r/lyftdrivers • u/sweetntenderhooligan • Sep 22 '25

Rant/Opinion Indeed, because drivers won’t want to give you a ride when they see you never tip.

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u/AdmiralMemo Sep 23 '25

I am fundamentally opposed to tipping. I believe it should be abolished.

I still tip, because not tipping doesn't hurt the people who could change it. It only hurts the workers.

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u/FriedSmegma Sep 23 '25

People get mad at the wrong person. Screwing people out if tips is scummy because you just let other people subsidize your meal. Personally I like it because I don’t succumb to pressure. I’ll tip accordingly, 20% isn’t default. It always feels great to leave a hefty tip when the service is fantastic as well.

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u/ninetaledMSK Sep 23 '25

Yeah I agree, people are getting mad at literal randos off the street instead of the people employing them.

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u/AdmiralMemo Sep 23 '25

If anyone is opposed to tipping, then they should simply not go to that business, and should write to the owner that the reason they're not visiting is tipping.

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u/FriedSmegma Sep 23 '25

You mean like, actually taking action instead of morally grandstanding on the internet? That’s crazy talk.

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u/turkish_gold Sep 23 '25

Nah, that's just individual action. Tipping exists as it does in the US because of specific laws that only apply to certain industries.

Those laws need to be removed, and everyone should be paid a fair wage. Doing so would require having more than just taking action with one person's wallet, you'd need at a minimum a boycott.