I despise new members that post here as a hobby, while there are some of us that do this full time...

 

So the reason I hate and despise these people is that they're taking the business away from drivers who work full time. If you're driving a $80k car, how is $50 on Friday night going to help you? You can bash me all you want for posting this but this is common sense. Get a hobby, go have a drink, be with your family..

Some people work at MacDonald's to pay their rent.
Others that work there live with their parents and work there only to pay for their $60k Cadillac Escalade.

We all work for different reasons.

I hate you. You hate me.
Uber on.

 

I despise people who despise people.

Also... Is this a counter argument to the post, "I'm sick of disgruntled full time drivers" ? (edited for clarity)

Finally - when you realize that the only person you can control is yourself, you'll be well on your way to inner peace.

 

I despise people who despise people.

Also... Is this a counter argument to the post about despising full time drivers?

Finally - when you realize that the only person you can control is yourself, you'll be well on your way to inner peace.

I never said I despised FT drivers. I said I was sick of disgruntled FT drivers (i.e. the ones who keep doing the same thing and expecting more money, while making less and less).

 

I suppose I shouldn't tell you about my BMW 3 Series that I've done probably more than 500 trips in (out of 1300+ since February), and my 4.9+ rating. I've even had a few days where I've operated at a slight loss, just to keep my ratings up or move money into a separate bank account.

If you really want to get mad, read my thread "I'm Sick of Disgruntled Full Timers!".

Free market's a *****, ain't it?

 

So the reason I hate and despise these people is that they're taking the business away from drivers who work full time. If you're driving a $80k car, how is $50 on Friday night going to help you? You can bash me all you want for posting this but this is common sense. Get a hobby, go have a drink, be with your family..

You're about 43 months too late with this post. Your anger is the same as all the livery drivers in America, including Uber drivers from '09 thru '13, that were making a decent living at $5/mile with their $50k SUV's. Just as easy as you joined UberX for pennies a mile so did the rest of the 700k ignorant drivers. You have no one to blame but yourself.

 

I doubt anybody's actually working only as a hobby and they don't care about the cash. If Uber offered a option for people to drive around and pick people up for free, is anybody in their right mind that would join? And pick up drunks?

 

I would pick good looking gals

 

I despise uber drivers that drive bemmers

 

Good thing I used the profits I made with my Bimmer (which I paid only $10k for) to buy a used Sonata!

 

This is recurring in my car every other day. I pick up Pax from outer affluent suburbs and hear they talk about how "they did two trips and it was fun" or "sometimes I have nothing to do so this is fun to make a few dollars"

Part time, hobby drivers are the virus that drag down rates and keep surge down. Rookies who have time to waste and pick up every single pool. Don't get me wrong I stand by the part timers who actually need the money. Those who have no choice but to work Uber because any other job would not work with their full time job schedule. Anyone working this for fun, can suck it.

Earlier today this guy in a brand new grey $80k+ Audi A8L pulled next to me. Maybe I'm assuming but he had people in the rear seats and GPS in the front so I figure it was a ride share vehicle. The reason I'm assuming it's because I saw Teslas and BMW 7-Series with Uber stickers before that were not "livery" vehicles.

So the reason I hate and despise these people is that they're taking the business away from drivers who work full time. If you're driving a $80k car, how is $50 on Friday night going to help you? You can bash me all you want for posting this but this is common sense. Get a hobby, go have a drink, be with your family..

But doesn't it cut both ways? Full timers that rely on Uber to pay the bills have no choice but to stay out until they have rent money. Whereas part timers, when it's just not happening say: eff this.

The answer is simple, seniority. New drivers should only be allowed on the system when demand merits. Once they have enough hours, they move into the 'drive anytime' pool. Problem is Uber has no interest in matching supply with demand. They want oversupply to keep prices down to attract as many customers as possible.

 

Uber can't be taken seriously as a main source of income anymore - and especially with a nice car. My POS Versa is worth 3K on a good day, and I feel bad driving that car into the ground. Uber is only good for happy hour change at this point.

No one is really trying to feed a family doing this, right?

 

I can't afford to drive full time, or I would. Uber can't be taken seriously as a main source of income anymore - especially with a nice car. My POS Versa is worth 3K on a good day, and I don't even feel good driving that car into the ground. Uber is only good for paying for happy hour drinks at this point.

No one is really trying to feed a family doing this, right?

That was the whole point of my other thread. And I got crucified for it. (Admittedly I was pretty mean)

 

My dentist said he was going to try uber.

These people see the beautiful propaganda put out by uber and think it's a dream *side gig/hustle*. It's so cool to have a *side gig* now, when really that's just a polite way to say you are unemployed or can't pay the bills with your regular job. Remember the old term *moonlighting*. Sounds romantic, lol!

Nothing could convince him otherwise. I haven't heard from him since last visit but I hope he tried it!

I want him to see how well reality matches up with propaganda.

 

My dentist said he was going to try uber.

These people see the beautiful propaganda put out by uber and think it's a dream *side gig/hustle*. It's so cool to have a *side gig* now, when really that's just a polite way to say you are unemployed or can't pay the bills with your regular job. Remember the old term *moonlighting*. Sounds romantic, lol!

Nothing could convince him otherwise. I haven't heard from him since last visit but I hope he tried it!

I want him to see how well reality matches up with propaganda.

I think you've touched on an interesting point here. Even with a very handsome paying career related job, life has become so expensive that many of us are motivated to find some sort of side gig. This could launch into a whole side discussion about macroeconomics. Suffice to say I am in the camp that believes it is not necessarily a partisan issue but has more to do with massive credit expansion brought on by the central bank decades ago, as well as the continuation of low interest rates in modern times...

 

I don't despise any driver who wants to drive. For me the best thing about rideshare is the freedom. Drive for fun? Drive to pick up girls? Drive for fun money? Drive to put food on your table? All sound like good reasons to me. Some might say it is not fair that a guy trying to put food on his table has to compete with a millionaire picking up chicks. Meh, nothing is fair. I resent no one for their choice to drive. I do not see it as theft that someone has taken advantage of the opportunities to improve their life no matter where they are starting from. I see it as great.

And I personally feel that as long as regulators don't stand in the way that as technology develops, at least in the long run and on the average, the standard of living for all will get better.

Getting upset at a guy driving for the "wrong reasons" seems like wasted energy when chances are self-driving cars will be taking over in a few years anyway. Hopefully you have a backup plan.

 

I don't despise any driver who wants to drive. For me the best thing about rideshare is the freedom. Drive for fun? Drive to pick up girls? Drive for fun money? Drive to put food on your table? All sound like good reasons to me. Some might say it is not fair that a guy trying to put food on his table has to compete with a millionaire picking up chicks. Meh, nothing is fair. I resent no one for their choice to drive. I do not see it as theft that someone has taken advantage of the opportunities to improve their life no matter where they are starting from. I see it as great.

And I personally feel that as long as regulators don't stand in the way that as technology develops, at least in the long run and on the average, the standard of living for all will get better.

Getting upset at a guy driving for the "wrong reasons" seems like wasted energy when chances are self-driving cars will be taking over in a few years anyway. Hopefully you have a backup plan.

Like, except for the SDC's. I'll believe it when I see it.

 

Best comment I've ever seen in my life. Thank you.

I think Trafficat is possibly the most sensible, level headed person on here.

 

My apologies. I will edit my comment. I am also tired of disgruntled drivers.

Is it OK to be just a gruntled driver?

I think Trafficat is possibly the most sensible, level headed person on here.

I agree and now he/she will have a larger cranium.

 

Hey, what is a leveled headed person doing here, I thought this was for Uber mentally disturbed people only.

 

Oh yea, I forgot that corporate tax deductions apply in this ever so desirable business of driving fare for hire for $.70/mile. In this business in which you use your own personal vehicle and have no employees then a zero taxable income IS a zero profit.

 

I think SEAL Team 5 is saying that paying yourself is a business expense, and therefore the business is showing no profit. Especially when what you're paying yourself is nowhere near what a respectable business owner would want to make.

 

I've had a few pax lately talk about how they would like to try driving for U/L.

First words out of my mouth lately have been, 'please, whatever you decide, do not consider doing this as a full-time job. I do this to supplement my husband's full time job.' I then explain why I cannot have a good part-time job and how U/L work well in my situation.

The looks on their faces are priceless when I tell them how much/little we get paid per mile/minute.

 

I've had a few pax lately talk about how they would like to try driving for U/L.

First words out of my mouth lately have been, 'please, whatever you decide, do not consider doing this as a full-time job. I do this to supplement my husband's full time job.' I then explain why I cannot have a good part-time job and how U/L work well in my situation.

The looks on their faces are priceless when I tell them how much/little we get paid per mile/minute.

I've had pax insist that driver for Uber is "lucrative". Ha! I try to go with the flow and not ruffle their fathers too much.

 

This is recurring in my car every other day. I pick up Pax from outer affluent suburbs and hear they talk about how "they did two trips and it was fun" or "sometimes I have nothing to do so this is fun to make a few dollars"

So the reason I hate and despise these people is that they're taking the business away from drivers who work full time. If you're driving a $80k car, how is $50 on Friday night going to help you? You can bash me all you want for posting this but this is common sense. Get a hobby, go have a drink, be with your family..

I think you need to become a bit more tolerant of your fellow man.

Not everyone who works needs the money, to quote the late, great George Michael "Some people work for a living. Some people work for fun, girl, I just work for you"

I know a man who works every day in a government office in downtown Pittsburgh, worked long enough that his pension would be more than his wages. Gets him away from his wife.

 

This is funny. I had a very astute (probably Jewish) college student pax basically tell me that I was driving Uber to get a break from my family. There is truth to that.

 

My dentist said he was going to try uber.

These people see the beautiful propaganda put out by uber and think it's a dream *side gig/hustle*. It's so cool to have a *side gig* now, when really that's just a polite way to say you are unemployed or can't pay the bills with your regular job. Remember the old term *moonlighting*. Sounds romantic, lol!

Nothing could convince him otherwise. I haven't heard from him since last visit but I hope he tried it!

I want him to see how well reality matches up with propaganda.

If your dentist doing uber, he should not be your dentist

 

I would agree if he needed the money.

No, his house is paid for, he wears a Rolex, he owns his own practice, and employs other dentists. He thinks it's cool and glamorous from watching uber propaganda. It's *something to do* with his spare time. What's better than making money at a hobby you love.

That's what I'm saying... He BELIEVES the uber propaganda. They are beautiful commercials. Make $30-50 per hour driving beautiful, smiling, fun people in your beautiful expensive, paid for BMW. LOL.

 

Husband was on vacation last week. As we have no money to actually go somewhere his vacation means a lot of together time.

I took a day to go Ubering. Its easier to get out of the house if I come back with money. Uber saved my husband's life and our marriage.

 

You should give your husband a hall pass once a .month and let him drive for lyft

 

Theres a guy that used to post in thd Atlanta board that claimed he made $350k a year and drove a Tesla S for Uber. He posted photos so I do believe he drove a Tesla S. He said he drove for cigar and vintage whiskey money. Lol

I believe he had no friends but wanted people to ohh and ahh at his tesla.

 

I despise new members that post here as a hobby, while there are some of us that do this full time...

I despise despising. And liver. And braunschweiger.

 

I despise despising. And liver. And braunschweiger.

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I am proud to say that St. Louis has made many wonderful contributions to the culinary world - ice cream cones, thin-crust pizza, toasted ravioli, and St. Louis-style BBQ ribs.

One of the most overlooked and ignored culinary delights is the fried calf brain sandwich - which for some reason never seemed to be popular anywhere else, with the exception of Evansville, Indiana.

Fried calf brain on a bun with lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, and mayonnaise... yum-yum!

 

Listen, I am a full time Uber/Lyft driver. I've been doing both now for 3yrs. I get and see all sides of what everyone posts on here! I get it! But, I pay my car payments. I pay my rent! I pay my life and auto insurance. My credit cards. My food and gas including my home utilities. I even save $700 a month on top of which I go on micro to long vacations every year. All from the work I do driving for Uber/Lyft. Now I would agree that it's hard on the car and the stress level is high and that at any given moment we all could be out of the seat and screwed in some way or another but, just the same I am making it which means you all can too. I choose no sides in this, I am just saying that it depends on the displine and managing your money (BUGETING) that will either make you, or break you! That is apart of being self employed is that you only make as much as you allow yourself to! And if Uber/Lyft stops making me those abilities to make it, then I simply stop complaining about it and move onto the next adventure! We all have to find the angle of how this works for each other and if you've hit every angle and it still doesn't work for you, then I would say move onto something else that works for you. Drama mode is a financial killer!

 

Do you support a family as well? Those are the types I've been sharing with.

I'm not being argumentative with you. Just wondering.

If you do all that driving U/L then dang, kudos to you!

 

Just FYI lots of radio ads for both Uber and Lyft in Seattle market.

 

You have to realize this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for all of us. UBER/LYFT and now AirBNB allow you to own your own business with very little overhead, hassle and red tape to go through.
The reason everyone is doing it (TBH) is simply because this gig is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than everyone's current job. If this were a construction job with heavy lifting or a job where you had to rack your brain for hours then noone would do it. It goes to show you how many people will work for ez money no matter how little they make.

 

Best comment I've ever seen in my life. Thank you.

Why you little Uber people *****!
You've told me the same thing before.