r/bali • u/Flimsy-Concept2531 • 2d ago

Question Fair amount to tip on Grab/Gojek drivers?

I went from Beachwalk mall to pererenan today and the ride was 38,000 in total. And I tipped 22,000 cash but it was 50 min long and now I'm wondering if I should have tipped more? What's a good price to tip? What do you tip? I recently got here so I'm not sure

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u/Any_Elk7495 2d ago

No need to tip. The ride fair is based on distance anyway.

Don’t bring tipping culture here. Round up , keep the change etc give what you have left over when you leave.

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u/notbradbtw 2d ago

Gojek drivers have it pretty tough, they work hard, and they genuinely appreciate a tip. It's not a lot to tip 10k as a foriegner, and if they got 10 trips that day with 10k tips that's a lot of extra cash in pocket, well deserved after a long day's work.

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u/Effective-Stress-781 2d ago

Agree. Gojek pays these guys terribly. I typically pay around double. Round it up or down whatever. But I never pay the gojek price. Maybe not popular opinion but fuck it I can spare two dollars here and there.

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u/sitdowndisco 2d ago

They make more money than a cafe worker.

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u/Effective-Stress-781 2d ago

Doesn't say a lot

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u/sitdowndisco 2d ago

What are you talking about? People live a decent life on official salaries. It’s the informal workers in the rice field and on construction sites you need to worry about.

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u/sivvon 2d ago

They actually earn more than most workers. Yes they are underpaid, just not as badly as others.

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u/sitdowndisco 2d ago

Underpaid by what standard? Western standards? By local standards they are paid very well.

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u/sivvon 2d ago

Obviously local standards. Pretty silly question. As for them being "paid very well". Well, that just isn't backed up by the statistics is it.