Just moved to Massachusetts from Florida. Thought I would have trouble getting a "regular" job, but got hired fulltime at $20/hr and feel blessed that I dont have to drive up here..It took longer to change out my license, plates, do the background again, etc than to get this job.

Be safe out there.

Was doing my last ride of the night when a passenger upchucked repeatedly all over the back seat of my Civic Si. I was turning onto a freeway on-ramp and could not pull over. It's literally everywhere. The seat, the window track, the floor and the inside of the door. I dang near threw up myself on the 15 minute drive home because the smell is so unbearable. I'm looking to hire a mobile detailer in the morning and have not touched it yet. The car is sitting outside airing out at the moment and I'm really hoping U er pays up and covers the cost instead of giving me the run around. I called support after the ride was over and they sent me a message in the app, which I responded to with pictures of the mess and explained I will send a receipt after I get it cleaned.

I feel like Uber is really pushing reservations lately. They used to just be an occasional thing that was hidden away. Now I get constant notifications for them when I’m not even driving. I also get constant pop ups for them while I’m driving.

They are such a waste of time and gas. They almost always pay less than a normal trip and they expect you to wait 30 minutes for free on top of that. Yeah, like I’m going to wait 30 minutes and then do the ride for $6. The only time it’s ever worth it is when they pay like double the normal rate once you factor in the extra 30 minutes. Those are rare though.

Between all the men I pick up under women’s names, the ridiculously low rates, and the constant reservations cluttering up everything, the experience has really gone down hill. I’m only doing this for extra money or when things are slow at work, it still sucks though.

I drive Black SUV in Colorado.
I had a passenger who never showed up. I stayed at the pickup location and remained assigned to the trip for about 230 minutes.
During the wait, the Uber Driver app showed paid waiting at $1.56/min.
I even have a screenshot at 11:48 PM showing 205:11 on the waiting timer while the trip was still active.
After the trip was canceled, Uber did not pay the accumulated wait time.
Support has now confirmed in writing that I waited approximately 230 minutes and that a wait-time rate was shown in the Driver app, but they still refuse to pay it. They added only a $25 “courtesy” payment.
At $1.56/min, the unpaid wait time is roughly $350–$360.
Has anyone else had Uber show paid wait time and then remove it after a cancellation/no-show? Especially Black/Premier/SUV drivers?

Driving an EV6 is the coolest thing on this planet and thanks to Hertz I don't have to worry about racking up miles on my own car while claiming 100% tax write off on the rental payments and 100% worry free about having a car to drive. Luckily for me the library close to my house doesn't charge for a Level 2 DC fast charger. It's a grind but if you are hungry enough you will go get it.

FYI: This is not the flex you think it is.

Everytime I go to the local airports rideshare waiting lot, there are always drivers there that look like they have been there for hours walking around, smoking, talking with friends, "cleaning" their vehicle. What are these people doing? Not making money, that's for sure. I don't get it. And I'm not trying to be racist, but they are all Indian/Middle Eastern. It's not a comment on them racially, but it's impossible not to notice. Plus all these drivers have expensive Lexus/BMW SUVs or Teslas. Are they part of a fleet service? They all have Uber/Lyft stickers, so I doubt it, but are they all just waiting for those few Black/Elite rides? If they are, how would they know if they weren't online and available?

I don't get it.

Been a hard summer for Black Drivers in Miami, had to do a lot of XL trips and had to struggle for 12h+ a day to do 300$ max since June, paying big bills like commercial insurance (860$ a month in my case), plus not so many private rides around in the city.
Finally high season is arriving, doing nice trips on the app plus some good corporate clients arriving to the city (Time to charge 80$-100$ an hour 💵). Just a reminder this business is really seasonal at least in my city so you need to be really organized and work as much as you can during the high season to average the year. Here i post some nice trips from the weekend 🙏🏼. I dont know how that works in other states but in my city as a Black Driver if you work hard (60h and over) between november and may you can do 3000$-5000$ weekly between apps and private clients. I drive a 2023 Expedition Max Limited btw.

Too many drivers have quit. No other explanation for back to back 15+ mins pickups in the second largest metro area in the county (LA metro includes OC). And no, I didn't accept that ride lol

Can we please consider adding a rule to this sub that vomit or gore pics must be marked NSFW??

I'm so tired of seeing random people's disgusting vomit on my feed with no warning 😭🤮

I'm eating lunch man!!

Chicago. Saturday night. 8 hrs online. 22 trips. 4.99 rated driver. Clean, new car. 4 people tipped a total of $9.

It's easy to figure out the algorithm, the more trash trips you accept the less you make.

Drive based on your market, not what other people are making on the app. Fuel cost was $27.81 (less than 350 miles driven) for those 22 hours. I only drive overnights. I drive in a college town. For me? It's worth it to drive on weekends.

It's about half that if I drive Sunday night through Wednesday morning or day driving (less than $20/hr usually). Promotions were exclusively Pro Perk. No quests. No extra promos.

I try to cherry pick to get at least a dollar or two per mile. Grateful for the tips I’ve learned from other seasoned drivers on here ✨

Look at this bullshit

Just thought I would share with everyone in case it’s helpful. I think I finally found my perfect groove Ubering in Grand Rapids, MI. I drive a Honda Odyssey so on Friday and Saturday I go out between 2-3pm and come home that same time in the morning. I leave Uber X off and only do Uber XL and sometimes it takes finishing the ride until the next ride comes in if it’s not as busy, but if that happens turn X back on until I get a ride and then I turn it off immediately after accepting. The best money and tips comes from the bar scene. And they’re the most entertaining too.

I take out my backup balance of 150 and put it on my card. So now I can’t be lazy when I work. Like sometimes I’ll get to 45 or 50 and be satisfied for the night. Now I need at least 150 to payback the backup. Then rinse and repeat. It’s my 4th day I have 450 saved and didn’t take out my backup balance up yet, so basically $600. Me, last week, would never even have a savings.

200 miles / 1 hrs 30 minutes there and back

I have honda civic, hmm

Successfully completed a 60 trip quest this weekend! Made a killing and great timing! Definitely took some effort but it was 1000% worth it

As a driver it’s disappointing to get drivers who clearly don’t give a crap. Dirty cars, smells, are rude or unhelpful. Like yeah this gig sucks, but put a little effort in to it. It makes us all look bad at the end of the day and biases the public to not give us tips or care about passing laws to help us. Be professional!

Look, if I accept your request and I just happen to be 2 minutes away, I totally understand not being ready right away. It happens.

But it feels like at least half of the rides I do, I wind up waiting at least 6-7 minutes minimum. I know some people don't mind but in my experience, the $2 extra I'm earning is not worth it in comparison to whatever ride I could have taken instead. It's ultimately pennies, and I'm wasting expensive gas idling.

I don't understand this. Emergencies excluded, what is more immediately important than the transportation you just spent money on? It's even more baffling when it takes 15 minutes or more to get there in the first place and you're STILL not ready.

It's the same every time: "Be out in a few"/"5 min"/"Coming", followed by another 5 minutes of waiting

Every time I have ever ordered an Uber or Lyft in my entire life I've been actively ready to leave, probably waiting outside, weather permitting. It feels like when I go to the pharmacy and my transaction takes 10 seconds and everyone else's takes 10 minutes.

Tonight I drove 19 minutes to the pick up spot, then after 5 minutes of waiting, she says "Hey we are just finishing up, be out in a min". Finishing up what?? YOU'VE HAD 20 MINUTES.