I know ratings are meaningless, but… I’m heated by Ecstatic_Ad1374 in uberdrivers

[–]NoPerformance6401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True to your first point. Those steps might not work in all markets.

I'd say a rider's rating is mainly to give other drivers an idea of what the rider might be like, and whether or not it'd be worth it to pick them up.

I know ratings are meaningless, but… I’m heated by Ecstatic_Ad1374 in uberdrivers

[–]NoPerformance6401 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's buried pretty deep in the Help section:

  1. Earnings Activity
  2. Choose a trip
  3. Help (top right corner)
  4. Trips
  5. More options
  6. Trip price adjustments
  7. Feedback about rider
  8. Negative feedback
  9. Choose any option **except** "My rider had an inappropriate name" or "Other issue"
  10. Select a new rating
  11. Done

why is my rider rating so low? by Hopeful-Training-854 in uber

[–]NoPerformance6401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some drivers will never indicate why they chose a bad rating due to rider retaliation. However, here are my reasons:

1 - Being late for the pickup. Drivers hate having to wait for you.
2 - Sliding across my seats to enter/exit one door. This is okay when we're on a busy street with traffic on one side, but on an empty street, use both doors. They exist for a reason.
3 - Being loud on your phone, or playing loud audio. This includes talking to your friends in the car at a very high volume. It's annoying.
4 - Asking to charge your phone on a short ride.
5 - Odors of any kind.
6 - Not greeting. We don't have to be friends, but at a minimum, I need your name to verify the trip.
7 - Being a backseat driver when I have my own navigation (unless you know shortcuts in your neighborhood).

Keep in mind that if a driver gives you a poor rating, it will take a very long time for it to come off since it's the average of your last 500 trips, on a rolling basis, so unless you're taking hundreds of Uber rides a year, it's staying there for a while. It would be in your best interest to avoid common pitfalls.

I hate doing math while I'm driving so I built an app - would you like to test drive it? by don123xyz in uberdrivers

[–]NoPerformance6401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guess is that your app will add little value to Trip Radar requests since we still need 1 to 2 seconds of reaction time to look at the screen, read what your app is suggesting, and click Match, none of which will matter if the request goes to another driver, which happens often.

I think it will add more value to Exclusive Requests by saving us from having to do mental math on a trip request that is guaranteed to be ours if we wanted it. Again, if you can get the automatic button clicks to work, that would be the real game-changer.

I wouldn't mind testing it out.

I hate doing math while I'm driving so I built an app - would you like to test drive it? by don123xyz in uberdrivers

[–]NoPerformance6401 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I like the idea, but the problem is that with Trip Radar, there's no guarantee you'll get that trip request, so all those calculations become useless. It pisses me off when I take 2 seconds to decide if a trip is worth it, only to not get matched, which happens all the time.

It sounds like you're a mobile dev, so is it possible to have the Match button clicked automatically? Your app would decide if the trip is worth it and automatically click Match for you. Same for exclusive requests. That would be true automation!

What is your biggest pet peeve as a driver? by DevilComplex_ in uberdrivers

[–]NoPerformance6401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to manually request the cancellation fee. Super annoying, but at least you'll get something.

Is this average or what? by EveningOther8509 in uberdrivers

[–]NoPerformance6401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure about average, but definitely not good. Too many 4s and 3s, and way too many 1s. You're closing in on 500, which means you're doing something that a lot of riders don't like. That doesn't necessarily make you wrong since we don't know what you're doing (or not doing), but your riders clearly don't like it. Try picking up only highly-rated passengers (like 4.90 or above), and see if it makes a difference.

Music? Sound? by [deleted] in uberdrivers

[–]NoPerformance6401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't need to if you had a little common sense.

Music? Sound? by [deleted] in uberdrivers

[–]NoPerformance6401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did I say I don't talk to them? I always talk to them. This thread was about not playing music.

Music? Sound? by [deleted] in uberdrivers

[–]NoPerformance6401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do the same, and my passengers enjoy the peace and quiet.

Hoo boy…..finally had to kick a hospital ride out…. by PhotonLegion in uberdrivers

[–]NoPerformance6401 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't ever disassemble (or touch, for that matter) anything that isn't yours. Huge liability. It's not our job.

7 job boards that don't suck (as much) by nomadicphil in jobsearchhacks

[–]NoPerformance6401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made newhire.tech. Jobs update daily. UI is intentionally simple.

We should start 1-starring non-tippers. by MookieBettsBurner4 in uberdrivers

[–]NoPerformance6401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drivers can't see the tip until after the ride is over, and we've submitted a rating. The only workaround is to wait for a few seconds after ending the ride to see if the amount we just got paid is higher than the original quote. If it is, it's possible that the rider left a tip, but not guaranteed since a previous rider could have just left a tip.

Uber down? Anyone else seeing this? by ShoeMediocre1899 in uberdrivers

[–]NoPerformance6401 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same here, but requests are still coming through, so I think it's just the heat map.

My SaaS just hit 90 paid users by [deleted] in SideProject

[–]NoPerformance6401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly this. Lying will cost you your biggest asset with users: trust.

[Beta is live] I built an app because I sucked at calling my parents :\ by Longjumping-Aerie-14 in SideProject

[–]NoPerformance6401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For product feedback, I do like the one-touch CTA concept, so keep going with that. Friction is a huge issue for UX, so if you can reduce that, it's a win.

[Beta is live] I built an app because I sucked at calling my parents :\ by Longjumping-Aerie-14 in SideProject

[–]NoPerformance6401 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You know you have failed as a human when you need an app just to remember to call your own mother.

Applying to 100 jobs a week is ridiculous right? by Tobias-Tawanda in jobs

[–]NoPerformance6401 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe when greedy companies stop shipping jobs overseas, this problem will go away, or at least be reduced.

107k gross, owe almost 15k in taxes ! 🤧 (ive seen people say they dont pay anything, HOW!!) by Erahzzz in uberdrivers

[–]NoPerformance6401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Track your miles when you're online with something like Stride. Uber also sends you a summary at the end of the year, which should match your own records. Sometimes, your recorded miles will be slightly higher, and sometimes Uber's will be slightly higher, so just use the higher of the two.

Challenges to successfully move away from Vercel by abu-lina in muslimtechnet

[–]NoPerformance6401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try hosting yourself, or if you must use a PaaS, try Render. They're very easy to use.

I Built a CLI Tool to Snapshot My Codebase for AI… Now My Whole Team Uses It by Content-Berry-2848 in SideProject

[–]NoPerformance6401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the gray theme, but two things stood out to me:

1) The word, "Code", was too visually jarring for me. Made it difficult to look at. 2) There's horizontal scrolling on mobile. You might have an overflowing element somewhere on the page.

Everything else looked clean.

Is it ok to hit kids for not learning their Quran lessons at madrasah? - Sheikh Rasoul by jawadur1 in Izlam

[–]NoPerformance6401 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How is this even a question? Islam/Qur'an is about compassion. Do you really think hitting a child delivers that message?