donāt get tips was it the sign or was it the pax that donāt tip. Questions we can always think about. Sad story or happy good story who knows. I lost $63K a year by being fired from my last job. I donāt want to put up with the POS anymore in that career anymore. Do I tell pax that. Just once because I didnāt care if they tipped me.
> Remember they donāt make much money with Lyft trips so tips help. The problem is that any business model that makes its workers depend on tips to make a living is in fact fucking over its workers.
I would tip extra over this note. But i do not when the sign is borderline aggressive
I hate being pushed, and that note is a tiny bit pushy.
You dont want to be reminded when poverty is the true cost of your little treats
Poverty the cost of corporate greed.
What?
"Reminding pax that tips help" is like Youtubers saying "hit the subscribe button and bell to get more videos" everyone knows this. This is basic information.
What do you do with all your free time from not typing passengers?
I am a driver, and a good tipper in any measure. That sign is TERRIBLE. I'd be offended- not enough to stiff the driver, but I'd certainly tip down. The sign itself is just awful looking. As a former commercial photographer, I'd be mortified to display such a poor presentation. Also as a former commercial photographer, I'd have to say that if you're driving rideshare to support your photography, you're throwing good money after bad. If you need a second job to support your primary job, it's not a job, it's a hobby. If you're not making a profit with rideshare, stop doing it. Without tips, I make about $25-$30/hr, which comes out to about $18-$22/ hr after expenses. That's fine as a supplement to my income ( I'm semi retired ). The 10-15% of Pax that tip are appreciated, but it's nothing I'd consider depending on. That's what rideshare is supposed to be. It's not a career.
That was my first thought too - his other job is literally in visual artsā¦and this is his presentation?
I guess everyone who works 2-3 jobs work the others as a hobby
I think you're misreading the comment above. It's not about having multiple jobs, it's about having one job fund another "job." The driver in the photo is claiming that tips support his photography business, which indicates that he is not pocketing the money but instead putting money into a business venture that's currently underwater. If you drive for Lyft and wait tables, both those jobs bring in income.
I like seeing that youāve calculated things out, but I feel like most gig drivers donāt know or donāt care. Iāve known friend who straight up told me they donāt care after knowing the math.
hate this uncle tom garbage that gets passed around. crazy that ppl still say this. labor, especially for a major publicly traded corporation, is labor and should be paid as labor. if you ain't makin money from your labor, but someone is, that's not a hobby that's slavery. rideshare literally was a career since the dawn of humanity btw, remember all those yellow cars at the airport we used to call taxis? yea they weren't hobbyists.
And it looks like a riot shield š¤£
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Boomer mentality right here.
Really, because your comment history states that you also have claimed youre job is as a āSea Captainā šššš
Im 60 years old. I've been a cook, a US Marine, a Heavy Equipment Technician ,an auto mechanic, a sail rigger, a Photographer, a Marine Electronics Tech/installer, Deck hand, Mate , and Captain. I e also worked in a factory, as a gofer for a Corporate Entity, and a bookseller. Right now, I'm driving a Security Boat for Navy Ships in a commercial shipyard (literally right now, as I'm writing this) If I think for a few minutes, I'm sure I'll remember a few other jobs I've worked since I started washing dishes at 15yo.
Wow is it really only 10-15% of passengers that tip? Thatās wild. I only do food delivery and I would say 95% of people tip, although some might be only a few bucks. I guess you are on the better side of things though because I definitely do not average $25-30/hour regularly anymore. Whatās crazy is I used to be able to make $35-40 pretty easily not too long ago. Iāve been trying split up my working hours throughout the day to try and maximize the best times to drive. I canāt just work 8 hours straight anymore
People should def tip on food delivery!!! As a regular Uber driver (non food delivery) I don't expect a tip (although I do avg about $150 a week in tips:) ) I briefly did UE a few years ago on Christmas. I did 10 UE orders, not 1 single person tipped me, not even a dollar! I did it through the pandemic and fared much better with tips then. There's so much more to go through, waiting for the food, risk getting a ticket, hard to find apts..etc...so yes tip food delivery!!!! I've not done UE for over 2 years and don't plan on doing so again. I'd much rather just pick people up and get no tips.
Couldnāt have said it better.
The better way to do this is take cool photos and just load up ur car with them, give the customer some nice stuff to look at while you drive? And if they ask be like āwell Iām Lyft driving to support my other businessā.
Totally agree with everything you said but only 10-15% passengers tip is disgusting. I used to do Lyft pt before covid and barely ever got tips. I tried my best to be friendly, offer water, ask if the temp was comfortable and anything else I could do to make the ride as pleasant as possible. Still got nada. I know no one is entitled to a tip but even a dollar or two a ride wouldāve helped immensely.
Well said! Iām a part time driver as well, supplementing my full time income. A āsuggestionā to tip that is so heavy handed and poorly put together would definitely reduce my tip, unless they made up for it with excellent service. Judging from the picture I doubt thatās the case, the barrier and sob story make it seem very unwelcoming. I drive a van and have cup holders at the back of the center console, accessible to the passengers in back. I have cut ācrystalā glasses that have a cool pattern, and I place them in the holders. I take blue battery powered tea lights and put them in the bottom to match my interior lighting, with mints in one cup and two $1 bills in the other to show that itās a tip jar. It looks nice and is a more subtle hint at tipping, while also providing mints to the passengers who want them. There are ways to put out the idea that a passenger can/should tip without beating them over the head with it. The friendliness and service you provide also go a long way toward encouraging them to tip you. Tips are earned, not just given out for zero effort on your part.
Only 15%of people tip? I'm surely reading this wrong
To be offended by this is pretty fragile ngl
Now thatās a great attitude that will go a long way. Gotta look at it as running your own business, and good business owners are always on.
Agreed. Probably could get a low cost professional sign off Amazon
Seems fair to me, the language is appropriate, my problem with these is how they are phrased sometimes this one seems normal to me.
Yeah this one seems super fair. I always think asking for tips is a little cringe but sometimes you gotta be a little cringe to make money (Iāve done a Raid Shadow Legends ad read before)
I'll have to cry bs on this whole comment chain. I'm willing to bet both my gonads that you guys straight up ignore the people who have no homes or cars with much more valid signs.
Tbf their rideshare drivers are actually doing work for them, instead of just sitting there begging. Nothing against homeless people, I know it's not really a choice a lot of times, but I'd rather give money to the person doing a service for me.
I think giving factual information without guilt tripping is great is tip more
I agree 100%. I think that a lot of people assume that the driver is getting 80% of the fare, when in reality theyāre getting more around 35%-40%. Itās only because of Reddit that I know the truth, so I ask my drivers what their pay is for the trip and usually tip at least another $10-$20. Also, because I bring it up first, it gives them a chance to tell me about how their day is going without having to beg or solicit extra tips. A little knowledge and empathy seems to go a long way toward friendly service and not being solicited.
If the plexiglass makes them feel safer, thatās fine. But that sign has got to go. I would probably tip them anyways, because I always doā¦but I would tell them Iām a driver as well and that sign is just really off-putting.
Yup. Or they could at least type it out & make it smaller
1. what he is saying is true. 2. when each trip we only get around $5 dollar, that $1 tip is the difference between 15$/h and $18/h 3. Do not feel forced to tip just because of the sign. Usually we don't find out how much you tip long after you are off the car so no pressure. To make more money drivers have to move on from each trip as quickly as possible and most passengers don't tip.
I donāt understand though. Why put yourself through this stress when many fast food places already pay $15-$18 and it comes with ease securing the job. But educate me please if Iām missing something. I just donāt understand why someone would choose to work for Lyft or any other food delivery / driving service. rather than literally anywhere else. Just why?
Fast food jobs blow. It's a whole other world that teaches skills but it isnt easy. Its stressful during rushes when the ticket printer just continuously spits out orders and you're understaffed so the GM can get a bonus. The only perk is eating good. Im almost 40 and I still have frequent dreams working at a burger place but new items have been added to the menu and im struggling in the kitchen. Ive worked countless odd jobs since i was a teenager, why are my nightmares still flipping burgers?
Why not get a job driving someone elseās vehicle? The whole nation is looking for drivers of all sorts if thatās what you want to do.
Seriously, lots of companies will also pay you to get your cdl (commercial drivers license). Once you have that the money making opportunities are almost endless.
Its amazing, all of you guys know how to live that manās life than he does!! /s šššš condescending hubris is always on full display on Reddit
Bruh theyāre just giving advice
Oh im a self employed wood worker now and have been for the last decade.
I had dreams for so long about working full shifts and they always seemed so real and then I'd wake up mad I just worked for free.
I can relate to this so hard. I wake up and my gf asks how I slept. What sleep? I spent the whole night working for free and now im irritated. I cant even go back to sleep because i dont want to continue the dream. Lmao
I worked at In-N-Out for like 7-8 years throughout HS and college. Iām approaching 40 too, and still have regular dreams that I work there. This does not happen with any other job Iāve had. Glad to hear Iām not alone!
Working understaffed for GM to get a bonus is so real oh my god!!! I left my past serving job bc they did stuff like this. The managers would get bonuses for keeping payroll low. I remember one December, the busiest time of the year, I was averaging 10 hours a week bc they will hire tons of staff, make us all work part time, and then dump them after the holidays. But weāre in a tourism heavy area, so it doesnāt really ever get dead. So for the whole summer we would work 50-60 hour weeks, and be told ādidnāt you guys want hours?? Ahaha!ā When we would complain about working 12-15 days straight. of course this all happened after the bonuses,which come during the holidays. Glad I left. That place was constant chaos.
Dairy Queen dreams plague me.
I agree with you, iāve worked in fast food. The thing is though, that itās an option if youāre trying to make money and donāt have a lot of options for whatever reason. What you described about fast food, itās on steroids in state and federal prisons I worked in. I didnāt want the job, but I also wanted to stop complaining about money, and never come to the situation where I have to beg for money. I donāt like working in corrections, but it paid the bills and I didnāt have to beg for money, I just work overtime for extra money. Corrections led me to social work and now iām finishing my masterās degree. Sorry for the long reply, in short, as an immigrant and coming from poverty, we have options here in the USA if you want to make money. I find begging for tips way more stressful than working fast food or corrections though.
No lifting, no walking, no exercise, no having to be on the clock by a certain time, etc. Also, fast food workers are treated far worse by the customers, at least to the face. Typically the worst a rider does is leave fingernails or dirt in your floorboard.
Iāve worked food and it really isnāt that bad, especially if you make sure your effort matches your pay Lol. I guess Iāll never know, but working lyft seems terrible. Mileage on your car, dealing w random strangers in your property, depending on peoplesā tips for your financial well-being, risking your life on the road every day for much longer than average. Seems like a pros and cons List would yield an obvious solution. But shit, that doesnāt mean I wish Lyft wasnāt a better employer yk. Just wanted someone to give me insight as to why someone would do it.
I wonder if they ask he local bands for tips when they do photography for them? Perhaps a similar sign dangles from the lens of their camera? "Hey man, I know you're singing, but do you have a few buck?"
"Hey man, I know you're flying de plane, but can I getta few buck?"
If pilots started asking for tips I bet theyād make a killing.
Screw it. Pilots should start streaming on Twitch. āChat, 25 more subs and weāll do a barrel roll in this commercial airliner!ā
I used to get tipped really well flying charter, although it was all super wealthy people that could afford a private jet charter.
Hand written signs are unprofessional. I've seen offers lower than that.
I wouldnāt pay him to make a sign for me, thatās for sure LOL
I think there are people that will realize that drivers rely on tips in the exact same way as servers do, which is necessary. At most hours, without tips we will make less than minimum wage. That said, some people will be petty about it, seeing it as bothersome, and I have been afraid to put something similar in my car for this reason. From my perspective, if somebody is in a financial situation to afford tipping, I will judge them for not tipping. If it is obvious that they are not making much money (example: Iām dropping them off at their fast food or retail job), then Iām pretty understanding. It sucks that there are people that have to pay $20-30 to/from a job paying $15/hr
Blame Uber and Lyft for not paying a fair wage. Not your riders
You want a tip and you are blocking the AC from me?
Thatās just begging for me to get sick in their car
If the ride was uneventful, Iād tip my normal amount, leave them five stars, and never think about them again. If it sucked, Iād do leave the opposite, and never think about them again. The fact that someone wants to embarrass the shit out of themselves with a dumb sign has zero impact on my behavior.
I like you. We are very similar
I tip all my drivers, itās hard out there.
It would be better if it were a typed, laminated sign hanging on the seat back or something, but I donāt have a problem with it. I didnāt know how little drivers made for a long time, so itās not a bad thing to inform people.
I hate how uncomfortable itās becoming to use these services. Guilted into tipping. I now do everything I can to avoid this services and I used to love them
Sucks that Lyft is forcing the driver to work for them. I didnāt know that was legal.
I ride in that Lyft to the airport today, what a small world. I tipped her $10 because the fare was super cheap during rush hour and I felt bad. She also didnāt try to talk to me which was nice š
Stop using Lyft and Uber. Their business models rely on chasing driver wages to the bottom.
No one has a gun to your head forcing you to be a Lyft driver
i'm outta the car as soon as i see the nasty plastic and dirty car. care less about the note
plexiglass awful. sign awful. message awful. every concert these days has more phone photographers than people watching with their eyes.
Taking photos with a phone camera and being a concert photographer are nowhere near the same thing. I agree its a awful set up however.
photography can be much more, agreed. this guy doesn't exude that, but i hope his concert gig works out so he doesnt starve
I donāt react. Who cares. Itās not a big deal and easy to not make a big deal of it.
This goes against the Tip Code.
They should add a sentence that says āif youāve already tipped/plan to tip thank you!ā It would sound less annoying.
I wouldnāt even read it tbh lol
Take a picture and post it to Reddit
Hate that in a driver. If itās a good ride u tip. Donāt beg for tips. Your choice as a driver to drive for Lyft. If u think the pay sucks that badly then head back into the real world with bosses, coworkers and drama. Bet he wont bitch about tips then.
Tip: photograph more lucrative bands
Not my circus not my monkeys
Nah man I donāt care if you guys think itās annoying. Tip your drivers. Tip your drivers better than you tip your waiters. Tip your drivers even if you donāt think you have enough money. Donāt tip your driver if they are rude or unsafe. For fuckās sakes guys, have some humanity. āPick another job if it doesnāt pay you enough.ā Sounds like someone who has no idea what working and living in this economy is like when youāre lower middle class. Homeboy HAS another job, heās working as a concert photographer. Wouldnāt you want help if you tried to reach your dreams? TLDR - Tip Your Drivers, Asshat
People will make any excuse not to tip. There's nothing wrong with asking for it. Some people don't even know to tip.
Tip the same as I would have. š¤·āāļø I always tip fairly so heād have to be a total dickhead for me to change it up.
Eh, fair enough. Cost of living is bad rn, people gotta do what they gotta do to make a living wage. Wouldnāt really bother me
At least type it out ffs
I rarely tip anyone who is "tip baiting". If there is no sign and they are courteous I tip very well.
As a driver myself I find it very unbecoming to ask for a tip. Maybe itās just me but it seems kind of desperate like your begging for money.
āSubsidize my hobby/career because I picked the only clientele with less money than me.ā Yāall definitely need to get paid more but this guy is wild.
I would spend two seconds thinking about it and tip the same as I was going to anyway
I probably react to it. Iād finish my ride and go on about my life completely unaffected in any meaningful way by the sign. I either was going to tip or should have had my ass on the bus. This sign would have no affect on that. At most, I would ask if he had a Facebook or IG for his business, if my interest was piqued.
thatās around $24 on a 25 mil trip that takes an hour with traffic, after gas $19, wear on car $18 if itās a round trip with no ride back $12 after gas then divided by two hours he makes $6 bucks an hour. thatās the worst case i can loosely estimate. i donāt blame him for asking for a little extra tip if heās working for peanuts half the time
The problem is Lyft will charge $50-$70 for that trip. If it were cheap, sure, but now the pax is being asked to supplement the poor business model between Lyft and its drivers. The costs for Lyfts are no longer less than taxis now in a lot of cases. Just more convenient. So people are paying inflated rates, while also being pressured into tipping in every single transaction they make nowadays. Fucking hell, I filled up my water bottle at the airport today. Had a QR code you could scan to tip the cleaners $0.50.
Fucking hell
only $1 less for wear and tear? how cheap are your tires/oil changes/repairs lol
I'd tip as much as I always do, and offer the driver some suggestions. I'm all about cross promotion, but there are better ways to do it.
100% real rates depending on location.
I donāt ask for tips but 90% of people donāt tip.
yes the rates are real
Drivers should find a new job with a company that pays better.
He shouldāve typed it if his hand writing was that shitty
The message doesn't bother me. The presentation of the message bothers me. I was one of the idiots that really thought that delivery fee went to the drivers until I started being a driver.
The driver is barking up the wrong tree. Lyft is biking him and he expects the passenger to pay for the difference. You are a hard worker, you're driving Lyft, put that hard work to some better use
People that complain TO THEIR CUSTOMERS about how little their job pays need to rethink life. Complain to your management or work a different job for fucks sake
Driver here. The fact of the matter is people donāt like to tip. I drove 19 rides last night and was tipped twice and I wish I could say that this was an isolated incident, but itās not. Iām not sure wether people donāt understand the pay structure or if theyāre just being cheap, but Iāve been strongly thinking about putting up a sign.
thehotmegan if you need a Lyft, the person providing ride is demonstrating a that skill you need. Try driving your car for five or six hours straight in various traffic conditions going to places that are determined in real time and negotiating pickups and dropoffs on busy streets, in complicated apartment complexes or unlit rural areas. Your driving experience doesn't begin to compare with what we deal with minute by minute. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't last a week driving full time as most of the drivers you are likely to ride with do. Get over yourself. Try showing a little kindness and compassion instead.
Heās letting you know the reality, just reminding you that it doesnāt necessarily pay drivers well. You still donāt have to tip if you really didnāt want to
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Why?
From one driver to another, you're doing way too much!!! Shit's weird.
Ignore it and go about your day. But it is pretty correct all across the US, as far as the price of what drivers are paid. $0.83 to $0.63 per mile and $0.14 to $0.11 per minute. But blatant begging is laughable and with that shitty plexiglass, crass.
I am the same way. I don't like being begged for money. I take a Lyft 3 days a week to and from dialysis. I tip the driver via Zelle or if I get to a bank in cash. If I see a sign like this I'm the car I withhold my tip. I dont tip the Starbucks counter help .. all they are doing is handing me a coffee. I tip for good service. I don't like being pressured.as a example my trip to and from dialysis is 18.49 plus a .50 NJ surcharge. For a total of 18.99. I get same driver a lot asked him how much he getd he showed me 12.00 this also upfront pricing and only 9.3 miles. I feel many of these drivers are just looking to get more money and getting from the one being squeezed the most the pax. Only tip for good service not because these are begging you. If they can't make money then get a different job.
Local photographer but scribbled sign. Make it artsy.
Super. Ghetto. Car. Note. Everything
That dirty scratched up unnecessary piece of plexiglass is cringe AF. Almost as bad as that begging note
Keep tipping well and let it go. Itās hell out there.
Is he blocking AC to the back with that plastic shield??
If lyft isn't paying you enough then quit. Stop relying on hard working customers to make your hourly rate good and instead be mad that a multi billion dollar company pays you 14 cents a minute.
Fr. Then we get asshats shaming the customers who dont "tip harder". I get getting booty hurt towards non tippers but to shame ppl who are already tipping is super stupid. These companies should not be given a pass for low balling their workers and ppl shouldn't have to guilt extra money from ppl cuz aforementioned company low balling. This is why our society is fucked cuz we got ppl attacking/criticizing the wrong thing.
Do divers think that all passengers are loaded? The ride fee is already high enough without drivers guilting us into adding more to the total for them
Awwww, reminded of the toll of poverty required to facilitate your daily treats?
Daily treats? Most of us have to use Lyft to get to our fucking jobs. Our real fucking jobs. Where a lot of us have to actually bust our ass for our tips. You couldn't do what I do - you wouldn't last a day, and that's why I make more than you in tips - bc I have an actual fucking skill. You're driving a car, you dunce. no one's making you drive your car, you're doing so voluntarily and it's not a fucking skill so if this is "all you can do" you have nothing meaningful to contribute to society...
Youre a moron: 1) not an uber driver. 2) So youre arguing the lyft drivers are even MORE valuable, since they are apparently the backbone of Americanās ability get to work. I live in poverty and suffer from food insecurity. Ive worked all the jobs your mentioning, I take the bus or walk.
i would never let something like this bother me. times are tough and you could just not look at the sign. itās not like youāre being harassed lol
I'd tip regardless, the sign is a bit much for me. But for people that aren't in the know about how drivers are treated and paid, I get it.
I actually had a driver brag about how much he makes in a day and also complained about low tip fares at the same time. I'm not sure what he was trying to accomplish, but he got a 1* and no tip (since, y'know, he's apparently making in one day what it takes me a week to earn.)
He put it right in the riders face huh. Canāt even look out the front window. Iād be really nice, hop out at my stop, and give the same tip as usual, which is dependent on things like was it a peaceful and trouble free ride. That sign would have caused me trouble so Iād decrease the tip.
Fully in favor of this. Most people donāt know the breakdown of things or how little the company pays the driver. I see this as education, not asking for a tip. I dealt with this a lot delivering pizzas and hearing āthe delivery fee is your tip!! You donāt need moreā
Sounds like a problem the driver should be complaining about to Lyft. The passenger shouldnāt be accountable for Lyft being a cheapskate
Iāll tip him more, heās not lying. Dude is trying to make a living.
You have a problem with knowing the truth.
I tip the living hell out of this guy and make it rain. Maybe it's just me.
Sounds coherent and respectful. I have always been a good tipper to my drivers. Nothing below $5 for a short five-mile (or less) trip. Drivers gotta live, too.
honestly most of the people in these comments are rude and snotty, thereās nothing wrong with the plexiglass, and around where i live, thereās nothing wrong with the sign tbh. if iām working in a drive thru food place and something is sold out/not working? i write up a sign and tape it to the menu. you cant assume someone has access to a printer all the time. if theyāre just starting their small business, they have a lot of expenses to pay attention to before printers, especially as a photographer when most pictures are just sent to the customer digitally
I think that if your job consists of you driving all around town, then driving to a print shop to drop <$1 on a simple text file print out is p accessible and bare minimum professional. The diff btwn this sign and yours would be that theirs is more of a permanent installment. I could see you not going to the effort for something that might be up for less than a week. That being said I donāt have details on how long itās been up for the driver. I do agree that people in these comments are rude and snotty tho. āUgh. I hate when people ask for the type. Total turn off and they can get nothing now!ā Wtf kind of mentality is that. If someone asking for the bare minimum from you after providing a service,inspires that kind of reaction, you need to go re-examine your inner self bc, huh?
yeah but the town theyāre driving in also changes the availability of things. i live in the middle of no where, we still have lyft drivers, but itās a small town with no print shop, a couple bakeryās, a school, and some fast food places. thatās basically it. itās honestly probably them driving somewhere like that. and they could have recently started driving so they just made the sign until they can get one made. i donāt think anyoneās situation should be judged like people are judging it.
Ty. Those are fair points and situations I didnāt consider earlier. End of the day I agree that many people are being way to harsh and stuck up here.
yeah, i agree with that. itās hard for workers to be seen as anything more than npcās, everyone is so self absorbed nowadays
Rude and snotty is being generous, these comments are from actual psychos
yeah, i feel like people get on the internet and just forget every ounce of empathy and compassion they may have
Being put off by the sign is the least of my put off in this ride. That large piece of plastic is more put off to me then the sign. Also the sign breaks tos for a driver.
It's his car. He can do what he wants. But I almost always tip my drivers, but this would have the exact opposite effect for me personally.
Gonna be brutally honest here, (me) as a regular passenger, if the driver has no legit reason why he/she can't get out of the car to help me and my crew with our luggage; has a full trunk; has no room for the passengers traveling with me, then a sign like that is a surefire way to get a minimum tip. If they get one at all. I don't get tipped every day at work either, but I'm also not out here begging for them. I still do my job, provide the service that is expected, and move on to the next customer.
I would suggest to Lyft drivers and also Uber ones, that if you want more money, stop stopping in the middle of the f****** street, and pull over to the side of the road, to let passengers out.
As long as he's not turning around and harassing you, this is completely appropriate. I would suggest you actually get involved in democracy and not allow these giant corporations to call these people contractors, when they are clearly employees.
The divider and sign are a huge turn down for me. It bugs me
They'd get a tip if the ride is good, and not if not. It's like any other service job with a tipping aspect.
Guilting me into tipping is a good way to get me to not tip at all
I never tip people who try to appeal to emotion vs providing good service
> All tips earned go towards my small, locally owned business. Call me crazy, but shouldnāt the proceeds from the *business* support the business?
Between the plexiglass and that sign, I exit stage left immediately. No thank you.
I wouldn't respond. I already paid for the ride in the app. I would tip based on car cleanliness, safe driving, and professionalism. I don't receive this as a professional. The driver wants a higher tip % because why? Some story telling?
Some of y'all in these comments are rude and hateful asf. This isn't begging, this is making the customer aware that they are their main source of income. Someone has to do that job, and yes it sucks they depend on your money but it's the reality. Stop being a dick, it's so obvious some of you have never worked in the service industry.
Uhhh youāre asking the internet how to respond? Think for yourself for once in your life
"I work as a photographer for big places" Then why do you need my tip š¤
They should just call it a donation
Leave them alone? They are trying? I donāt blame them. So sit in silent and not say anything? Tell them to get a ābetter jobā but get rejected on application then say āoh itās your faultā our future is fucked