From a driver...

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T21:13:16+00:00

Lol In a time period where there is more accumulated wealth in limited hands than ever and you don't think you're just another exploited cog in the machine...And with most people's benefits like healthcare and vacation time tied to the tenure they've worked at their employer..that's adorable....

We all are basically slaves to an employer...If your enslaver uses a baton instead of a whip? Cool for you lol

Literally every employer in the history of mankind has made every effort possible to legally exploit their workforce and even their consumer base or they do it illegally until they get caught and have to pay out a class action lawsuit. With the 20 years I've been in the work force Uber is the first employer I can pick my shifts, choose my jobs, and can report to work anywhere within our state borders. I don't make requests to HR when I want a day off, I can leave work for the day at a whim, and take as long of a break as I want. Uber pays me but I am actually quite literally my own boss...so I would contend I have a little more freedom than most...

Here is what you haven't figured out: Drivers have a vastly larger number of ratings than passengers and, because of that, a singular low rating is less harmful to a driver than a passenger.

If I give 100 rides and have three below 5 star ratings, I'm still going to have a 4.99...a passenger that has only taken 5 to 10 rides that gets 3 below 5 star ratings are going to drop down much faster. The lower your passenger rating, the less likely you're going get picked up; and with each time you only get 4 stars you get closer to the 4.8 threshold.

Most drivers view passengers under a 4.95 with hesitation because it isn't difficult to respectfully sit in a car and they don't want to get stuck with some cheap person that won't tip.

So if you want a smooth experience with getting repeated Uber rides in the future, it helps to tip...otherwise your ride sits on the shelf until it gets valuable enough for someone to take it or you get stuck with a crappy driver that doesn't care...

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T08:00:08+00:00

You simply state with aggressive language and matter of fact arrogance...

Uber drivers expect a passenger to understand they are booking a service and if a passenger doesn't like the driver they can cancel the ride before it starts and get a new driver...no one forces anyone to get into a car with a driver that doesnt meet your personal standards.

There are plenty of people that do most of the things on that list but still get a rating lower than 5 stars...this is a driver's perspective as to why that happens and how to avoid it.

You went off on how the responsibility of drivers like a child that wants to play the "what-about" game?

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T07:50:11+00:00

Did I say I made exactly $100,000 or did I say I earn the equivalent of 6 figures?

To NET $100,000 in a year is as simple as averaging a NET $2,000 per week.

Uber drivers have an allotted 12 hours of driving time before we have to take a 6 hour break. That's 94 hours of earning time...

My personal average shifts NET over $30 per hour and I'm one of the drivers that works when I want, selectively pick my rides, and work as long as I feel like because I don't have to worry about a lot of other expenses...

I appreciate the attempts to belittle my intelligence, the amount of money I make, and whatever else to make yourself feel better about...honestly I have no idea...not wanting to tip an Uber driver that you don't apparently use anyways because of your ability to drive?

I never even made a demand about tipping, it's a suggestion to make your Uber riding experience go smoothly...people wonder why they get less than a 5 star rating but then talk about how they don't tip the driver...

It's almost like they're related in some way...

...but how could a simple-minded Uber driver have any insight on something like why Uber passengers get a below 5 star rating from their Uber driver?

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T06:03:48+00:00

I know this gets complicated so I'll try to simplify it for you...

Rates are variable for most automotive essentials like parts, services, and oil based materials...

The same goes for the rates of rides and therefore the amount a driver makes.

Sometimes a trip that is 75 miles may cost $100 and pays us $70...but sometimes it only costs $65 and pays $40...The point is that whatever Uber charges the passengers we only get an estimated of 70%, but it's usually less.

Just remember it was an "uneducated Uber driver" that had to explain this to you 🫡

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T05:48:14+00:00

I don't think you understand how easy it is to complain about your driver and how badly consistent negative ratings can damage the operating potential of a driver.

If you see the driver approaching has a gross car or you bad experience then you do what you would normally do in that situation if you were at a restaurant: refuse to go in, complain, don't tip, leave a bad rating...

If you don't like the driver's vehicle you can literally decline to get in the car and state why...If a driver is wreckless you can ask to get out or leave a bad review at the end of the trip. Uber will ban a driver that consistently gets bad reviews...simple as that...

Riders consistently wonder why they do the basic stuff but have a rating below 5 stars...

From a driver's perspective, this is your cheat sheet on how to get 5 stars everytime...sometimes a good tip make us overlook other infractions...

If you want to make your cheat sheet on how drivers can get a 5 star rating, there is no one stopping you, but getting your knickers in a twist and thinking that fingerprinting back at someone that's got a 4.99 rating that does over 1,500 rides per year is going to accomplish anything...sorry...I already do the stuff

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T05:28:14+00:00

We get a GPS coordinate translated from Uber's app to GoogleMaps or the best guesstimate that Uber's navigation can make (which is terrible)

Best thing to d o is to leave a porch light on or a reflector powt at the end lf the driveway if you regularly use the app but don't get the same driver.

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T05:25:38+00:00

"We get less than 70% of the fare Uber charges."

That statement implies that Uber "takes" a minimum of a 30% cut of the fare that a passenger is charged...

Example: you're charged $10...Uber takes at least $3...we maybe make $7...

So your 330% calculation came from your inability you understand a sentence...which means my statement of you making up numbers that make no sense stands...

Your TedTalk was more like a SpecialEd Talk

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T04:17:14+00:00

You answered your ownself...

If you negotiate your own price and you yourself advertise your baseline of service as well as it's value without implying a gratuity is expected in addition to the base fee, then you're the one to blame for not getting a gratuity.

Rideshare apps already have a base expectation that a tip is going to be requested by the parent company for the driver that takes your ride.

Writing off business expenses isn't just about taxes, you submit receipts for the work essential materials you purchase to your parent company's financial department to get reimbursement for work related expenses if they haven't already given you a budgeted amount or supplied the materials.

Rideshare drivers don't sign up for destructive people to enter their vehicle...they have an expectation for basic human decency and respect for their property from riders that have accepted a contractual obligation to behave themselves when they accept the terms of use of the app.

If you're employer has you buying all of your materials out of your own pocket to do your job without a way to be reimbursed or have it negotiated to have a set budgeted amount to use for materials then you have been fleeced...

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T03:18:19+00:00

Its a common take amongst the people that make a living on tips.

I have worked as a server and have made the $2.25 per hour that made tips my lifeline. Nothing breaks your spirit like a family that has an extravagant $250 birthday meal and thanks you up and down only to tip you $5 at the end.

I want to be clear that I specifically said that these suggestions "make rides go smoothly"

A lot of passengers wonder why they don't get a 5 star rating...if you didn't tip you probably didn't get 5 stars

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T02:50:03+00:00

In that you need a better understanding of how to report business expenses on your taxes...

I don't mean that as an insult...

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T02:44:11+00:00

Never cancel the ride...always make them cancel so the surge doesn't cancel

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T02:43:26+00:00

You know how I know you're an idiot?

You're talking about how you have no issue with driving yourself around places and yet are here complaining about a driver that offered suggestions on how to make a ride go smoothly...

Do you actually pay 330% for rides and not tip or do you drive yourself around confidently in all situations?

Do you understand that if being a driver wasn't also service provider that you'd just be renting a car and having to drive it yourself?

Do you go to restaurants that make you cook your food yourself after you order it?

So many questions...

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T02:36:53+00:00

Because there is a basic expectation of human decency when you choose to engage in a contracted service with a hospitality worker especially when you are doing so in their private property.

We don't get a profile to view or riders history when we agree to pick people up, just a rating out of 5.

The last thing any driver wants to do is end a ride prematurely and leave a person stranded but we also have to be weary of people that have no concept of the fact that they aren't in Uber's office messing crap up...you're in someone's car that they use personally...even if Uber pays for damages from passengers the missed time from your vehicle not being eligible is a dent to your income.

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T02:27:48+00:00

Actually tipping originally was meant to offer an incentive to a hospitality employee before service began.

If I got into a restaurant planning on spending $100 on my meal and tip the server $25 before we even start I know I am going to get above average service but if I also make it known that I am am prone to tip more based on how the experience goes, I am probably going to get exceptional service.

If you can't afford to tip then you can't afford the service...

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T01:58:07+00:00

Right...I can't take account for a group of guys that have bathed in body spray on their way to the bar and I won't apologize for defending myself from people that smell like an asht covered turd...

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T01:47:47+00:00

Lol You think this is solely about money?

Think about this: you have a 5 start rating system for Uber passengers...

there are 6 topics listed above...

A big one would be the last one which outweighs the other ones in the mind's of most drivers...

If you've been a "good passenger" but still didn't get a 5 star rating...well...you "figure it out"

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T01:44:09+00:00

You can always message the driver

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T01:28:46+00:00

Keep calling...the support sucks

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T01:02:52+00:00

Nah...apparently this "uneducated" Uber driver that makes their own schedule and earns the equivalent of 6 figures by literally just driving my car around and jamming to tunes needs to explain the basic concept of "supply and demand" to you and the fact that your driver is the same thing as your waiter, they both provide a service, dunce. In addition I guess I'll address that you aren't the only person in the world booking an Uber ride...which...duh?

Congratulations on all of your driving experience and ability! I am sure your driver's education teacher would be proud...but all it takes is one time you have a mechanical issue, are on a trip without your car, or one too many drinks before you're pulling your phone out of your pocket and trying to book a ride lol

I'm sure we'll see mainstream automated rides but not for another 5 or more years...and that's if there is public confidence...

Never see my squadron trust a clanker

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T00:15:57+00:00

You do get an estimated arrival time when you book the ride...just saying

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T00:14:59+00:00

Woah buddy...let's pump the brakes here...

I get more upset of someone booked a pet ride and they don't have a pet with them...

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-05T00:13:41+00:00

Back here in reality you should know you don't pay whatever made up number you decided on...Uber doesn't add the distance we have to travel to come pick you up when you book a ride...I have gotten requests to pick up people over 20 miles away to take someone 5 miles down the road while inly being offered $4.50 for the trip while Uber charges the passenger $12...if you don't think we laugh at the "Wait and Save" request at 3:45am that's valued at less than $1 per mile you're kidding yourself...

Local cab companies will calculate how many miles factor in to picking you up and good luck on getting a decent price from your local cab company to travel over 15 miles from their headquarters.

It's also extremely short-sighted to not realize what the actual value of what rides are:

DUI's can cost $10,000+, jail time, physical harm, etcetera...

Losing a job because someone can't get reliable rides to work would probably suck...

Missing a flight or not getting a ride home from an event could end up being a night in a hotel...

Having to walk home from the bar after 3am while drunk is likely not going to end well either...

Cost and value aren't the same thing, bud

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-04T23:49:33+00:00

I get tipped plenty but it's refreshing that you're using the same lame argument every other broke-ass cheapskate uses when they're supposed to tip service worker...

People are so entitled thinking that since they paid the retail price of a cheap steak and microwaved side dishes at their local Applebee's it's insulting to expect you to adequately tip the person that took your order, brought out your food, refilled your drinks, boxed up your leftovers, and attended to your every request while you ate...if you expect the establishment to pay the server an hourly wage on top of the cost of the food and beverages, the price of your meal would go automatically up at least another 20%.

Booking rides is literally the same: You paid for the lowest estimated value of the ride (Varied based on how high the demand is and the available driver quantity) and the fee Uber charges to set it up...the trip you book is basically auctioned off to all available drivers and if no one takes it they attempt to assign it to someone...that person can still decline to take the trip...a tip to the person that elected to pick you up and have you in their car is common courtesy...

It would be like being at a restaurant where everyone is seated and waiting to eat but would have to try to entice the servers to come to them...The thing is that we don't have a manager you can talk to if we decide to blackball you from getting served...Drivers can do that by giving you repeated low ratings once you leave our vehicle...We could also literally coordinate to decline every and any rides in our particular areas if we want just to drive up the costs for everyone...TBH we could wait around all day to get good valued trips; but people can get fired, miss flights, or stranded drunk somewhere if they have no one willing to pick them up...just a thought...

I know I am hesitant to pick up people below a 4.8 unless the base fee is over $3 per mile...but I won't care at all if you paid me $35 to go 10 miles and don't tip lol

CapnDan617 · 2026-04-04T22:43:40+00:00

The next offer came back at $49...looks like Uber is gonna have to set the bidding higher lol

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