[Erik M]

How do you know the passenger was not in a surge area?

You don't know, I think that's his point!

 

[Erik M]

W

You can't "see" pax surge like that. It's not shown on the map. Driver surge is not the same thing as pax surge.

Always always? Is it possible it was more than that on that $23 day? I would find it very surprising that Uber would pay out more on a trip than the pax is paying without Surge or Boost.

The only way you can get an idea about the surge the pax might be paying is to look at the pax app and put in a point A and B where you know what the base fare is between A and B.

Remember how before UFF you'd sometimes get a "surprise" or a "shared" surge on a trip at the end? For example, you'd get a $4.50 sticky and complete the trip but when you check the trip details at the end of the trip, it would say the trip had a surge of something like $14.73? Also on those trips, you'd get about 50% of the pax fare but most drivers wouldn't care because they got paid more than they thought. I believe that "shared" surge is still going on now that we have UFF. The only difference is that we can see the shared surge up front before we accept the trip rather than only after the trip is completed.

WTF is a "sticky" and why do some people keep using that stupid terminology.

 

[Erik M]

I picked up the term from my greenlight hub manager. That is what Uber used to refer to the new surge because it sticks with you wherever you go until you use it or decline an offer.

Your greenlight hub manager must be a frequent visitor to this site because this site is the only place I've heard that term and I drive in Los Angeles and talk to a hundred drivers a month.

 

[Erik M]

Then you are The Godfather to see to, you know .. fix things.
Make them right. Right?
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Your private cell number is worth a small fortune.

Not at all, just self aware of a dumb word that has no merit to the situation used by a few dingleberries!

 

[Erik M]

Well California does function completely different than the rest of the rideshare community in the country. So it's quite possible you guys don't have sticky surges🤷‍♀️

We call them add'l ride bonuses and if it happens to stay with you on the next ride, that part will be mentioned. Saying I have a "sticky" sounds like my 8yr old talking!

 

[Erik M]

Well California does function completely different than the rest of the rideshare community in the country. So it's quite possible you guys don't have sticky surges🤷‍♀️

But I will not doubt Cali is a sespool and does not function with the rest of the free world!

 

[Erik M]

Yeah like I said California is completely different.😉😅 I guarantee you a lot more people use the term sticky surge than the term add'l ride😁 what does add'l even mean? Who came up with that? LOL the good thing about a sticky surges it STICKS with you so there is no "if it happens to stay with you"

Really add'l(additional), come on, i mean i know rideshare requires so form of education but there has to be a line drawn! Its like saying "ur" instead of your, "u:" instead of you, etc.. Do I need to tell you what etc means?

 

[Erik M]

I try hard, I really do!