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Guys and gals I am new to UBER. I have been doing it for about three weeks and have made about 700 doing it. Instead of complaining about the job see if you can do something on your end to fix the problem. If you're not making enough venture into other markets or just simply stop logging on to take riders. I AM NOT TRYING TO START S$&T but your job is what you make it you are your own boss with UBER which is a plus. Just because YOU have a bad experience with UBER doesn't mean everyone will.
I'm glad you're enjoying driving for Uber. It can be enjoyable. Most people start to gripe when they realize they really aren't making any money.
Have you purchased a commercial insurance policy for yourself yet? For 90%+ of drivers they are driving on Personal insurance policy. Call your insurance company and tell them your driving for Uber now and see how quickly you get dropped.
H8dsoul i appreciate your new found optimism. I think you are saying the right things but i fear you are too new to realize that uber wants to replace you for a robot as soon as possible. You must not have realized yet that if you were robbed at gunpoint by an uber passenger they would immediately reply with a canned reply and a promise to ban the rider. Enjoy being an uber partner for atleast few more months. After reality sets in please come back and bash uber like the rest of us
Not gonna bash anyone I try to stay positive if I should get robbed then it is meant to be remember ccw are for everyone that qualifies just because a robber points a gun at you doesnt mean he will use it and he may not be as fast as i am. I will check back in a few months days years or whenever i have grown every business i am a part of and uner isnt any different
It depends on the market but in some areas it is really bad. People are quitting their jobs hearing they will make $1000+ a week working 25 hours. Then they find it's more like $250 a week for 40 hours. The driver oversaturation is a big problem in some areas.
Newbies need to know the truth before they commit.
Sorry to ruin it for the newbie... But you're in dayton... Your pax pay $0.85 per mile... You earn 63 cents per mile. The IRS says the cost of driving a mile is 54 cents. That includes depreciation, maintenance, and fuel. So you're profiting 9 cents per mile.
Oh wait, except that's only on miles with passengers in the car, and since you can't uber without dead miles between trips... In my city, I average about 1.5 dead miles for every paid mile, it's probably similar for you.
So you see how it costs you $1.35 to make 63 cents?
You're basically paying 72 cents a mile to drive for uber. I do hope you enjoy it.
Maybe you ask yourself.. Well I have this cash which I didn't have before so I must have made money.... False. You're putting massive miles on your car and decreasing it's life span dramatically meaning you're gonna need a new car alot sooner.
Sorry to ruin it for the newbie... But you're in dayton... Your pax pay $0.85 per mile... You earn 63 cents per mile. The IRS says the cost of driving a mile is 54 cents. That includes depreciation, maintenance, and fuel. So you're profiting 9 cents per mile.
Oh wait, except that's only on miles with passengers in the car, and since you can't uber without dead miles between trips... In my city, I average about 1.5 dead miles for every paid mile, it's probably similar for you.
So you see how it costs you $1.35 to make 63 cents?
You're basically paying 72 cents a mile to drive for uber. I do hope you enjoy it.
Maybe you ask yourself.. Well I have this cash which I didn't have before so I must have made money.... False. You're putting massive miles on your car and decreasing it's life span dramatically meaning you're gonna need a new car alot sooner.
So you've done a handful of rides and you come on here claiming 'I AM NOT TRYING TO START S$&T.' But your post's sole purpose is to stir the crapper by virtue of you knowing nothing and presuming to tell others how to think and feel. You have zero credibility.
You can't tell long-term, experienced drivers how they should feel about anything when they've been repeatedly bent over by Uber, 'the most ethically challenged company in Silicon Valley.' Driving Uber, Lyft, etc. was a gig that paid okay or even paid well.
And it could still pay well in EVERY single market if Uber wasn't run by the biggest a-holes on the planet. But it should not be the case that drivers CAN LOSE MONEY GIVING RIDES.
Anyone who has done some reading knows your tsk-tsking is indefensible. And noobish ignorance is no excuse!
You should tell that to all the Detroit drivers that had to endure the .30/mile for several months. It's newcomers like you that continue to allow uber to do what they're doing. If no one complained, the rates would be 5cents/mile AAAAAA$5 service fee.
It is possible he is an uber shill though unlikely. I find a true nature hidden behind the op's rant. I dont doubt for a second that uber plants shills here. We should find out from the owner of this forum. The owner can gleem such things. Over times the ips of suspected shills can overlap or reveal a trend even when they are proxied. I guess its irrelevant. Its a fact there are paid shills for uber here
Just wait till you hit the 4 month mark. Uber's algorithm seems to favor new drivers. You will make what seems to be decent money then you realize you still made next to nothing because you drove for quantity, not for quality. In other words you drove at base rate with not incentives.
At first i didnt believe it. I did not think there can be such an evil corporation. Its true. Had a buddy that drove uber in n.j. he loved it at 85 cents a mile. Kept saying how he nets 25$ an hour consistently. Wouldnt believe me when i told him to hive it time. You will get to minimim wage after 200 fares or so. He just called me to tell me he quit for that exact reason
Uber's Church of Love can make you reborn. You just have to believe in the almighty Travis. You just have to open your heart to let the side hustle in. Now don't forget to send in your non tax deductible Love Gift to Travis, c/o Uber.
Thank you and We Love You.
I have been driving for a year, and I agree with you 100%. These forums would be much more helpful if the whiners stayed away and left room for people who want to be constructive.
Why is it only " New" members feel this way ?
Can anyone tell me ?
So precocious. Then we get to watch their dreams crumble right before our very eyes.
Over and over and over again.
So predictable.
Not gonna bash anyone I try to stay positive if I should get robbed then it is meant to be remember ccw are for everyone that qualifies just because a robber points a gun at you doesnt mean he will use it and he may not be as fast as i am. I will check back in a few months days years or whenever i have grown every business i am a part of and uner isnt any different
Your know it's against uber' s terms of service to have a gun in the car. Guessing you missed that in the pages of tiny print you agreed to. You'll be deactivated in a heartbeat if they find out
Of course Uber doesn't care about our rights to defend ourselves. The corporate people are safe and sound behind their desks with security at HQ. They don't get out and drive some of these creepy, crazy, drunk, and high people in these streets at night. What do these snowflakes know about street smarts?
Just wait till you hit the 4 month mark. Uber's algorithm seems to favor new drivers. You will make what seems to be decent money then you realize you still made next to nothing because you drove for quantity, not for quality. In other words you drove at base rate with not incentives.
So my suspicions are true? I was wondering if I was tripping when I looked at my earnings and in the beginning I was easily making $250-300 Net on just Fridays and Saturday with not too many miles (and it was Lyft and Uber), then it started slowly decrease until a $120-150 became norm with more shorter and crappier trips. I pretty much don't drive any more, it just doesn't seem to be worth my time. I'm keeping both accounts and my ridesharing insurance, so whenever I feel like making a few bucks or getting out of the house for an evening, I can log in. I'm not counting on making any real profit, maybe just a little bit to go to dinner or buy some nice liquor for the night.
I enjoy driving, I enjoy meeting new people, I enjoy exploring places I don't go a lot, I enjoy not having to pay my bills with Uber money, I enjoy getting out of the house in the winter, I enjoy occasionally helping someone who wouldn't get to work without me, I enjoy the occasional hot college girl that hops in my car, I enjoy uber...BUT...I don't need it, that's probably why I enjoy it.
I hear you. Like I said, financially, it's not all that great in my scenario, but I also like those things you mentioned. Last time I drove was almost two weeks ago, and while it feels great to have a weekend evening off again, I'm kind of starting to miss going out to drive. Most people I meet are decent people.
I sounded just like you when I first started...one year later
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