[Bart McCoy]

Because unless the pax is like a minute away a $4 trip isn't worth my time. uber gets a dollar and then I'm paying at least a dollar in gas/mileage leaving me $2 for what could take easily 15-20 minutes of my time. That's how you kill your hourly rate right their. The reality is that no contractor should ever accept a trip that ends up costing them money, this is NOT how you run a business and as a contractor you are running a business. Therefore you are obligated to know if the job you are taking is going to make you a profit or not. It's very simple uber can't expect us to drive for free or at a loss so they can IPO at 51 billion dollars. |

NEW DRIVERS BEWARE! Don't just blindly accept everything. accept and contact the rider and ask them where they are going. IF it's not profitable then make an excuse like not enough gas or can't get their quickly enough..... and ask them to please cancel.

If drivers do what uber wants them to do which is be ignorant of their contractor rights you will not make money.

wait....so u complaining about not knowing the pax destination based simply on if they are going far or not (to know that you'll make money)????????????????????

 

[DriverX]

wait....so u complaining about not knowing the pax destination based simply on if they are going far or not (to know that you'll make money)????????????????????

Yes I'm running a business. It's my duty to run it at a profit!

 

[Bart McCoy]

Yes I'm running a business. It's my duty to run it at a profit!

ah okay. i can agree with that, and would love to know the destination myself,but that wasnt the point I was trying to make in my reply

 

[DriverX]

ah okay. i can agree with that, and would love to know the destination myself,but that wasnt the point I was trying to make in my reply

I don't get your point then. Hopefully the lawsuit will force uber to give us the pickup and destination locations up front. This is how the Taxi business operates. I've talked to cabbies and they know where the destination is before they take the job. The dispatcher alewasy asks the client where they are going so they can pair them with a cabbie that works those areas if possible. THere system allows them to communicate with the dispatcher directly. we just have an app that is set up to keep us in the dark. Drivers should ban together and not be afraid to ask for destinations. It's the only way to make this profitable. We have to be able to plan our work area or we get screwed.

 

[Bart McCoy]

I don't get your point then. .

how about you read OPs first post in this thread
my point is on topic
yours is off on a tangent
OP is NOT talking about what you are talking about (knowing an address before you pick pax up)

 

[DriverX]

EZ Bart I never said you were off topic. I read the title: Please tell me your destination!
lol

 

[OCBob]

That is the most asinine behavior I've heard in a long time. She's an idiot, if the destination she's going to is so private, restricted, and exclusive she should drive her f%#king self---I would've put her azz out of my car.

I think some do not want to give you the exact address they live but they are not bright enough to just give a random neighbor's address or just the street. Whatever the reason, I don't like it and sitting in traffic at these rates isn't worth it for drivers. I want to get them to their destination asap.