I am a DC uberX driver since 2013 and have SEEN IT ALL...so please, AMA

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I kind of want to meet you. I like a man who hustles and manages his money well, that's hawt. Plus, I bet you are easier on the eyes than you give yourself credit for. LOL

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Anonymous wrote:How many women you drive around are highly attractive 9s or 10s? According to DCUM, there must be quite a few. Wondering if your experience confirms this.

Well, I've met thousands and I'm convinced, if you are a decent and gainfully employed man in this town that cannot find a girlfriend and eventual wife, you are simply not trying hard enough. DC has above-average looking women across the scale. I'll see a handful of 9s and 10s over 50 rides every weekend and the rest will be at least 6+, across all ages 20-50 too. But just a warning, my scale may be a little off, as I go for all types and shapes. I can go days without seeing a woman I absolutely would not sleep with. Most DC women have the trifecta going: smart, make decent money, and reasonable attractive...the three sort of build off of the other. A few are ditzy, but there is a way bigger skew on the men's side towards doofus bros.

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Anonymous wrote:How many women you drive around are highly attractive 9s or 10s? According to DCUM, there must be quite a few. Wondering if your experience confirms this.

Well, I've met thousands and I'm convinced, if you are a decent and gainfully employed man in this town that cannot find a girlfriend and eventual wife, you are simply not trying hard enough. DC has above-average looking women across the scale. I'll see a handful of 9s and 10s over 50 rides every weekend and the rest will be at least 6+, across all ages 20-50 too. But just a warning, my scale may be a little off, as I go for all types and shapes. I can go days without seeing a woman I absolutely would not sleep with. Most DC women have the trifecta going: smart, make decent money, and reasonable attractive...the three sort of build off of the other. A few are ditzy, but there is a way bigger skew on the men's side towards doofus bros.

THIS IS ONLY MAKING ME LIKE YOU MORE.

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Anonymous wrote:I have had two female Uber drivers -- one was during the day and the other was at night -- and both were nice and seemed to love it.

When I visited NYC and used Uber a couple of drivers there said it was their only income and claimed they were making six figures doing it. Is that possible?

People who are good at this tend to enjoy it. Drivers frustrated over money don't make for very happy people.

A BLACK driver? Possibly. uberX driver nowadays? No. In the old days on uberX at $2.50/mile? Maybe. Someone on uberpeople ran the numbers on making $80,000/yr on current DC rates and it was something crazy like driving 4,300 hours and 75,000 miles in a year. That's about 12 hours/day X 365. Completely impossible. The problem is that there are only a few insanely profitable hours to work in a week but a ton of dead hours (middle of the night and middle of the workday during the week). When uber does their "uber math" they extrapolate that really high earning potential across the entire year to lure in new drivers on "possible incomes of up to $80k/year*".

*up to

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Anonymous wrote:Do you listen to the radio when you're driving? Have any passengers asked you to change channels?

Do you let people smoke in your car?

How long have you been doing this, and how long do you think you'll keep it up?

I have WPGC on practically 24/7, WKYS as an alternate. WTOP in the morning for traffic. No, I have never had someone ask me to change the radio ever. Either to turn it off (twice), or turn it up (all the time). Everybody likes Drake, lol. I set the radio volume about as low as it'll go but still be audible. I also never let a radio commercial run in the car with a passenger inside ever.

I have once. A jolly giant of a man and his wife asked very nicely to smoke as we were headed out on a long ride from Georgetown to Potomac at like 4 in the morning. I hesitated a second, then he said $10?, and I said fine. It was the last ride of the nite and the only time the car has ever been smoked in. Aired it out heavy on the drive home. As for everyone else, it takes a real jerk to even have the thought to ask to smoke in someone's car that they use for earning money.

I've been doing this consistently for two and a half years, practically since the launch of both uberX and Lyft in DC. I think I've got a few years left in me...but I'll quit with another rate drop. This current rate level is as low as I can stand it and for it to still be worth the time put into it. Here's the reality: autonomous cars are coming, but not realistically for 10 years at least. That's a still a long time for an actual human driver to be needed.

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Drivers DO NOT see your destination. If they did, there would be a lot more cancellations, because not every trip would be advantageous/profitable to the driver. If I'm out working, my mantra is always "I'm driving absolutely anywhere this person wants to go", but a lot of asshole drivers don't share this attitude. If a driver calls you before pick-up, he's likely fishing for your destination. Some drivers are big enough dicks that they'll cancel your ride when they see your destination upon starting the ride isn't to their benefit, when you're already in the car with them. Pitch a fit if this ever happens to you.

So when do they see your destination? Right after they accept (and are en route to pick up), or only after they pick up? I've had a driver request I cancel when he was on his way to me, but he didn't ask where I was going.

Driver sees the destination when they start the ride in the app. I don't start the ride in the app until rider is inside and seated in the car. Cancels happen a lot for tons of reasons, don't worry about it. Just let the app do its thing and a driver will get there.

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Anonymous wrote:Do drivers mind making multiple stops for different passengers in a non-pool ride? Eg. Friend and I get in uber and we live four blocks apart so driver drops her off first and the me.

Also have you ever considered uber black or XL? Can you make money doing that?

Not the OP, but from what my drivers told me, his car wouldn't qualify -- I heard that you need certain makes/models to be classified "Uber Black."

Yeah, for UberBLACK think Suburbans, Lincoln Towncars, Cadillacs. Pays well, but huge upfront cost for an independent driver.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you going to start doing the UberEats?

Hell no! UberEATS is kinda gross...that lunch food is not fresh.


And jeez, it's 3am. I think I cleared up to page 7, and most of page 8 was me. I do have a real job so good night. Please leave lots more questions, I will answer them as soon as I can! I leave no stone unturned...thanks DCUM!

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Anonymous wrote:Dude you're awesome. This is my all time favorite AMA. Ok, second favorite after two-dick dude.

Need a summary of this one.

Link?

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Classic AMA on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1u75hh/i_am_the_guy_with_two_penises_ama

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Anonymous wrote:Classic AMA on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1u75hh/i_am_the_guy_with_two_penises_ama

danke

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Have you ever thought about writing a novel or a tell-all about your experiences? There are some interesting books that have been written in this vein -- one by a guy who worked at a really classy restaurant, etc. People love to know what goes on behind the scenes! You're an interesting writer with great observations. I would read your book!

Also wondering if you're a follower of Mr. Money Moustache. You guys seem to have a similar economic philosophy regarding the savings.

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I have an average of 5.0 stars.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you ever thought about writing a novel or a tell-all about your experiences? There are some interesting books that have been written in this vein -- one by a guy who worked at a really classy restaurant, etc. People love to know what goes on behind the scenes! You're an interesting writer with great observations. I would read your book!

Also wondering if you're a follower of Mr. Money Moustache. You guys seem to have a similar economic philosophy regarding the savings.

I agree with both of these things. There's definitely a book here, and I agree that he would be a great story for Mr. Money Mustache, at least he would have been before MMM shifted to his anti-carbon tirade.

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Dude you're awesome. This is my all time favorite AMA. Ok, second favorite after two-dick dude.





Need a summary of this one.

Link?

Agree - LOVE this thread and think you'd be a lot of fun to hang out with. You sound so much like my brother.

Now, 'two-dick dude'? NEVER heard of that thread. Someone has got to post a link!