Current Events > Uber driver, AMA

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Been doing it for 3 years

I've seen it all

Only one puker though and that was actually this year
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Do you pick up more incels or Chads?
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What makes you give a rider less than 5 stars?

Besides the obvious like puking in your car
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Did you join the strike last month?
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Assuming you're just driving someone in town, what's a good tip to you?
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TheoryzC posted...

What makes you give a rider less than 5 stars?

Besides the obvious like puking in your car

-Bitching about the fare I have no control over

-Insinuating that my obligation to a passenger is to go out of my way to make them happy

-Insinuating that I make "the big bucks" and therefore don't need to tip

-Requesting to play their own music on a short ride

-Requesting to play their music whatsoever

-Sitting directly behind me when they're by themselves

-Bitching about having to pick up other passengers on a shared ride
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do uber and lyft drivers hate each other
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AvantgardeAClue posted...

-Sitting directly behind me when they're by themselves

I have never considered this to be annoying to drivers.
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theAteam posted...

Did you join the strike last month?

No lol. These movements are always going to fail based on the sole fact that there's always someone willing to drive for cheaper. You just have to get creative/strategic with your driving habits to adapt

Cornmuffins posted...

Assuming you're just driving someone in town, what's a good tip to you?

$2-$5

Those add up quickly and nobody seems to understand that

I've gotten tips as high as $20 before, and 1 tip was $40. But those were unicorn moments, haven't happened since
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SSJ2GrimReaper posted...

do uber and lyft drivers hate each other

No because most people typically drive both lol, myself included

theAteam posted...

AvantgardeAClue posted...

-Sitting directly behind me when they're by themselves

I have never considered this to be annoying to drivers.

https://nowthisnews.com/videos/news/dashcam-footage-shows-passenger-attacking-lyft-driver

I'm sure him being directly behind the guy wasn't a coincidence.

I find it annoying mostly because it's done by people who don't want to interact with me whatsoever, but to a greater extent I push the seat back all the way since I'm tall and therefore they'd be squished
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Do buzzed chicks hit on you?
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Should I delete my hentai?
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AvantgardeAClue posted...

https://nowthisnews.com/videos/news/dashcam-footage-shows-passenger-attacking-lyft-driver

I'm sure him being directly behind the guy wasn't a coincidence.

I mean like, I just did it without thinking whether the driver liked it or not.
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Had any runners?
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I always sit in the passenger seat because itd feel weird being driven around by them like theyre my chauffer.

Is this good or bad from your perspective?

(Of course Id sit in the back if they asked me to I always ask if its ok first.)
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https://nowthisnews.com/videos/news/dashcam-footage-shows-passenger-attacking-lyft-driver

Damn, thats fucked. I get that ambulances are expensive but you cant expect an Uber driver to behave like they are driving an ambulance or police car.
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assuming a single rider, do you prefer your passenger to sit in the front or the back?
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Shablagoo posted...

I always sit in the passenger seat because itd feel weird being driven around by them like theyre my chauffer.

Is this good or bad from your perspective?

(Of course Id sit in the back if they asked me to I always ask if its ok first.)

When I get an Uber ride I do the same because most drivers suck at stopping and go and I get nauseous, so I do sympathize

The issue is I'm typically charging my second phone or keeping all my personal things on the front seat and I'd have to hastily remove them to let someone sit. Some people see that and move to the back, but I'm normally tolerant of it overall, way more than sitting directly behind me.
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Giant_Aspirin posted...

assuming a single rider, do you prefer your passenger to sit in the front or the back?

Rear passenger side, plenty of room for both of us that way
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I've been thinking of trying Uber to earn a bit of side cash

Everyone tells me I should do Lyft instead though.

Why would you say I should drive for Uber?
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Ah ok cool, yeah if I ever saw a driver with a bunch of their posessions lain on the passenger seat, Id default to one of the back seats.
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AlecSkorpio posted...

I've been thinking of trying Uber to earn a bit of side cash

Everyone tells me I should do Lyft instead though.

Why would you say I should drive for Uber?

The only difference is how you spell the name in terms of earnings

That being said, in my experience Lyft passengers tend to be going farther in their rides whereas Uber has more business

I've kicked out 3 people in my 4000 rides and they were all from Lyft though, so take that as you will
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how much do you expect to make on a typical "good" night, say a friday night or something
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Romulox28 posted...

how much do you expect to make on a typical "good" night, say a friday night or something

My "quota" is $100 on weekend nights. Sometimes I go over, other times I fall under but close enough to stop around 2-3 AM
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You ignored my question. You said "AMA." Don't make these topics if you won't deliver.
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Orlando_Jordan posted...

Do you pick up more incels or Chads?

Rich Chads who turn into incels when it comes to tipping or making stops

Rebel_Patriot posted...

Do buzzed chicks hit on you?

Yep

They're all usually old enough to be my mum
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