If you have joined UberPeople.net because your Uber account was hacked, you've likely been taken in by a scam. Please read this before starting a thread on this subject.
You it reaches that time at night when you see wasted "5somes" (pax groups of 5) stumbling from the bar toward your UberX...that garners an insta-cancel, log-off and high tail it home for the night (quit while I'm ahead).
before the clock strikes midnight... the carriage turns into pumpkin.
(Btw, isn't it funny when you view these stories with an adult's eyes?... eg cinderella looking all nice and proper in the evening read for the party... and then late at night all dirty and used up..... it all makes sense now lol)
When you wasted an hour on your last trip because you had to wait for the police to come and remove from your vehicle a third party rider who would not get out of your car..................
AND............................
...........the trip before that was some one who tried to add stops and you got into an argument with him because you balked at the stops.........................................
AND..............................
..............the trip before that was some lady who was extremely demanding and you got into an argument with her when you pointed out that you would not honour those demands because people as demanding as her almost NEVER tip and those who do tip thirty to fifty cents.....................
I just get to the point where I'm sick of driving and need to get the hell out and go to the gym.
When I am getting rides that force me to go across the city in traffic. THOSE are the killer rides. You are not compensated fairly. The wear and tear on you car is enormous, IE: brakes, shitty gas mileage, threat of accident from unemployed loser ghetto dwellers.
When you get to the jail late at night and at the Sally port your DUI prisoner tells the CO that "He drives too slow, I'm already sober" and he's right! Wait, wrong forum. Sorry!
- You find yourself stopped at an intersection waiting for the stop sign to change
- Listening to pax' conversations with each other, regardless of topic or content, makes you feel like garroting them with piano wire
- Little black blobs at the side of the road are running out in front of your car
What are your signs that you're done for the night?
If I don't feel like I'm on my game, not concentrating, stressed out, tired etc... I'm done no matter what.
When the mood of the pax are really ugly over the course of a few rides or they are just pissing me off. That's just a sign to me that I will regret it if I keep going and it's come true every time I ignore it.
When I am tired and realize that I just hit my daily/weekly goal.
And, like someone posted above, when a unicorn deal ends near my house, that makes it even easier.
Example: On a Saturday night in late November well past midnight I accepted a Jack-in-the-Box gig that paid something like $12-13 and had little driving. There was over $100 of food including something like 9 drinks. I make the delivery and a VERY ATTRACTIVE lady in a bikini answered the door. Then another one also in a bikini came to the door. Then a guy who said one was his wife- the other was her friend. No, it was not a warm night at all- and they were still wearing bikinis. God bless America! I drove home right after that- I was only a few blocks away. The tip was $19.25.
P.S. I didn’t want to press my luck after that- I figured there was NO WAY the next gig could have been any better.
When you're "wealthy" and join a ride share forum just to start pointless arguments and post pictures of your ugly dogs that only the elderly would care to own?
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Uber Drivers Forum
7.7M posts
191.9K members
Since 2014
A forum dedicated to Uber drivers and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about taxes, documents, visas, travel, car care, finances, banking, maintenance, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!