[dbla]

Haha we have one of those drivers right here on our local San Diego forum. He makes 1500 a week driving 8hrs a day. Somehow he never has a slow night or bad week even takes one night a week off

 

[MiamiKid]

Had a little payback. Got his ping an hour later from the restaurant I dropped them off. Waited 5:01 around the corner,cancelled,collected $4. It might get reversed by Uber later on if he complains ,but at the time it sure felt good.

Excellent!

 

[Uberfunitis]

The mcmansion-tipper situation was the perfect opportunity to shamelessly crack the driver's side window and allow the septic bill to draft out into the void before the pax's eyes. The theatric effect of such an act would have well warranted wasting that dollar.

One star for professionalism and a report to Uber that you dumped your trash on my yard before leaving.

 

[chevelle454]

Inferiority complex??? No clue my generation you never talk money because usually those that talk about it don't have any..

 

[john1975]

Show me the statement that you make 2000 working only 50-60 hours, even in Boston, I don't believe it, don't show me your best week of the year which included the biggest holiday or you got super lucky on some huge surge long trip, don't want to be rude but this is a joke

I usually drive 40-50 hours so I typically don't hit 2000. But I average 35-40 per hour. I will just attach my last week for uber. I also did over 200 with lyft so a little under 1800 in just under 50 hours. And this was just an average week. I've done better some weeks. I don't see why you find my statement so hard to believe. Boston is one of the better markets for ridesharing.

 

[touberornottouber]

Ditto. I hear it all the time.

This is typically a $5 an hour gig here. When it is good you make $10 an hour here.

On the beach side I see all these Uber drivers just sitting around. I know from experience that they will often go hours without a ping there when there are so many drivers. It just can't support that many drivers all clustered together and the calls are split too many ways. I don't see why people are doing it anymore. I get just leaving it on at home or on your way to the store but to just sit in a parking lot for 3 hours to maybe get maybe a single $10 fare?

I think part of it is these drivers lying just to get the $100 referral bonus.

Picked up a rich couple from a McMansion Saturday night. They were actually quite nice and one of the few of their type I actually liked. The husband said he rarely if ever tips Uber drivers because according to him , they make "Way too much as it is". Not sure how he determined that. But anyways because he "really really" liked me, his words, he was going to make a very rare exception and give me a tip. Rather dramatically he pulled out his wallet. Then with great flair and showmanship he handed me a single dollar bill. That was it. He then sat there with an expectant grin on his face , waiting for me to gush over with total happiness I'm guessing from his very rare act of "generosity". Dude was totally serious about it. If it wasn't for his nice wife sitting there with him I would of told him where to stick his stinking dollar bill. What a d...k.

It will almost guarantee a 1* but if you want to get someone who does that to you just say very seriously and sincerely "Sir, I'm sorry. I cannot accept this. I think you need it more than I do."

That said if every rider just gave us $1 in tips for each trip most of us would come out ahead of what we get now.

 

[Trafficat]

I personally would always be gracious for a $1 tip. If every passenger gave a $1 tip that would make a huge difference to my bottom line.

It makes no real sense to be upset over a tip being too small when most of the time you get no tip at all.

 

[Strange Fruit]

Picked up a rich couple from a McMansion Saturday night. They were actually quite nice and one of the few of their type I actually liked. The husband said he rarely if ever tips Uber drivers because according to him , they make "Way too much as it is". Not sure how he determined that. But anyways because he "really really" liked me, his words, he was going to make a very rare exception and give me a tip. Rather dramatically he pulled out his wallet. Then with great flair and showmanship he handed me a single dollar bill. That was it. He then sat there with an expectant grin on his face , waiting for me to gush over with total happiness I'm guessing from his very rare act of "generosity". Dude was totally serious about it. If it wasn't for his nice wife sitting there with him I would of told him where to stick his stinking dollar bill. What a d...k.

Yes I was talking from the riders perspective I guess I will continue not to tip as I usually do instead of offending someone with a tip that they feel is too low.

You intentionally skipped the part of the story where the DB says drivers make too much money, then made a special show of pulling out a dollar to show off how generous he is. It's not about the dollar. If someone hands me a dollar and leaves like nothing, I'm grateful (a little bit, but it's nice since no one tips even tho they know fares are ridiculously cheap), but the story ur being dumb about isn't like that. It's some aristocrat who thinks all the peasants should be grovelling at the feet of his fellow upperclassmen. How do people get to be like you?

Had a little payback. Got his ping an hour later from the restaurant I dropped them off at earlier.. Waited 5:01 around the corner,cancelled,collected $4. It might get reversed by Uber later on if he complains ,but at the time it sure felt good.

At 5 minutes you should have pulled up, handed him the dollar: "you left something in the car last time", then canceled.

 

[Uberfunitis]

You intentionally skipped the part of the story where the DB says drivers make too much money, then made a special show of pulling out a dollar to show off how generous he is. It's not about the dollar. If someone hands me a dollar and leaves like nothing, I'm grateful (a little bit, but it's nice since no one tips even tho they know fares are ridiculously cheap), but the story ur being dumb about isn't like that. It's some aristocrat who thinks all the peasants should be grovelling at the feet of his fellow upperclassmen. How do people get to be like you?

At 5 minutes you should have pulled up, handed him the dollar: "you left something in the car last time", then canceled.

He thinks we make to much, who cares what he thinks take his money if that is something you do, I don't. I don't fault him with thinking that we make too much money though if we got what he paid and from his perspective we do than we do get paid too much. Honestly this is a min wage job.

 

[Arb Watson]

Picked up a rich couple from a McMansion Saturday night. They were actually quite nice and one of the few of their type I actually liked. The husband said he rarely if ever tips Uber drivers because according to him , they make "Way too much as it is". Not sure how he determined that. But anyways because he "really really" liked me, his words, he was going to make a very rare exception and give me a tip. Rather dramatically he pulled out his wallet. Then with great flair and showmanship he handed me a single dollar bill. That was it. He then sat there with an expectant grin on his face , waiting for me to gush over with total happiness I'm guessing from his very rare act of "generosity". Dude was totally serious about it. If it wasn't for his nice wife sitting there with him I would of told him where to stick his stinking dollar bill. What a d...k.

Half a star.

 

[Nice_Guy]

Had a rider yesterday tell me that he was still gonna tip me even though he was told to not tip Uber drivers. Now I know why lol

 

[UsedToBeAPartner]

The rest of the story is he handed them his card with a referral number on it hoping to make some money from the referral fee as he ain't making diddly driving!

 

[Uberdriver2710]

he gives the best foot massages.

 

[Adieu]

Sounds like an Ant with a serious inferiority complex when he's up against perceived smarted, richer,hotter, better employed pax. You said they were cute. Perhaps the Ant was trying to show he got swag. He saw the girls.....smiled at them with his one front gold tooth, and suddenly the music on the radio changed to......"Bow Chicka Bow Chicka Bow Bow Bow.............

Definite case of overactive imagination ant with "bow chick bow wow" mental soundtrack

Any pax with half a brain...

Lemme stop ya right there.

Unbelievable scenario, at least in our area.

 

[plocp]

I usually drive 40-50 hours so I typically don't hit 2000. But I average 35-40 per hour. I will just attach my last week for uber. I also did over 200 with lyft so a little under 1800 in just under 50 hours. And this was just an average week. I've done better some weeks. I don't see why you find my statement so hard to believe. Boston is one of the better markets for ridesharing.

Without the promotion you will never able to reach the 2000 mark, even with the promotion, you will not reach the 2000 mark, you know why? Because you already driving all the best time of the week to get this #, so even you put in additional hours, it wouldn't bring you the same hourly rate, so the 2000 mark you mention on your previous post can be easily achieved by driving 50-60 hours a week will be a joke

Also it's graduation and reunion for all those university in Boston the past week so it will be extremely busy, I assume regular week will be slower, uberX in good market will net 1200 range a week driving around 50 hours and that's it, but that's not what you actual profit, you have to deduct gas, toll, food and other expenses as well

 

[john1975]

Without the promotion you will never able to reach the 2000 mark, even with the promotion, you will not reach the 2000 mark, you know why? Because you already driving all the best time of the week to get this #, so even you put in additional hours, it wouldn't bring you the same hourly rate, so the 2000 mark you mention on your previous post can be easily achieved by driving 50-60 hours a week will be a joke

Also it's graduation and reunion for all those university in Boston the past week so it will be extremely busy, I assume regular week will be slower, uberX in good market will net 1200 range a week driving around 50 hours and that's it, but that's not what you actual profit, you have to deduct gas, toll, food and other expenses as well

Uber consistently offers ride incentives in the Boston market so why should that not be factored in. Additionally I purposely chose my last week so you wouldn't think I was cherry picking. Graduations were mostly before this last week. Other than late nov to mid Feb I consistently average 35-40 an hour before expenses. Some weeks I drive more others less. I don't normally hit 2k because I typically don't work 50+ hours. But at 1800 over 50 hours I could have easily hit 2000 by driving a few more hours.

 

[plocp]

Uber consistently offers ride incentives in the Boston market so why should that not be factored in. Additionally I purposely chose my last week so you wouldn't think I was cherry picking. Graduations were mostly before this last week. Other than late nov to mid Feb I consistently average 35-40 an hour before expenses. Some weeks I drive more others less. I don't normally hit 2k because I typically don't work 50+ hours. But at 1800 over 50 hours I could have easily hit 2000 by driving a few more hours.

Ok I believe you.

 

[Hyundai2015]

I can honestly say I've made $137 in an hour thanks to a 800% Lyft surge fare at a music festival...... But I've also struggled to make $100 in 10 hours LOL so $2k in 20 hours consistently would certainly be impossible.

 

[Who is John Galt?]

What the hell are y'all thinking?

Had 3 cute young women pax tonight who told me that their prior driver said he made $2000 a week driving about 20 hours a week. I mean, come on ...

And did they?

 

[tone17]

I always tell them the truth. I make about the same I did driving a cab. But driving a cab I got tips. They always seem surprised.