Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers rely on tips to make a living, Insider says, and middle-class customers come through where the rich do not.
UCG/UCG/Universal Images Group via Gand DoorDash drivers rely on tips to make a living.In fact, they say middle-case people tend to tip the best.
, drivers receive 100 percent of the tips they receive and can see it in their earnings right away. The app allows customers to leave a tip before placing the order, which the driver can see before accepting it.that he declines 75 percent of the orders he receives because the people who make them offer little to no upfront tip.
Another gig worker — who drives for Uber, Lyft and Instacart — said roughly a quarter of his riders left a tip after a ride, and if they did, it was only a dollar or two. These people tended to seem wealthy to him, based on their appearance, neighborhood and destinations. The driver said people who appeared to be middle-class, service-industry workers tended to be better tippers.
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