[Avenig]

I haven't seen the email. I wonder if every driver got it?

 

[Avenig]

Can't seem to figure out why Uber would do a fare guarantee this weekend. Is there a special event on or something?

 

[Avenig]

Had to pick up relatives from the airport this morning but I checked the driver app. It was surging hard at 8:30am. Last day of school for public schools. Not sure if this is why there is a fare guarantee this weekend. Still haven't seen the email come through so not sure what will happen this weekend.

 

[Avenig]

I got an email for gurranted fares last weekend but haven't received anything for this weekend.

The plot thickens. Maybe there has been a minor issues with driver shortages on weekends.

 

[Avenig]

5:55 pm on a Friday, and Sydney is totally surge free...
Seems like they've managed to convince a lot of extra drivers onto the roads so far...

6:30, just checked again. No surge..

There was a surge but for some bizarre reason the driver app wasn't updating fast enough. I did manage to do 2 short mild surge rides in the East.

 

[Avenig]

SMS today saying Swans game will increase demand. Anyone want to predict if a surge will happen before the game?

 

[Avenig]

Surge and guaranteed minimum wage day dreamers.....

Out of curiosity, I turn on app (Saturday night) after 6:30pm. Sydney is well on surge. The app allocates first job, 21 mins away in southern shire??? Huh?
Who'd be mad to drive 21 mins to pick up a shire pax? I let it time out.

One min later, another ping 25 mins away? Miranda???
Is the app trying to drag me away from core areas?

Sometimes I will set destination to a surge area and drive towards it but rare to get a ride towards a surge zone. Demand is usually away from the surge zone

 

[Avenig]

I got my highest fare ever this weekend. City to quackers hill at 1.5 surge. That was pretty good. Enough to end it there for the night.

Just curious, do you live out that way? I have a theory that I've never had a job that far west because the app knows my home address is inner west.