Lyft Don Flop Small Tip Feature: Na Wetin Happen?

City, State/Country – E be like say Lyft don jettison one small experiment wey go help drivers sabi how many passengers dey tip before dem accept ride. The company don talk say dem cancel am because dem hear wetin customers dey talk.

Some people no too happy as dem dey gist for social media say this feature fit spoil business. “Na wa o! Na so Lyft wan lose clients?” one Reddit user dey vex. Two other padi dem just yarn say dem don waka from Lyft. Ah! Wetin no go happen for this economy? (Some people fit just want enjoy palm wine without stress, you know).

Normally, drivers dey make decision based on scanty info like fare, distance, and rider rating. But this new feature wey dem test show driver how often passenger dey tip and if dem dey ready to jump for ride when driver reach. E even get one screen wey show say “Rider tipped on 88% of rides” and “Rider dey usually ready at pickup.” Wetin be this time? Na the kind intelligence wey dem dey give drivers for cities now?

Lyft spokesperson talk say the feature suppose help drivers make better decisions. Some drivers dey hail am, one driver from Boston even call am “absolute game changer.” But reality be say, no be every customer like am. For hear say, dem don tire for the way people dey beg for tips these days. And na so the matter take rise too.

One study show say 41% of Americans don talk say the tipping culture don pass boundary—na 6 percentage point increase since last year. But make e clear, 43% still dey ready to tip taxi and rideshare drivers. But for Gen Z people? E don drop to 23%. Na wah o! (Some young padi no dey fit buy food, how dem go fit tip?)

Meanwhile, around 22 states in America dey feel economic wahala as dem dey experience recession. Mark Zandi, wey be chief economist for Moody’s Analytics talk say the wahala from immigration wahala and some other tins dey cause am. States like Wyoming, Montana, and Mississippi don follow recession train. Expect wetin go happen next, because last week we hear say U.S. hiring plans don hit low since 2009.

Employers don announce say dem wan add like 205,000 jobs in the first nine months, but that one na down 58% from wetin dem do last year. E shock? Economist wey be Michael Szanto talk say the root cause na the tariffs wey Trump bring come. “We dey face serious issues,” e talk. “Tariffs dey cause big wahala for economy and consumers,” e concluded. No be small matter for dem wey dey hustle to survive.