re: Do you tip your rideshare driver?

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yes if I want my rating to remain high and drivers to pick me up.

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A friend of mine drove for Uber on the weekend during the pandemic just to make some extra money (Well it was late 2020 into 2021). He told it took a lot for him to give someone a low rating. He said he received some really good tips. And drove people who talked and was friendly, but didn't tip.. And he really based his rating on the behavior of the passenger, which if I remember correctly he said he never had anyone that was downright terrible.

He did tell me that he had to pick up an older couple off Bluebonnet and bring them to St. Francisville. And they had good conversation, talked about family, etc and when he dropped them off the old man handed him a hundred.