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Anonymous wrote:Oh, and I finally attained a perfect 5.00 rating on uber. Anyone who’s driven uber/lyft knows how ridiculously hard this really is…completely pleasing 498 out of 500 random people from all walks of life (who are not all an absolute pleasure to deal with) takes some advance-level social skills, not to mention completing the ride as efficiently as possible without incident every single time.

Congrats! That’s awesome!

+1 Very happy for you OP.

Anonymous wrote:Oh, and I finally attained a perfect 5.00 rating on uber. Anyone who’s driven uber/lyft knows how ridiculously hard this really is…completely pleasing 498 out of 500 random people from all walks of life (who are not all an absolute pleasure to deal with) takes some advance-level social skills, not to mention completing the ride as efficiently as possible without incident every single time.

Congrats! That’s awesome!

Oh, and I finally attained a perfect 5.00 rating on uber. Anyone who’s driven uber/lyft knows how ridiculously hard this really is…completely pleasing 498 out of 500 random people from all walks of life (who are not all an absolute pleasure to deal with) takes some advance-level social skills, not to mention completing the ride as efficiently as possible without incident every single time.

Anonymous wrote:I hope you're still around. Update us on post-pandemic life and if you'll be doing the Tesla Ubers.

Still around, still grinding. Grossing $40/hr is my floor nowadays, and ~12 hours/35 rides a week is my limit. Still hustling DoorDash too on either a Friday, Sunday, or rainy weekday evening. Other than the March-June break last year, I’ve been at it pretty consistently whenever I have the time and just passed 2,100 uber/lyft rides driven during the pandemic since July 4th, 2020.

The demand has consistently been there the whole time, meanwhile my competition to snag rides has been non-existent. Been driving lyft a lot more than uber lately, mostly due to figuring out quite a few lyft tricks and strategies over the past year to keep the rides extremely short. (See first pic below…the laziness of some Washingtonians will never cease to astound me.) I haven’t left the triangle of Tenleytown/Nats Park/Clarendon during a shift in over a year, and that’s exactly my intention.

Zero interest in renting any car to drive uber. Renting a car from your “boss” in order to earn money is the 21st century’s company store. I can make $40/hr not because I’m good at this, but rather it’s because I’m willing to drive those late-nite weekend hours when earnings this high are possible. If you rent a car for ~$300/wk then it’s in your best interest to work as much as possible. But the earnings are going to thin out quickly to ~$20-25/hr over a full-time workweek. Take home $450 in 10 hours of work as a car-owner, or take home $900 in 40-50 hours as a car-renter…which would you choose? Driving uber/lyft is the ultimate gig…come out and hustle when it’s busy, get paid, go home. If you treat rideshare like a full-time job, uber&lyft are gonna take full advantage and work you over.

I hope you're still around. Update us on post-pandemic life and if you'll be doing the Tesla Ubers.

Anonymous wrote:My driving sitter quits. I want to see whether it is possible to request the same female Uber driver to drive my kids to and from activities on a consistent basis when after school activities are still in session. Is this possible? Kids are 7-13.

No, be prepared to shell out big bucks for a private driver to be on call for you.

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Anonymous wrote:Going back to the kid thing. I have a three year old and 8 year old. Obviously the 8 year old is fine without a car seat (and he's BIG). But I often just put the 3 year old in between us and buckle her up with the regular seat buckle. Is this illegal and can uber drivers refuse to take us?

OP, it is not just "baby mommas in the hood" letting their small kids ride without car seats. Really enjoyed your responses, but could use less coded language....e.g. "very urban" Howard kids. WTF does that mean.

True, just say what it is -- "uneducated, aggressive black kids."

It seems you are insinuating that kids who go to Howard are uneducated? I pick up anyone, and get along great with everyone...did you not see my 4.99 rating? You would never set foot in some of the DC neighborhoods that I regularly drive in.

Anonymous wrote:What do you think of this CA AB5 bill? Would you continue driving for uber if something similar passes here?

It stinks. If something similar came along in DC I’d quit. I don’t want to punch a clock or schedule a shift. I want to get online whenever I want, make bank, and go home. Employee=salaried day job, Independent contractor=side gig


So here’s an uber driving update...it’s lit. The typical full-time uber driver has been sitting at home since early April and collecting ~$900 a week from Unemployment. Driving uber has truly returned to its roots...a gig for part-timers and hustlers. Ridership is down, but drivers are even harder to find. Lyft riders literally can’t find a ride often as the app spins and spins while trying to connect them to a driver. The only reason you can find an uber ride is because they’re offering insane incentives to the driver for picking you up. (Hot stock tip: short lyft.) I took a break between March 14th (the day Mayor Bowser closed indoor dining) and Memorial Day. Became a DoorDash driver in the meantime to fill my free time. DoorDash is pretty profitable once you learn the ropes and I average $14 per delivery. (DD ordering tip: the driver can see your tip before they accept the delivery, so you better leave $5 minimum if want to see your delivery in a reasonable amount of time.) I got a forgivable PPP loan that covered my lost uber/lyft income for 8 weeks across April and May, and DC even tossed me a $1,000 grant. Came out and tested the waters Memorial Day weekend and felt ok with driving as long as riders show up masked. I stop by DCFD Engine 31 on Connecticut Ave weekly for my negative covid test, and been hitting my $500 (and then some) in 20 hours ever since.

Anonymous wrote:My driving sitter quits. I want to see whether it is possible to request the same female Uber driver to drive my kids to and from activities on a consistent basis when after school activities are still in session. Is this possible? Kids are 7-13.

No.

My driving sitter quits. I want to see whether it is possible to request the same female Uber driver to drive my kids to and from activities on a consistent basis when after school activities are still in session. Is this possible? Kids are 7-13.

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Anonymous wrote:Going back to the kid thing. I have a three year old and 8 year old. Obviously the 8 year old is fine without a car seat (and he's BIG). But I often just put the 3 year old in between us and buckle her up with the regular seat buckle. Is this illegal and can uber drivers refuse to take us?

OP, it is not just "baby mommas in the hood" letting their small kids ride without car seats. Really enjoyed your responses, but could use less coded language....e.g. "very urban" Howard kids. WTF does that mean.

True, just say what it is -- "uneducated, aggressive black kids."

What do you think of this CA AB5 bill? Would you continue driving for uber if something similar passes here?

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Anonymous wrote:Tell us about the hookers.

Working girls try to be coy, but we both know what's up. Some are pleasantly nice, a lot are foreign (Russian/Eastern European), and some are straight up crack-hos. A few are super smart...they make their John pay for the ride. Occasionally, one will ask me if I'll wait and keep the meter running while they go "in & out", and if it's not busy at the moment (or on a surge) I'll oblige. Average wait time is right at 30 mins, if you're wondering. Usually the drop-off is at a really fancy hotel downtown or in Tysons.

Standard dress for a lady of the night on her way to a client? Black high heels, black pantyhose, and a trenchcoat...no clue if there's anything on underneath or not.

Even the hookers are boring in DC!

Most places in the US, sex workers don’t dress like sex workers in movies or on tv. Location is a bigger tell than attire.

The easiest tell is traveling from one high end hotel to another high end hotel under a guy’s name.

Anonymous wrote:Hi Op,

I have read this thread (I will admit, I skipped a couple of pages)

I am currently single mom, and looking to make additional income. I want to do Uber Eats.

Do you think I could make $500 a month?

These are the hours I could work:
M-F One Hour Anytime from 12-1 or 1 -2 (during my lunch hour)
Saturday (All day. haha)
Sunday (Morning till around Noon)

What do you think is the best way to maximize profits.

First, if you only want to do food deliveries DoorDash is the far better choice over uberEATS.
Don’t bother for just an hour over lunch as it’ll be a total waste of time.
Sunday is the easiest day for food delivery because parking is free, but the morning could be a little slow. Saturday from 4-8pm would be the most profitable time to work. Try your best to stay close to Clarendon/Courthouse/Foggy Bottom/Dupont. $500 after expenses in 30 hours or less should be easy. Lastly, the McDonald’s in Tenleytown, Woodley Park, and Rosslyn are the highest volume uberEATS “restaurants” in DC so you can treat these as your honeyholes.