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What makes you think your lack of tip doesn't impact your rating now? The few Uber drivers I know expect a tip.

> The few Uber drivers I know expect a tip.

I think this varies a lot by city. I don't know if you're in San Francisco, but it's never been my experience here that drivers expect a tip. But when I fly down to Las Vegas nearly all the Ubers I've taken have notes taped up in the back stating the driver expects to be tipped (in cash).

"all the Ubers I've taken have notes taped up in the back stating the driver expects to be tipped (in cash)."

It would annoy me to no end, and I would be surprised if Uber would have been cool with that before now.

I suspect a lot of that has to do with culture. Consider how differently you might expect these three people who are expecting a tip to behave: an Italian from New Jersey, a middle class hipster in LA, and an illegal immigrant driving under an Uber account they share with a legal worker.

I'm more curious what happens when they walk into a bar...

When was this? I spent a week in Vegas in March and according to my records, 27 Uber trips. I don't recall seeing anything like that, at all.

I spent a week there in december, and I saw a few that did have signs like that.

it absolutely does. Since the last rate cuts I rate lower for no tip. at 1.80/mile and 30c/ minute I felt I was paid fairly. at 1.55/mile it was still okay. At .85/ mile. no, there should be a tip.

I have never left a tip with an Uber driver, I've taken around 30 rides, 5 star rating.

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