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Ok lets take a look at the Uber-licious post. In my opinion I think it's pure non-sense. I say to Uber-Licious prove it. Screen shots of your earnings are not proof enough for me. Screenshots can be photoshopped. Even if your screenshot is accurate your post is very misleading at best because you didn't say how many hours of work it took you to make that money. For this reason I think if you really would like to contribute to this board in an honorable way you should give us all a step by step explanation of your daily routine and all the locations you went to and the times you went there to pull all these fares. A couple of airports and a US open run from the Jersey shore doesn't add up to $3869 in 2 weeks.
Why am I skeptical? Lets take this by the numbers. We all know high booking weeks are possible but your back to back sustained success over 14 consecutive days is like hitting the lotto. Lets consider the average UberX driver was booking approximately $25-$30 an hour in gross fares during the busiest weeks of the summer. Considering those days are over and all the bennies left town I would guess it's now around $22-$17 an hour post summer.
Let say you booked on the high end at $22 an hour. Divided that into $3869 and it would take approximately 176 hours work over 2 weeks to hit $3869. Divide those 176 hours by 2 weeks and that means you averaged working 88 hours each week and a total of $1935 a each week gross. Is it possible to work 88 hours a 1 week - working a full 7 day period when there is 168 total hours in a week?? It is. Is it like you worked this many hours? NO. But if you worked all these hours you should have at least mentioned this small detail in your initial post not to mislead the newbies. You did not mention anything about hours worked which I find Odd?? Did you omit this little fact on purpose?
Listen up. You know and I know Most UberX drivers are making less than MINIMUM WAGE after you factor in the IRS .58 cents car expense/depreciation which most people forget to do until they sell their car.
Whenever someone comes on here bragging about how much money they made they should back it up. I personally think there are several people from the Uber offices that troll this site and pose as UberX drivers. I think their motivation is to indirectly pump up the drivers into working more hours and diverting them to the areas they need more coverage in. I also think they do it because after the rate drops people complaining and other are wising up and working less and less hours. I think it's getting harder and harder for Uber to get more drivers on board. Hence the job fairs Uber does. Just think. If were that easy to get and retain Uber drivers there would be no need for job fairs or the constant advertising on craigslist and signing bonuses and incentives and guarantees for new drivers. etc etc. Also if drivers were that easy to get you would not see "drivers wanted" signs on every taxi. Drivers are not as easy to get as people on here think. This is why Uber is fighting the regulations. With proper background and drug testing and then add the cost for permits and the licensing that taxi drivers pay and it would cut Ubers driver enrollment in half. I like Uber and love the fact I can work when I want but I also feel everyone should KEEP IT REAL.
Two words for Uber-Licious
PROVE IT -
Why am I skeptical? Lets take this by the numbers. We all know high booking weeks are possible but your back to back sustained success over 14 consecutive days is like hitting the lotto. Lets consider the average UberX driver was booking approximately $25-$30 an hour in gross fares during the busiest weeks of the summer. Considering those days are over and all the bennies left town I would guess it's now around $22-$17 an hour post summer.
Let say you booked on the high end at $22 an hour. Divided that into $3869 and it would take approximately 176 hours work over 2 weeks to hit $3869. Divide those 176 hours by 2 weeks and that means you averaged working 88 hours each week and a total of $1935 a each week gross. Is it possible to work 88 hours a 1 week - working a full 7 day period when there is 168 total hours in a week?? It is. Is it like you worked this many hours? NO. But if you worked all these hours you should have at least mentioned this small detail in your initial post not to mislead the newbies. You did not mention anything about hours worked which I find Odd?? Did you omit this little fact on purpose?
Listen up. You know and I know Most UberX drivers are making less than MINIMUM WAGE after you factor in the IRS .58 cents car expense/depreciation which most people forget to do until they sell their car.
Whenever someone comes on here bragging about how much money they made they should back it up. I personally think there are several people from the Uber offices that troll this site and pose as UberX drivers. I think their motivation is to indirectly pump up the drivers into working more hours and diverting them to the areas they need more coverage in. I also think they do it because after the rate drops people complaining and other are wising up and working less and less hours. I think it's getting harder and harder for Uber to get more drivers on board. Hence the job fairs Uber does. Just think. If were that easy to get and retain Uber drivers there would be no need for job fairs or the constant advertising on craigslist and signing bonuses and incentives and guarantees for new drivers. etc etc. Also if drivers were that easy to get you would not see "drivers wanted" signs on every taxi. Drivers are not as easy to get as people on here think. This is why Uber is fighting the regulations. With proper background and drug testing and then add the cost for permits and the licensing that taxi drivers pay and it would cut Ubers driver enrollment in half. I like Uber and love the fact I can work when I want but I also feel everyone should KEEP IT REAL.
Two words for Uber-Licious
PROVE IT -
ps: we want uber in Germany!!! "
