I work a back breaking job , (with an already bad back) they keep putting new hires on these pedestals and expect me to train/teach them everything i know (so i guess they can fire me or replace me if need be) ny boss is a lunatic , and the owner is a ***** who lets him do what he wants , but i make about 650$ a week (takehome) ... i can come close to that driving (more hours obviously plus more to cover for fuel) but im scared that the rating system is basically out of my hands and i can become deactivated in the long run... what should i do? (Sorry so sloppy , this was written on a smart phone)
should i quit my job to uber full time??
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Only if you like sitting around hours on end hoping for a ping. It gets worse every week. My neighborhood is now flooded with drivers. I can't even sit at home and expect to get a ping anymore. 6 new drivers in the last month all with in a mile.
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Absolutely. Quit your job and drive Uber full time. You will make 30/hr and be your own boss. Soon you will make 90k a year!!!
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If you do Uber more, sign up for Lyft as well. Also, look at other companies in which you can use your car, like food delivery or courier. I just quit my teaching job, and I am getting started in real estate, so I need a job to keep my lights on until I get some closings under my belt. I do Uber, Lyft, and a couple other jobs
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Terrible timing to start driving for Uber.
Keep your job and consider it a blessing.
Keep your job and consider it a blessing.
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World is always gonna need more teachers then Uber drivers.
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Uber is NOT a good job, far far far from being a good job. Think fast food, paper route, door man, etc. all of them are as good and in many many many ways better than Uber. Each of them pay about the same or better than Uber with less financial risk.. You risk wrecking your car everyday for pennies.
I actually just got a new job and since im $200 in the negative with uber ( i abused the **** outta the gas card once i learned i can make in store purchases) and now im pretty much done with uber. It was ok but i got lazy and the bills piled up.... i might drive it off little by little but i dont know if i even wanna drive again ...maybe ill sign up for lyft.
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Stick with Uber, work a Saturday night a week and if you have the ability to work big nights. Part time with this gig is always the way to go.
i actually work overnight fri-mon lol 10 hour days
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Are you ****ing ******ed?
Driving late night on Friday and Saturday is horrible. You have to deal with the worst of humanity and make $15 an hour before expenses. People like you drive me crazy, have you even ever sat down and counted your miles, expenses and hourly take?
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Yeah, the money gets deposited into my account and I spend it how it needs to be spent. Cars are meant to be driven, plain and simple. If you have no payments, a car that you can straight up beat the hell out of, to walk into a car dealership and they will give you what you need to get you in a new vehicle you have zero care in the damn world.
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Just another meat puppet that knows about making money but nothing about profit.
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Explain to me how I continue to loose money? Surges don't exist like they used to, idea has always been keep your dollar ammount as close to your total miles driven, mission gets accomplished every night.
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Right (with sarcasm). When net pay is $.64 per mile and you admit that surge is rare....just exactly how do you net a buck a mile. Cancellation fees and tips...I don't think so. And don't forget you gotta make up a lot because the .64 doesn't include all the empty miles to pick up pax or move to a better spot.
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Put yourself in a spot to get your ETAs between 2-4 min away. Be in an area where minimums only take 5-7 minutes to drop. Example: customer is 2 minutes away (i.e. Right around the corner) they live 2 miles away. Round trip to get back 4 miles. 3 bucks off the fare 2 dollar tip, keeps you right where you wanna be. Hell a 1.5 surge with a 5 dollar tip, keeps adding up and then you start to get your miles back. So I may start out slow but I know how to make up my miles quicker then one waiting for a surge, and eventually people need to make their way up north again which accounts for my dead head miles going home.
Typical trip, TIA to Sarasota 60 miles, I netted $45.00 + 5.00 tip=50.00...... drive back home 60+ miles......total miles driven, 120+ miles, expenses.............
gas, 120*0.09=10.80 add to that maintenance, repairs, depreciation, at least 0.25 per mile 120*0.25=30.00
So, for 120 miles and almost 3 hours drive my net equals to 50.00-
10.80-gas
30.00- m,r,d,
For a grand total of 9.20, need I to say more?
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