MickDorsey

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  For drivers, is it true that Uber pays the drivers less for destination filters?

  Adding to the list of things Uber does to nickel-and-dime the drivers, I heard there's a trend that they pay …
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  After seeing an elderly veteran living in squalor, an Uber driver stepped in to help

  Don’t mind a feel good story about an Uber driver once in a while. https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/13/us/uber-driver-helps-89-year-old-veteran-trnd/index.html
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  Trashy Pickups - Kids don't count as people on an UberX

  I saw this circulating. Typical story as an Uber driver, of course.   However, there are two elements to do this …
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  Drivers, do you still charge/claim the "Loss Item Return Fee" if the passenger pays you a tip in cash?

  Is this an ethical drama? or is this obvious?If your passenger leaves his or her phone in your car, …
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  TRYP (a new ridershare company) promising $500K a month?

  I was reading up on TRYP as they are fiercely recruiting drivers right now. Have you guys heard of them? …

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   5 years ago in  uber hold my account because i do have more 3 valuation

  How would you just get a NYC state license? Don’t you have to establish residence there first?

  Also, remember that Uber runs a background check on your driver record and the check can go across multiple states. It’s basically up to Uber how thorough they want to be. They may not check all 50 states but they may for surrounding states  

  And of course the states already share records with each other, in many cases. 

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   5 years ago in  Do drivers mind if passengers have personal phone calls during the ride?

  I feel like that is one privilege the customer has while they are on a ride they paid for. 

  It also means I don't have to talk to them and I can focus on the driving. Win-win, no?

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   5 years ago in  Can a parent order Uber or Lyft for a teenager? My kids?

  But the tip is from the requestor and an adult. Not from the minor. I wonder if it’s teally lower for these minor scenarios. 

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   5 years ago in  Do Uber drivers give low ratings to passengers that are quiet and do not engage in conversations?

  I never get sick of talking to my customers. Never a boring conversation. 

  You have to go beyond the mundane talks about the weather. Ask them where they’re from. Ask them open ended questions. Be a good listener and ask good questions.  You’ll love it

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   6 years ago in  Can a parent order Uber or Lyft for a teenager? My kids?

  Carding people sucks and half the time, and especially when they’re suspect, they don’t have an ID. Or at least they claim they don’t. 

  I feel like this isn’t my responsibility, but I do understand your point about protecting myself from liability.

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   6 years ago in  Electric vehicles

  Considering that a huge portion of our expense is fuel, I'd like to think there is a good financial justification and an ROI. However, electricity also costs money. I'd like to think that'd be a lot more efficient (i.e. cheaper) than gasoline, but I do wonder how much it would really save.

  Are those Autonomous Vehicles being sent out by Uber and Google all electric cars?

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   6 years ago in  As a driver, have you kicked out a passenger? Ended a ride early mid-trip?

  I have canceled trips mid-ride for underage riders. Yep, whenever I find out that the passengers are minors, I immediately pullover and tell them to get off. No exceptions. 

  Yes, safety first.  Here's a funny story.  One time I pulled over into a strip mall parking lot to let out three teenage girls.  They were embarrassed and berated. Kept asking me what the big deal was. When they complained about their safety, I decided to stay with them until another ride could arrive.  For some reason I was naive enough to think they'd call their parents or friends, but, of course, they called another Lyft.  I had already told them of the company policy and no driver would give them a ride, but they did it anyway.

  I felt at that point, it was not my business, so I waited until another driver arrived. Should I have warned the other driver?  I figured it wasn't my place.

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   6 years ago in  As a driver, have you kicked out a passenger? Ended a ride early mid-trip?

  There's a common theme to when I kicked out the passengers in the three instances.

  They were ALL racists.

  One, there was another time the guy opened the door to let a friend in, and he banged the guardrail. Thankfully there was no damage but I remember being angry and giving him a 1 star. (I guess I didn't end the trip mid-ride.)

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   6 years ago in  Thief Pretends To Lose Phone Under Taxi Seat, Then Rips Off Drivers When They Stop To Help, Police Say

  I’m confused by this. How is the person stealing?  What is he stealing?  The article doesn’t seem to be clear. 

  Pick-pocketing while the driver is leaking under the seat? I feel like if you wanted to steal, there are million ways. I don’t see this phone thing to be particularly clever or unique.  

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   6 years ago in  Lots of Driver Scams - Watch out, passengers!

  Which comment are you responding to?  Are you referring to how some drivers wait for a ping while sitting in their homes?

  That’s too funny. I’m sure many do it. Say in suburbs. 

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   6 years ago in  What is the luggage capacity of a Uber Go vs Uber X vs Ola Micro vs Ola Mini vs Ola Prime ?

  If you have four people, you would fill every seat on an UberX. That will only leave the trunk for all of your bags   I would get an UberSUV or XL 

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   6 years ago in  Phone Comparison or Provider

  99.9% of what calls?  Or do you mean ride requests?

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   6 years ago in  Electric vehicles

  If I could afford a Tesla, I wouldn’t be driving for Uber. 

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   6 years ago in  All about the #1 course for Drivers, Maximum Ridesharing Profits

  You speak the truth. This is one of those jobs you learn on the job.  It's easy.  You be your boss and you do your own thing. No formal training needed.  That's why we are independent contractors and it got so popular.

  I do appreciate people trying to share their experience and knowledge, but I wouldn't go to the point of paying for these services.

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   5 years ago in  Employee vs. Contractor. Has everyone considered the downside of becoming an Uber employee?

  Ironically though, they will lose control over certain things when we become employees. For example, bow much they pay us, giving us vacation days, benefits, basic employment rights. 

  The flexibility goes both ways. While we current have freedom as contractors, Uber also has an ability to specify any prices and fire (deactivate) is whenever they want for whatever reasons.  They also don’t have to tell us how we exactly are compensated. These are some freedom Uber enjoys right now. 

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