Re: Sit down and enjoy the ride
Posted by:
Driver
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Date: June 25, 2019 10:21AM
This Just In Fairfax Wrote:
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> Drivers get bored and like it when you chat with
> them,
> but stick tothese topics:
>
> How long have you been driving for Uber?
> How do you like it?
> Do tiy make a ton of money? When it surges?
> Ever have weirdos in the car?
> Uber provided you with this car to drive, right?
> Uber pays for the gas and maintenance, right?
> Six drivers cancelled on me before you picked me
> up. WHY?
>
> A;so, please give your driver turn-by-turn
> directions.
> Tey need that or they will get lost or abduct you.
Most drivers hate the 1st Q, but not all of them. I don't mind it.
Most of them don't like it. I always ask the passenger if he REALLY wants to know the truth or should I say something non-committal or even go as far as to tell him simply what he wants to hear.
No, I do not make a ton of money when it surges unless I pimp the system, which I do. I know how to pimp the system. Your average driver out there doesn't know what he's doing or where he's going, so he doesn't make a ton of money. Uber dicked with the surge payments to the drivers. It still charges you a mltiplier, but it gives the drivers nest to none of that or even none of it. Lyft is no better.
Yes, you get wierdos in the car, just like any other driving job. You get more wierdos than cab drivers do but less than the bus does.
No, Uber didn't GIVE them the car. Most drivers are using their own car. Many drivers do rent or lease their cars, but they still pay for gas, insurance and upkeep.
They cancelled for different reasons. In very few cases, they're like me, pimping the system. In most cases, they simply decided they didn't want to come & get you.
Most of the drivers don't know where they're going, anyhow, and the GPS isn't always accurate, so yeah, you have to give your driver directions more than you think, if you want to get where you're going, that is.
I only do this some time, mostly between my other driving jobs where I don't have to work as hard or as smart & get paid real money.