Want to make it clear to you do not assume that because I can do comfort and lux that that's all I do, there are days when I see very few Comfort trips and maybe one or no Lux trips, but when I get the higher higher tier trips especially the Lyft luxury trips it brings up my average per hour earnings.
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The Forum of Self Hate.
This is the only forum I know where the people in the business demean others for being in the business. “Ants will do the work”. What does that mean? That people who are almost as stupid as you will do the work? Seriously, I think the whole driving labor force has PTSD.
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Same thing as I do at the airport and just relaxing while I wait for that bell to ring at the end of my pole…I'm going to let others explain it to you
if they so choose to, key points:
1. I am working two apps Uber and Lyft,
2. A few of those hours are not me in my car, some or me at home waiting for a trip from my local Shopping Center are the Metrolink which is only like two blocks down the street,
3. I am on a higher tier I can do Uber comfort and Lyft luxury,
4. I have a laptop and a big tablet which allows me to do certain things in my car that I would normally do at home,
5. I drive a 2017 Lincoln mkz, so sitting in my car is not some uncomfortable unbearable task, I have premium sound system and YouTube music and I actually do many times enjoy being in a car and being alone.
( That sounded sexual )
What you do in the privacy of your own car is your business.Same thing as I do at the airport and just relaxing while I wait for that bell to ring at the end of my pole…
( That sounded sexual )
@Sean112
And think about this, what is most taxi drivers doing by default, they're sitting and waiting for a trip a lot of sitting and waiting for a trip, what am I doing on my own (my own default) sitting and watching crap trips go by until I get one that I think is profitable.
And think about this, what is most taxi drivers doing by default, they're sitting and waiting for a trip a lot of sitting and waiting for a trip, what am I doing on my own (my own default) sitting and watching crap trips go by until I get one that I think is profitable.
Like Vegas or Amsterdam!What you do in the privacy of your own car is your business.
You are still online, tethered to your phone for all those hours. You can't really do much except surf the internet in case that one great trip comes in. I don't see the point. I am logged in in the low 30s per week, and prefer to keep busy as much of that time as possible. Then I log off and have my time truly free. I'm making $25-30/logged in hour vs your maybe $15/hourI'm going to let others explain it to you
if they so choose to, key points:
1. I am working two apps Uber and Lyft,
2. A few of those hours are not me in my car, some or me at home waiting for a trip from my local Shopping Center are the Metrolink which is only like two blocks down the street,
3. I am on a higher tier I can do Uber comfort and Lyft luxury,
4. I have a laptop and a big tablet which allows me to do certain things in my car that I would normally do at home,
5. I drive a 2017 Lincoln mkz, so sitting in my car is not some uncomfortable unbearable task, I have premium sound system and YouTube music and I actually do many times enjoy being in a car and being alone.
Yup, and then there is the sub-set of that one that does not drive at all - is not even on the platform and only uses Uber as a pax, but still come here to troll and keep you guys in line telling you the way things should be.And then there are some of us that give rides and insult others because, well just because!
There are occasional jobs that I do freelance, no time constraint to complete Maybe 24, 48 or 72 hours, but my time the individual sessions that I do to complete the task have no limitations, I could literally be doing a job and I'm giving 48 hours to complete it but the job itself may only take one or two hours so I could literally do 12 5-minutes sessions to complete a 1-hour job.You are still online, tethered to your phone for all those hours. You can't really do much except surf the internet in case that one great trip comes in. I don't see the point. I am logged in in the low 30s per week, and prefer to keep busy as much of that time as possible. Then I log off and have my time truly free. I'm making $25-30/logged in hour vs your maybe $15/hour
I love those guys!Yup, and then there is the sub-set of that one that does not drive at all - is not even on the platform and only uses Uber as a pax, but still come here to troll and keep you guys in line telling you the way things should be.
Which sock are you ?This is the only forum I know where the people in the business demean others for being in the business. “Ants will do the work”. What does that mean? That people who are almost as stupid as you will do the work? Seriously, I think the whole driving labor force has PTSD.
Hey ...No, hating the hater make you as bad as the hater.
You do as you want and if you need help with something there are good poster’s on here that will help you.
Also you have the ignore feature that allows you to ignore those you feel are hater’s and should give it a try… I do!
You entertain me, so no ignore for you!Hey ...
Just checkin.....You entertain me, so no ignore for you!
As an ex taxi driver, ex Medical Transport driver, ex limo driver, I am used to sitting and waiting for an assignment, so my mindset with Uber and Lyft is the same I sit and wait for a profitable trip, I don't care if I sit in the car for 50 hours and my active time is only 20 for 30 hours, I don't see the point of continuing to work and put wear and tear and mileage on my car just to make maybe a few extra hundred per week, I intend to keep my car in good condition so when I sell it in a few years it's still a decent Transportation car I don't intend to run the wheels off of it like is said on this site,
In my mindset my car is what’s earning the money I am guess it's driver, my job is to make sure my car earns the most amount of money per active hour/per active mile,
Depending on how busy are non-busy it is and the traffic conditions, I use one of two mindsets when I am working,
1. Pay per hour earnings, this rule is mostly used for longer trips,
I don't care what the mileage of the trip as long as my car is earning 40 plus per hour and I am dropping off in a busy City
2. Pay per mile earnings, this rule is mostly used for shorter trips,
short trips those ones that come in for under $10 especially the ones that are like $5 to $7, short trips need to be able to be completed within 10 minutes 15 minutes max if it's a slow day or slow hour of the day, if the trip is closer to the $10 range I will allow it a few more minutes, the total mileage to complete the trip can't be greater than the fare,
So think of it like a sliding scale, one end of the scale is pay per mileage based, the other end of the scale is pay for time based, so I adjust that scale as needed.
The $40 plus obviously will not work in every market and will not work at all times of day, I will be honest and sometimes I have to adjust it down to as little as 25 per hour but most mornings in the Inland Empire weekday mornings, $40 plus per hour is doable
In my mindset my car is what’s earning the money I am guess it's driver, my job is to make sure my car earns the most amount of money per active hour/per active mile,
Depending on how busy are non-busy it is and the traffic conditions, I use one of two mindsets when I am working,
1. Pay per hour earnings, this rule is mostly used for longer trips,
I don't care what the mileage of the trip as long as my car is earning 40 plus per hour and I am dropping off in a busy City
2. Pay per mile earnings, this rule is mostly used for shorter trips,
short trips those ones that come in for under $10 especially the ones that are like $5 to $7, short trips need to be able to be completed within 10 minutes 15 minutes max if it's a slow day or slow hour of the day, if the trip is closer to the $10 range I will allow it a few more minutes, the total mileage to complete the trip can't be greater than the fare,
So think of it like a sliding scale, one end of the scale is pay per mileage based, the other end of the scale is pay for time based, so I adjust that scale as needed.
The $40 plus obviously will not work in every market and will not work at all times of day, I will be honest and sometimes I have to adjust it down to as little as 25 per hour but most mornings in the Inland Empire weekday mornings, $40 plus per hour is doable
Another 1 of these threads?
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BO-riing
My favorites are the ones who always say quit complaining or quit whining it's just a waste of time it's not going to change anything. Yet, somehow they think saying just reject the low ball offers a thousand times over is going to change the mind of a driver who has already tried that a million times and they still keep coming non stop. His or her rent may be due but I'm sure they will take your advice. 😂good. It’s ok to hate the hater. 😊. Of course, anyone who thinks they are smart, who thinks they are smarter than those they call ants. who’s doing Uber, is kidding themselves. They are the dumb of dumb and dumber. It’s all pretty pathetic. I’m an ant. Help me. Please.
The biggest waste of time is when you waste your time telling someone else that they are wasting their time. They are an oxymoron.
Isn’t that what you just did?My favorites are the ones who always say quit complaining or quit whining it's just a waste of time it's not going to change anything. Yet, somehow they think saying just reject the low ball offers a thousand times over is going to change the mind of a driver who has already tried that a million times and they still keep coming non stop. His or her rent may be due but I'm sure they will take your advice. 😂
The biggest waste of time is when you waste your time telling someone else that they are wasting their time. They are an oxymoron.
please explain how you think whining or complaining to other drivers here is going to change anything.
That's the way I play poker too.As an ex taxi driver, ex Medical Transport driver, ex limo driver, I am used to sitting and waiting for an assignment, so my mindset with Uber and Lyft is the same I sit and wait for a profitable trip,
I will sit and fold hole cards for HOURS.
I have sat and paid blinds all the way to the end, because I never got a good enough hand to play. It's called getting "blinded out" and some at the table thought I was crazy ... but, they're not the first.
I sat and folded one time so many times that another player asked me "you gonna play cards or be a puzzy?" I told him I was playing poker, and he could play all the cards he wanted. He was out of the tourney long before I was.
There are three major 'skills' sets in poker - that are directly transferrable to life in general.
Skill, luck, and patience.
Patience is the hardest to master.
Don't play a bad hand just because you're bored of folding.
Wait for a decent hand.
For me, I don't like sitting in my car waiting for rides. The weather where I live most of the time is not very comfortable and I just plain get bored even if I have a book to read and such. My home is such a relaxing and comfortable place compared to sitting out in public in my car. I tried cherry picking and I did not enjoy it. Plus, there is just not enough business here to cherry pick.I sleep at the airport and not worrying about some client making my backseat dirty.
I rather do that than take a three dollar ride and truthfully I am fine with reading, playing my Switch or just watching a movie while waiting for a ride.
As you enjoy rolling around town looking for that ride I just sit and wait like that old fisherman who tosses out his line, sits and waits for that bell to ring at the end of his pole…
Some days I clear two to three hundred and others I might clear a Buck-Fifty for the day but least I am being relaxed and enjoying life.
If I want extra I could get out and sit for Dash orders but still I am not willing to take low ball orders.
If you feel the need for that by all means do it and have fun but for me I have what I will make me roll my wheels and what will make me sit and watch a movie while waiting…
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