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As an Uber Driver I find that there are a few big problems for us that simply come down to the fact that Uber as a corporation is a selfish and greedy and doesn't really care about the drivers:

1. We're not allowed to receive tips. 2. They take 20% of our commission anyways. 3. Who gets tipped here? Uber does, not me. 4. I use my own car, quite frequently, and unlike a pizza delivery guy, the valuable that I'm transporting is another person's life. 5. If I get into an accident, my insurance screws me. 6. I don't get paid enough.

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> "If I get into an accident, my insurance screws me."

Well, unless you purchased specific insurance to cover the cost of driving your car for business use of transporting people.

Why is tipping the baseline expectation? I personally use Uber explicitly to avoid tipping.

Exatcly. And thats the case is many other countries.

Same here, and same for many of my friends that I've talked about this with.

Because it is the baseline for yellow cabs and black cars in the US

From my perspective, a valuable service that Uber provides me is to get rid of the hassle and annoyance of tipping.

Of course, for this to be done well they need to pay the drivers enough that tipping is not necessary.

Because Uber's wages are low.

7. If you get into an accident, you're screwing your passenger(s).

Yes, the valuable you're transporting is another person's life, and you're doing it in such a way that circumvent all regulatory safeguards to protect that.

Don't make Uber out to be selfish and greedy when you're doing the same.

Especially when, as the parent says, he's not using commercial insurance - which he knows he should be doing, by virtue of mentioning this.

if you loose money Ubering, don't do it, unless you do it for another reason

> Uber as a corporation is a selfish and greedy

And you aren't self-interested or greedy when you find the opportunity?

And why do you work for a company that is so terrible? Find a new occupation or work for a competing service.

I look forward to the day when the scientists bless humanity with a photosynthesis gene, so that our autotrophy-powered intellectual capacities can help the Free Market lead us to the next Pareto optimal unencumbered by animal impatience.

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