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DDominico69
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Posts by DDominico69
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Is this Uber's new "Racism" Pricing? or Simply Racist Uber Support?
We find such gold in Uber Support twitter. Here's someone who complained about differing pricing between two Uber users. This … -
Lyft stocks was just another way to screw the drivers
Remember this "opportunity" for drivers? We were offered to purchase their stocks in April 2019.Voila! A huge loss. I …
Featured Answers by DDominico69
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Gosh, so many holier than thou drivers here, claiming "they would be happy to wait." Why can't we be honest? I absolutely hate waiting around and I know many other drivers do too.
I get whopping $0.15 a minute and that's before Uber takes its 25% cut. (Maybe it's better in other cities.) That's like $6 an hour, lower than minimum wage. I hear other drivers saying it's better than not having a passenger, but it sucks compared to when we are driving a passenger.
We get paid the most while driving and the vehicle moving. On a busy night, this kils productivity and earnings. If I sat around all night waiting for people picking up their dates, I wouldn't be able to earn a living.
Please just complete the trip and order another one. That isn't that hard, right? Booking fee is like $2 to $3.
The biggest advantage is that it makes riders behave.
What if? You just deal with it. You complain and complain and complain to Uber and hope they'll respond because half the time they will ignore you. It's messed up because we are fighting for our livelihood, i.e. putting food on the table.
It's too late. taxis are dead.
Tells me she is late and that I need to step on it.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I am sure you say that all the time. The world revolves around you. Why should I risk my $15/hour job so you can make up for the time spending grabbing that latte.
You communist loving anti-American.
I carry a handy-vac. My wife got me a real nice Dyson one that can charge with a USB.
I also have a membership with a car wash that vaccuums and cleans the car for one flat monthly fee. I think most fulltime drivers have it.
Upvoted. 12-hour shift is nothing.
I do agree with the senteiment. I do. Safety is important. This is our livelihood and I don't want it to be ruined for being too tired and making a stupid move.
...but we are independent contractors. We are professionals. We manage our own time and our health. We are careful and consider for safety, both for ourselves and customers.
Don't tell us how to do our job.
yes, this is a real bad idea, I agree.
See, what passengers don't know is... and this is just a common routine thing for the drivers...is that we clean our vehicles very often, and we...find...stuff... I will give you one examples.
Finger nail clippings. Lots of it.
It's called opportunity cost.
I may say yes on a slow night, but from my experience, people always ask me to wait whenever it's busy, say dinner time or after bars. The moment I see surge happening, I am outta there!
HELLS NO. You expect me to sit in a dirty restaurant parking lot for 15 minutes while getting paid $0.16 a minute? It's bs. I would drive off in an instance.
I've had this discussin before. People have asked me but I have always said no. Calmy explained to them that it's not worth it for anyone. They usually understand. They often worry they won't find another ride. Well, they shouldn't because I should be around somewhere, right?
I would only do it if I can drive around the parking lot going 60 mph for 15 minutes.
I do enforce it and I do warn people to wear seatbelts. It's not because I am a saint, but because I do not want to be sued or have insurance deny the payouts.
You become personally responsible if you don't enforce it. I can be sued for millions and never make a profit for the rest of my life. If I get sued and liability insurance doesn't kick in, I am screwed.
To Uber driver: "Do you drive for Lyft?"
To Lyft driver: "Do you drive for Uber?"
Is this some #MeToo movement booby trap. (pun intended) This question is designed to kill all us male drivers
Yeah, the unknown truth and it should be kept that way. Don't ask, don't tell.
Yes, gotta rely on those Gatorate Bottles, or occasional Snapple Bottles. Need the bigger openings, as the regular 2-liter or 12oz bottles won't cut it. Well, maybe for some...
Again, unknown truth.
This is why Uber is a scam. and this is the math they don't show you.
so Uber tried to make it tip-ess and they "failed?"
good.
This question is so offensive, I don't even know how to respond. Is it ignorance or elitest.
This article is BS. This is one field where the pay is dependant on the work performed and it has nothing to do with gender. Drivers are getting paid the same for the time and distance carrying passengers. It's a beautiful straight-forward and gender-neutral topic. Please don't ruin it with an article like this
Everyone thinks it's so cheap to stock cars, but when we are making such slim margins these, the math starts to fail completely.
A water bottle for two passengers on a ride? How much do they cost? $0.25 a bottle? On a short ride, that can mean a matter of profit vs. loss. On many days, I am driving 20~30 people. That adds up quick.
i get it that normal stuff like wheelchair ramps and wheelchairs themselves should not be extra cost but for taxi drivers, isn't it more of a service the driver needs to provide? There's a cost to them providing the equipment or spending the time.