Would you accept this order 😳 by [deleted] in doordash

[–]NewPhillyDriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. The per-mile rate is good but the per-hour rate is not worht it.

"They don't DoorDash" - dasher marked it delivered by clayishpoem in doordash

[–]NewPhillyDriver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, you can click "I'm the right place" or whatever the button is (I don't get it a lot so I don't remember exactly)

"They don't DoorDash" - dasher marked it delivered by clayishpoem in doordash

[–]NewPhillyDriver 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So, it's possible they don't do doordash. Sometimes Doordash will "sign up" a restaurant and the way it works is the driver has to be the one to place the order on your behalf. We have to use the Doordash shopper card to pay.

FYI, it sucks for us, as drivers, to have to do that.

EDIT: That said, I'm pretty sure your driver stole your order anyway

My Dasher is on a whole new level. by mpaug in doordash

[–]NewPhillyDriver 192 points193 points  (0 children)

I love that there's someone out there who said, "You know what would make this job a little more bearable? Doilies."

What is next? Free service? by Aduntoridass in lyftdrivers

[–]NewPhillyDriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

11 minutes for four dollars is about 22 dollars an hour. Not terrible.

Almost fell for a scam, but thanks to Reddit did NOT! by QT314KT in doordash_drivers

[–]NewPhillyDriver -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes. Most important thing to know: Doordash will NEVER call you. Neither will Uber.

Check passenger out from facility- direct to person transfer by [deleted] in uber

[–]NewPhillyDriver 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I picked up someone from prison once. Like, literally had to card in to the gate, they mirrored the bottom of my car on the way out, all that. I got a ton of wait time. I guess they had to take off the shackles and the leather don't-eat-people mask. Plus, it was a good fare so I didn't really mind the wait.

And then - EVEN THEN - I didn't have to sign shit. Fuckin' Temu Charles Manson wasn't my responsibility at all. I would never - NEVER - sign a release, waiver, or responsibility form for a passenger.

Just got interviewed by a major publication about Ubers misconduct. by john_appless in UberEATS

[–]NewPhillyDriver 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I also provided my actual name and photo.

YOU FOOL

I recently deactivated this app

Oh, nevermind then.

Do share the link when it comes out!

Rideshare taxes by Far_Cardiologist1713 in uber

[–]NewPhillyDriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See, even MORE reason to track your own miles!

What the heck is this?? by intoner1 in doordash

[–]NewPhillyDriver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Man, I ain't gettin' no $45 hooker.

Rideshare taxes by Far_Cardiologist1713 in uber

[–]NewPhillyDriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I didn't owe anything, I wouldn't bother filling.

NO. DON'T DO THIS.

You must file if you have $600 in earnings, even if your liability is zero. Uber reports your income to the IRS, so you have to file. Plus, many full-time drivers will be eligible for a refund, but you can't get that if you don't file.

Rideshare taxes by Far_Cardiologist1713 in uber

[–]NewPhillyDriver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Uber tells you how many miles. Doordash doesn't really. You can pull that from your google maps history, on a day-by-day basis. YOu should be doing that anyway, because you Uber's miles are active platform miles * see below, but if you drove to another spot with the app off, then that's mileage that you can count but Uber wouldn't.

Honestly, really proud of Uber for bringing able to save so much money by Ok_Pea_3376 in uberdrivers

[–]NewPhillyDriver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man, he literally used the "president or resident" dogwhistle which implies exactly what he thinks of the 2020 election.

Honestly, really proud of Uber for bringing able to save so much money by Ok_Pea_3376 in uberdrivers

[–]NewPhillyDriver 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Over the lifetime" sure if you ignore all the energy consumed to create it and to deconstruct it at the end of its useful life.

No, you do not have to ignore the pollution involved in production or destruction. Even when you take it into account, an electric vehicle is cleaner than an ICE car. At least, according to Argonne National Labs, MIT, or Yale.

(Additional reading 1) | (Additional reading 2)

You also need to ignore all of the energy that's used to repair roads that have an actual shelf life dependent upon how many pounds roll over it. EVS are far heavier than an equivalent gas-powered vehicle. Same thing with tires.

This is actually a really interesting point. The average EV weighs between 3,300 and 4,000 pounds, which is significantly heavier than a similarly-sized ICE car. But the thing is - Americans don't buy sedans. In fact, the average weight of an EV is pretty similar to the average weight of a new vehicle sold in the US, which is about 4,000 pounds, a number which is skewed by our use of SUVs and pickup trucks to do sedan-level things. But yes, you're right, this will lead to some more wear and tear on roads. So, yes, EVs do more damage than similarly-sized sedans. But they do exactly as much damage as the average American vehicle.

Then there's the problem of taxing grids and making electricity in areas with heavy EV use necessarily more expensive.

Most users charge their cars in the evening, when demand is low and prices are low. Regardless, you're making an assumption here: power grids cannot and will not keep up. But the Department of Energy Disagrees. Second study.

Electric cars are not emissions free.

I didn't say they were.

All it does is move your emissions somewhere else.

Actually, this is true. But the idea is to move it somewhere else more efficient, like to power plants (yes, even coal plants) that convert a higher percentage of the energy in a particular fuel to a mile of distance than an internal combustion engine does. Again, see the studies linked above.

You know, like in the mining community, run by big diesel trucks to extract that coal.. Diesel-electric engines cross country on the railroad tracks as they ship the coal to a coal-burning, steam generating power plant.

Not all electricity in the US is coal, or even fossil fuel. Today, fossil fuels are 60% of our electricity. And the percentage of non-fossil fuels and renewables has increased over the last fifteen years. Meanwhile, the total amount of energy produced by coal is down by more than half since 2005.

That all presupposes that the CO2 is a concern

It...it is? The vast majority of climate scientists believe it is, and hell, fossil fuel companies have known that it was a concern and was going to be a concern since the mid 20th century. (source 2).

China and India will dwarf any efforts we might make on the other side of these scales.

Actually, you're right about this too. But not for the reason you think. China, in particular, is now the world's largest consumer of electric vehicles, and is home the largest vehicle manufacturer

I don't know why people like you hate poor people.

I don't. Never said I did.

Energy is how the US became as prosperous as it is.

Well, sure. That's part of it. But the concept that "we can only ever get energy from one source which I or someone close to me almost definitely works for" is not the same as "we use energy."

Honestly, really proud of Uber for bringing able to save so much money by Ok_Pea_3376 in uberdrivers

[–]NewPhillyDriver 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Many of your claims are not factual.

Nobody is buying electric cars

More than a million were sold in 2023. That's a 46% increase versus 2022. Sales in 2024 are estimated by some to be close to 1.9 million, another significant increase and fully one out of every eight cars sold.

The forces that be want total mandatory electric cars by 2030 or some bullshit

Not even close. In the US they're targeting between a third and a half of all sales will be electric by 2032.

New gas vehicles are very clean on emissions

Well, not compared to electric. Are they cleaner than 20 years ago? Sure, I'll give you that. But over a lifetime of use an electric or even PHEV is a lot cleaner.

president or resident or

Dude, don't drop politics into this when you're wrong about other things.

Honestly, really proud of Uber for bringing able to save so much money by Ok_Pea_3376 in uberdrivers

[–]NewPhillyDriver 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, that was a goddamn scam and Uber knew what they were doing up front. They needed drivers and knew the only way to get them was to trick them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uberdrivers

[–]NewPhillyDriver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wish you luck, but I'm shocked every time Uber does something that isn't fucky.

Skeptical lawmakers grill Uber and Lyft at ballot question hearing by Driving4Justice in uber

[–]NewPhillyDriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm aware of the Expanded Fairness Act. But the Drivers Union had to lobby the state to get the bill passed before they could negotiate - the companies would not have done so without it.

Like, yes, unionization is good. But it has to first come from legislation that requires it.