Robert Paulson (RPaulson)

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  Uber Posts Its Largest Quarterly Loss - Is this good or bad?

  Can someone who knows this stuff help me decipher if this is good or not?  14% increase in revenue but …
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  Can you deduct and write-off a lease payment if you drive for Uber? (as a business expense)

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  Can I use a leased vehicle to drive for Uber?

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  Can you book Uber two days in advance?

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  Can I rent/lease my car out to other people so they can make money for me?

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  Lyft Driver Referrals is Bullsh*t

  You know those Uber and Lyft ads where they offer bonuses for referring other drivers?  Of course, you have.  They …
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  Yes, Uber Sucks, And Let Me Explain Why (from Taxicab Depressions)

  People ask me a couple of times per week about Uber, and if I think they will someday significantly impact …
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  What is "Rider Fees"? How come no one can tell me what it is?

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  Is Uber Profitable or Losing Money?

  I don't understand anymore. This article says they are now profitable in the USA http://fortune.com/2016/02/18/uber-profitable-us/ This article says they are …
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  Experts: Uber's Self-Driving is not ready for prime-time.

  Well, here it is.  It's the ONE thing everyone mentions when it comes to self-driving cars.  SAFETY.  If they can …
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  Stop STEALING my iPhone charger cables!!

  You think I wouldn't notice?  It is totally messed up that you take my iphone cables.  Sure, your phone's battery …

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   6 years ago in  How much do Uber drivers make in New York? (by I Drive with Uber)

  Someone just commented on this.$19 an hour.. $30 in NYC?  Such baloney.  How can the Internet be so wrong.

  https://ride.guru/lounge/p/how-much-do-uber-drivers-make-on-averagesay-per-hour-19-apparently

  Here, this one says $8~13.   Yeah, basically no one has a clue. 

  https://ride.guru/lounge/p/how-much-do-uber-drivers-make-in-detroit-houston-and-denver-below-minimum-wage

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   6 years ago in  How much do Uber drivers make (in Detroit, Houston and Denver) hourly? - Below Minimum Wage?

  Yep, there it is.  I knew it!

  "That’s barely above minimum wage. In fact, it’s 40 cents below Detroit’s minimum wage."

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   6 years ago in  Why isn't Juno dominating?

  Ask and you shall receive.  I drove for Juno and had several thousand share unit, which in hindsight really meant nothing. Most of us got like $0.02 for a share, and I ended up getting $100 and change. 

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   6 years ago in  Lyft employee: “Hell yes. I definitely looked at my friends’ rider history and looked at what drivers said about them. I never got in trouble.”

  This was just yesterday.  Fitness app reveals SECRET US MILITARY LOCATIONS

  http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/29/technology/strava-privacy-data-exposed/

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   6 years ago in  As a driver, have you ever arrived for pickup and then decided to refuse/cancel the ride?

  Reading other responses, I am noticing a common theme here.  It's on the weekend nights, when people are wasted, drivers do whatever it takes to defend themselves.  I am the same way.

  I am tired of driving drunk passengers.  You riders don't understand how high the risk is driving these drunks.  Forget the fact that they are annoying and loud and scoff up my car.  They often give horrible ratings thinking it's funny, and OH MY GOSH, if they PUKE in my car, I am out for the job the whole night.

  What turns my crank is when the riders think we make out on charging cleaning fees.  It's far from the truth.  We lose the revenue for the rest of the night.  It's the biggest crock of crap..

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   6 years ago in  Uber uses its base of drivers to combat human trafficking.

  I haven't received any training information either.  Just incessant texts about boosts that yell at me where I should be working the following week.

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   6 years ago in  Should you make out with someone in the backseat of the Uber? Will I get a lower rating?

  ABSOLUTELY NOT ALLOWED.  Why would you want to make out in someone else's car?  with someone else in it?  Do you want someone in your hotel room while you are making out with your boyfriend? That's weird.

  I get it that some people are into this stuff, but come on.  Not in my car.

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   6 years ago in  Should you make out with someone in the backseat of the Uber? Will I get a lower rating?

  This is a queue to reply, "the rating will depend on how you perform."  or "depend on whether you let the driver join in."

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   6 years ago in  Is it impolite not to make small talk with your driver?

  Dude, that's awful.  What a shitty world we live in.

  I've been a livery driver for black cars, and we have an unwritten rule of engagement on talking.  You as a driver don't strike up conversations (except for hellos, of course) but you let the passengers strike up conversations.  You as a driver never bring up new topics and when there is a dialogue, always talk less than the passenger.

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   6 years ago in  Should I buy SUV or Sedan if I want to become a Uber driver?

  Don't forget your comfort too.  You will sit in it all day.

  Also remember you have flexibility of going to places to look for rides.  If you get an SUV, you can go where larger parties are expected like colleges, airports, etc.  

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   6 years ago in  Live in the Suburbs? Get ready to pay Uber's "Long Distance Pick Up Fee" [RideGuru]

  See, a lot of drivers CANCEL requests that take them more than 15 to 20 minutes to get to.  They've called BS on Uber and they had to do something about it.

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   6 years ago in  My Uber driver charged me a wait time... Wait for what?

  no, no.  there's a fee for "time" on Uber receipts, but not "wait time."  That's a term we all  used to use with taxis, huh.

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   6 years ago in  What do Uber drivers do between rides?

  Never drive around.  Just pull over, open up a newspaper and wait.  Don't wanna be wasting gas and mileage.   

  just read.  email, book, whatever

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   6 years ago in  Do Uber and Lyft tax your earnings or do they send you 1099's at the end of the year?

  Uber driver partners must file taxes as self-employment income, which differs from the taxes of traditional workers. Instead of using a W-2 to report income, self-employed professionals must use a 1099 when filing taxes. Uber driver partners fall under the rules for a 1099-K for their driving services and a 1099-MISC for any other payouts (e.g. new city bonuses, mentoring, referral fees, etc.).

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   6 years ago in  Do Uber/Lyft drivers mind if you sit in the front seat if you are the only passenger?

  Honest thought?  Yuh.  that's just plain weird.  messed up

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   6 years ago in  I got fined for farting in an Uber, what can I do about it?

  I am a driver.  My passive aggressive way of handling is exclaiming, "Did something die back there?"

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   7 years ago in  Uber, in an attempt to untarnish their public image, donates 1 mil to meals on wheels

  Jee, whopping "1 million"?  How many 1 million in 70 billion?

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   7 years ago in  Hey, drivers! Do riders call you or text you? (prior to pickup)

  Presumably, it's asking when the rider tries to get in touch with the driver (prior to the pickup) whether they use the text messages or phone calls.  

  Upon riders requesting a ride, they get a button in the Uber app where they can reach out to the drivers.  (e.g. to arrange pickups, etc.)

  What did you tihnk it meant?

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   7 years ago in  Uber updates how they respond to sexual misconduct!

  did they decide to not immediately delete them? lol

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   7 years ago in  The NYC terror suspect drove more than 1,400 trips for Uber after passing background check

  Yes, but he also ate at McDonald's 5000 times but no one is blaming them.

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

  I actually want new drivers to take this as an advice.  Don't pick up crappy riders.  Cancel immediately.

  This technically isn't cancelling a ride mid-ride, but I went to the mall to go pick up this woman on a Thursday night.  There was some traffic and some confusion as to which exit she was waiting.  When I pulled up, she started berating me for being late and started to nag.  I knew this would be a $5.00 1-star ride.   So you know what I did?  I told her to get out of the car and cancelled it. Don't need this crap.

  Why is this a good advice?  Because if you don't start the ride, those crappy passengers cannot give you a 1-star rating.

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