It's not your fault. You should only be worried if it's difficult for you to find work.

A slight shift in gravity will cause some writers to give a poor rating

 

Nah.. generally they give you 50 or so rated trips .... not always but usually.

 

Thanks for the replies, guys I'll keep an eye out for opportunities to get better ratings and will continue to read this forum. I'm also watching videos and what not. This isn't a full time gig for me as I have another job, but I do need to supplement my income. Still if worse came to worse, I could survive without this job, if it became difficult.

 

The one thing I'd be concerned about is that you definitely had two and possibly three of those trips rated 3 or lower which is 10% of your total and that's a lot. Small sample size for sure and you're in no risk of deactivation for now but you might want to try and remember which ones they were and adjust accordingly. However with only 20 trips your rating will go up very quickly so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

 

Drive during the day time with sober pax for a week or two. Your rating will go up.

Drunk pax rate you by the hangover they have the next morning.
My rating always takes a hit when I work closing or drunken holidays.

 

I'm planning on doing Thursdays and Fridays anywhere between 8am and before dark. This past week was a fluke because of my schedule with my main job which sort of forced me to work Saturday so I could make some money this week. I worked 10 am to 7pm yesterday and apparently there was an annual rodeo in the next town over and I didn't realize. I had drunk people at noon lol. I'm hoping I don't run into that too much on a weekday lol. I can see why being intoxicated and the aftermath that follows would impair someone's judgement. I just wish more riders knew that even a 4 isn't considered a decent rating in Uber world lol.

 

Drunk people use Uber. I use Uber when I think I am going to be drinking.
Get used to the idea a considerable amount of your pax will be drinking alcohol.

The trick is to know who to let into the car.

If they don't know their driver's name I don't let them in.
If they don't know their name, I don't let them in.
If they need to lean on a person or a post.... well you get the point.

 

Like everything else in life driving for uber gets easier the more you do it. Till then work on your charming skills. Pax tend to be more forgiving for mistakes if you are a charming person. Don't go overboard with it cause it can be annoying.

If you don't mind, do you know why some pax rated you lower than 4 stars?

 

Like everything else in life driving for uber gets easier the more you do it. Till then work on your charming skills. Pax tend to be more forgiving for mistakes if you are a charming person. Don't go overboard with it cause it can be annoying.

If you don't mind, do you know why some pax rated you lower than 4 stars?

Uber.... dancing on a razor blade for pennies per mile.

Should be the new motto.

 

I really wouldn't put too much concern into the rating. You don't get paid any better if your a 5.0 or a 4.6. It's just got to be good enough. Besides there's so much randomness in it it's hardly a reliable gauge on how well you're doing

 

If you don't mind, do you know why some pax rated you lower than 4 stars?

I think it was maybe due to navigation issues. I had one or two where I was having trouble through a town over from here that I thought I was familiar but I guess I wasn't lol. I let them know that I was new to this and I apologized for the confusion. They seemed nice about it but I can see where they might have thought they were still being nice giving me a 4 lol. Most everybody seemed nice and nobody was like THAT wasted.

 

I recommend before you set off to take a second and scroll through to the map and get a general direction of your destination, that way even if you take the wrong turn or exist you know what general direction you should be heading. I also recommend you stick to the nav direction turn by turn, because sometimes you might think you know the area and get stuck in one way streets or dead-ends. Lastly, if are close to you destination and took the wrong exit, apologize and end the trip after you exit. Just tell them you made a mistake and won't be charging them from there on out. This might not be advisable by uber but you got to make some sacrifices to get yourself out of the lower end of ratings.

 

Just keep on driving and giving good service the good should outweigh the poopheads who would give you a bad rating regardless of what you do.

 

I suggest you use the search function in this forum, it help, instead of rehashing the same topic for the thousandth time.

 

You're in better shape than I was. I was at a 3.68 after 9 rides, now at 4.78 with 93 rides. It takes a while but just pick and choose better hours to drive is my opinion. If you go into your Uber office they can tell you the breakdown of your ratings.

 

Oh, and try hard to get it above 4.6 after 25 rides. I was told that's the number and you get warnings below 4.65 after 25 rides

 

Typical newbie drivers, more worried about the ratings than the dirt cheap rates they are driving for, Uber surely knows how to manipulate. With time, eventually they snap out of this haze they are under, for some it's sooner, for others it takes a bit more time. It's been the same story on this forum for years, rinse and repeat. .

 

So you hang out here for which reason?

 

As others have stated there is a lot of good advice in this forum. In addition as time goes on you'll learn some tricks.

One trick I learned here, is to end the trip just early enough where my screen is able to flip to the PAX rating screen. I then select a 5 star, which is then clearly visible to the PAX.....but I don't submit. After they are out of view I change it to whatever I believe is warranted and then submit. The hard part is timing.... ending the trip not to early and not to late such that they are already out of the car before they can see the 5 stars. Occasionally I'll throw in a "5 stars for a 5 star passenger". I don't know if actually works but I think it does.....

Early on I had a few situation where I thought all the passengers where in the vehicle but turns out they weren't. I now throw out "everyone ready" which gives the PAX the opportunity to say yes or no. I once stated "is it just you" which the PAX took offense too.... This is when I switched to the everyone ready or You all set. anyway, my point is to think about where you may have went wrong, adapt, learn from your mistakes and ratings will improve.

 

As others have stated there is a lot of good advice in this forum. In addition as time goes on you'll learn some tricks.

One trick I learned here, is to end the trip just early enough where my screen is able to flip to the PAX rating screen. I then select a 5 star, which is then clearly visible to the PAX.....but I don't submit. After they are out of view I change it to whatever I believe is warranted and then submit. The hard part is timing.... ending the trip not to early and not to late such that they are already out of the car before they can see the 5 stars. Occasionally I'll throw in a "5 stars for a 5 star passenger". I don't know if actually works but I think it does.....

Early on I had a few situation where I thought all the passengers where in the vehicle but turns out they weren't. I now throw out "everyone ready" which gives the PAX the opportunity to say yes or no. I once stated "is it just you" which the PAX took offense too.... This is when I switched to the everyone ready or You all set. anyway, my point is to think about where you may have went wrong, adapt, learn from your mistakes and ratings will improve.

Good advice.

What I say is "Let me know when everyone is in and has their seatbelt fastened."
That works pretty good for me.

 

This is all such good advice! Thanks so much, once again, everybody! I'm glad I found this forum. In time, I won't be a noob anymore and can help someone like me lol.

 

Next would be to go for some math and business classes.

 

it's.... nacho n' CHEEZY

 

I would also suggest wearing a bluetooth as well, that way your passengers do not hear the navigation and you hear it very clearly and really don't have to pay much attention to your phone at all. A wired one would be fine too but I have never heard of a bluetooth that was heavy that you couldn't wear. Anyways good luck and remember uncle uber doesn't control you, they just play you to take every nickel they can get from you.

 

Go with what works for you.

Bluetooth is not only heavier than wired, the battery runs down in a few hours.
I have a box full of bluetooth headsets I don't use for those very reasons.

 

Not sure if someone else posted this, but it's a good idea to ask people right up front if they have a preferred route. Usually, as soon as you pull away from the curb. That way, they cannot be angry with you for the route.

 

Do not accept POOL. That is a sure way to bring your rating down fast.

 

As far as using bluetooth, I was told it affects the Uber app. Is that true? I hope not because I'd like to use it again. I stream music better that way. The radio stations here suck. And also answering a pax call or making a call,if necessary would be much easier.

As far as using a route they would like, I've been employing this tactic now. It does work better.

As far as pool, thankfully it's not available in my area

 

Oh and my rating has gone up again 4.67... all the advice is helping

 

Ratings are a direct reflection of who you are as a human being. Be concerned ....be very concerned. Ratings are the most important thing in your life.

 

You are so right! Only if other people like me, will I truly know that I am worthy of life. Can't believe you know what I feel... thank you so much bahahahaha

 

Does this mean were not going to the prom anymore?

 

Of course we are. I need a shark on my arm to scare away all the creepers.

 

Oh and my rating has gone up again 4.67... all the advice is helping

SLOW DOWN. Don't get your rating too high, you don't want the passengers to get there expectations up. Remember you driving people around for .75 cents a mile. you are one level above a homeless guy with a will work for food sign.

And don't worry about your rating I got picked up by a driver with 4.3 rating and crazier than hell. they don't care

Every trip you should be running a stop sign, slamming the brakes, and honking and yelling at another car. If there is not another car on the road. roll down you window and yell at GOD for making you a Uber driver.

Have a Blessed DAY !!!

 

SLOW DOWN. Don't get your rating too high, you don't want the passengers to get there expectations up.

We'll wouldn't I want SPEED UP if I want to get a lower rating?