I signed up to drive with them seven years ago. I took a break. But, I made the dumb decision to try rideshare driing again. All it does is waste your time, add miles and wear/tear to your vehicle (and your sanity). What most people don't know is that Uber's app crashes all the time, passengers lie about everything to get refunds on the rides, drunk passengers won't pay the cleaning fee when they get sick in your vehicle and Uber tries to bribe drivers to remain with them by touting the benefits of incentives that most consumers can get for free.
Also, Uber keeps cutting driver's share of the fare. And, a recent news report says that Uber will soon get 60% & drivers will only get 40%.
And, you have to pay for your fuel, vehicle maintenance & repairs, auto insurance, income taxes, etc. out of your share. I've had some fares that only paid just over $2 per trip. Most fares pay less than $1 per mile, before expenses. And, you don't get paid for the miles you drive on your way to pickup the passenger. The same is true with taxi cabs too, though. But, at least the money is usually better.
Also, Uber routinely lies about incentives. One promotion was that if I attained Gold status (500 points) by the first of March, I would get $300. I exceeded that goal and the promotion disappeared. Read the various Uber forums, where this issue is discussed in great detail. Hundreds if not thousands of posts detail Uber's many lies.
Driver support is non-existent. The best you get is Copy & Paste answers from foreign call center agents. They speak good english. But, many are rude and give canned responses. Their favorite word is NO!
Finally, they reset driver's points every three months. Thus, passengers cannot see that you've provided thousands of rides to passengers. So, experience cannot be rewarded by passengers who would tip better, had they known such information. I met one driver who has made almost 12,000 trips. But, it's his word against Uber's. So, who are you going to believe? Passengers believe what the app tells them. Thus, feedback ratings no longer matter. |
