Tip You in the App

Uber Passenger: “At least you’re getting half.”

He paid $20. I got $8.

That simple misunderstanding sent me into my own data,
Professor Len Sherman's research, and a bigger question:

Is Uber’s greatest strength also its greatest long-term risk?

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I Thought My Uber Driver Got Half — Levi Spires He paid $20 for a one-mile ride. "And you're probably only getting $10," he said. When I told him I got $8, he went quiet — then tipped me $6. Not as thanks, but as a correction. I've driven more than 15,000 Uber rides, and like most passengers, he assumed I got half. I went looking for w

I love sunny-day Uber driving.

Uber drivers are the prototype for the future worker.

No boss. No supervisor. Just algorithms assigning tasks, measuring output, and determining income in real time.

We think we have freedom, but most choices are just inputs fed into an AI system hoping for better assignments.

Today it’s gig workers.

Tomorrow it’s everyone.

They handed me a kind note and a cannoli with a smile.

Honestly, it felt like a temporary truce in the ongoing war between delivery drivers and restaurants, and it’s a real battle sometimes. Restaurants overwhelmed and running behind. Drivers storming in, shoving phones in employees’ faces. Everybody stressed and frustrated. Not good.

But the truth is, we should probably be allies in the larger war against the apps and algorithms pushing everyone harder and harder.

That’s a battle for tomorrow though.

Today I just want to say thank you to Mangia Italian Restaurant for the kindness, the cannoli, and the reminder that there are still humans behind the counter and behind the wheel. ❤️❤️❤️

Is Uber driving a gig, profession, or lifestyle?

May your travels be safe, fares pay fair, rides smooth, and passengers tip well.